Sitharaman's 'like never before' Budget 2021 likely to provide relief to pandemic-hit economy today
3 years, 11 months ago

Sitharaman's 'like never before' Budget 2021 likely to provide relief to pandemic-hit economy today

India TV News  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday will deliver her promised budget, which is expected to provide relief to the pandemic-hit common man as well as focus more on driving the economic recovery through higher spending on healthcare, infrastructure and defence amid rising tensions with neighbours. Higher capital expenditure outlay for National Infrastructure Pipeline program that has an aggregate investment target of Rs 111 lakh crore over the period 2020-25 and making recently introduced Production-Linked Incentive scheme more attractive to lure foreign manufacturers to boost domestic manufacturing are top expectations from the budget. Budget 2021 - Expectations The budget will have to address a number of issues - health infrastructure, reviving demand, banking sector reforms, fiscal consolidation and implementation of the 15th Finance Commission report, said Brickwork Ratings. Gargi Rao, Economic Research Analyst at GlobalData, said, "The expectations from the upcoming budget are mainly inclined towards infrastructure development, tax concessions for elderly to provide a breather for consumers to increase their overall consumption, along with increasing domestic production." The budget will come as an economic vaccine for the pandemic-battered economy and steer India with the much-needed stimulus to boost demand, consumer confidence and at the same time boost the purchasing power of the people, the Indian Chamber of Commerce said, adding incentives to industries like textiles, apparel, leather, food processing, construction and retail are expected.

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Infrastructure: Sitharaman will need to juggle conflicting demands in budget
1 day, 11 hours ago

Infrastructure: Sitharaman will need to juggle conflicting demands in budget

Live Mint  

The government significantly increased infrastructure spending post-covid as the pandemic severely hurt public consumption, while private investments and exports tanked. The government has pledged to keep infrastructure spending at 3.4% of GDP as India needs to overcome infrastructure shortcomings, not just physical but also social and digital as it aims to become a developed nation by 2047. This became clear …

FM Sitharaman, economists discuss slowing growth, budget priorities, and macroeconomic challenges
1 month, 1 week ago

FM Sitharaman, economists discuss slowing growth, budget priorities, and macroeconomic challenges

Live Mint  

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday kicked off the first round of pre-budget consultations with leading economists, focusing on strategies to bolster manufacturing, curb food inflation, create jobs, and revive private sector investment and consumption growth. The meeting, attended by senior finance ministry officials and a host of eminent economists, centred on pressing issues such as inflation, employment, trade, health, …

Budget 2024: Placing thrust on infrastructure
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Budget 2024: Placing thrust on infrastructure

The Hindu  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman accelerated the government’s thrust on the crucial infrastructure sector in her seventh successive Budget presentation and the first of PM Modi’s third term. A massive expansion in urban housing at an investment of ₹10 lakh crore, a rural roads programme worth ₹26,000 crore are among the major features of the big infrastructure push. The Indian economy’s …

The budget echoes the Developed India vision
5 months, 3 weeks ago

The budget echoes the Developed India vision

Hindustan Times  

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has meticulously assessed India’s economic vitality. New Delhi, India - July 23, 2024: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman during Post Budget Press Conference at National Media Centre, in New Delhi, India, on Tuesday, July 23, 2024. Budget 2024 unveiled a comprehensive strategy built on nine foundational pillars — agriculture, employment, inclusive development, manufacturing and services, urban …

Union Budget 2024 India: Sitharaman Announces 5 Schemes Focusing On 4.1 Crore Youth Over Next 5 Years
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Union Budget 2024 India: Sitharaman Announces 5 Schemes Focusing On 4.1 Crore Youth Over Next 5 Years

ABP News  

Union Budget 2024 India: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her announcement during the Budget speech revealed that the Modi 3.0 government will launch five major schemes focusing on 4.1 crore youth over the next five years, with a substantial central outlay of Rs 2 lakh crore. The Finance Minister emphasized that 20 lakh youth will receive training and skill development …

Budget 2024: Key announcements by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Budget 2024: Key announcements by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

India TV News  

Budget 2024: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, presented the first budget of the Modi government 3.0, after it was re-elected to power for the third consecutive time, in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said, "As mentioned in the interim Budget, we need to focus on 4 different castes, the poor, …

