The Centre anticipates saving ₹30,000 crore in centrally sponsored schemes this fiscal year due to delayed state spending and improved monitoring. These savings may be allocated to other expenditures. Key flagship schemes under scrutiny include Ayushman Bharat and MGNREGS. Efforts to rationalise scheme numbers and funding shares between the Centre and states are ongoing.
Neville Noronha quits Avenue Supermarts, Unilever’s Anshul Asawa to be new CEO
Neville Noronha, CEO of Avenue Supermarts, will not renew his contract ending in January 2026 after leading the company for over two decades. Anshul Asawa