Short Edit: Modi 3.0 Doesn't Forget Allies TDP, JDU As Andhra Pradesh, Bihar Get Budget Bonanza
5 months ago

Short Edit: Modi 3.0 Doesn't Forget Allies TDP, JDU As Andhra Pradesh, Bihar Get Budget Bonanza

ABP News  

A day after the Ministry of Finance ruled that the case for Bihar to get the 'special category' status is not "made out", Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced massive infrastructure and other developmental packages for the state, along with that for the southern state of Andhra Pradesh. This move is significant as this comes after the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, in which the Narendra Modi-led NDA government's victory was bolstered by key allies: Nitish Kumar's JDU and Chandrababu Naidu's TDP, which are ruling Bihar and Andhra Pradesh, respectively. The central government in its budget speech unveiled an extensive development plan for Bihar, with projects worth Rs 58,500 crore aimed at enhancing infrastructure, power, healthcare, industrial growth, tourism, and flood control in the state. Andhra Pradesh Gets Boost In FM Sitharaman's 7th Budget Speech Finance Minister Sitharaman in her record 7th budget speech made several significant announcements for Andhra Pradesh, highlighting the Centre's commitment towards their ally TDP.

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CM Revanth Reddy asks centre to release Rs 1.8k crore for backward districts
1 week, 2 days ago

CM Revanth Reddy asks centre to release Rs 1.8k crore for backward districts

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has urged Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to immediately release the pending grant of Rs 1,800 crore to the backward districts of Telangana as per the AP Reorganisation Act. Revanth discussed with the Union minister the grant which is to be received from the Centre for the development of backward districts and reminded her …

Key Insights From N. Chandrababu Naidu And PM Modi's Meeting | ABP News
4 months ago

Key Insights From N. Chandrababu Naidu And PM Modi's Meeting | ABP News

ABP News  

On Saturday, N Chandrababu Naidu, the president of the Telugu Desam Party and Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, requested the central government to consider rescheduling loans incurred during the previous YSR Congress party administration to alleviate the financial strain on the debt-burdened state. A senior TDP leader revealed that Naidu asked Modi if the Reserve Bank of India could assist …

Lok Sabha approves Union Budget 2024-25
4 months, 3 weeks 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 …

​More for more: On the Union Budget and allocations
4 months, 3 weeks ago

​More for more: On the Union Budget and allocations

The Hindu  

Budgets of the Union or the States, as much as they are revenue and expenditure statements for the upcoming fiscal year, are also an exercise in political economy, and the recently tabled Union Budget for 2024-25 is no different. Aside from the “nine priorities”, beginning with provisions for the farm sector and attempts to boost employment, Union Finance Minister Nirmala …

Coalition compulsions in Andhra, Bihar bonanza
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Coalition compulsions in Andhra, Bihar bonanza

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: In a generous display of coalition politics, the first Budget of Modi 3.0 handed out hefty financial packages for Bihar and Andhra Pradesh, ruled by its crucial allies, the Telugu Desam Party and the JD. A special financial support of Rs 15,000 crore to Andhra for the development of its capital city was part of the Budget proposals. …

Opinion: Budget money in the Andhra wallet gives Chandrababu Naidu political wings
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Opinion: Budget money in the Andhra wallet gives Chandrababu Naidu political wings

India Today  

Two days before the Union budget was presented in Parliament, a source with his ear to the ground predicted that Chandrababu Naidu would have his stamp on the budget. Andhra Pradesh's capital city, Amaravati which till June 4 was a ghost town, now would get special financial support of Rs 15,000 crore this year, to be facilitated by the Centre …

Coalition dharma focus of post-election budget
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Coalition dharma focus of post-election budget

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party made an attempt to keep its National Democratic Alliance partners and core supporters happy by ensuring that the Union Budget had something for the allies, critical for the stability of the government, and for four segments—poor, farmers, women and the youth — that are key for electoral success. “The party has ensured that it …

Lok Sabha polls leave their mark, Union Budget keeps key allies Bihar and Andhra close
5 months ago