Sitharaman to present Budget 2024: Understanding the Budget, its impact on India's economy
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Sitharaman to present Budget 2024: Understanding the Budget, its impact on India's economy

India TV News  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Union Budget 2024–25 on Tuesday, marking the first budget of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's third successive government. By adjusting tax policies and government spending, the budget can incentivize business investments, boost economic activity, and address public needs such as education and healthcare. The presentation of the Union Budget 2024–25 will be a critical …

Nirmala Sitharaman likely to present Full Budget on July 24
6 months, 1 week ago

Nirmala Sitharaman likely to present Full Budget on July 24

Hindustan Times  

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman may present full Budget for 2024-25 on July 24 in the Monsoon Session of the Parliament, a report claimed. This comes as President Droupadi Murmu in her address to the joint session of Parliament said the first budget of the Narendra Modi 3.0 government will unveil far-reaching economic and social reforms for rapid development. A stable …

Nirmala Sitharaman Interview: Policy Stability An Obsession with PM, India's Systemic Reforms Bearing Fruit, Says FM
11 months, 1 week ago

Nirmala Sitharaman Interview: Policy Stability An Obsession with PM, India's Systemic Reforms Bearing Fruit, Says FM

News 18  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Interview LIVE Updates: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that the Narendra Modi government is confident of managing inflation as well as maintaining the robustness in economic growth. In an exclusive interview with Managing Director of Network18 Rahul Joshi, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the robustness of the economy has not gone down and called the interim …

Poll posture: On the 2024 Interim Budget
11 months, 1 week ago

Poll posture: On the 2024 Interim Budget

The Hindu  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s sixth consecutive Budget speech was an election-eve, self-congratulatory report card on the economic achievements engendered by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the two governments he has led since 2014. Echoing the Finance Ministry’s review of the economy’s performance, and stating that Mr. Modi had inherited a situation replete with ‘enormous challenges’ when he assumed office, Ms. …

Budget 2024: Measures for economy, select segments to feature in Nirmala Sitharaman's sixth straight budget
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Budget 2024: Measures for economy, select segments to feature in Nirmala Sitharaman's sixth straight budget

India TV News  

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to present the last budget of the Modi 2.0 government before the upcoming general elections. The budget, expected to be a mix of measures for the economy and targeted segments like farmers and women, is the sixth consecutive one for Sitharaman and may highlight the government's achievements over the past decade. Technically …

Budget 2024: Average real income 50 per cent higher, inflation moderated, says Nirmala Sitharaman
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Budget 2024: Average real income 50 per cent higher, inflation moderated, says Nirmala Sitharaman

India TV News  

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that the average real income of Indians has increased by 50 per cent and people's earnings have improved, leading to a better quality of life and increased aspirations for the future. Sitharaman attributed moderated inflation levels to good macroeconomic stability and robust investments. "There is macroeconomic stability, investments are robust, the economy is doing …

Budget 2024: Sitharaman stresses govt's commitment to continue 'PM Kisan Samman Yojana'
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Budget 2024: Sitharaman stresses govt's commitment to continue 'PM Kisan Samman Yojana'

India TV News  

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday presented the interim Budget ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, addressing key aspects of the government's fiscal plans. The PM Kisan Samman Yojana has been a pivotal component of the government's efforts to bolster the agricultural sector and provide a robust safety net for farmers across the nation. Furthermore, the Finance Minister …

India will stay on course; projected to grow at 7% in 2022-23: FM Sitharaman
1 year, 9 months ago

India will stay on course; projected to grow at 7% in 2022-23: FM Sitharaman

The Hindu  

Observing that the International Monetary Fund and World Bank have estimated India to be the fastest-growing major economy in 2023, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said the Indian economy will stay on course and is likely to grow at 7% in 2022-23. Attending the Plenary Meeting of the International Monetary and Financial Committee at the IMF Headquarters here on Friday …

A raft of concessions amid consolidation: The Hindu Editorial on Union Budget 2023-24
1 year, 11 months ago

A raft of concessions amid consolidation: The Hindu Editorial on Union Budget 2023-24

The Hindu  

If budget making is a complex task, interpreting the Union Budget can be hazardous given the amount of fine print that one has to pore over. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s fifth Budget, and the current Bharatiya Janata Party-led government’s final full-fledged one before next year’s general election, ticks all the right boxes on the face of it. Terming it the …

