Why historical figures vanished from Nirmala Sitharaman's budget speeches
2 months ago

Why historical figures vanished from Nirmala Sitharaman's budget speeches

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s last three budget speeches were marked by an absence of key figures that had in the past aided in articulating the government’s priorities and, sometimes, to justify a long-term goal that posed short term difficulties. What to expect On 1 February, when Sitharaman rises to present her eighth budget in a row, a direct, succinct and visionary approach is expected to play out, highlighting the growth priorities outlined by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and seeking to make an emotional connect with people, amid challenges of inflation, moderating growth and unemployment. Experts said they expect references to 'Amrit Kal’, ‘Vikasit Bharat,’ ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat,’ ‘Nari Shakti,’ ‘Kisan Samman’ and ‘PM Gatishakti’—catchphrases that seek to convey government goals as Sitharaman seeks to deliver a development and reform vision along with targeted measures. The last poet to make it to Sitharaman’s speech was Ved Vyasa, when the minister prefaced direct tax proposals in the 2022-23 budget with a quote from the Mahabharata, suggesting a king must ensure the welfare of the people and collect taxes in consonance with that duty.

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Budget brings cheers to salaried, middle class and elderly
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Budget brings cheers to salaried, middle class and elderly

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Despite focusing on the four pillars of society -- poor, women, youth and farmers -- in Union Budget 2025-26, the government on Saturday brought cheer to the faces of salaried, middle class and elderly people as it announced a big bonanza on their personal income-tax in putting more money in their hands. With some “hits and misses”, the …

Thirukkural and Nirmala Sitharaman’s Budget speeches
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Thirukkural and Nirmala Sitharaman’s Budget speeches

The Hindu  

Thirukkural made a comeback in Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s Budget speech after a four-year-gap on Saturday. While presenting the Union Budget for 2025-26, Ms. Sitharaman quoted a couplet from Thirukkural while reading out on direct taxes, under Part B of her speech. Providing good governance primarily involves being responsive.” She said the Thirukkural captured the essence of it through …

Budget 2025 Nirmala Sitharaman Quotes Telugu, Tamil Classics In Budget Speech: Meanings Of Thirukkural & Desamunu
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Budget 2025 Nirmala Sitharaman Quotes Telugu, Tamil Classics In Budget Speech: Meanings Of Thirukkural & Desamunu

ABP News  

Budget 2025: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has once again honoured Telugu and Tamil literatures by quoting versus from classics during her Budget speech on Saturday. The chosen Thirukkural verse, number 541, comes from the chapter 'The Right Sceptre' and reads: "Vaanokki vaazhum ullakellaam mannavan koal nokki vaazhung kudi" This verse emphasises the importance of good governance. Sitharaman, presenting the …

Everyone's praising you, Budget is very good: PM praises Nirmala Sitharaman
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Everyone's praising you, Budget is very good: PM praises Nirmala Sitharaman

India Today  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday congratulated Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Parliament after the latter presented the Union Budget 2025-26. The Prime Minister walked up to the bench where Sitharaman was seated and expressed his gratitude for presenting her eighth and the Modi 3.0 government's first Budget today. Earlier in the day, the Prime Minister said the latest Budget …

'This Budget Is Nice Budget': Your Budget Is Complete Without THIS Iconic Ramdas Athawale Reaction Video
1 month, 4 weeks ago

'This Budget Is Nice Budget': Your Budget Is Complete Without THIS Iconic Ramdas Athawale Reaction Video

ABP News  

If you’re up on a Saturday morning, eagerly tuning into the pre-budget show and gearing up for Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s speech in Parliament— kudos to you! Every year, expectations run high for the Union Budget, as this crucial document not only defines the nation’s growth trajectory but also directly impacts the common citizen, especially when it comes to direct …

Budget 2025: How to read the documents that FM Sitharaman will present in parliament
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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Budget 2025: How to read the documents that FM Sitharaman will present in parliament

Hindustan Times  

The budget speech by the finance minister in Lok Sabha is usually the most followed part of any budget. Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman tabled the Economic Survey on Friday Budget speech The speech read out in Parliament is divided into two parts. For instance, in the July 2024 budget, the finance minister announced plans to incentivise job creation, improve …

Budget 2025: When Finance Ministers’ gave poetic touch to their speeches
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2 months ago

Budget 2025: When Finance Ministers’ gave poetic touch to their speeches

Live Mint  

Over the years since independence, Union Finance Ministers in India have added their own touch to the Budget speech, with some taking longer and others a slight poetic touch. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to announce the budget on February 1 as the nation eyes potential tax reliefs for the country's middle-class and low-income individuals. Nirmala Sitharaman: The …

Many chefs who bake the budget
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Many chefs who bake the budget

New Indian Express  

In a few days from now, Nirmala Sitharaman will present her eighth budget, a record for an Indian finance minister. I keep defending industry even when people provocatively ask me what I would like to tell the private sector.” The finance minister’s decisions depend on numerous inputs. The minister would also hold meetings with captains of industry, trade unions and …

Rahul Gandhi slams Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget: 'To appease...'
8 months, 1 week ago

Rahul Gandhi slams Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget: 'To appease...'

