Rural development ministry gets 46 percent hike in budget
New Delhi, Feb 28 The rural development ministry, which runs many of the UPA government's flagship programmes like rural job guarantee and road construction schemes, got a 46 percent hike in its allocation in the 2013-14 annual budget Thursday.
Public sector Indian Overseas Bank on Tuesday announced 0.50 per cent hike in benchmark lending rate to 14 per cent with effect from August 16, but spared housing loans up to Rs 30 lakh and education advances from the increase.