Budget 2021 Updates: Nirmala Sitharaman claims govt delivered on healthcare, infra; 'let down like never before,' says Chidambaram
3 years, 11 months ago

Budget 2021 Updates: Nirmala Sitharaman claims govt delivered on healthcare, infra; 'let down like never before,' says Chidambaram

Firstpost  

4:54 PM Whatsapp Facebook Twitter Budget 2021 LATEST Updates Healthcare, wellness given importance RB Smarta, Managing Director, Interlink Consultancy Overall, it is a very promising and encouraging budget for the health and wellness sector. Increasing outlay by 138 percent and the focus on strengthening the healthcare infrastructure across the primary, secondary and tertiary levels is a welcome move. The investments allocated for the detection and cure of new and emerging diseases renewed thrust to Mission Poshan, skill development appropriate to the healthcare segment and commitment to meet one of the SDGs on infant mortality is commendable. I would also like to see prevention, cure and wellness being continuing themes for the budget y-o-y.

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Budget 2025: Higher insurance penetration, Ayushman Bharat among 4 key expectations to benefit Healthcare Industry
9 hours, 2 minutes ago

Budget 2025: Higher insurance penetration, Ayushman Bharat among 4 key expectations to benefit Healthcare Industry

Live Mint  

Budget 2025: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to present the Union Budget for fiscal 2025-26 on February 1. The expectations are building and healthcare industry expects expansion of healthcare schemes such as ayushman Bharat, increased Insurance penetration, emphasis on preventive healthcare, Tax releif for consumables and equipments This year’s budget must take bold steps to prioritize the health and …

Doctors urge govt. to allocate more funds to health sector
6 days ago

Doctors urge govt. to allocate more funds to health sector

The Hindu  

Medical professionals on Thursday urged the government to urgently strengthen primary health centres, community health centres and district health centres in the State. Health Budget-2025’, organised by Praja Aarogya Vedika at MBVK Bhavan in Vijayawada, doctors discussed the importance of raising the allocation for the health sector in the upcoming Budget. Some of their demands include attention to preventive healthcare; …

A ‘corrective’ budget’ to repair AP: Health Minister Yadav
2 months ago

A ‘corrective’ budget’ to repair AP: Health Minister Yadav

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: AP’s annual budget for the 2024-25 financial year is a “corrective budget” aimed at repairing the economy “destroyed due to the YSRC’s misgovernance,” Health Minister Satya Kumar has said. The Rs 2.94 lakh crore annual budget reflected the aspirations of the people, he said on Monday.Speaking to the media, Yadav noted that the government made a total allocation of …

A Budget that places health on the margins
5 months, 3 weeks ago

A Budget that places health on the margins

The Hindu  

With the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic behind us, the Union Budget expectedly shifted focus to levers of economic growth such as infrastructure and employment. It was also hoped that the recognition of population health as a vital investment for accelerating as well as protecting economic growth would see continued investment in strengthening our health systems. In the Interim Budget, …

Cheaper cancer meds and more: How Union Budget 2024 is a shot in the arm to the health sector
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Cheaper cancer meds and more: How Union Budget 2024 is a shot in the arm to the health sector

Firstpost  

Nirmala Sitharaman’s seventh consecutive Union Budget focuses on lowering the cost of medications, especially for cancer patients. Overall, the government has allocated Rs 89,287 crore for the sector, a slight increase from Rs 88,956 crore in FY24 The government has also suggested exempting three additional cancer medications from basic customs duties, Finance Minister Sitharaman's announced on Tuesday. The government has …

Union Budget 2024 Expectations LIVE: Will FM Nirmala Sitharaman Increase Section 80C Deduction Limit?
6 months ago

Union Budget 2024 Expectations LIVE: Will FM Nirmala Sitharaman Increase Section 80C Deduction Limit?

News 18  

Budget 2024 Expectations from Education Sector Union Budget 2024 Latest Updates: In the new globalised world, education has become the passport to progress and students across India are looking for opportunities. Budget 2024 Wishlist from Healthcare Sector Union Budget 2024 Latest Updates: Healthcare is a rapidly growing sector in the country but needs attention from the government to ensure access …

Budget Highlights 2024: Rooftop solarisation, housing for middle class, charging of EVs
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Budget Highlights 2024: Rooftop solarisation, housing for middle class, charging of EVs

Hindustan Times  

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday presented the interim budget ahead of the end of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. The 2024 interim budget presentation brought forth a slew of transformative initiatives aimed at bolstering various sectors of the economy and addressing pressing societal challenges. From innovative schemes fostering renewable energy adoption to strategic investments in healthcare and agriculture, …

