Amit Shah Terms Union Budget 2021 All-inclusive, a Guide to Self-reliant India
3 years, 11 months ago

Amit Shah Terms Union Budget 2021 All-inclusive, a Guide to Self-reliant India

News 18  

Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday termed the Budget 2021-22 a guide to “self-reliant India” and said it has strengthened Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s efforts towards doubling farmers’ income and making India the fastest growing economy in the world. In a series of tweets in Hindi, Shah lauded the budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and said the “all-inclusive budget” was prepared under the guidance of the Prime Minister amidst the coronavirus pandemic. During the pandemic, India has made a quantum leap in the health sector and the health infrastructure and services will reach every village under the Prime Minister Atma Nirbhar Swasthya Bharat Yojana’, announced Monday with an allocation of Rs 64,180 crore, Shah said. The home minister said in ‘Swachh Bharat Mission 2.0’, Rs 1.41 lakh crore has been allocated and work will be started to bring Indian cities into the category of clean and developed cities in the world.

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India’s budget needs to address three medium-to-long term priorities
2 weeks, 6 days ago

India’s budget needs to address three medium-to-long term priorities

Live Mint  

As we approach the new year, preparation of the annual budget is proceeding in earnest. Apart from the annual balancing of expenditure, revenues and the deficit, the next budget will hopefully address some medium-to-long term priorities, as there is no other policy document that can address these concerns in the post-Five Year Plan era. Muted growth during the last two …

What’s the Budget push for infrastructure?
5 months, 2 weeks ago

What’s the Budget push for infrastructure?

The Hindu  

The story so far: In her Budget proposals for 2024-25, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has set aside ₹11 lakh crore for capital expenditure, comprising 3.4% of the GDP. With the aim to push States to spend on infrastructure, she said ₹1.5 lakh crore was being made available to them in the form of long-term interest free loans. Under the Sagarmala …

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 evokes mixed response from Andhra’s political leaders, industry bodies
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Union Budget evokes mixed response from Andhra’s political leaders, industry bodies

The Hindu  

The Union Budget-2024, presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Lok Sabha on July 23, has evoked mixed response from political parties, trade unions and trade bodies. ‘No clarity on funds’ CPI State secretariat member K. Lokanadham said that the Union budget had ‘once again deceived A.P.’ by failing to give clarity on the amount of funds allocated to …

Budget 2024: Just a political exercise to protect interests of Modi govt, says Kerala Finance Minister
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Budget 2024: Just a political exercise to protect interests of Modi govt, says Kerala Finance Minister

The Hindu  

Kerala Finance Minister K. N. Balagopal on July 23 slammed the 2024-25 Union Budget, calling it a “gimmick” and a “political exercise” solely intended to protect the interests of the BJP-led NDA government. “While the BJP opened its account in Kerala, Kerala’s account has been closed,” Mr. Balagopal remarked, in an apparent reference to the BJP candidate Suresh Gopi’s win …

Budget 2024 Highlights: FM disappoints investors, rewards (some) taxpayers
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Budget 2024 Highlights: FM disappoints investors, rewards (some) taxpayers

Hindustan Times  

July 23, 2024 9:02 PM IST Budget 2024 LIVE Updates: Supriya Paul, CEO & Co- Founder, Josh Talks, said, “The Union Budget 2024-25 represents a significant stride towards Bharat's development. The allocation of ₹1.48 lakh crore towards education, employment, and skills development is a substantial investment. By enhancing the quality of education and training, we are equipping our youth with …

Delhi Budget: Transport decelerated with 40% budget cut...
10 months, 1 week ago

Delhi Budget: Transport decelerated with 40% budget cut...

