Budget 2025-26: Key takeaways in charts
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Budget 2025-26: Key takeaways in charts

The Hindu  

Sitharaman tabled the Union Budget for 2025-26 in Parliament on Saturday, laying out the government’s planned income and expenditure over the next fiscal year in addition to expectations for the fiscal deficit. Income tax In her budget statement, Nirmala Sitharaman declared that under the new tax regime, those earning up to ₹12 lakh would not be obliged to pay taxes. Where the money comes from For every rupee in the government coffer, the biggest pie of 66 paise will come from direct and indirect taxes, according to the Union Budget 2025-26 documents. Direct taxes, including corporate and individual income tax will contribute around 39 paise, while income tax will yield 22 paise, while corporate tax will account for 17 paise.

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China’s defence budget hike demands India to boost its Aatmanirbhar capabilities
1 week, 1 day ago

China’s defence budget hike demands India to boost its Aatmanirbhar capabilities

Firstpost  

The Modi government aims to build India’s defence capabilities by continuing to pursue gradual reforms—it’s time to accelerate the speed China announced its defence budget for 2025 at $245 billion, an increase of 7.2 per cent. India’s Defence Budget 2025-26 The Union Budget 2025-26 estimates the GDP to be Rs 3,56,97,923 crore, an increase of nearly 9 per cent. Boost …

Mahayuti avoids populist schemes in the first budget after returning to power
1 week, 5 days ago

Mahayuti avoids populist schemes in the first budget after returning to power

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: Four months after winning the Maharashtra assembly elections on the back of a slew of populist schemes, the Mahayuti government’s first budget after retaining power reflected an estimated debt of ₹9,32,242 crore for the financial year 2025-26, which is the highest in the state’s history. Populist schemes worth ₹96,000 crore announced in last year’s budget in June, weeks after …

Govt seeks House nod for extra spending of ₹51,400 crore in FY25, mainly for subsidies
1 week, 5 days ago

Govt seeks House nod for extra spending of ₹51,400 crore in FY25, mainly for subsidies

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday sought Parliament’s approval for a net additional spending of ₹51,463 crore in FY25 to meet funding requirements of mainly fertilizer, food and cooking gas subsidy and defence pension. The government also sought House approval for an extra ₹6.27 trillion spending, mainly for repayment of debt, which does not involve additional cash outgo …

Karnataka Budget 2025-26 key highlights: Infographics
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2 weeks, 1 day ago

Karnataka Budget 2025-26 key highlights: Infographics

The Hindu  

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah presented the State budget for 2025-26 in the legislature today, outlining how his government plans to spend around ₹4.09 lakh crore in the coming year. Mr. Siddaramaiah laid out six key focus areas in his budget speech - “people-oriented” welfare initiatives, agriculture and rural development, increased investment in infrastructure, health and education, urban development, job creation …

Chhattisgarh presents Rs 1.65 lakh cr budget for FY 2025-26, key focus on growth, infrastructure, welfare
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Chhattisgarh presents Rs 1.65 lakh cr budget for FY 2025-26, key focus on growth, infrastructure, welfare

India TV News  

Chhattisgarh presents Rs 1.65 lakh cr budget for FY 2025-26, key focus on growth, infrastructure, welfare Chhattisgarh’s Rs 1.65 lakh crore budget for 2025-26 focuses on growth, infrastructure, and welfare under the ‘GATI’ theme. Chhattisgarh’s Finance Minister OP Chaudhary on Monday presented the state’s budget for the financial year 2025-26, amounting to Rs 1,65,000 crore. Welfare and agricultural support The …

Bihar govt. tables Budget of ₹3.17 lakh crore for the year 2025-26
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Bihar govt. tables Budget of ₹3.17 lakh crore for the year 2025-26

The Hindu  

Ahead of the State elections in October-November this year, the Bihar government on Monday tabled estimated Budget of ₹3,16,895.02 crore in the Assembly for the financial year 2025-26. The Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary who also holds finance department said that the State government would spend ₹60,954 crores on education, ₹20,335 crores on health, ₹16,193 crores on rural development and …

Jharkhand Budget 2025: Government tables ₹1.45 lakh crore Budget for FY 2025-26 in Assembly
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2 weeks, 5 days ago