Lok Sabha polls leave their mark, Union Budget keeps key allies Bihar and Andhra close

Hindustan Times  

There is little doubt that the outcome of the Lok Sabha polls on June 4 has cast its shadow on the Union Budget, as it was bound to. Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman with the Union Budget 2024 Sops have been freely offered to Bihar and Andhra Pradesh, the TDP and JD, two allies that form the principal crutches of the …

‘Against the people of Karnataka’: DK Shivakumar slams Nirmala Sitharaman's Union Budget 2024
5 months ago

‘Against the people of Karnataka’: DK Shivakumar slams Nirmala Sitharaman's Union Budget 2024

Hindustan Times  

The Congress government in Karnataka has expressed dissatisfaction with finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s budget presentation and said that the southern state has been ignored totally. ‘Against the people of Karnataka’: DK Shivakumar slams Nirmala Sitharaman's Union Budget 2024 Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, DK Shivakumar said, “We have high respect for the finance minister and expected funds to finish the …

Budget 2024: Govt meets allies’ demand, secures NDA’s longevity
5 months ago

Budget 2024: Govt meets allies’ demand, secures NDA’s longevity

Hindustan Times  

Financial assistance announced for Andhra Pradesh and Bihar by union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday while presenting her seventh budget has come as a shot in the arm for the longevity of the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance coalition government at the Centre. To encourage religious tourism in the state, the budget has proposed Vishnupad Temple Corridor and …

‘Express Gratitude': TDP Thanks Centre After Andhra Pradesh Gets Rs 15,000 Crore Bonanza In Budget
5 months ago

‘Express Gratitude': TDP Thanks Centre After Andhra Pradesh Gets Rs 15,000 Crore Bonanza In Budget

News 18  

Andhra Pradesh Minister and TDP leader Nara Lokesh on Tuesday welcomed the Central government’s budgetary proposals of Rs 15,000 crore and thanked the Centre for the developmental move. “Thanks to the Central government which announced that it will provide full support for the completion of the projects of Amaravati, the capital of Andhra Pradesh, and Polavaram project, the lifeline of …

Budget: Sitharaman announces cash bonanza, special schemes for Bihar
5 months ago

Budget: Sitharaman announces cash bonanza, special schemes for Bihar

Hindustan Times  

Patna: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a massive bonanza for Bihar in the Union Budget presented on Tuesday. Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented Union Budget of the Modi 3.0 government on Tuesday The finance minister announced Rs.26,000 cr for the infrastructure and development of the state, such as airports, medical colleges and road connectivity projects, including Patna-Purnea Expressway, Buxar- …

Budget 2024: BIG announcement for Andhra Pradesh, Govt proposes Rs 15,000 crore to develop state capital
5 months ago

Budget 2024: BIG announcement for Andhra Pradesh, Govt proposes Rs 15,000 crore to develop state capital

India TV News  

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday proposed that the government will facilitate special financial support for the development of the capital city in Andhra Pradesh. Presenting the Budget for 2024-25 in the Lok Sabha, she further said the NDA government at the Centre is fully committed to financing and early completion of Polavaram Irrigation project, which is considered as …

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

Budget 2024: Key announcements by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

India TV News  

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

Chandrababu Naidu's first reaction on Budget 2024 after Centre's 'special allocations' for Andhra Pradesh
5 months ago

Chandrababu Naidu's first reaction on Budget 2024 after Centre's 'special allocations' for Andhra Pradesh

India TV News  

Union Budget 2024: Telugu Desam Party National President Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday hailed the Union Budget 2024-25 and thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for recognising the needs of Andhra Pradesh. Taking to social media platform X, Chandrababu Naidu wrote, "On behalf of the people of Andhra Pradesh, I thank PM Modi and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for recognising the needs …

Andhra Pradesh, Bihar come in for special attention in the budget
5 months ago

Andhra Pradesh, Bihar come in for special attention in the budget

New Indian Express  

Key allies Nitish Kumar, Chief Minister of Bihar, and Chandrababu Naidu, Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, who are holding the National Democratic Alliance government together got special attention in the Budget speech on Tuesday. Financial support from the Centre was a key demand from both leaders ahead of the formation of the Modi 3.0 government. In the budget, Rs 26000 …