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Public transport, the city’s lifeline, saw a major decline in budget allocation in fiscal provisions for 2024-25. The Delhi government has allocated 5,702 crore to the transport sector and related infrastructure, a reduction of 39% from the previous fiscal year, when the government had set aside Rs 9,337 crores in 2023-24 for this sector. Atishi, presenting the budget, …

Budget 2024: Govt to expand electric vehicle ecosystem to support charging infra, says Sitharaman
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Budget 2024: Govt to expand electric vehicle ecosystem to support charging infra, says Sitharaman

Live Mint  

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday presented the interim Budget 2024-25. Sitharaman said that the government will expand the electric vehicle ecosystem to support charging infrastructure. On January 22, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh said that the development and adoption of electric vehicles play a pivotal role in India's transition to a …

Budget 2024: PM Modi says this Budget will empower women, youth, farmers and poor
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Budget 2024: PM Modi says this Budget will empower women, youth, farmers and poor

India TV News  

Applauding the 'progressive budget' presented by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the interim Budget has given the guarantee of a Vikishit Bharat by 2047. PM Modi said that this interim budget is inclusive and innovative and has confidence of continuity. PM Modi said, adding, "This interim budget is inclusive and innovative. Meeting the needs …

India to be $5 trillion economy by end of 2025: Amit Shah
1 year, 1 month ago

India to be $5 trillion economy by end of 2025: Amit Shah

The Hindu  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on December 9 said India will become a $5 trillion economy by the end of 2025. Addressing the valedictory session of the Uttarakhand Global Investors Summit in Dehradun, Mr. Shah said India has grown exponentially on every front over the past one decade due to the farsighted and visionary leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. …

Delhi Budget for FY 2023-24 has something for everyone: Arvind Kejriwal
1 year, 9 months ago

Delhi Budget for FY 2023-24 has something for everyone: Arvind Kejriwal

The Hindu  

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on March 22 said the 2023-24 Budget has something for everyone and asserted that it will give a major push to infrastructure with ₹21,000 crore being allocated for various projects. This Budget focuses on a clean, beautiful and modern Delhi," Mr. Kejriwal said. The Chief Minister also spoke about the various schemes announced to realise …

Morning Digest: February 2, 2023
1 year, 11 months ago

Morning Digest: February 2, 2023

The Hindu  

Jobs get highest mention in last Budget before elections In a bid to soothe several votebanks before the 2024 polls, the FM promises tax relief for the salaried middle class, schemes for artisans and tribal groups, sops for women and MSMEs, and jobs for youth. Defence budget up by 13%; hike in allocation for pension The Union Budget presented in …

Tax-Capex double engine in Union Budget 2023-24
1 year, 11 months ago

Tax-Capex double engine in Union Budget 2023-24

Hindustan Times  

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday presented a Budget that continued her government’s emphasis on capital investment, with a record ₹10 lakh crore spend planned in 2023-24, sought to encourage taxpayers to spend more with tax cuts, and announced a ₹35,000 crore expenditure on energy transition even as she managed to reduce the fiscal deficit to 5.9% from 6.4% this …

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 …

Budget 2023 | On the right course: A growth-oriented Budget: Keki Mistry
1 year, 11 months ago

Budget 2023 | On the right course: A growth-oriented Budget: Keki Mistry

The Hindu  

The Union Budget is one of the most anticipated annual events, where India has consistently embarked on numerous reforms bringing about structural changes. In my opinion, the Finance Minister this year rightly focussed on key factors that align with the larger vision of the government: boosting economic growth, employment generation, encouraging savings and investments, and fiscal consolidation. The government needs …

In Rs 45.03 Lakh Crore Budget, Here Is How Much Each Sector Received
1 year, 11 months ago

In Rs 45.03 Lakh Crore Budget, Here Is How Much Each Sector Received

ABP News  

Narendra Modi-led NDA government on Wednesday laid out its full and final Union Budget on Wednesday ahead of the general election scheduled for 2024. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her fifth Budget presentation allocated a whopping Rs 45.03 lakh crore for the financial year 2023. In the financial year 2022-23, the government allocated Rs 39.45 lakh crore for the annual …