Jharkhand Budget 2025: Government tables ₹1.45 lakh crore Budget for FY 2025-26 in Assembly

The Hindu  

The Jharkhand Government on Monday tabled a ₹1.45 lakh crore Budget for the financial year 2025-26 in the State Assembly. The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha -led coalition Government had presented a Budget of ₹1.28 lakh crore for the 2024-25 financial year. Presenting the first budget of the Heman Soren’s government after retaining power in the assembly election last year, Mr. Kishore …

India’s fiscal deficit hits ₹11.7 trillion in April-January period, 74.5% of FY25 target
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India’s fiscal deficit hits ₹11.7 trillion in April-January period, 74.5% of FY25 target

Live Mint  

India's fiscal deficit for the April-January period of financial year 2024-25 stood at ₹11.70 trillion, 74.5% of the estimate for 2024-25, according to the data released by the Controller General of Accounts on Friday. Receipts and expenditure During the April-January period, net tax receipts stood at ₹19.04 trillion, or 74.4% of the target set in the annual budget, against ₹18.80 …

India’s Core Sector Grows 4.6% in Jan; Fiscal Deficit at 74.5%
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India’s Core Sector Grows 4.6% in Jan; Fiscal Deficit at 74.5%

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The output of eight key infrastructure sectors rose by 4.6 per cent in January against a 4.2 per cent expansion in the same month of last year, but it was slower compared to 4.8 percent a month ago, while the Centre's fiscal deficit touched 74.5 per cent of the annual target at the end of January 2025, two …

India’s April-Jan fiscal deficit hits ₹11.7 lakh crore, widens to 74.5% of revised FY25 target
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3 weeks, 1 day ago

India’s April-Jan fiscal deficit hits ₹11.7 lakh crore, widens to 74.5% of revised FY25 target

Live Mint  

The Centre's fiscal deficit touched 74.5 per cent of the annual target at the end of January 2025, according to the data released by Controller General of Accounts on Friday. The CGA data showed that the central government's tax revenue was ₹19.03 lakh crore, or 74.4 per cent of the RE of 2024-25. The total expenditure was at ₹35.7 lakh …

UP Budget goes bigger, but fund utilisation remains a challenge
1 month ago

UP Budget goes bigger, but fund utilisation remains a challenge

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW Uttar Pradesh government may have increased the allocations for various sectors with the size of the annual budget also going up year after year, but it faces the greater challenge of spending the funds. In 2023-2024, the state government estimated a revenue expenditure of ₹ 5.21 lakh crore, and could use only ₹ 4.29 lakh crore. The government later …

‘Making budget more difficult than before; govt to use 99% borrowings in FY26 for capex’: FM Sitharaman
1 month, 1 week ago

‘Making budget more difficult than before; govt to use 99% borrowings in FY26 for capex’: FM Sitharaman

Live Mint  

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Tuesday, February 12, 2025, that the government will use almost all its borrowing in 2025-26 to finance capital expenditure. FM Sitharaman highlighted the effective capex in FY26 is ₹15.48 lakh crore, which is 4.3 per cent of the gross domestic product. So, in effect, the government intends to use about 99 per cent …

BMC Budget 2025 set at ₹74,427 crore: ₹1000 crore for BEST bus services, ₹18 crore for security
1 month, 2 weeks ago

BMC Budget 2025 set at ₹74,427 crore: ₹1000 crore for BEST bus services, ₹18 crore for security

Live Mint  

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation presented its budget of ₹74,427 crore for the year 2025-26 on Tuesday. A total budget provision of ₹4111.51 crore is proposed in RE 2024-25 and ₹5100 crore in BE 2025-26 for Roads and Traffic Department. Total provision of ₹3544.34 crore under Revenue Budget and ₹411.30 crore under Capital Budget is proposed in BE 2025-26 for Education …

Amid challenges, U.P. govt gets ready to present 2025-2026 budget
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Amid challenges, U.P. govt gets ready to present 2025-2026 budget

Hindustan Times  

Amid challenges of mobilising additional funds and making use of them, the U.P. We now have an idea about the funds earmarked for the state – U.P.’s share in the central taxes, central assistance and the likely allocations under centrally “Around 10 to 15 percent increase is expected in the size of the state government’s budget as many big development …