Budget 2024 HIGHLIGHTS: Andhra Pradesh, Bihar major gainers; special focus on jobs, new tax regime
5 months ago

Budget 2024 HIGHLIGHTS: Andhra Pradesh, Bihar major gainers; special focus on jobs, new tax regime

India TV News  

Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath's reaction on Union Budget: "Under the guidance of PM Modi, in the new parliament of the country, the Finance Minister has laid down the general budget of the country which is - inclusive, development-oriented and one which will fulfil the aspirations of 140 cr people. The new tax slabs announced in the budget are welcoming." …

Budget speech more focused on posturing than action: Congress
5 months ago

Budget speech more focused on posturing than action: Congress

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Congress on Tuesday claimed that the government seems to have finally come around to "tacitly admitting that mass unemployment is a national crisis" that requires urgent attention, as it slammed Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's budget speech as being "more focused on posturing than action". Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said, "After ten years of denial …

Bihar, Andhra may get special sops in Budget on Tuesday
5 months ago

Bihar, Andhra may get special sops in Budget on Tuesday

Hindustan Times  

The government is considering options to compensate states such as Andhra Pradesh and Bihar that suffered because of bifurcation, which may include special assistance for infrastructure development and central support for externally aided projects besides taking help of experts in preparing state-specific compensation packages, four people aware of the development said on Saturday. Bihar, Andhra may get special sops in …

Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu meets PM Modi, discusses state's development
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu meets PM Modi, discusses state's development

India TV News  

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and TDP President Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi, where he sought the Centre's support on significant matters pertaining to the state's development. He said, "Today, I had a constructive meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi to address important matters concerning the welfare and development of Andhra …

13 South ministers add to Modi 3.0 gunpowder, show BJP's resolve
6 months, 1 week ago

13 South ministers add to Modi 3.0 gunpowder, show BJP's resolve

India Today  

The Bharatiya Janata Party has been making an all-out effort to make its way into Southern Indian states for some time now. In line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's southern push, the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance has reaffirmed its 'Focus South' by including 13 ministers into his Union council from the five southern states. Irrespective of its electoral tally in …

Modi Cabinet 3.0: BJP allies to get 12 berths; TDP and JD(U) 2 each, others 1 each
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Modi Cabinet 3.0: BJP allies to get 12 berths; TDP and JD(U) 2 each, others 1 each

Hindustan Times  

Two members each from Telugu Desam Party and Janata Dal or JD and one each from eight other National Democratic Alliance constituents will be sworn in as ministers in the new government on Sunday, five days after the Bharatiya Janata Party fell short of the halfway mark of 272 seats in the 543-member Lok Sabha for the first time since …

Meet Ram Mohan Naidu, 3-time Andhra MP and India's youngest-ever Union minister
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Meet Ram Mohan Naidu, 3-time Andhra MP and India's youngest-ever Union minister

India Today  

Telugu Desam Party MP from Andhra Pradesh's Srikakalum, Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu, was sworn-in as part of the Modi 3.0 government on Sunday. Son of former union minister and TDP leader K Yerran Naidu, Ram Mohan started working in Singapore after completing his Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Long Island University. Ram Mohan contested and won the 2014 Lok …

TDP's Nara Lokesh explains support to Modi 3.0, Agniveer and Andhra special status
6 months, 2 weeks ago

TDP's Nara Lokesh explains support to Modi 3.0, Agniveer and Andhra special status

Hindustan Times  

TDP General Secretary Nara Lokesh, the son of Andhra Pradesh chief minister elect Chandrababu Naidu, spoke about maintaining a “symbiotic relationship” with the Narendra Modi-led central government, offering his party's unconditional support to the National Democratic Alliance. Nara Lokesh, TDP general secretary and Chandrababu Naidu's son {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} In an interview to PTI at TDP supremo N Chandrababu …

