Budget 2025 supports growth but needs stronger focus on innovation: CavinKare CMD
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Budget 2025 supports growth but needs stronger focus on innovation: CavinKare CMD

New Indian Express  

India’s economic landscape is evolving amid global uncertainties, yet the country remains on a strong growth trajectory. The Union Budget 2025 reinforces India’s commitment to inclusive growth, fiscal discipline, and economic competitiveness. The MSME credit guarantee limit has doubled to Rs 10 crore, while microcredit card limits of Rs 5 lakh will enhance liquidity and boost consumption. Agriculture and food processing receive a major boost with the six-year pulses mission and expansion of Kisan Credit Card limits from Rs 3 lakh to Rs 5 lakh. The Rs 1.5 lakh crore interest-free loan for state capital expenditure will enhance logistics and distribution networks, benefiting FMCG, especially in tier-2 and tier-3 cities.

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Delhi Budget 2025: Education sector gets lion’s share
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Delhi Budget 2025: Education sector gets lion’s share

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi government on Tuesday allocated the highest chunk of the budget proposals to the education sector, amounting to ₹19,291 crore — 19.29% of the ₹1 lakh crore budget for the 2025-26 fiscal. Presenting this year’s budget, chief minister Rekha Gupta said ₹100 crore has been allocated for the opening of 60 new CM Shri schools from the upcoming 2025-26 …

Delhi Budget 2025: CM Rekha Gupta to Unveil ‘Viksit Delhi Budget’ Aiming for Holistic Development
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Delhi Budget 2025: CM Rekha Gupta to Unveil ‘Viksit Delhi Budget’ Aiming for Holistic Development

ABP News  

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta is set to present the Delhi Budget 2025, which has been named the ‘Viksit Delhi Budget.’ The budget aims to focus on infrastructure, education, healthcare, and employment generation while addressing the capital’s growing needs. This announcement has created anticipation among citizens and experts regarding key allocations and policies.The government is expected to emphasize projects related …

Delhi budget to be presented on March 25
2 days, 21 hours ago

Delhi budget to be presented on March 25

Hindustan Times  

The five-day Budget session of the newly elected Bharatiya Janata Party government will kick off at 11am on Monday with a kheer ceremony — the first day is likely to witness the tabling of a Comptroller and Auditor General report on the Delhi Transport Corporation for 2024, according to officials aware of the matter. On Tuesday, the second of the …

Haryana CM presents ₹2.05 lakh cr budget with aim to make state ‘future capable’
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1 week, 2 days ago

Haryana CM presents ₹2.05 lakh cr budget with aim to make state ‘future capable’

Hindustan Times  

Chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Monday proposed a ₹2.05 lakh crore state budget for the 2025-26 financial year, 13.7% up from the revised estimates of 2024-25, in the assembly on Monday. Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini, who also holds the finance portfolio, presenting the state budget for 2025-26 in the assembly in Chandigarh on Monday. Presenting his first …

Maharashtra Budget 2025 to be presented on March 10: Will govt hike Ladki Bahin stipend? Key points to know
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Maharashtra Budget 2025 to be presented on March 10: Will govt hike Ladki Bahin stipend? Key points to know

Live Mint  

The Maharahtra Budget for the fiscal year 2025-26 will be presented in both Houses of the legislature on March 10 by Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, who also holds the portfolio of Finance and Planning. The projected growth is more than that of the country's economy which is expected to expand by 6.5 per cent in the current fiscal, as …

Karnataka Budget 2025 is gift to people: Dy CM DK Shivakumar
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Karnataka Budget 2025 is gift to people: Dy CM DK Shivakumar

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Friday lauded the 2025 state budget as a gift to the people of Karnataka. Ahead of this, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, while presenting the Budget, claimed that the state government has maintained the fiscal deficit of the state for the financial year 2025-26. According to the Karnataka government's Budget for the financial year …

Maharashtra Budget 2025: Ajit Pawar’s Strategy to Tackle Debt, Review Schemes, and Spur Growth
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Maharashtra Budget 2025: Ajit Pawar’s Strategy to Tackle Debt, Review Schemes, and Spur Growth

The Hindu  

Published : Mar 03, 2025 21:17 IST - 4 MINS READ In the first three days of March, Maharashtra’s financial situation was revealed: It tops the chart in the country’s State numbers for GST collection for February 2025, with Rs.30,637 crore; the State finance minister, Ajit Pawar, sought a supplementary Rs.6,486 crore on March 3. They spent big money: The …

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 …

Odisha CM Mohan Majhi presents Budget of ₹2,90,000 crore for 2025-26 fiscal
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Odisha CM Mohan Majhi presents Budget of ₹2,90,000 crore for 2025-26 fiscal

