Budget 2019 explained in 5 charts | All sectors, ministries & major schemes at one place
5 years, 6 months ago

Budget 2019 explained in 5 charts | All sectors, ministries & major schemes at one place

India Today  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2019-20 today, which is also the first budget of the new Narendra Modi government. With regards to important schemes, the Modi government has decreased allocation for Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Program, the Swachh Bharat Mission, umbrella scheme for development of scheduled castes, PM Awas Yojna, among others. On the other hand, the government has increased budget allocation for Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi, Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojna, National Rural Drinking Water Mission, National Livelihood Mission, among others. In Budget 2019-20, the Narendra Modi government has included 122 schemes under these heads-six Core of the core Schemes, 23 Core Schemes, and 93 major Central Sector Schemes. CHANGE IN ALLOCATION FOR POPULAR SCHEMES The Budget 2019-20 also gives an idea about what are the schemes that the Narendra Modi government wants to prioritise in the next one year.

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Setting out the Budget agenda
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Setting out the Budget agenda

Hindustan Times  

The third Narendra Modi government will present its second budget on February 1 next year. New Delhi, India - Feb. 1, 2023: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman with Ministers of State Bhagwat Kishanrao Karad and Pankaj Chaudhary and officials poses for photographs outside the Finance Ministry ahead of the presentation of the Union Budget 2023-24 at North Block in New …

What does Naidu government have in focus for Andhra Pradesh in its budget?
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1 month, 4 weeks ago

What does Naidu government have in focus for Andhra Pradesh in its budget?

India Today  

The Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly’s budget session began today with Finance Minister Payyavula Keshav presenting the state’s budget for the fiscal year 2024-25. The state budget for 2024-25 is set at Rs 2.94 lakh crore, with Rs 2.35 lakh crore allocated for revenue expenditure and Rs 3,271.84 crore for capital expenditure. Sector-wise, significant funds are earmarked for Panchayat Raj and …

Finance Ministry kick-starts Budget 2025-26 preparations; Economic reforms, employment generation in focus
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Finance Ministry kick-starts Budget 2025-26 preparations; Economic reforms, employment generation in focus

Live Mint  

India's Finance Ministry is set to begin preparations for the 2025-26 annual budget in October, as the country's economy continues its strong performance, maintaining a 7% growth rate for the fourth consecutive year, PTI reported. The upcoming budget is expected to focus on reforms to further accelerate growth and implement measures to boost job creation and economic demand, as per …

Lok Sabha approves Union Budget 2024-25
5 months, 1 week ago

Lok Sabha approves Union Budget 2024-25

India TV News  

The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed the Union Budget 2024-25 presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on July 23. The budget was passed following a debate during which, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman spoke about the Central government's goal to narrow the fiscal deficit in coming years. In her budget, Sitharaman mentioned nine priorities including, Productivity and resilience in agriculture, Employment …

Budget 2024 creates a template for reforms in Modi 3.0
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Budget 2024 creates a template for reforms in Modi 3.0

Firstpost  

This year’s Budget stands out for its balanced approach, focusing on fiscal discipline, capital expenditure, regulatory simplification, job creation, and next-generation reforms, aiming to stimulate high growth and employment Budgets have long been spectacles of grand announcements and symbolic gestures. Additionally, the budget aims to enhance women’s workforce participation through infrastructure support and specialised skilling programmes, and to upgrade 1,000 …

Union Budget 2024-25: No additional allocation for Chandigarh but curbs on new projects go
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Union Budget 2024-25: No additional allocation for Chandigarh but curbs on new projects go

Hindustan Times  

The Budget allocated to Chandigarh, in the Union Budget 2024-25, presented by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday, remains the same as the interim budget of ₹6,513 crore. A senior officer of the finance department said, “Our budget remains the same but now we can spend money on the announced projects as the cap has been removed.” At ₹6,513 crore, …

The budget echoes the Developed India vision
5 months, 2 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 provides blueprint for a self-reliant, developed India: U.P. CM Yogi
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Union Budget 2024 provides blueprint for a self-reliant, developed India: U.P. CM Yogi