Balance regional aspirations, national interests: TDP chief Naidu
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Balance regional aspirations, national interests: TDP chief Naidu

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Key BJP allies -- TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu and Bihar Chief Minister and JD supremo Nitish Kumar -- on Friday endorsed Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the leader of the National Democratic Alliance with a message to balance regional aspirations and national interests.Speaking at the NDA Parliamentary Party meeting here, BJP allies JD leader H D Kumarswamy, …

TDP seeks five cabinet berths at Centre, two for its ally Jana Sena
6 months, 2 weeks ago

TDP seeks five cabinet berths at Centre, two for its ally Jana Sena

Hindustan Times  

Hyderabad: The Telugu Desam Party parliamentary party meeting on Thursday chaired by party president N Chandrababu Naidu has decided to request the Bharatiya Janata Party to allocate five cabinet berths to the party leaders and two for its ally Jana Sena at the Centre, party leaders said on Thursday. A senior TDP leader said that the party would “Our request …

Whittled down Modi 3.0
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Whittled down Modi 3.0

New Indian Express  

Nitish, Naidu to participate in NDA meet today, expected to give letters of support Oppn offers Dy PM post to Nitish, special status for Andhra to woo Naidu SP’s stellar show was gamechanger Big gains for INDIA bloc in Maharashtra Didi retains turf NEW DELHI: The BJP-led NDA on Tuesday appeared poised to retain power at the Centre for a …

View: Modi steals spotlight as NDA gathers momentum in Andhra Pradesh
7 months, 1 week ago

View: Modi steals spotlight as NDA gathers momentum in Andhra Pradesh

Hindustan Times  

On May 8, I was in Vijayawada to witness the NDA roadshow led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi of BJP along with alliance partners N Chandrababu Naidu of Telugu Desam and Pawan Kalyan of Jan Sena on M G road. With the entire MG road turned into a party zone, the roadshow made it amply evident that in the forthcoming …

PM Modi writes to BJP candidates ahead of third phase, urges them to highlight Congress' regressive politics
7 months, 3 weeks ago

PM Modi writes to BJP candidates ahead of third phase, urges them to highlight Congress' regressive politics

India TV News  

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday wrote to the Bharatiya Janata Party candidates ahead of the third phase of voting and urged them to spread the word against the regressive politics of the Congress and I.N.D.I. Mansukh Mandaviya responds to PM's letter Responding to the PM's letter, Union Minister and BJP's Porbandar candidate Mansukh Mandaviya expressed …

TDP-BJP-JSP alliance leads in Andhra Pradesh, YSRCP lags behind: India TV-CNX Opinion Poll
8 months, 1 week ago

TDP-BJP-JSP alliance leads in Andhra Pradesh, YSRCP lags behind: India TV-CNX Opinion Poll

India TV News  

Ahead of the Lok Sabha Polls 2024, an India TV-CNX opinion poll predicted 15 seats for the National Democratic Alliance in Andhra Pradesh, including the three seats won by the BJP and 12 seats by the TDP. The poll predicted the continued prominence of the regional parties in Andhra Pradesh, with Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy's YSRCP winning 10 seats, …

BJP’s dwindling popularity in Andhra Pradesh
9 months ago

BJP’s dwindling popularity in Andhra Pradesh

The Hindu  

In 2014, Telugu Desam Party’s N. Chandrababu Naidu stormed into power in Andhra Pradesh and became the Chief Minister of the State for the third time. But at that time he rode the ‘Modi’ wave, as TDP had fought the election in alliance with the BJP and actor-turned-politician Pawan Kalyan’s Jana Sena Party and he was part of the NDA. …

TDP-JSP-BJP ‘Praja Galam’ on March 17, PM Modi to unveil development roadmap for Andhra Pradesh
9 months ago

TDP-JSP-BJP ‘Praja Galam’ on March 17, PM Modi to unveil development roadmap for Andhra Pradesh