Government priorities in Budget 2025: Who gained, who lost
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Government priorities in Budget 2025: Who gained, who lost

India Today  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget on February 1, outlining new priorities and introducing schemes. But in 2019-20, defence expenditure began to shrink, falling to 11.9 per cent and further declining to 9.7 in the 2025-26 budget estimate. In 2015-16, subsidies made up 13.5 per cent of the total budget of Rs 17.9 lakh crore. However, during the …

What does Budget 2025 mean to your money
1 month, 2 weeks ago

What does Budget 2025 mean to your money

New Indian Express  

The Union Budget 2025 presents an excellent opportunity for you. She demonstrated an action plan to plug economic gaps and take relevant measures to stimulate growth. While equity markets reacted benignly to the finance minister’s speech, bond markets were shut on Saturday. Both markets want the government to be fiscally prudent and manage the government borrowing programme efficiently so that …

Opinion: Union Budget 2025 — 'Modinomics' At Its Best
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Opinion: Union Budget 2025 — 'Modinomics' At Its Best

ABP News  

The Union Budget 2025, presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday, is yet another milestone in India’s economic transformation under Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The focus on renewable energy infrastructure, especially green hydrogen and solar power corridors, reaffirms India’s commitment to sustainable growth. It reflects PM Modi’s governance philosophy — build robust infrastructure, empower the middle class, uplift the …

The Hindu Morning Digest, February 2, 2025
1 month, 3 weeks ago

The Hindu Morning Digest, February 2, 2025

The Hindu  

Union Budget 2025: Tax bonanza for middle class If your car is sputtering, and a faulty fading battery appears to be the cause, the only immediate alternative is to try and jumpstart it by hooking it up with another running car. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman sought to do just that on Saturday with her Union Budget for 2025-26 — jumpstart …

Union Budget 2025: Govt dials up consumption and walks the fiscal talk
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Union Budget 2025: Govt dials up consumption and walks the fiscal talk

Live Mint  

FY26 budget has brought a big cheer for the middle class with the effective tax burden being reduced to zero for income up to ₹12 lakh per annum. The rise in durables consumption aided by such tariff interventions would help various manufacturing companies in India, along with the multiplier effect of generating better quality employment. Rate cuts would further help …

States' wish lists remain unfulfilled though they will partner in growth
1 month, 3 weeks ago

States' wish lists remain unfulfilled though they will partner in growth

Live Mint  

Like every year, even the FY26 Union Budget will be analysed more for what it has done for growth, fiscal consolidation, capex/infrastructure, agriculture/rural, employment/skill development, MSME, climate change/energy transition, and above all, measures to support lagging consumption demand. On the other hand, the deputy chief minister of Bihar’s pre-budget demands included— an additional two million under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, …

Union Budget 2025: Focus on AI centre, infrastructure at IITs, STEM labs
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Union Budget 2025: Focus on AI centre, infrastructure at IITs, STEM labs

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Broadband connectivity for government secondary schools, a centre of excellence for artificial intelligence and the expansion of five new IITs are among the key announcements related to the education sector made in the Union Budget 2025-26 Speech on February 1. Though Nirmala Sitharaman, in her speech, said for the Union government, “Viksit Bharat encompasses 100% good-quality school education,” …

Union Budget 2025: Focus on creating jobs, skill training
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Union Budget 2025: Focus on creating jobs, skill training

Hindustan Times  

The Narendra Modi government on Saturday substantially increased its fund allocations for skill trainings and livelihood programmes in the Union Budget 2025-26 as part of its ambitious target of having 100% skilled labour with meaningful employment in the country. Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s eighth budget focussed on employment generation and skill development as key areas — themes that also dominated …

Union Budget 2025: It’s a mixed bag for Tamil Nadu
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Union Budget 2025: It’s a mixed bag for Tamil Nadu

The Hindu  

The Union Budget for 2025-26, presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday, is a mixed bag for Tamil Nadu. The DMK government’s slew of requests, including allocation of funds for the Chennai Metro Rail Project and disaster relief, did not find a mention in the Budget speech, while broader measures, including income tax benefits under the New Tax Regime, …

Union Budget 2025 hikes funds for roads by 2.4%
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Union Budget 2025 hikes funds for roads by 2.4%