Budget 2024: Measures for economy, select segments to feature in Nirmala Sitharaman's sixth straight budget
11 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Centre mandated spending on health has positive impact: study
1 year, 5 months ago

Centre mandated spending on health has positive impact: study

The Hindu  

Measures taken by the National Health Mission have given a positive fillip to the health sector across the country in the past 15 years, a study published in the Public Health For All journal has concluded. The States received funding only if they complied with the Central Government’s schemes, and States were nudged to enhance investment in primary health care. …

Budget 2023 | Nirmala Sitharaman announces fund to encourage agri-startups
1 year, 11 months ago

Budget 2023 | Nirmala Sitharaman announces fund to encourage agri-startups

The Hindu  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, while presenting the Union Budget 2023-24, announced the setting up of an agriculture accelerator fund to encourage agri-startups by young entrepreneurs in rural areas. Talking about the need to develop digital infrastructure to aid the agriculture sector in the country, Ms. Sitharaman said that digital public infrastructure for agriculture will be built as an ‘open source, …

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

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

ABP News  

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

Budget 2023: Experts Hope For Increased Thrust On Medical Education, Drug Research, AYUSH, Child And Maternal Health Initiatives
1 year, 11 months ago

Budget 2023: Experts Hope For Increased Thrust On Medical Education, Drug Research, AYUSH, Child And Maternal Health Initiatives

ABP News  

Budget 2023: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to announce India’s budget for the year 2023 on Wednesday, February 1. Experts have called for heavy investment in medical colleges, healthcare infrastructure, and disease awareness initiatives, and expect the budget to focus on drug research, child and maternal health initiatives, traditional medical practices, infectious diseases and antimicrobial resistance, among others. …

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: Healthcare sector hopes for increased government spending
1 year, 11 months ago

Budget 2023: Healthcare sector hopes for increased government spending

India TV News  

The healthcare sector is expecting some big announcements from Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Budget 2023. Budget 2023 is expected to provide a roadmap for the government's plans to improve the overall healthcare system in India. In the upcoming Budget the government might focus on expanding the coverage of healthcare services through the implementation of a universal healthcare coverage system. …

Budget 2023 expectations: What does THESE leading corporates expect?
1 year, 11 months ago

Budget 2023 expectations: What does THESE leading corporates expect?

Live Mint  

The Union Budget 2023 will be presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on the Parliament on February 1. Prisma AI anticipates that the finance minister will allocate a greater overall budget towards AI and Technology for future ready solutions, which can include face-recognition based entry and ticket systems, ANPR plus GPS based tolls or turnstile activation, body posture estimation systems …

Budget 2023: Why last full budget of Narendra Modi govt should focus on health sector
1 year, 11 months ago

Budget 2023: Why last full budget of Narendra Modi govt should focus on health sector

Firstpost  

Since next year, 2024, the country will hold general elections, it would be a vote-on-account. It must include allocations for public hospitals, diagnostics, pharmaceuticals, and digital health, including R&D and capacity building for healthcare at all levels. The providers from these smaller towns should be able to deliver healthcare, and government must ‘ONLY’ give local providers viability gap funding and …

Union Budget 2023: What are the pre-budget expectations for healthcare sector?
1 year, 11 months ago

Union Budget 2023: What are the pre-budget expectations for healthcare sector?

Live Mint  

On February 1, the Union Budget for 2023–24 is scheduled to be presented in Parliament by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. We have noticed that problems like sexual and reproductive health, diabetes, mental health issues and rural healthcare infrastructure require special attention and should be given special consideration in the budget of 2023. Being a telemedicine company, we strongly recommend improvements …

Budget 2023: PHDCCI pitches for increasing health budget by 30-40%
2 years ago

Budget 2023: PHDCCI pitches for increasing health budget by 30-40%

Live Mint  

Industry body PHDCCI on December 29 said the health budget should be increased by 30-40 percent as there is a growing need for health facilities and infrastructure across the country. Making the suggestion for the forthcoming Union Budget, Saket Dalmia, President of PHDCCI, said the budget for health has seen a rise of about 16 per cent in absolute terms …

To bolster health care, governments must raise their budget allocations
2 years, 10 months ago

To bolster health care, governments must raise their budget allocations

Hindustan Times  

We are now past the halfway mark between 2017 and 2025. The National Health Policy 2017 aimed to increase public health spending from about 1% of the Gross Domestic Product to 2.5% by 2025. Before NHP 2017, NHP 2002, National Rural Health Mission in 2005, and the 11th and 12th five-year plans, all envisioned an increase in public health spending …