Making India the No 1 economy in the world is our priority: Bandi
1 year, 11 months ago

Making India the No 1 economy in the world is our priority: Bandi

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: BJP state president and MP Bandi Sanjay Kumar welcomed the ‘wonderful’ Union Budget as it will cater to the needs of all sections of people. The BJP state president said that some sections believed that the budget will be an ‘election budget’, but Modi showed that he is moving ahead with a longer vision. Meanwhile, BJP OBC morcha …

Indian economy has grown to world's 5th largest from 10th in 9 years: FM Sitharaman
1 year, 11 months ago

Indian economy has grown to world's 5th largest from 10th in 9 years: FM Sitharaman

Firstpost  

Highlighting the numerous achievements of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government since 2014, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the per capita income has more than doubled to Rs 1.97 lakh New Delhi: The Indian economy has increased in size from the 10th to 5th largest in the world in the past nine years, said Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on …

Budget with vision puts India on the path to be a world champ: India Inc leaders
1 year, 11 months ago

Budget with vision puts India on the path to be a world champ: India Inc leaders

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: Indian industry leaders have lauded the Budget 2023-24 as one with vision, structure and discipline that puts India on the path to become "the world champion". Tarun Sawhney, Vice Chairman, and Managing Director, Triveni Engineering & Industries Ltd opines "In the Union Budget 2023, the Government has provided imperatives for a strong stable economic environment focussed on driving …

Budget 2023 | Nirmala Sitharaman announces fund to encourage agri-startups
1 year, 11 months ago

Budget 2023 | Nirmala Sitharaman announces fund to encourage agri-startups

The Hindu  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, while presenting the Union Budget 2023-24, announced the setting up of an agriculture accelerator fund to encourage agri-startups by young entrepreneurs in rural areas. Talking about the need to develop digital infrastructure to aid the agriculture sector in the country, Ms. Sitharaman said that digital public infrastructure for agriculture will be built as an ‘open source, …

Budget 2023 live | Income tax relief, sops for women, scheme for artisans, and more
1 year, 11 months ago

Budget 2023 live | Income tax relief, sops for women, scheme for artisans, and more

The Hindu  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1 raised the personal income tax rebate limit, doled out sops on small savings and announced one of the biggest hikes in capital spending in the past decade as she did a tight rope walk in the Budget between staying fiscally prudent and meeting public expectations in the year before general elections. Ms. Sitharaman’s …

Union Budget 2023: Sitharaman avers govt provided free foodgrains to 80 crore poor people during pandemic
1 year, 11 months ago

Union Budget 2023: Sitharaman avers govt provided free foodgrains to 80 crore poor people during pandemic

India TV News  

Union Budget 2023: Presenting the Union Budget in Parliament on Wednesday, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman claimed that the government provided free foodgrains to 80 crore poor people during the COVID-19, ensuring no one goes hungry during the pandemic. She presented her fifth budget which is being seen as very crucial for the Modi government as it is the last full-fledged …

Why Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget 2023 likely to avoid populist measures
1 year, 11 months ago

Why Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget 2023 likely to avoid populist measures

Hindustan Times  

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s Budget 2023, a key deciding factor prior to the 2024 Lok Sabha election, may avoid populist measures. During the tenure of the first National Democratic Alliance government, spending on defence decreased from 2000-03 average of 18 per cent to 15.2 per cent of the budget share in 2003-04. Due to the government’s commitment to fiscal …

Budget This Year To Follow Spirit Of Earlier Ones, Says FM Nirmala Sitharaman
2 years ago

Budget This Year To Follow Spirit Of Earlier Ones, Says FM Nirmala Sitharaman

ABP News  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sithataman on Friday indicated that her forthcoming Budget will continue to push growth on the back of public spending as she said it will "follow the spirit" of earlier Budgets. In the Budget, the finance minister had raised capital expenditure by 35.4 per cent for the financial year 2022-23 to Rs 7.5 lakh crore to boost demand, …

Budget this year to follow spirit of earlier ones: Sitharaman
2 years ago

Budget this year to follow spirit of earlier ones: Sitharaman

The Hindu  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sithataman on December 16 indicated that her forthcoming Budget will continue to push growth on the back of public spending as she said it will "follow the spirit" of earlier Budgets. In the Budget, the Finance Minister had raised capital expenditure by 35.4% for the financial year 2022-23 to ₹7.5 lakh crore to boost demand, while the …