The Hindu  

The annual growth in budgetary allocation for the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways continued to see a decline for the second year in a row. This is a mere 2.4% increase as compared to the Revised Estimate for FY 2025 of ₹2.80 lakh crore and a 3.3% increase in comparison to the Budgetary Estimate for FY 2025 at ₹2.78 …

Union Budget 2025: Defence budget falls short of expectations
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Union Budget 2025: Defence budget falls short of expectations

The Hindu  

The Union Budget 2025-26 earmarked ₹6.81 lakh crore — or 13.4% of total Central government expenditure — for the Ministry of Defence. Of the MoD’s total budget, ₹4.92 lakh crore, or 72%, is meant for the Defence Services. About ₹1.61 lakh crore — amounting to 24% of the MoD’s total outlays — is provisioned to meet the pensionary expenses of …

A Union Budget that ticks most of the boxes
1 month, 3 weeks ago

A Union Budget that ticks most of the boxes

The Hindu  

The Union Budget for FY26 has been presented in the backdrop of a challenging domestic and global macroeconomic environment. This appears to be a balancing act since the focal point of consumption stimulus in the FY26 Union Budget is the reduction in the personal income tax burden, which as per the Budget estimates would amount to ₹1 trillion of potential …

Budget Reactions: Yadav, Sai hail budget, say it will realize commitment of developed India
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Budget Reactions: Yadav, Sai hail budget, say it will realize commitment of developed India

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh chief minister Mohan Yadav on Saturday hailed the Union budget for 2025-26 presented in the parliament, saying that it would fulfil the commitments of the developed India, given by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Taking to X, he said, “The Union budget 2025-26 presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman under the guidance of respected Prime Minister Narendra Modi …

Union Budget 2025: MGNREGS allocation unchanged at ₹86,000 crore
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Union Budget 2025: MGNREGS allocation unchanged at ₹86,000 crore

The Hindu  

At a time when the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, the flagship rural employment programme, is running on a deficit of ₹9,754 crore, there has been no hike in fund allocation in the 2025-26 Budget. In FY 2025-26 Budget, ₹86,000 crore has been allocated for the scheme, which is same as the budget allocation for 2024-25. While the …

Railways allocation remains unchanged at ₹2.65 lakh crore, budget for customer amenities, investment in PSUs slashed
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Railways allocation remains unchanged at ₹2.65 lakh crore, budget for customer amenities, investment in PSUs slashed

The Hindu  

The Budget allocation for Indian Railways for FY 2025-26 stands at ₹2.65 lakh crore, the same as last year’s allocation. At a press briefing following the Union Budget 2025-26 presentation on Saturday, Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said, “The Railway Capex stands at ₹2.52 lakh crore from the total ₹2.65 lakh crore allocation that include Public Private Partnership investments.” Sources …

Union Budget 2025: Agriculture is the first engine of growth, says Nirmala Sitharaman
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Union Budget 2025: Agriculture is the first engine of growth, says Nirmala Sitharaman

The Hindu  

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has termed the agriculture sector as the first engine of growth and announced schemes such as the Prime Minister Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana--a scheme that is likely to benefit 1.7 crore farmers in 100 districts with low crop production--for the sector in the Budget presented in Parliament on Saturday. Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said …

Union Budget 2025: Packages for scheme saturation, Ekalavya schools push Tribal Affairs allocation up 14.8%
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Union Budget 2025: Packages for scheme saturation, Ekalavya schools push Tribal Affairs allocation up 14.8%

The Hindu  

The Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs has been allocated ₹14,925.81 crore, while the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has been allocated ₹14,886 crore in the Union Budget 2025-26, presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharman on Saturday. Read the Union Budget 2025 Highlights The allocations marked a 14.81% increase for Tribal Affairs Ministry compared to the previous year’s Budget Estimates, …

Govt Targets Lower Fiscal Deficit At 4.4 Per Cent In FY26, Revises Estimate For FY25 In Budget
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Govt Targets Lower Fiscal Deficit At 4.4 Per Cent In FY26, Revises Estimate For FY25 In Budget

ABP News  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2025 in the Parliament on Saturday. “The Revised Estimate of the total receipts other than borrowings is Rs 31.47 lakh crore, of which the net tax receipts are Rs 25.57 lakh crore. The Revised Estimate of the total expenditure is Rs 47.16 lakh crore, of which the capital expenditure is about Rs …