Hindustan Times  

Hailing the Union Budget 2024, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said the budget presented under the leadership of PM Narendra Modi will prove to be all-encompassing, all inclusive, and development-oriented, meeting the hopes, aspirations and resolutions of 140 crore Indians. UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath congratulated Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman and her team. In a media …

Budget 2024-25 CAPEX: ₹11 lakh crore allocated towards capital expenditure, 3.4% of GDP by FM Nirmala Sitharaman
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Budget 2024-25 CAPEX: ₹11 lakh crore allocated towards capital expenditure, 3.4% of GDP by FM Nirmala Sitharaman

The Hindu  

In her seventh budget presentation, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced allocating Rs 11 lakh, 11 thousand and 111 crore towards capital expenditure. She further urged, “We will encourage states to provide support of similar scale for infrastructure development based on their priorities.” The finance minister stated that private investment in infrastructure will be promoted through Viability Gap Funding and a …

Union Budget 2024: Where does Centre spend the most money?
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Union Budget 2024: Where does Centre spend the most money?

Hindustan Times  

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented Union Budget in Parliament of Tuesday. Union Budget 2024: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman with the Budget tablet arrives at the Parliament to present the Union Budget 2024-25 during the Monsoon Session, in New Delhi on Tuesday. "The fiscal consolidation path announced by me in 2021 has served our economy very well, and we …

9 priorities of Union Budget 2024: Energy security to next-gen reforms
5 months, 2 weeks ago

9 priorities of Union Budget 2024: Energy security to next-gen reforms

Hindustan Times  

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday presented the Budget for 2024-25. Budget 2024: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents Budget 2024-25 with 9 priorities for 'Viksit Bharat' Follow- Budget 2024 Live Updates This is the first Budget under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's third term in office. While presenting the Budget in the Lok Sabha, FM Nirmala Sitharaman said despite ongoing global …

Union Budget 2024 India: Sitharaman Announces 5 Schemes Focusing On 4.1 Crore Youth Over Next 5 Years
5 months, 2 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 …

Union Budget 2024: What politicians expect - addressing unemployment and inflation issues, increasing fund assistance
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Union Budget 2024: What politicians expect - addressing unemployment and inflation issues, increasing fund assistance

Live Mint  

Union Budget 2024: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Union Budget for 2024-2025 in Parliament today, July 23, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. Minutes before the unveiling of the Union Budget, Shiv Sena MP Priyanka Chaturvedi told ANI, “I hope Nirmala Sitharaman ji will provide some relief from rising inflation and unemployment and the government will talk about 'Jan ki …

Union Budget 2024: 'This is Not Modi Government's Budget, But NDA's Budget,' Says Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Union Budget 2024: 'This is Not Modi Government's Budget, But NDA's Budget,' Says Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut

ABP News  

Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut has made a noteworthy statement regarding the upcoming budget. Raut's remarks highlight the political dynamics at play, especially with the inclusion of influential leaders like Nitish Kumar and Chandrababu Naidu within the NDA alliance. The anticipation surrounding the budget is high, and Raut's comments underscore the expectations from the NDA government to deliver a budget …

Budget 2024: What Will Get Cheaper and What Will Get More Expensive? Hear from Experts | ABP News
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Budget 2024: What Will Get Cheaper and What Will Get More Expensive? Hear from Experts | ABP News

ABP News  

Modi 3.0 First Budget: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the central budget on July 23 at 11 AM. This will be the first budget of the third term under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership and Finance Minister Sitharaman's seventh consecutive budget. Sitharaman will break the record of former Prime Minister Morarji Desai, though Desai still holds the record for …

Union Budget 2024: Read Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's full speech
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Union Budget 2024: Read Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's full speech

India Today  

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the first budget of the Narendra Modi government’s third term on Tuesday in Parliament. Budget Priorities Productivity and resilience in Agriculture Employment & Skilling Inclusive Human Resource Development and Social Justice Manufacturing & Services Urban Development Energy Security Infrastructure Innovation, Research & Development and Next Generation Reforms Subsequent budgets will build on these, and …

Sitharaman to present Budget 2024: Understanding the Budget, its impact on India's economy
5 months, 2 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 …

Union Budget 2024: A look at 5 big themes before Sitharaman reveals cards
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Union Budget 2024: A look at 5 big themes before Sitharaman reveals cards