The Hindu  

Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Monday presented the State’s annual Budget for 2025-26 with total outlay of ₹2,90,000 crore, prioritising capital expenditure which is pegged at ₹65,012 crore – 6.1% of Gross State Domestic Product. Presenting his first full budget after Bharatiya Janata Party came to power in Odisha in June 2024, Mr. Majhi said, “I propose the …

Odisha budget to target faster growth, raise social sector spending
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Odisha budget to target faster growth, raise social sector spending

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: The size of the state budget is likely to touch Rs 3 lakh crore, up from Rs 2.65 lakh crore in 2024-25, when Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi presents the annual budget in the Assembly on Monday. With the latest Odisha Economic Survey projecting state’s economy to expand in the range of 8 per cent to 8.5 per cent …

Budget 2025-26: A promising first step, but miles to go
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Budget 2025-26: A promising first step, but miles to go

The Hindu  

The Union Budget unveiled on February 1, 2025, has come at a time of unprecedented global uncertainty and a flagging domestic economy. While much attention has been devoted to the demand stimulus through income tax cuts, not enough is said about the proposed reforms in urban development, tariff rationalisation, and regulatory simplification aimed at making Indian cities and corporates more …

Participants at Visakhapatnam business forum highlight Union Budget’s implications for private sector investment, inclusive growth
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Participants at Visakhapatnam business forum highlight Union Budget’s implications for private sector investment, inclusive growth

The Hindu  

The participants at a discussion meeting on the recent Union Budget at GITAM School of Business in Visakhapatnam on Saturday highlighted the Budget’s implications for private sector investment and inclusive growth. Union Budget 2025: Tax break will give a fillip to slowing economy, says Centre Symbiosys Technologies CEO O. Naresh Kumar observed that the guarantee limit for MSMEs will increase …

Budget 2025: Viksit Bharat a Pipe Dream Unless Education and Healthcare Spending Gets Proportionate Boost
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Budget 2025: Viksit Bharat a Pipe Dream Unless Education and Healthcare Spending Gets Proportionate Boost

The Hindu  

Published : Feb 06, 2025 17:19 IST - 5 MINS READ A close look at the budgetary numbers offers critical insights into government spending in two vital areas: education and health. Healthcare paints an equally dire picture where India is short by a staggering 2.4 million hospital beds, leaving millions without access to proper medical treatment. While at first glance …

Fiscal consolidation to slow as budget relies on tax measures to support economy: Moodys
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Fiscal consolidation to slow as budget relies on tax measures to support economy: Moodys

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: Moody’s Ratings on Tuesday said that the income tax cuts announced in the Union Budget 2025 will boost middle-class spending and benefit corporates and the financial sector but warned that the lost revenue could slow fiscal consolidation despite a decline in spending as a share of GDP. Although the government has estimated consequent foregone revenue at around Rs 1 …

ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVES | Budget 2025: Behind the BJP’s Plot to Consolidate the Middle Class Vote Bank
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ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVES | Budget 2025: Behind the BJP’s Plot to Consolidate the Middle Class Vote Bank

The Hindu  

Published : Feb 04, 2025 18:50 IST - 10 MINS READ If an element of surprise is the hallmark of a good budget, then Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman can pride herself on having won the day on February 1. This helped finance corporate tax concessions, some capital spending, and limited allocations for different welfare schemes linked to the ruling party …

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

Budget’s agri focus to boost rural jobs, curb migration: Minister Dharmendra Pradhan
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Budget’s agri focus to boost rural jobs, curb migration: Minister Dharmendra Pradhan

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR : Union Education minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday said Odisha will be the biggest beneficiary of the Union Budget-2025. Odisha being an agriculture-based economy, will immensely benefit from the PM Dhan Dhaanya Krishi Yojana aimed at covering 100 districts with low productivity, moderate crop intensity and below-average credit parameters. The minister said the comprehensive multi-sectoral rural prosperity and resilience …

Budget 2025: More reforms, private investments must for India to become $30 tn economy
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Budget 2025: More reforms, private investments must for India to become $30 tn economy

Live Mint  

India is charting an ambitious course toward its vision of a $30-trillion economy by 2047. Over the past decade, the government has launched strategic initiatives such as Make in India, production-linked incentives, and large-scale infrastructure expansion to propel the manufacturing ecosystem. Dedicated measures have been announced for sectors such as toys, footwear and leather with high job-creation potential aiming to …

A tightrope act: The budget does a good job of balancing divergent demands
1 month, 3 weeks ago

A tightrope act: The budget does a good job of balancing divergent demands

Live Mint  

India’s budget for 2025-26 demonstrates a careful balance between an unwavering focus on macroeconomic stability by continuing on a path of fiscal prudence and addressing growth concerns. Notably, fiscal consolidation remains the budget’s primary focus, with its fiscal-deficit target set at 4.4% of GDP, a further reduction of 0.4 percentage points. This cut, which accounts for almost the entire fiscal …

Union Budget 2025: What India tech executives said about FM’s focus on AI and skill development?
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Union Budget 2025: What India tech executives said about FM’s focus on AI and skill development?