Union Budget 2025: A responsive Budget that banks on India
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Union Budget 2025: A responsive Budget that banks on India

The Hindu  

The Union Finance Minister has delivered a growth-oriented budget that reaffirms the government’s commitment to attain the larger purpose of ‘Viksit Bharat’, with progressive policies to step up domestic consumption while driving long-term transformation. Union Budget 2025 industry reactions highlights The single most important highlight of this Budget is the increase in income tax exemption to ₹12 lakh, which will …

New income tax slabs and more: The big Budget 2025 announcements, in graphics
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

New income tax slabs and more: The big Budget 2025 announcements, in graphics

Firstpost  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tabled the Union Budget for the financial year 2025-2026 in Parliament on Saturday. From a change in income tax slabs to a boost to IIT infrastructure, here are the major announcements of the Budget Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tabled the Union Budget for the financial year 2025-2026 in Parliament on Saturday. Here’s a quick look at …

What do ministers' salaries, travel and allowances cost taxpayers? Budget 2025 says...
1 month, 3 weeks ago

What do ministers' salaries, travel and allowances cost taxpayers? Budget 2025 says...

Firstpost  

The Union Budget 2025 offers insight into how taxpayers fund the salaries and travels of ministers Nirmala Sitharaman of the Bharatiya Janata Party and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi gesture at each other, during the swearing-in ceremony at the presidential palace in New Delhi, India, June 9, 2024. The Union Budget 2025-26 has allocated Rs 1,024.30 crore for expenses incurred …

Union Budget extremely disappointing for State: K.N. Balagopal
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Union Budget extremely disappointing for State: K.N. Balagopal

The Hindu  

Balagopal on Saturday described the 2025-26 Union Budget as extremely disappointing for Kerala and slammed the Centre for ignoring reasonable demands such as a ₹24,000-crore special economic package for propping up State finances and financial aid for the rehabilitation of landslide survivors in Wayanad. Despite Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaking at length about investment, export and development, the Budget …

The Hindu’s Top news of the day - February 1, 2025
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

The Hindu’s Top news of the day - February 1, 2025

The Hindu  

No income tax payable for income up to ₹12 lakh under new tax regime: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman In the most anticipated announcement this Union Budget 2025, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, on Saturday, announced that there would be no income tax for incomes up to ₹12 lakh. It is a people’s Budget.” Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union …

Budget 2025: Rs 1,024.30 cr allotted for ministers' salaries, entertainment of state guests
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Budget 2025: Rs 1,024.30 cr allotted for ministers' salaries, entertainment of state guests

India Today  

The Union Budget 2025-26 has allocated Rs 1,024.30 crore for expenses incurred by the Council of Ministers, the Cabinet Secretariat and the Prime Minister's Office, and for hospitality and entertainment of state guests. In the Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Lok Sabha on Saturday, a total of Rs 619.04 crore has been allotted for the expenses of …

Allocation for PLI schemes zooms by 108% in Union Budget 2025
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Allocation for PLI schemes zooms by 108% in Union Budget 2025

The Hindu  

Funding for the various production linked incentive schemes has more than doubled in the recent Union Budget 2025-26 underscoring the importance for the manufacturing sector and the government’s push for making India self-reliant and a major global manufacturing hub. The outlay for PLI schemes increased by over 108% in FY26 to Rs 19,482.58 crore from Rs 9,360.36 crore in FY25. …

Union Budget 2025: Meagre hike for new procurements as MoD fails to utilise capital head in earlier allocation
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Union Budget 2025: Meagre hike for new procurements as MoD fails to utilise capital head in earlier allocation

The Hindu  

The capital allocation for the Defence Ministry saw a meagre 4.65% increase to ₹1.8 lakh crore from the previous estimates, important considering the inflation and the currency fluctuations, as the armed forces are likely to return ₹12,500 crore from the budget estimates to the revised estimates of 2024-25. The total allocation to the Defence Ministry for 2025-26 stood at ₹6,81,219 …

Defence Budget 2025: Meagre hike for new procurements as MoD fails to utilise capital head in earlier allocation
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Defence Budget 2025: Meagre hike for new procurements as MoD fails to utilise capital head in earlier allocation