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman sees capital spending fuelling growth
2 years, 1 month ago

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman sees capital spending fuelling growth

The Hindu  

India plans to sustain its high growth rate through more government capital spending but will also focus on health and education next year, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman told the Reuters NEXT conference on Wednesday. "We would continue to push capital expenditure, and that I’m saying even as I’m preparing for the next Budget," Ms. Sitharaman said. Rupee to stabilise Ms. …

Nirmala Sitharaman says budget to address growth, inflation concerns
2 years, 3 months ago

Nirmala Sitharaman says budget to address growth, inflation concerns

The Hindu  

Faced with twin challenges of slowing growth rate and high inflation, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on October 12 said her budget for the next financial year will be ‘very carefully structured’ to help the economy sustain growth momentum and rein in prices. Almost all institutional and private forecasters have cut their projections for India’s GDP growth in the current 2022-23 …

Sitharaman says India’s fundamentals sound because of steps taken by govt
2 years, 7 months ago

Sitharaman says India’s fundamentals sound because of steps taken by govt

Live Mint  

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said India’s fundamentals are sound due to several steps taken by the government such as reducing corporate tax, ensuring that the economy is greatly digitized and bringing in the Goods and Service Tax and bankruptcy code. Citing a study, Sitharaman said the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana reduced the probability of borrowing money significantly …

DC Edit | The growth story continues
2 years, 7 months ago

DC Edit | The growth story continues

Deccan Chronicle  

In spite of local lockdowns and the impact of Delta and Omicron variants of the coronavirus, the Indian economy has managed to grow by 8.7 per cent in the financial year 2021-22. In contrast, consumption — both private and government — trailed investment as the government’s focus has been on creating future assets while boosting economic growth. Faster growth in …

India economy to grow at quickest pace among large nations: Finmin report
2 years, 10 months ago

India economy to grow at quickest pace among large nations: Finmin report

The Hindu  

The Indian economy is poised to grow at the quickest pace among the league of large nations on the back of various initiatives taken by the government in Budget 2022-23, said the Finance Ministry's Monthly Economic Review. "In a testimony to the resilience of its people and the farsightedness of its policymaking, the Indian economy that contracted by 6.6 per …

Budget 2022: FM Nirmala Sitharaman Lays Long-term Blueprint for Amrit Kal
2 years, 11 months ago

Budget 2022: FM Nirmala Sitharaman Lays Long-term Blueprint for Amrit Kal

News 18  

This is the second Budget in the midst of a pandemic that warranted careful manoeuvring between growth, inflation and expenditure. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has done a fine job by laying a long-term blueprint for the ‘Amrit Kal’ and has announced various short-term measures that will maintain the growth momentum or K-shaped recovery of the economy. The focus on the …

Budget 2022: India to lay out plan for keeping world’s fastest-recovery going
2 years, 11 months ago

Budget 2022: India to lay out plan for keeping world’s fastest-recovery going

Live Mint  

India is set to present an annual budget topping $500 billion Tuesday, in one of its most keenly watched economic events seen pivotal to sustaining the nation’s recovery from pandemic-induced disruptions. While the fiscal deficit forecast is narrower than the 6.8% gap targeted for the current fiscal year, it’s far wider than the shortfall seen in pre-pandemic years. Higher spending …

Budget 2022: Sharp rebound, recovery of economy reflective of India's resilience, says Sitharaman
2 years, 11 months ago

Budget 2022: Sharp rebound, recovery of economy reflective of India's resilience, says Sitharaman

India TV News  

Highlights Sitharaman began her presentation of Budget 2022 by expressing empathy with COVID-affected people India's economic growth in the current year is estimated to be 9.2%, Sitharaman said in her speech During Amrit Kaal, our government aims to achieve the vision for India@100, Sitharaman said Presenting the Union Budget, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said that the overall sharp …

More infrastructure, more investment, more growth, more jobs: PM Modi on Budget 2022
2 years, 11 months ago

More infrastructure, more investment, more growth, more jobs: PM Modi on Budget 2022