The Hindu  

Tech leaders in India welcomed announcements from the Union Budget 2025 presented on Saturday, February 1, 2025, by Union Minister of Finance Nirmala Sitharaman. “We welcome the hon’ble Finance Minister’s announcements of establishing a Centre of Excellence for AI in Education and creating a deep tech fund to catalyze future startups. “India’s Union Budget lays a strong foundation for a …

₹20K cr for research, AI, geospatial initiatives to drive R&D, but India needs more: Industry
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₹20K cr for research, AI, geospatial initiatives to drive R&D, but India needs more: Industry

Hindustan Times  

The ₹20,000-crore allocation to drive research, the expansion of AI and geospatial initiatives and further push to Atal Tinkering Labs are some of the significant steps taken in the Union Budget 2025-26 to strengthen the country's research & development ecosystem, but the country needs more, industry players said. "The ₹20,000 crore allocation for private & public sector-driven research, the expansion …

Raja Venkatraman reviews top sectors from this Budget and recommends a stock from each sector for today — 3 February
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Raja Venkatraman reviews top sectors from this Budget and recommends a stock from each sector for today — 3 February

Live Mint  

On February 1, the market displayed a fair amount of volatility, with the benchmark indices showing mixed movements. Sectors to watch out for in 2025 Automotive The Union Budget 2025 introduces significant reforms to boost India's auto sector. Overall, the Union Budget 2025 aims to accelerate the transition towards cleaner, more sustainable mobility while supporting domestic manufacturing, innovation, and economic …

Budget 2025: Today's consumption will fuel tomorrow's capex
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Budget 2025: Today's consumption will fuel tomorrow's capex

New Indian Express  

India's economic future hinges on a delicate balance: igniting consumption-led growth while maintaining fiscal discipline. The 2025 budget embraces this challenge, strategically deploying tax cuts and increasing purchasing power along with maintaining fiscal prudence. The budget catalyses the creation of a virtuous cycle, where consumption fuels demand, which in turn shall fuel investment. Investing in MSME Growth India's 57 million …

What does Budget 2025 mean to your money
1 month, 3 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 …

Budget 2025 overlooks joblessness
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Budget 2025 overlooks joblessness

The Hindu  

The previous Budget, presented in July 2024 after the Lok Sabha election, had accorded priority to employment and skill development, given the nature of the election mandate. Among centrally The Finance Minister has sought to counterbalance the deflationary impact of these expenditure cuts by enhancing the annual rebate for income tax payers from ₹7 lakh to ₹12 lakh from 2025-26. …

Beyond tax cuts, a closer read of the Union Budget
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Beyond tax cuts, a closer read of the Union Budget

The Hindu  

The Union Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman’s presentation of the Union Budget on Saturday, February 1, was against the backdrop of pressing macroeconomic challenges — persistently high taxes and unemployment squeezing the middle-income class, subdued private investment, mounting external vulnerabilities that threaten to derail the growth story, and a looming fiscal overhang. While the Finance Minister laid out an ambitious road …

A Budget that is forward-looking and growth-oriented
1 month, 3 weeks ago

A Budget that is forward-looking and growth-oriented

The Hindu  

The Union Budget 2025-26 is in line with the government’s sustained efforts over the past few years to bolster economic growth and development. The provisions of the Budget indicate the continuation of the government’s strategic approach toward economic expansion, fiscal prudence, and sectoral growth. By providing targeted incentives and streamlining regulations, the Budget aims to enhance productivity, improve competitiveness, and …

Opinion: Union Budget 2025 — 'Modinomics' At Its Best
1 month, 3 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 …

Budget 2025 - A fine blend of tax reforms and growth
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Budget 2025 - A fine blend of tax reforms and growth

Live Mint  

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has delivered a realistic and positive punch to keep the economy progressing, especially with a strong push to boost urban consumption, at a very crucial time of challenges globally and domestically. The fiscal deficit target was brought down by 40 basis points to 4.4% of gross domestic product when geopolitical headwinds, global uncertainties, depreciating rupee, slowdown …