Low Budget allocation to healthcare: Fin secy says it is primarily states' responsibility
2 years, 10 months ago

Low Budget allocation to healthcare: Fin secy says it is primarily states' responsibility

The Hindu  

Somanathan on Monday said healthcare is primarily the responsibility of the States, amid suggestions of the budgetary allocation to the sector still being low at 1.3% of GDP. He said the Centre provides for some “cross-cutting health infrastructure” and also spends on the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana, which helps people from lower strata of the society to access healthcare. …

Budget 2022: FM Nirmala Sitharaman Lays Long-term Blueprint for Amrit Kal
2 years, 11 months ago

Budget 2022: FM Nirmala Sitharaman Lays Long-term Blueprint for Amrit Kal

News 18  

This is the second Budget in the midst of a pandemic that warranted careful manoeuvring between growth, inflation and expenditure. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has done a fine job by laying a long-term blueprint for the ‘Amrit Kal’ and has announced various short-term measures that will maintain the growth momentum or K-shaped recovery of the economy. The focus on the …

Budget 2022 – Will it be a booster shot for the healthcare sector?
2 years, 11 months ago

Budget 2022 – Will it be a booster shot for the healthcare sector?

Live Mint  

The pandemic period has been very pertinent and aspiring for the country’s pharma sector. Reintroducing tax holidays for rural hospitals with a flexibility to select beneficial years and viability gap funding by the government for setting up hospitals, would make this area an attractive space for investment and strengthen country’s healthcare infrastructure. Further, a weighted deduction of expenses incurred on …

Budget 2022: Will the Healthcare Sector get a Booster Shot From FM Sitharaman?
2 years, 11 months ago

Budget 2022: Will the Healthcare Sector get a Booster Shot From FM Sitharaman?

News 18  

Many believe that Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman can make some key announcements related to these industries in this year’s financial statement. In the previous budget, the government of India paid special attention to the healthcare sector and came up with several new programs and increased budgetary allocations for the sector. Prompted by several new developments, prevailing market scenarios, public perception, …

Budget 2022: Meet Nirmala Sitharaman's Key Team in Shaping Union Budget This Year
2 years, 11 months ago

Budget 2022: Meet Nirmala Sitharaman's Key Team in Shaping Union Budget This Year

News 18  

Union Budget 2022: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman is all set to present her third budget in a week. Sitharaman’s team, comprising five high profile officials — TV Somanatham Tarun Bajaj, Debashish Panda, Ajay Seth and Tuhin Kanta Pandey — has a key role in deciding how the amount during each fiscal is allocated to different sectors. Let us Know …

With Budget 2022, Finance Minister Must Show the Elephant Too Can Dance - News18
2 years, 11 months ago

With Budget 2022, Finance Minister Must Show the Elephant Too Can Dance - News18

News 18  

The economic growth of India is often compared with its blow hot-blow cold neighbour China. To actualise the dream, the country must consistently achieve double-digit growth, a feat not achieved in past; manufacturing sector must gallop from its measly 17 per cent contribution to GDP with a low 11 per cent employment contribution; exports must grow exponentially; agriculture must transform …

Wanted: A truly generous health cheque for underserved Indians
3 years, 2 months ago

Wanted: A truly generous health cheque for underserved Indians

Live Mint  

At an annual spend hovering around ₹2,000 per capita, India’s public health expenditure remains one of the lowest among major economies in the world. Yet, in fiscal 2020-21, when the pandemic burst on the scene, India’s government health expenditure inched up to merely 1.5% of GDP. The National Health Policy, in addition to recommending an increase in overall public health …

‘More health for the money’: Obtaining more value from financing
3 years, 4 months ago

‘More health for the money’: Obtaining more value from financing

Hindustan Times  

Currently, we in India spend a total of about 4% of our Gross Domestic Product on health care, with almost 2.5% being directly paid for by us at the time that we use any health care services, and only 1.25% being spent by the government. Having failed to obtain substantial improvements within their current systems using traditional methods, a number …

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

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

News 18  

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

Repo Rate Unchanged at 4%, GDP Growth Projected at 10.5% for FY22
3 years, 11 months ago

Repo Rate Unchanged at 4%, GDP Growth Projected at 10.5% for FY22

The Quint  

The central bank governor also said the outlook on growth is turning positive, with the signs of recovery strengthening further. The movement of goods and people and domestic trading activities are growing at a robust pace," he was quoted as saying, going on to assert that the in next fiscal, one can expect the damage inflicted by the pandemic on …