New Indian Express  

VIJAYAWADA: Will Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is set to address the Praja Galam public meeting of the TDP-JSP-BJP alliance at Boppudi near Chilakaluripet in Palnadu district on Sunday, make any concrete announcement related to Andhra Pradesh? As it is the first public meeting after striking an electoral alliance with the TDP, and also the first public meeting in the …

Lok Sabha polls: PM Modi shares stage with Chandrababu Naidu, Pawan Kalyan at poll rally in Andhra Pradesh
9 months ago

Lok Sabha polls: PM Modi shares stage with Chandrababu Naidu, Pawan Kalyan at poll rally in Andhra Pradesh

India TV News  

PM Modi in Andhra Pradesh: Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Andhra Pradesh today to attend a National Democratic Alliance election meeting in Palnadu district. The prime minister shared stage with TDP supremo N Chandrababu Naidu and Janasena chief Pawan Kalyan at the poll rally, marking the first NDA election meeting in Andhra Pradesh in the run-up to the 2024 polls. …

Interim Budget 2024: Modi Government Focuses on Developed India by 2047
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Interim Budget 2024: Modi Government Focuses on Developed India by 2047

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: With the Lok Sabha elections just around the corner and the Narendra Modi-led government confident of scoring a hat-trick, the incumbent government’s interim Budget tabled by Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday had no populist measure but the government’s reiteration of its “highest priority” on “four major castes” — the poor, women, youth and farmers. The minister …

Analysis | Nirmala Sitharaman’s interim Budget reveals BJP’s confidence in comeback
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Analysis | Nirmala Sitharaman’s interim Budget reveals BJP’s confidence in comeback

The Hindu  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s Budget speech on Thursday followed the norm of not announcing any new tax proposals as the country gets ready for the Lok Sabha election in a couple of months, but her political messaging was very clear — she asserted that the Modi government would return in July to present a full Budget, on the strength of …

Decoding Budget 2023
1 year, 10 months ago

Decoding Budget 2023

The Hindu  

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

Budget 2023 PDF Download: Read and Save Nirmala Sitharaman's Full Budget Speech in PDF Format
1 year, 10 months ago

Budget 2023 PDF Download: Read and Save Nirmala Sitharaman's Full Budget Speech in PDF Format

News 18  

Budget 2023: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman today presented the Budget for financial year 2023-24. Download 2023 budget document pdf The pdf document of the Budget speech of the finance minister can be accessed here. The pdf document of the Budget speech of the finance minister can also be downloaded from. From announcing changes in the new tax regime, increase …

Budget 2023 | Nirmala Sitharaman lists 7 priorities
1 year, 10 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 …

Why Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget 2023 likely to avoid populist measures
1 year, 10 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 Team: Know FM Nirmala Sitharaman's Squad Responsible For Preparing Union Budget
1 year, 10 months ago

Budget 2023 Team: Know FM Nirmala Sitharaman's Squad Responsible For Preparing Union Budget

News 18  

The ‘halwa ceremony‘, which was conducted on Thursday, has marked the final stage of the Budget preparation process for the Union Budget 2023-24. Here’s a look at the core team responsible for the Budget 2023 preparations: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Being the finance minister of the country, Nirmala Sitharaman is at the centre of the Budget. Sanjay Malhotra Sanjay Malhotra …

Modi’s city meet will boost BJP in state: Gudur
2 years, 5 months ago

Modi’s city meet will boost BJP in state: Gudur

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The Bharatiya Janata Party state senior leader Gudur Narayana Reddy on Friday stated that the Vijaya Sankalpa Sabha, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi would address the public, would boost the party cadres to strive in bringing the party into power in the ensuing general elections. Reddy said more than 10 lakh people would attend the public meeting as all …

Assembly polls in four States find echo in Nirmala Sitharaman’s Budget
3 years, 10 months ago

Assembly polls in four States find echo in Nirmala Sitharaman’s Budget

The Hindu  

From Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman quoting verses from Rabindranath Tagore and Thiruvalluvar’s works to massive allocation of funds, the influence of the coming polls in West Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Assam was obvious on the Budget. Allocations per State The most obvious political aspect of the Budget was, of course, the allocations announced for these States — 1,100 …

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