This budget is remarkable for its fiscal restraint—apart from other aspects
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

This budget is remarkable for its fiscal restraint—apart from other aspects

Live Mint  

The Union budget for 2025-26 is being hailed as a “thanksgiving’’ for the middle-class, while its personal income tax relief is being called “historic’’ and has hogged most of the limelight. Importantly, in absolute terms, the fiscal deficit is likely to remain flat at ₹15.7 trillion in 2025-26, as compared to 2024-25, and lower than its level of ₹16.5 trillion …

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 …

Budget 2025 is a pragmatic balance of consumption and fiscal discipline: Radhika Gupta
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Budget 2025 is a pragmatic balance of consumption and fiscal discipline: Radhika Gupta

Live Mint  

Budget 2025 has moved in a path that at once caters to the immediate requirements of the economy, while continuing on the path to investing for future growth, even while ensuring a tight leash on the fiscal deficit. Tax slab rationalisation to boost consumption, ease of taxation via higher thresholds for tax deductions, tax clarity on ULIP investments, and tax-free …

2025 Budget: Will it trigger the right animal spirits?
1 month, 3 weeks ago

2025 Budget: Will it trigger the right animal spirits?

New Indian Express  

With yesterday's announcements in the Union Budget for the financial year 2025-26, fiscal policy has scored higher in the resolve to resurrect India's sagging growth, while monetary policy still languishes with its band-aid solutions to plug short-term liquidity deficits. Combined expansionary fiscal and monetary policies have a good chance to free India from its present growth malaise and gradually reach …

No income tax upto Rs 12 lakh: Social media sparks meme frenzy after Budget 2025, netizens in celebration mode
1 month, 3 weeks ago

No income tax upto Rs 12 lakh: Social media sparks meme frenzy after Budget 2025, netizens in celebration mode

India TV News  

The internet is buzzing with emotions after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a tax break for India's middle class on Saturday, claiming that those earning up to Rs 12 lakh will not be required to pay any income tax under the new regime. Nirmala Sitharaman, who delivered the Union Budget for 2025-26 in the Lok Sabha at 11 a.m., stated …

Foundation for future-ready india: Karnataka BJP president BY Vijayendra
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Foundation for future-ready india: Karnataka BJP president BY Vijayendra

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: BJP termed the Union Budget growth-oriented with a fine balance between economic and social sectors. The Union Government announced an interest-free loan of Rs 1.5 lakh crore for states for 50 years, from which Karnataka is likely to receive Rs 7,000 to Rs 8,000 crore, said former CM and BJP MP Basavaraj Bommai. Rajya Sabha member Lahar Singh Siroya …

Empowerment, growth, and tax relief: Economists cheer Union budget
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Empowerment, growth, and tax relief: Economists cheer Union budget

Hindustan Times  

Economists have lauded the Union Budget 2025 for providing substantial relief to middle-class income taxpayers, with hopes that the measures will stimulate economic growth and boost consumption. This tax relief is expected to enhance purchasing power, increasing consumption and ultimately stimulating economic activity.” He further noted that the resulting rise in demand could also encourage savings and investment, widening the …

Union Budget 2025: Accelerating Digital India Through Innovation
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Union Budget 2025: Accelerating Digital India Through Innovation

The Hindu  

India stands at a defining moment, where AI-driven innovation, digital infrastructure, and a future-ready workforce will determine its global leadership in the digital economy. The Union Budget 2025 is more than a fiscal plan — it is a bold blueprint for a stronger Digital India, prioritising technology-led development, AI-driven modernisation, and inclusive economic growth. Finally, India’s sustainability ambitions take centre …

Union Budget 2025: A clear road map for Viksit Bharat
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Union Budget 2025: A clear road map for Viksit Bharat

The Hindu  

Finance Ministers face a perennial balancing act when crafting Budgets. To accelerate this transition, the government has earmarked ₹1.5 lakh crore in 50-year, interest-free loans to States for capital expenditure, incentivising them to align with national infrastructure priorities. The government has announced a Second Asset Monetisation Plan, targeting ₹10 lakh crore, significantly larger than the ₹6 lakh crore goal of …

BJP hails Union Budget 2025-26 as ‘Developed India’ Budget
1 month, 3 weeks ago

BJP hails Union Budget 2025-26 as ‘Developed India’ Budget

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada:AP BJP president and Rajahmundry MP Daggubati Purandeswari praised the Union Budget 2025-26, calling it a people-centric budget that will drive economic growth and benefit all sectors, including agriculture, MSMEs, women, and youth. Health Minister Satya Kumar Yadav welcomed the 12.9% budget increase for healthcare and lauded key initiatives like telemedicine, digital diagnostics, AI-based services, and broadband expansion in primary …