How will Budget 2021 impact senior citizens, NRIs and salaried people
3 years, 11 months ago

How will Budget 2021 impact senior citizens, NRIs and salaried people

Business Standard  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented her third Union Budget in Parliament, which rests on six pillars – health and well-being, physical, financial capital and infrastructure, inclusive development for aspirational India, reinvigorating human capital, innovation and R&D and minimum government and maximum governance. As the Covid-19 pandemic hit India last year, the government witnessed a rising expenditure and tumbling revenue, even …

Industry Experts Hail Budget 2021 As Nirmala Sitharaman's Team Talks About Way Forward
3 years, 11 months ago

Industry Experts Hail Budget 2021 As Nirmala Sitharaman's Team Talks About Way Forward

News 18  

Day after the Union Budget 2021, industry experts during the CNBC-TV 18 Budget Town Hall called it a success. Meanwhile, the team behind the budget — Ajay Bhushan Pandey, Secretary, Finance and Tarun Bajaj, Secretary, Economic Affairs, Debashish Panda, Secretary of Financial Services and Tuhin Kanta Pandey, Secretary DIPAM talked about why the growth and tax targets are realistic and …

What The 137% Hike in Health Budget Means: From a Doctor Petitioning for Healthy India
3 years, 11 months ago

What The 137% Hike in Health Budget Means: From a Doctor Petitioning for Healthy India

News 18  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented India’s budget for the fiscal year beginning April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022 on Monday. Emphasizing that the Budget proposal of 2021-2022 rests on 6 pillars including that of Health and Wellbeing, Sitharaman proposed more than doubling India’s healthcare and wellbeing spending to 2.2 trillion rupees. Dr Sarika Verma, an ENT surgeon based out …

Infrastructure, healthcare get biggest boost in Union Budget 2021: Key takeaways
3 years, 11 months ago

Infrastructure, healthcare get biggest boost in Union Budget 2021: Key takeaways

India Today  

The Union Budget 2021 presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman was all about prioritizing key issues like creating more jobs, ramping up healthcare spending and boosting economic growth. Having said that, here are key takeaways from the Union Budget 2021: Healthcare and infra get biggest push The funds allocated for infrastructure development and heathcare were the biggest highlights of Budget …

Govt Did Not Do U-Turn from Fiscal Prudence, Focus is On Holistic Health: Nirmala Sitharaman To News18
3 years, 11 months ago

Govt Did Not Do U-Turn from Fiscal Prudence, Focus is On Holistic Health: Nirmala Sitharaman To News18

News 18  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday, in an exclusive interview to Network 18 editor-in-chief Rahul Joshi spoke about the government’s “fine balance” carried out through the Union Budget 2021. With tax buoyancy kept conservative; and with disinvestment, an improved GST collection, we will hopefully be looking at better times.” When asked if for a “fiscally prudent government”, the budget was …

Budget 2021: In first budget during coronavirus pandemic, FM announces massive outlay to strengthen health and wellness
3 years, 11 months ago

Budget 2021: In first budget during coronavirus pandemic, FM announces massive outlay to strengthen health and wellness

Op India  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2021-22 on Monday. The proposals for the FY22 Budget rests on 6 pillars, said Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman listing the following as main pillars of Budget 2021 – health and wellbeing, physical and financial capital and infrastructure, inclusive growth, human capital, research & development and lastly minimum government and maximum governance. In …

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

Budget 2021: What Sitharaman announced for Aatmanirbhar Swasthya Yojana

India TV News  

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

Watch Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget 2021 speech live telecast at Aaj Tak, India Today
3 years, 11 months ago

Watch Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget 2021 speech live telecast at Aaj Tak, India Today

India Today  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is all set to present the Union Budget 2021-22 at 11 am on Monday. You can tune-in to India Today LIVE TV to watch Nirmala Sitharaman's speech. As India emerges from the Covid-19 crisis, the ninth budget under the Narendra Modi government, including an interim one, is widely expected to focus on boosting spending on job …

Highlights: Budget will drive economic revival post Covid-19, says India Inc
3 years, 11 months ago

Highlights: Budget will drive economic revival post Covid-19, says India Inc

Hindustan Times  

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented her third Budget, the Budget which was like never before, in Parliament on Monday. This was the first digital Budget presentation, where the finance minister read out the speech from a tab, made in India. The Budget allocated ₹35,000 crore for Covid-19 vaccines Prime Minister Narendra Modi, defence minister Rajnath Singh, home minister Amit Shah …