Budget 2023-24: A lookback at the achievements of Modi govt since 2014
1 year, 11 months ago

Budget 2023-24: A lookback at the achievements of Modi govt since 2014

Firstpost  

The Union Finance Minister has provided credit for the efficient implementation of many schemes with the universalisation of targeted benefits for the resultant inclusive development across the country since 2014. New Delhi: The government’s efforts since 2014 have ensured all citizens a better quality of living and a life of dignity, said Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. “We have significantly …

Budget 2023 Reactions LIVE: Amit Shah Says Push To Cooperative Sector 'All-inclusive, Visionary'
1 year, 11 months ago

Budget 2023 Reactions LIVE: Amit Shah Says Push To Cooperative Sector 'All-inclusive, Visionary'

ABP News  

Budget 2023: The crucial day is here when Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government 2.0 will be presenting its last full-fledged budget ahead of the Lok Sabha polls in 2024. Taxpayers are hoping for further exemption in the current taxable income from Rs 2.5 lakh per annum to Rs 5 lakh per annum. Introduced in Budget 2020, the new tax …

After 'smart recovery' from Covid, what do MSMEs expect from Budget 2023
1 year, 11 months ago

After 'smart recovery' from Covid, what do MSMEs expect from Budget 2023

Hindustan Times  

The micro, small and medium enterprises sector has posted smart recovery from pandemic-induced shock, with the goods and services tax paid by the sector in fiscal year 2022 exceeding the pre-pandemic level in FY20, the Economic Survey tabled in parliament on Tuesday noted. The Economic survey highlighted Covid had a significant negative impact on the sector’s performance. Economic survey highlighted …

Budget 2023: How to accelerate growth of Indian manufacturing sector
1 year, 11 months ago

Budget 2023: How to accelerate growth of Indian manufacturing sector

India TV News  

Budget 2023: In recent years, the government has implemented a number of supply-side policies to boost manufacturing, and thus investment and Economic growth. According to the experts, the union budget for 2023-24 may benefit the sector significantly as the government intends to provide a significant boost to manufacturing while focusing on increasing private investment and exports.“The Indian manufacturing sector anticipates …

What the Union budget got right, and what it missed
2 years, 11 months ago

What the Union budget got right, and what it missed

Live Mint  

After more than a week of frenzied newspaper commentary on the budget, readers may want to reflect on what it has done that will make a difference in 2022-23 and what more is needed. Gross domestic product in the current year will be about 1.6% higher than the pre-pandemic level, but since our population has also increased, per capita GDP …

Union Budget 2022: How the automotive world responded
2 years, 11 months ago

Union Budget 2022: How the automotive world responded

Live Mint  

Martin Schwenk, MD and CEO, Mercedes-Benz India {{^adFree}} {{/adFree}} This Budget is overall growth oriented with a clear focus on digitization, electrification, infrastructure development and ease of doing business; aiming to propel a long-term growth of the Indian economy. {{^adFree}} {{/adFree}} The government’s focus on Battery Swapping policy to be brought with inter-operability standards and push for clean tech and …

Budget Highlights 2022: Digital Rupee to 5G to Crytpo Tax, Top 20 Announcements by Nirmala Sitharaman
2 years, 11 months ago

Budget Highlights 2022: Digital Rupee to 5G to Crytpo Tax, Top 20 Announcements by Nirmala Sitharaman

News 18  

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman listed inclusive development, productivity enhancement, energy transition and climate action as the four pillars of development as she presented Union Budget 2022 in Parliament on Tuesday. From digital rupee and 5G rollout to the PM Gati Shakti Master Plan to the Tele Mental Health Program, Nirmala Sitharaman made several key announcements in her shortest Budget …

Union Budget 2022-23 seeks to lay foundation for India's growth over next 25 years, says Nirmala Sitharaman
2 years, 11 months ago

Union Budget 2022-23 seeks to lay foundation for India's growth over next 25 years, says Nirmala Sitharaman