India TV News  

Highlights PM Modi said that Budget 2022 brings in new hopes and opportunities for the people Full of more infrastructure, more investment, more growth and more jobs, PM said on Budget Prime Minister informed that he will speak in detail on Budget at 11 am on Wednesday Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that Budget 2022 brings in new …

Recovery in economic activity now above pre-pandemic levels, says Principal Economic Advisor
2 years, 11 months ago

Recovery in economic activity now above pre-pandemic levels, says Principal Economic Advisor

India Today  

Principal Economic Advisor Sanjeev Sanyal on Monday said the recovery in economic activity is now above pre-pandemic levels. There has been a revival in economic activities to pre-pandemic levels in the year 2021-22, Sanyal said while addressing a press conference today in New Delhi after the presentation of the Economic Survey 2021-22 by Finance Minister Nirmala in Parliament. The Economic …

Despite COVID-19, govt took up reforms to make India one of top economies: Sitharaman
3 years, 11 months ago

Despite COVID-19, govt took up reforms to make India one of top economies: Sitharaman

India TV News  

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said that the ongoing COVID-19 situation did not deter the Central government from taking measures for reforms that are necessary for sustaining long term growth for this country. While replying to the discussion on the Union Budget in Lok Sabha, Sitharaman said that these reforms will lay a path for India to be …

Repo Rate Unchanged at 4%, GDP Growth Projected at 10.5% for FY22
3 years, 11 months ago

Repo Rate Unchanged at 4%, GDP Growth Projected at 10.5% for FY22

The Quint  

The central bank governor also said the outlook on growth is turning positive, with the signs of recovery strengthening further. The movement of goods and people and domestic trading activities are growing at a robust pace," he was quoted as saying, going on to assert that the in next fiscal, one can expect the damage inflicted by the pandemic on …

The budget got its growth focus right but challenges still remain
3 years, 11 months ago

The budget got its growth focus right but challenges still remain

Live Mint  

The budget has struck while the iron is hot, both on reforms and the fiscal math. The budget then did what would have been unthinkable had the pandemic not occurred—veer off the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management path by as much as 3.8 percentage points for next fiscal, almost double the budgeted borrowing, and altogether redraw the path of fiscal …

Opinion | Budget will surely give a big boost to Indian economy, an Atmanirbhar Bharat
3 years, 11 months ago

Opinion | Budget will surely give a big boost to Indian economy, an Atmanirbhar Bharat

India TV News  

On Monday, when the stock market welcomed Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s growth-oriented annual budget with a huge jump of 2,315 points, there were questions raised by the opposition about whether the budget would generate more employment. Appearing in my prime time live show in ‘Aaj Ki Baat’ on India TV, Sitharaman said she was confident that money that will be …

This is no 1991, but Sitharaman's budget should boost growth, create jobs and stimulate a COVID-hit economy
3 years, 11 months ago

This is no 1991, but Sitharaman's budget should boost growth, create jobs and stimulate a COVID-hit economy

Firstpost  

When all that the Opposition can muster to criticise the Union budget is a from the 1980s or a meaningless bombast, it is evident that Nirmala Sitharaman has nailed the political messaging. This is by no measure a 1991-style pathbreaking budget but with its massive, forensic focus on infrastructure, major hike in capital expenditure with a lower-than expected fiscal deficit, …

Union Budget 2021: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Refuses to Embark on Path of Fiscal Irresponsibility
3 years, 11 months ago

Union Budget 2021: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Refuses to Embark on Path of Fiscal Irresponsibility

News 18  

The best thing about Budget 2021-22 is that our worst fears didn’t come true—no Covid cess, no wealth tax, no quantum jump in expenditure. We would need another Rs 80,000 crore for which we would be approaching the markets in these two months.” Expenditure in 2021-22 would be an estimated Rs 34.83 lakh crore, including Rs 5.54 lakh crore as …

Budget 2021 Updates: Nirmala Sitharaman claims govt delivered on healthcare, infra; 'let down like never before,' says Chidambaram
3 years, 11 months ago

Budget 2021 Updates: Nirmala Sitharaman claims govt delivered on healthcare, infra; 'let down like never before,' says Chidambaram

Firstpost  

4:54 PM Whatsapp Facebook Twitter Budget 2021 LATEST Updates Healthcare, wellness given importance RB Smarta, Managing Director, Interlink Consultancy Overall, it is a very promising and encouraging budget for the health and wellness sector. Increasing outlay by 138 percent and the focus on strengthening the healthcare infrastructure across the primary, secondary and tertiary levels is a welcome move. The investments …