Sitharaman's 'like never before' Budget 2021 likely to provide relief to pandemic-hit economy today
3 years, 11 months ago

Sitharaman's 'like never before' Budget 2021 likely to provide relief to pandemic-hit economy today

India TV News  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday will deliver her promised budget, which is expected to provide relief to the pandemic-hit common man as well as focus more on driving the economic recovery through higher spending on healthcare, infrastructure and defence amid rising tensions with neighbours. Higher capital expenditure outlay for National Infrastructure Pipeline program that has an aggregate investment target …

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 …

Budget 2021: FM Nirmala Sitharaman Must Provide a ‘Political’ Vision for India’s Economic Revival
3 years, 11 months ago

Budget 2021: FM Nirmala Sitharaman Must Provide a ‘Political’ Vision for India’s Economic Revival

News 18  

As Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman writes her Budget speech, she may consider reversing James Carville’s quote and say “It’s the politics, stupid!” In doing so, she will acknowledge the people-centricity of her approach to the economy, moving beyond mere numbers and data. Consistent Definition of Atmanirbhar Bharat Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Atmanirbhar Bharat programme may be his defining contribution to …

From digital infrastructure to execution of NEP, here's what experts want from Union Budget 2021
3 years, 11 months ago

From digital infrastructure to execution of NEP, here's what experts want from Union Budget 2021

India Today  

The Union Budget 2021 will be presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1. Here are the expectations from education industry experts for the Union Budget 2021: GST exemption for Edtech startups "The Edtech sector is now playing a crucial role in building India's human capital. "We expect the Government of India to work towards Education Policies and help …

Budget 2021 Education Sector Expectations Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman India Union Budget 2021 February 1
3 years, 11 months ago

Budget 2021 Education Sector Expectations Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman India Union Budget 2021 February 1

ABP News  

Education Sector Budget 2021 Expectations: The annual Budget to be presented on 1st February will be held under the shadow of pandemic, and it does holds a special significance. Budget must reward educational institutions to set-up research facilities either individually or among themselves or in partnership with corporates. Implementing compulsory upskilling programmes for faculty through various incentive schemes will uphold …

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

What India expects from Budget 2021

India TV News  

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

Budget 2021: What startups expect from Modi sarkar
3 years, 11 months ago

Budget 2021: What startups expect from Modi sarkar

India TV News  

With the Union Budget 2021 less than a week away, various sectors are expecting Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to make some big-ticket announcements. This is the right time for the Union budget to allocate funds to create a robust ecosystem supporting world class research, product development and drug discovery in the Ayurvedic sector. Tarun Lawadia, Founder & CEO, PumPumPum India’s …

Meet Nirmala Sitharaman's Team Behind Budget 2021 That Promises to Be 'Like Never Before'
3 years, 11 months ago

Meet Nirmala Sitharaman's Team Behind Budget 2021 That Promises to Be 'Like Never Before'

News 18  

In less than a week, the Narendra Modi government will present perhaps its most important budget as the Indian economy recovers from an unprecedented global pandemic. Meet Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s team that will navigate often competing, multiple demands from various sectors, citizens, and stakeholders to provide a probable balm in these Covid times. As head of the Revenue Department, …

Budget 2021: 3 expectations from Nirmala Sitharaman
4 years ago

Budget 2021: 3 expectations from Nirmala Sitharaman

India Today  

All eyes are on the upcoming budget for the next financial year as India looks to recover from the economic devastation caused by the coronavirus pandemic in 2020-21. However, expecting a lavish budget A few days ago, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman promised a budget like “never before”, indicating that the government is set to take difficult steps required to boost …

India Inc’s Budget Wish List Takes a Lesson From Covid-19 With Rare Health Spending Demand
4 years ago

India Inc’s Budget Wish List Takes a Lesson From Covid-19 With Rare Health Spending Demand

News 18  

India has a dismal ratio of doctors and hospital beds, and the fragility of our healthcare infrastructure was amplified in 2020, when a global pandemic threatened to overwhelm our hospitals and medical centres. Covid-19, the gravest health threat in recent memory, has now pushed the country’s apex business chambers to also emphasise the need for hiking government health spend in …

Govt preparing a budget 'as never before': Sitharaman
4 years ago

Govt preparing a budget 'as never before': Sitharaman

India TV News  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said that the government is seeking growth-inducing big ideas and inputs derived from introspection by industry, which would be used for creating a 'budget as never before'. Speaking at the CII Partnership Summit 2020, Sitharaman said that the next Union Budget will help India emerge as the engine for global growth and economic resurgence. …

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