Chandrajit Banerjee | FM lays down a transformative blueprint for India’s growth
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Chandrajit Banerjee | FM lays down a transformative blueprint for India’s growth

Deccan Chronicle  

The Union Budget 2025-26, unveiled by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, adeptly navigates the imperative of addressing immediate economic priorities while charting a path towards India’s long-term aspiration of becoming a developed nation by 2047. Other major infrastructure initiatives include the extension of the Jal Jeevan Mission, the creation of an Urban Challenge Fund, the launch of a Nuclear Energy Mission, …

​Hope in the time of desperation: On the Union Budget 2025
1 month, 3 weeks ago

​Hope in the time of desperation: On the Union Budget 2025

The Hindu  

The Union Budget 2025-26 seeks to address specific issues plaguing the Indian economy — flagging domestic demand, sluggish private investment and tepid wage growth leading to a slowdown in meaningful GDP growth. Also, there has been a clamour for relief from among direct tax-paying middle-class sections, who have had to cope with both rising inflation and indirect goods and service …

Union Budget 2025: Long march to Viksit Bharat has begun
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Union Budget 2025: Long march to Viksit Bharat has begun

The Hindu  

This Budget is the first step to Viksit Bharat 2047. The four major pillars of the Budget – agriculture, MSMEs, investment and exports – set the tone for inclusive and accelerated growth. Focus on inclusive growth Investment, the third pillar rightly focused on the grassroots – Anganwadi schemes that provide national support, 50,000 new labs, broadband connectivity, and digital regional …

Union Budget focuses on welfare and development: Pawan Kalyan
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Union Budget focuses on welfare and development: Pawan Kalyan

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan has said the Union Budget is designed to guide the country towards the vision of a developed India. Additionally, the provision of Rs 2 crore loans for 5 lakh SC/ST women entrepreneurs will promote financial independence among women from these communities,” he said. Pawan welcomed raising the Kisan Credit Cards limit to Rs 5 …

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 …

Arvind Chari: This is a budget to optimize growth within constraints
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Arvind Chari: This is a budget to optimize growth within constraints

Live Mint  

The first full-year budget of India’s new National Democratic Alliance government, sworn in after the 2024 general election, was presented against the backdrop of a noticeable slowdown in economic growth over the last four quarters. I call it a ‘budget to optimize growth within constraints’ because that is the reality of India’s fiscal and growth dynamics. Overall, based on the …

Atmanirbhar Budget for consumption and development: The ABCD of Budget 2025
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Atmanirbhar Budget for consumption and development: The ABCD of Budget 2025

Live Mint  

Opposition benches remained sullen. Identifying agriculture as one of the four powerful engines in India’s journey of development, the Budget unveiled a slew of measures for the farm sector, including the Prime Minister Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana to enhance agricultural productivity; a Mission for Aatmanirbharta in Pulses with a special focus on tur, urad and masoor; a comprehensive programme to boost …

Opinion: Budget 2025 — A Transformative Leap For Education And Skill Development
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Opinion: Budget 2025 — A Transformative Leap For Education And Skill Development

ABP News  

As I browsed through the Union Budget presented by the Hon’ble Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, I felt deeply encouraged by its transformative approach towards educational infrastructure, skill development, and technological integration. The budget's commitment to education is evident through several key initiatives – the Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0 programme aims to provide nutritional support to over 8 crore children, …

Budget will boost the rise of aspirational India: Capt. Brijesh Chowta
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Budget will boost the rise of aspirational India: Capt. Brijesh Chowta

The Hindu  

Dakshina Kannada Member of Parliament Capt. Brijesh Chowta on Saturday, February 1, termed the Union Budget 2025 as a comprehensive, compassionate one that will fuel aspirations, empower dreams and make Bharat even more conducive for growth. Chowta in a statement said the Budget would boost the rise of aspirational India, with a host of measures announced to aid ease of …

'Will benefit only 20-25 people': Rahul Gandhi slams Union Budget 2025
1 month, 3 weeks ago

'Will benefit only 20-25 people': Rahul Gandhi slams Union Budget 2025

Op India  

Congress leader and Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition, Rahul Gandhi, on Saturday criticized the Union Budget 2025, claiming it was designed to benefit only 20-25 individuals and enrich billionaires. Dismissing the significance of the income tax exemption up to ₹12 lakh—one of the budget’s key highlights—he remarked, “The budget presented today is aimed at benefiting 25 people. Earlier today, Union …

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