Budget 2021: In first budget during coronavirus pandemic, FM announces massive outlay to strengthen health and wellness
3 years, 11 months ago

Budget 2021: In first budget during coronavirus pandemic, FM announces massive outlay to strengthen health and wellness

Op India  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2021-22 on Monday. The proposals for the FY22 Budget rests on 6 pillars, said Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman listing the following as main pillars of Budget 2021 – health and wellbeing, physical and financial capital and infrastructure, inclusive growth, human capital, research & development and lastly minimum government and maximum governance. In …

Watch Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget 2021 speech live telecast at Aaj Tak, India Today
3 years, 11 months ago

Watch Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget 2021 speech live telecast at Aaj Tak, India Today

India Today  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is all set to present the Union Budget 2021-22 at 11 am on Monday. You can tune-in to India Today LIVE TV to watch Nirmala Sitharaman's speech. As India emerges from the Covid-19 crisis, the ninth budget under the Narendra Modi government, including an interim one, is widely expected to focus on boosting spending on job …

Highlights: Budget will drive economic revival post Covid-19, says India Inc
3 years, 11 months ago

Highlights: Budget will drive economic revival post Covid-19, says India Inc

Hindustan Times  

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented her third Budget, the Budget which was like never before, in Parliament on Monday. This was the first digital Budget presentation, where the finance minister read out the speech from a tab, made in India. The Budget allocated ₹35,000 crore for Covid-19 vaccines Prime Minister Narendra Modi, defence minister Rajnath Singh, home minister Amit Shah …

Budget 2021 LIVE: Budget is a shot in the arm for Indian economy, says S&P
3 years, 11 months ago

Budget 2021 LIVE: Budget is a shot in the arm for Indian economy, says S&P

Business Standard  

Addressing the nation after the Budget presentation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said this year's Budget was prepared under unprecendented circumstances. It's an active and not a reactive budget," he added, congratulating Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and her team. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented her third Union Budget in Parliament, which rests on six pillars – health and well-being, physical, financial …

Budget 2021 will be starting point for economic recovery after COVID-19 pandemic, say experts
3 years, 11 months ago

Budget 2021 will be starting point for economic recovery after COVID-19 pandemic, say experts

Firstpost  

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday will deliver her promised Budget like no other that is expected to provide relief to the pandemic-hit common man as well as focus more on driving the economic recovery through higher spending on healthcare, infrastructure and defence amid rising tensions with neighbours. Higher capital expenditure outlay for the National Infrastructure Pipeline programme …

Budget 2021: FM Nirmala Sitharaman Must Provide a ‘Political’ Vision for India’s Economic Revival
3 years, 11 months ago

Budget 2021: FM Nirmala Sitharaman Must Provide a ‘Political’ Vision for India’s Economic Revival

News 18  

As Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman writes her Budget speech, she may consider reversing James Carville’s quote and say “It’s the politics, stupid!” In doing so, she will acknowledge the people-centricity of her approach to the economy, moving beyond mere numbers and data. Consistent Definition of Atmanirbhar Bharat Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Atmanirbhar Bharat programme may be his defining contribution to …

Budget 2021: Economic Survey forecasts 'V-shaped' recovery, FY22 growth at 11%
3 years, 11 months ago

Budget 2021: Economic Survey forecasts 'V-shaped' recovery, FY22 growth at 11%

India Today  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday tabled the Economic Survey 2020-21 in the Parliament amid Opposition uproar during the Budget session. "Together, prospects for robust growth in consumption and investment have been rekindled, with estimated real GDP growth for FY2021-22 pegged at 11 per cent,” the survey said. The survey, which has been tabled two days before the Union Budget …

Union Budget 2021: Why stakes are high in FM Sitharaman's 'budget like never before'
3 years, 11 months ago

Union Budget 2021: Why stakes are high in FM Sitharaman's 'budget like never before'

India Today  

All eyes will be on Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman as she gets ready to announce the Union Budget 2021 on February 1 amid huge public expectations in the wake of Covid-induced economic crisis. As former RBI Governor and top economist, Raghuram Rajan, said, this year’s budget plan will depend on prioritisation as the government is expected to spend more for …

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