Firstpost  

As the country waits with bated breaths for the 2024 Union Budget, here’s a look at some of the big themes experts believe will take centre stage With the completion of the customary Halwa Ceremony, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is all set to table the 2024 Union Budget. Key themes before Sitharaman shows her cards According to analysts, the following …

First Union Budget of Modi 3.0 to be presented on July 23, tweets minister Kiren Rijiju
6 months ago

First Union Budget of Modi 3.0 to be presented on July 23, tweets minister Kiren Rijiju

India TV News  

Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju announced on Saturday that Parliament's Budget Session is set to begin on July 22, 2024, and will run until August 12, 2024. He said, "The Hon'ble President of India, on the recommendation of the Government of India, has approved the proposal for summoning both Houses of Parliament for the Budget Session, 2024, from July …

We mustn't spread India’s social sector spending too thin
10 months, 3 weeks ago

We mustn't spread India’s social sector spending too thin

Live Mint  

India unhesitatingly desires to grow" were the words echoed by our former finance minister, the late Arun Jaitley, when he presented the Narendra Modi government’s first Union budget a decade ago. Its focus was conspicuously on poverty reduction, increasing employment opportunities, equitable development and fighting these challenges under the government’s pet phrase for collective development, “Sab ka Saath, Sab ka …

Interim Budget 2024: A little more for all labharathis? Focus on ‘core of core’ schemes
11 months, 1 week ago

Interim Budget 2024: A little more for all labharathis? Focus on ‘core of core’ schemes

Hindustan Times  

The interim budget on Tuesday raised allocations to the government’s six so-called “core of core schemes” to ₹1.12 lakh crore for 2024-25 from revised estimates of ₹1.08 lakh crore, an increase of 3%. These core of core centrally In her sixth straight budget, Sitharaman allocated ₹86,000 crore for the make-work MNREGS programme for 2024-25, which is the same as the …

Key takeaways from interim Budget 2024-25 in charts
11 months, 1 week ago

Key takeaways from interim Budget 2024-25 in charts

The Hindu  

The Finance Minister presented her sixth budget today. Budget 2024 live updates Besides this, here are the charts that show key numbers from the interim Budget 2024: Budget at a glance The Finance Minister said that the Revised Estimate of the total receipts other than borrowings is Rs 27.56 lakh crore. Capital Expenditure Capital expenditure outlay was raised to ₹11.1 …

Rural Housing scheme - Budget 2024: Nirmala Sitharaman highlights progress toward 3 crore rural houses, plans for additional 2 crore in next five years
11 months, 1 week ago

Rural Housing scheme - Budget 2024: Nirmala Sitharaman highlights progress toward 3 crore rural houses, plans for additional 2 crore in next five years

The Hindu  

The country is close to achieving the target of 3 crore houses under the rural housing scheme and two crore more will be constructed in the next five years, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Thursday, February 1, 2024. Earlier this month, Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the first instalment of ₹540 crore to one lakh beneficiaries of a …

Budget 2024: Measures for economy, select segments to feature in Nirmala Sitharaman's sixth straight budget
11 months, 1 week 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 …

Union Budget 2024 to focus on 5 key social sections
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Union Budget 2024 to focus on 5 key social sections

Hindustan Times  

Budget 2024: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s pre-election budget is set to focus on welfare schemes for five key sections of society—women, poor, youth, farmers and tribals—as the Bharatiya Janata Party -led National Democratic Alliance aims a third term in office on the back of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s promise of inclusive growth. Accordingly, allocations for existing schemes for these …

Nirmala Sitharaman briefs budget 2023 to BJP MPs ahead of party's outreach drive
1 year, 11 months ago

Nirmala Sitharaman briefs budget 2023 to BJP MPs ahead of party's outreach drive

Hindustan Times  

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday presented the Union budget 2023-24 to all the Bharatiya Janata Party MPs in a meeting ahead of the Parliament sitting. Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents the Union Budget 2023-24 in the Rajya Sabha on the second day of Budget Session of Parliament on Wednesday. Union ministers Piyush Goyal, Kiren Rijiju, Dharmendra Pradhan, …