Firstpost  

The finance minister said the government’s focus will continue on boosting public investment to modernise infrastructure New Delhi: Union Budget 2022-23 will lay the foundation for India’s economic growth and expansion for the next 25 years, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said while presenting the budget in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. “This Union Budget seeks to lay the foundation and …

Budget 2022: Creation of 60 lakh jobs next target of govt, says FM Nirmala Sitharaman
2 years, 11 months ago

Budget 2022: Creation of 60 lakh jobs next target of govt, says FM Nirmala Sitharaman

India Today  

Presenting the Union Budget 2022, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the next target of the government is to create 60 lakh jobs. "Production Linked Incentive Scheme for achieving Aatmanirbhar Bharat has received an excellent response, with potential to create 60 lakh new jobs and additional production of 30 lakh crore during next Keycap digit five years," she said. Read: Budget …

Budget 2022: Three focus areas that can propel India to a job-intensive, high growth trajectory
2 years, 11 months ago

Budget 2022: Three focus areas that can propel India to a job-intensive, high growth trajectory

Firstpost  

Union Budget 2022-23: There are initiatives in the infrastructure sector that can be supported and where a quantum jump in expenditure can lead to significant benefits and increased employment A considerable section of the commentary around the Budget is about the continuing importance of public spending, as private consumption remains tentative — exacerbated by the uncertainty around the pandemic and …

Union Budget 2022: Decoding Expectations Of India Inc And What Lies Ahead
2 years, 11 months ago

Union Budget 2022: Decoding Expectations Of India Inc And What Lies Ahead

ABP News  

New Delhi: With just a few days left for the Union Budget, India Inc and market experts have their eyes on the upcoming Budget. Deductions for home loan principal repayment, over and above the existing 80C and hiking the Rs 2 lakh tax rebate on housing loan interest rates under Section 24 of the Income-Tax Act to at least Rs …

Union Budget 2022: India Expects Reform-Oriented Budget To Further Strengthen Macroeconomic Resilience
2 years, 11 months ago

Union Budget 2022: India Expects Reform-Oriented Budget To Further Strengthen Macroeconomic Resilience

ABP News  

The Union Budget 2022-23 will be presented for the second time in a row during the Covid-19 pandemic. Reduced costs of doing business and a level playing field in the country will increase the competitiveness of our industry and exporters and will reduce imports of the items where India has domestic capabilities. The MSMEs have been playing an unprecedented role …

Union Budget 2022-23: Why India needs Budget for greater common good amid pandemic
2 years, 11 months ago

Union Budget 2022-23: Why India needs Budget for greater common good amid pandemic

Firstpost  

Coming to terms with an urgency to support the lives and livelihoods badly hit by COVID-19, the Union Budget 2022-23 is an opportunity to streamline the much-needed policy measures. It is vital to recall that right before the global pandemic made an unprecedented contraction that was regarded by the Reserve Bank of India as “historic technical recession”, the world’s major …

HTLS 2021— Covid action spurred economic bounceback: Union minister Amit Shah
3 years, 1 month ago

HTLS 2021— Covid action spurred economic bounceback: Union minister Amit Shah

Hindustan Times  

Bold structural reforms have helped the country’s economy to quickly bounce back from the pandemic shock and put India in a position to lead the world, Union home minister Amit Shah said on Saturday. In his keynote address at the 19th Hindustan Times Leadership Summit, Shah said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership saved thousands of lives from Covid-19, instilled …

Union budget focuses on spending to boost economic growth, strengthen health sector: Prasad
3 years, 11 months ago

Union budget focuses on spending to boost economic growth, strengthen health sector: Prasad

India TV News  

Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Saturday said the central budget for 2021-22 fiscal has focused on spending to build infrastructure and boost the economic growth of the country. Prasad said the budget should be seen in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and the announcement of Rs 27 lakh crore Atma Nirbhar Bharat scheme. He also said the allocation …