The Hindu  

The capital allocation for the Defence Ministry saw a meagre 4.65% increase to ₹1.8 lakh crore from the previous estimates, important considering the inflation and the currency fluctuations, as the armed forces are likely to return ₹12,500 crore from the budget estimates to the revised estimates of 2024-25. The total allocation to the Defence Ministry for 2025-26 stood at ₹6,81,210 …

The budget’s horizon is closer: Just as our growth challenge needs it to be
1 month, 3 weeks ago

The budget’s horizon is closer: Just as our growth challenge needs it to be

Live Mint  

Ever since India’s government set the goal of a Viksit Bharat by 2047, Union budgets have been bifocal. This is a sign of the Centre’s confidence not just in this agenda, with its mix of short- and long-horizon gains, but also in its capacity to make full use of it amid scepticism evoked by missed targets; its revised capex for …

Union Budget 2025: Govt sets aside ₹6.8 lakh crore for Defence: Is India keeping pace with China, Pakistan?
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Union Budget 2025: Govt sets aside ₹6.8 lakh crore for Defence: Is India keeping pace with China, Pakistan?

Live Mint  

Union Budget 2025: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman while presenting the Union Budget 2025 on Saturday, announced that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government has set aside over ₹6.8 lakh crore for the defence sector for FY2025-26, including ₹1.8 lakh crore for the modernisation of the military. India's defence budget for 2025 has been increased to ₹6.81 lakh crore, up from …

Budget 2025 puts Rs 1 trillion in India's pocket. Will it spend for its economy?
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Budget 2025 puts Rs 1 trillion in India's pocket. Will it spend for its economy?

Firstpost  

Consumer spending is set to increase due to a mix of personal income tax changes, reductions in indirect taxes, and a strong emphasis on public investment in the budget. The immediate impact of these income tax changes will result in an additional Rs 1 lakh crore in the hands of taxpayers Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, carrying a red pouch containing …

Industry Leaders React to Union Budget 2025
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Industry Leaders React to Union Budget 2025

Deccan Chronicle  

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the budget for 2024-25 for the eighth time in a row. Karan Bhargava Founder and CEO of Homoeo Amigo In the Union Budget 2025, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman emphasized the government's commitment to enhancing healthcare infrastructure and services across India. Manun Thakur, Founder & CEO of Veda Rehabilitation & Wellness The Union Budget 2025-26 …

Indian Railways' capital expenditure unchanged at ₹2.52 lakh crore
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Indian Railways' capital expenditure unchanged at ₹2.52 lakh crore

Hindustan Times  

The Indian Railways’ capital expenditure for 2025-26 has been kept unchanged at ₹2.52 lakh crore for the second year in a row, with a focus on safety and electrification. Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday, February 1 presented the first full budget of Modi 3.0, marking her eighth budget, a record in itself. Budget papers show that the government …

Centre balances fiscal discipline with robust capital spending, support to states
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Centre balances fiscal discipline with robust capital spending, support to states

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The Union budget for FY26 presented by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday sought to signal prime minister Narendra Modi administration’s commitment to fiscal consolidation, infrastructure creation and support to states for building roads, highways and utilities. A robust 20% growth in personal income tax achieved in FY25 helped Sitharaman to offer income tax relief to individuals under …

Union Budget 2025: Did Sitharaman leave Indian Railways wanting for more to enhance its ‘gati’ and ‘shakti’?
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Union Budget 2025: Did Sitharaman leave Indian Railways wanting for more to enhance its ‘gati’ and ‘shakti’?

Firstpost  

Despite hopes for more funding, the Union Budget 2025 keeps Indian Railways’ allocation the same, missing a chance to boost its growth and development Union Budget 2025 turned out to be disappointing for the Indian Railways. Despite previous years of consistent growth and rising freight volumes, the budgetary allocation for Indian Railways has remained stagnant at Rs 2.55 lakh crore. …

In 6 charts: Budget report card on climate, agri, and price volatility
1 month, 3 weeks ago

In 6 charts: Budget report card on climate, agri, and price volatility

Live Mint  

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget for 2025-26 on Saturday. In 10 charts: Budget 2025 report card on railways, roads, education and health In 6 charts: Budget report card on defence, exports revival, Olympic dreams In 6 charts: Budget report card on income tax, F&O risks, and tourism revival Climate change India is increasingly experiencing the effects of …

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