Key takeaways from Union Budget 2023-24 in charts
1 year, 11 months ago

Key takeaways from Union Budget 2023-24 in charts

The Hindu  

The government will focus on economic growth and job creation and cut down the fiscal deficit, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Wednesday, presenting its last full budget in Parliament before the 2024 election. Transfer to states/UTs Allocation to Ministries The Union Budget allocated a massive ₹5.94 lakh crore for the Defence Ministry, a 13% increase year-on-year from last …

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 …

Budget 2023 News Updates: Zero Tax Upto Rs 7L; Govt Says New I-T Regime Has Better Incentives
1 year, 11 months ago

Budget 2023 News Updates: Zero Tax Upto Rs 7L; Govt Says New I-T Regime Has Better Incentives

News 18  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said the four emphasis points of the Union Budget 2023-24 are empowering women, action plan for tourism, initiatives for Vishvakarmas and green growth. Sitharaman said, “Our vision is to create a tech-driven and knowledge-based economy.” she added that the Indian economy is on the right track and the growth has been at 7 per …

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 | Government to continue 50-year interest-free loans to States for another year: FM Nirmala Sitharaman
1 year, 11 months ago

Budget 2023 | Government to continue 50-year interest-free loans to States for another year: FM Nirmala Sitharaman

The Hindu  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1 announced that the Centre will continue 50-year interest-free loans to State governments for one more year. Budget 2023 | Record allocation of ₹2.4 lakh crore for Railways On October 13 last year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had launched the Gati Shakti - National Master Plan, aimed at developing integrated infrastructure to reduce logistics …

Budget: Capital outlay for railways pegged at Rs 2.40 lakh cr, highest ever
1 year, 11 months ago

Budget: Capital outlay for railways pegged at Rs 2.40 lakh cr, highest ever

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The government proposed a capital outlay of about Rs 2.40 lakh crore for railways, said Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday while presenting the Union Budget 2023-24 in Lok Sabha. Overall, the government proposed to increase capital expenditure outlay by 33 per cent to Rs 10 lakh crore in 2023-24, which would be 3.3 per cent of …

Budget 2023: Here’s how you can download the Budget document
1 year, 11 months ago

Budget 2023: Here’s how you can download the Budget document

Hindustan Times  

The Union Budget 2023-24 has been presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Lok Sabha today. Budget 2023: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents the Union Budget 2023-24 in the Lok Sabha, Read here: Budget 2023: 47.8 crore Jan Dhan accounts opened so far: Finance minister The Budget 2023-24 is PM Modi government's last full budget before the Lok …

Budget 2023 | Nirmala Sitharaman lists 7 priorities
1 year, 11 months ago

Budget 2023 | Nirmala Sitharaman lists 7 priorities

The Hindu  

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman listed seven key priorities of the Union Budget 2023 on Wednesday and said they complement each other and act as the Saptarishi guiding the government through the Amrit Kaal. The seven priorities are: Inclusive development Reaching the last mile Infrastructure and investment Unleashing the potential Green growth Youth power Financial sector Some select measures Highlighting …

Budget 2023 | BJP plans nationwide campaign on Union Budget to highlight pro-people measures
1 year, 11 months ago

Budget 2023 | BJP plans nationwide campaign on Union Budget to highlight pro-people measures

The Hindu  

The BJP will start a 12-day nationwide campaign on February 1 to make people aware of the "pro-people" measures that are to be announced in the Union Budget, party leaders said. BJP president J. P. Nadda has formed a task force comprising nine members, including party general secretary Sunil Bansal and heads of its farmer and youth wings, to organise …

Budget 2023: Sitharaman joins league of Manmohan Singh, Jaitley for this record
1 year, 11 months ago

Budget 2023: Sitharaman joins league of Manmohan Singh, Jaitley for this record

Hindustan Times  

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has joined a select league of ministers to present five consecutive federal budgets in independent India. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman holds up a folder with the Government of India's logo as she leaves her office to present the Union budget in the parliament, in New Delhi, India. The other finance ministers who presented the annual …

Budget 2023: Modi govt allocates Rs 2.40 lakh crore for Railways, announces Sitharaman
1 year, 11 months ago

Budget 2023: Modi govt allocates Rs 2.40 lakh crore for Railways, announces Sitharaman