Why This Budget Reflects a New India That Refuses to Compromise on Aspirations, Come What May
3 years, 11 months ago

Why This Budget Reflects a New India That Refuses to Compromise on Aspirations, Come What May

News 18  

A century after Spanish Flu, the world was struck again by a devastating pandemic. Push for Making Railways Future-Ready For the rail sector, one the most critical transport infrastructure, this year’s allocation witnessed highest-ever plan for capital expenditure, to the tune of a whopping Rs 2,15,058 crore, of which Rs 1,07,100 crore is being allocated from the Union Budget while …

Nirmala Sitharaman’s Budget 2021 Focuses on What the Economy Needs—Investment in Infrastructure
3 years, 11 months ago

Nirmala Sitharaman’s Budget 2021 Focuses on What the Economy Needs—Investment in Infrastructure

News 18  

The Budget 2021 presented by Union Minister of Finance Nirmala Sitharaman is expected to reinvigorate the economy post-pandemic. Further, the government has announced the capex budget will be up over 34 per cent to Rs 5.54 lakh crore and, in addition to this, there is a substantial allocation for roads and railways. The other key takeaway from Finance Minister Nirmala …

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, …

Budget 2021: With Special Focus on Poll-bound States, BJP Banks on Taking The Highway to Power
3 years, 11 months ago

Budget 2021: With Special Focus on Poll-bound States, BJP Banks on Taking The Highway to Power

News 18  

As the government goes all out to wrest power from non-BJP ruled states, some of which are slated to go to polls this year, the Union Budget 2021 also saw a lot of incentives being carved out for voters. From quoting Rabindranath Tagore: “Faith is the bird that feels the light and sings when the dawn is still dark”, Finance …

Budget 2021: Blueprint for economic recovery; will make India attractive for investments
3 years, 11 months ago

Budget 2021: Blueprint for economic recovery; will make India attractive for investments

Firstpost  

The country was waiting with bated breath for a Budget that could serve as a blueprint for the recovery of the economy. On the direct tax front, reduction of timelines for re-opening assessments from six years to three years for cases not involving serious evasions will provide peace of mind for businesses and individuals. Further, the government has put an …

Union Budget 2021: What Gets Costlier and What Gets Cheaper. Check Full List Here
3 years, 11 months ago

Union Budget 2021: What Gets Costlier and What Gets Cheaper. Check Full List Here

News 18  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2021-22 in Lok Sabha on Monday. List of things that got cheaper: – Naphtha – Caprolactam – Nylon Chips – Nylon fibre and yarn – Iron and Steel melting scrap, including stainless steel scrap – Primary/Semi-finished products of non-alloy steel – Flat products of non-alloy and alloy-steel – Long products of non-alloy, …

Union Budget 2021: Here is Full Text of Nirmala Sitharaman's Address at the Parliament
3 years, 11 months ago

Union Budget 2021: Here is Full Text of Nirmala Sitharaman's Address at the Parliament

News 18  

Hon’ble Speaker, I present the Budget for the year 2021-2022. Setting up integrated public health labs in all districts and 3382 block public health units in 11 states; c. Establishing critical care hospital blocks in 602 districts and 12 central institutions; d. Strengthening of the National Centre for Disease Control, its 5 regional branches and 20 metropolitan health surveillance units; …

Budget 2021-22: What gets costlier and what's cheaper | Check Full List
3 years, 11 months ago

Budget 2021-22: What gets costlier and what's cheaper | Check Full List

India TV News  

Budget 2021: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday presented Union Budget 2021-22 in Lok Sabha on Monday, February 1. This year's Budget is unique as finance minister used a Made in India tablet to deliver a paperless Budget address, and ditched a 'bahi khata', that she used last year. The Budget 2021 is special as it was presented in …

Budget 2021: What Sitharaman announced for Aatmanirbhar Swasthya Yojana
3 years, 11 months ago

Budget 2021: What Sitharaman announced for Aatmanirbhar Swasthya Yojana

India TV News  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today proposed the introduction of Aatmanirbhar Swasthya Yojana, with an outlay of Rs 64,180 crores. Tabling the Union Budget 2021-22, she said the Prime Minister Atmanirbhar Swasthya Bharat Yojana will develop the capacity for primary, secondary, and tertiary care health systems in the country. The Finance Minister said that the Budget proposals for 2021-22 rest on …

Budget 2021 Expectation: What industry wants from Nirmala Sitharaman this year
3 years, 11 months ago

Budget 2021 Expectation: What industry wants from Nirmala Sitharaman this year

India TV News  

Union Budget 2021-2022, which will be the first budget of this new decade, will be presented in the Parliament on February 1 by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. The government also need to empower the existing Krishi Vigyan Kendras to increase penetration to the rural hinterlands and help farmers utilise the technologies developed by premier national research institutions like ICAR. of …

Budget 2021: Manufacturing, infra and adoption - what Electric Vehicle industry expects from Modi govt
3 years, 11 months ago

Budget 2021: Manufacturing, infra and adoption - what Electric Vehicle industry expects from Modi govt

India TV News  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants Indians to adopt electric vehicles and cut dependency on petrol and diesel vehicles. All Eyes on Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget Speech The Union Budget 2021-22 is likely to see major announcements as industry players look for a corpus in setting up EV infrastructure such as charging stations. Chetan Maini, Co-Founder, Vice Chairman at SUN Mobility with …

Budget 2021: Govt Should Set Stage for Unleashing Economic Growth for Decades to Come
3 years, 11 months ago

Budget 2021: Govt Should Set Stage for Unleashing Economic Growth for Decades to Come

News 18  

The Union Budget of 2021 must look beyond revenue and expenditure estimates for the next year. In the short term, all four engines of economic growth – consumption, investments, government expenditure and exports – need to fire at full throttle. This year’s Budget provides an excellent opportunity to rid India of its credit malaise by selling the government’s equity stake …

What India expects from Budget 2021
3 years, 11 months ago

What India expects from Budget 2021

India TV News  

With the world's biggest vaccination drive launched in India, hopes have soared that the Covid-19 pandemic will become a thing of the past and the country will move ahead to achieve the $5 trillion economy target by 2024. Though the task is cut out for Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to meet the challenges and bolster the economy accordingly presenting …

Union Budget 2021: Focus must be on creating demand, encouraging infrastructure spending, says India Inc survey
3 years, 11 months ago

Union Budget 2021: Focus must be on creating demand, encouraging infrastructure spending, says India Inc survey

Firstpost  

New Delhi: The upcoming Budget must focus on creating demand, encouraging infrastructure spending and increasing outlays for the social sector, India Inc said in a survey released on Wednesday. “The upcoming Budget must therefore focus on creating demand, encouraging infrastructure spends and increasing outlays for the social sector. According to the survey results, nearly 40 percent of the participants feel …

How Covid-19 will shape India's Budget 2021
4 years ago

How Covid-19 will shape India's Budget 2021

India Today  

After being shaken by a pandemic, India’s upcoming budget is likely to allocate more money on health and related infrastructure. The government's budget gap will likely widen more than 7 per cent of the GDP this year as tax collection has dropped due to economic slowdown. Data shows that India's out-of-pocket expenditure is more than 60 per cent of India's …

From Rs 20 lakh crore economic package to Lockdown 4: Key points from PM Modi’s speech
4 years, 8 months ago

From Rs 20 lakh crore economic package to Lockdown 4: Key points from PM Modi’s speech

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday night announced a Rs 20 lakh crore economic stimulus package for the country fighting the coronavirus pandemic, saying it will give a new impetus and a new direction to the self-reliant India campaign. PM Modi said the relief package, which amounts to around 10% of India’s gross domestic product, would help all classes, from …

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