India TV News  

Budget 2023: The Modi government on Wednesday announced that it has fixed capital outlay of Rs 2.40 lakh crore for railways in financial year 2023-24, as the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented her 5th budget in the Parliament. BUDGET 2023: FULL COVERAGE Among other announcements regarding the infrastructure development, Sitharaman said that the states and cities will be encouraged to …

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to present Union Budget 2023 today; 'it will be a ray of hope' says PM
1 year, 11 months ago

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to present Union Budget 2023 today; 'it will be a ray of hope' says PM

India TV News  

Union Budget 2023: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is geared up for presenting her fifth budget in the Parliament on Wednesday. What India Inc expect from the Union Budget The Economic Survey 2022-23 tabled in Parliament on Tuesday presents a realistic assessment of India's economy, industry bodies said, while expressing hope for out-of-box measures to boost growth and consumption in the …

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 2023-24: Here Are 5 Key Things To Watch Out For In This Budget
1 year, 11 months ago

Budget 2023-24: Here Are 5 Key Things To Watch Out For In This Budget

News 18  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is going to present the Union Budget 2023-24 on Wednesday, February 1, her fifth and the government’s last full Budget before the general elections of 2024. According to the latest data available, India’s fiscal deficit during April-November 2022 stood at Rs 9.78 lakh crore, or 58.9 per cent of the full-financial year target. In the Union …

It’s a digital budget, for 3rd year in a row
1 year, 11 months ago

It’s a digital budget, for 3rd year in a row

Live Mint  

The upcoming budget will be a paperless one, just as in the previous two years, and will be available in the digital form on an app downloadable on Android and iOS platforms. All budget documents and annexures will be available in Hindi and English on the app as soon as finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman finishes her budget speech on 1 …

Budget 2023 | How to read the Budget document
1 year, 11 months ago

Budget 2023 | How to read the Budget document

India TV News  

Budget 2023: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Union Budget on February 1. Even though it is only a small part of the Budget document, the speech is the most important aspect. BUDGET 2023: FULL COVERAGE Direct and indirect tax announcements are included in Part B. The government's capital expenditures, administrative expenses, tax revenue, non-tax revenue, subsidy payments for …

Modi@8: Eight Flagship Schemes Launched by the Narendra Modi Govt Since 2014
2 years, 7 months ago

Modi@8: Eight Flagship Schemes Launched by the Narendra Modi Govt Since 2014

News 18  

The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance completes eight years in power on May 26, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying the tenure has been dedicated to the country’s balanced development, social justice and social security. Ayushman Bharat The Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana Ayushman Bharat scheme was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in September 2018 and has been billed as …

Budget 2022: FM Sitharaman outlines Govt's 4 big priorities, including PM Gati Shakti
2 years, 11 months ago

Budget 2022: FM Sitharaman outlines Govt's 4 big priorities, including PM Gati Shakti

India Today  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her Union Budget 2022 speech on Tuesday outlined the government's four big priorities. These four big priorities include the Narendra Modi government's ambitious project, PM Gati Shakti. FOUR BIG PRIORITIES "Moving forward on this parallel track, we lay the following four priorities - PM Gati Shakti, inclusive development, productivity enhancement and investment, sunrise opportunities, energy …

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 …

Budget 2021: Centre allocates ₹73K cr to MGNREGA for next fiscal
3 years, 11 months ago

Budget 2021: Centre allocates ₹73K cr to MGNREGA for next fiscal

Live Mint  

The Centre has allocated ₹73,000 crore to the rural employment guarantee programme MGNREGA for the next fiscal 2021-22, substantially lower than the actual expenditure of ₹1.11 lakh crore in the current fiscal which included an additional ₹40,000 crore for the scheme given by the government in the wake of the pandemic's impact on the economy. As per a detailed financial …

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 …

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 2021-22: Key numbers to be watched
3 years, 11 months ago

Union Budget 2021-22: Key numbers to be watched

India TV News  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will be presenting her third Budget in a short while from now. Tax revenue -- With an estimated 7.7 per cent economic contraction this fiscal, the 12 per cent growth projected in tax revenues at Rs 24.23 lakh crore for 2020-21 for current fiscal is difficult to meet. With an estimated 7.7 per cent economic contraction …

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 …

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