Hindustan Times  

Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday slammed finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman's Union Budget, saying it was aimed at appeasing the BJP's allies and "cronies". The Congress leader described the document as the "Kursi Bachao" Budget and alleged that it was copied from the Congress party's Lok Sabha polls manifesto. Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said the employment scheme was "designed …

Budget 2024: Key announcements by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
8 months, 1 week 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, …

FM Nirmala Sitharaman: True Vote on Account Budget, Shows Our Secularism in Action
1 year, 1 month ago

FM Nirmala Sitharaman: True Vote on Account Budget, Shows Our Secularism in Action

News 18  

A day after presenting the interim budget, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman spoke exclusively to Network18 Group Editor-in-Chief Rahul Joshi about how it was a “true vote on account budget”. “We treated it like a true vote on account, an interim budget before an election, and also an interim budget which is being presented with the clear understanding that the several …

Budget 2024: Want To Know Which Is Nirmala Sitharaman's Shortest Budget Speech?
1 year, 1 month ago

Budget 2024: Want To Know Which Is Nirmala Sitharaman's Shortest Budget Speech?

ABP News  

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday tabled her sixth consecutive Budget. Opposition members listened to Sitharaman's Budget speech with rapt attention, barring some voices of disapproval to the minister's reference to her government returning to power after the Lok Sabha elections. In 2019, as India's first full-time woman finance minister, Sitharaman's Budget speech had lasted for two hours and …

Analysis | Nirmala Sitharaman’s interim Budget reveals BJP’s confidence in comeback
1 year, 1 month 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 …

Quotes and proverbs enliven AP Budget speech
2 years ago

Quotes and proverbs enliven AP Budget speech

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Finance minister Buggana Rajendranath punctuated his Budget speech on Thursday with quotes and proverbs from Rabindranath Tagore to APJ Abdul Kalam, enthusing the members from both sides of the House. If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue, Or walk with Kings—nor lose the common touch,” the finance minister said “these lines are a true tribute to …

Budget 2023 PDF Download: Read and Save Nirmala Sitharaman's Full Budget Speech in PDF Format
2 years, 1 month 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: Do you know who gave the longest Budget speech? Everything interesting about the annual financial statement
2 years, 1 month ago

Budget 2023: Do you know who gave the longest Budget speech? Everything interesting about the annual financial statement

Firstpost  

It’s Budget Day and all eyes are on Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, as she will present her fifth Union Budget in Parliament today. 2 hours and 42 minutes Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman holds the record for delivering the longest speech while presenting the Union Budget 2020-21 on 1 February 2020. Image Courtesy: Wikimedia Commons Photo 800 words That’s the length …

All Eyes On Nirmala Sitharaman As Modi Govt Set To Present Last Full Budget Before 2024 Polls
2 years, 1 month ago

All Eyes On Nirmala Sitharaman As Modi Govt Set To Present Last Full Budget Before 2024 Polls

ABP News  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will today present the Union Budget 2023 which will be the Modi government's last full budget before the 2024 general polls. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said amid global economic turmoil, India’s budget will attempt to meet the hopes and aspirations of common citizens and be a ray of hope for the world. Addressing the …

Union Budget 2023: Five times finance ministers referred to poets and authors in budget speech
2 years, 1 month ago

Union Budget 2023: Five times finance ministers referred to poets and authors in budget speech

India TV News  

The Union Budget 2023 will be tabled in Parliament today by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, with the public expecting news such as changes in tax slabs and interest rate breaks for house purchases. This will be Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's fifth budget and the Modi government's last full budget before the Lok Sabha elections in 2024. P Chidambaram During …

Union Budget 2022: Nirmala Sitharaman presents Budget amid Opposition taunts and applause from treasury benches
3 years, 1 month ago

Union Budget 2022: Nirmala Sitharaman presents Budget amid Opposition taunts and applause from treasury benches

Firstpost  

Several members were dismayed at the non-availability of the hard copies of the Budget Speech of the finance minister. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said the speech copies would be available after the presentation of the Budget New Delhi: Lok Sabha members heard Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s 90-minute budget speech in rapt attention, barring the occasional remarks by Opposition members …

Nirmala Sitharaman holds record for longest budget speech in history. What about this year?
3 years, 1 month ago

Nirmala Sitharaman holds record for longest budget speech in history. What about this year?

India Today  

In 2019, Union Minister of Finance Nirmala Sitharaman presented her maiden budget for the fiscal year 2019-2020. Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2022 in Parliament on Tuesday, February 1. In terms of word spoken, Manmohan Singh delivered the longest budget speech in 1991 under the PV Narasimha Rao government. BUDGET 2022 Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday presented her …

Speech Analytica: Live analysis of Union Budget 2022
3 years, 1 month ago

Speech Analytica: Live analysis of Union Budget 2022

India Today  

Live blog Speech Analytica: Live analysis of Union Budget 2022 Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to present her fourth Union Budget today at a time when India’s economic recovery faces fresh challenges. Would be interesting to know Payment App companies reaction Subhash Chandra Garg Former Finance Secretary Humungous increase in capex Raising capital expenditure to 7.5 lakh crore in …

Nirmala's Budget made a virtue out of necessity
4 years, 1 month ago

Nirmala's Budget made a virtue out of necessity

Deccan Chronicle  

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman had promised a “once in a century” Budget and raised hopes sky high. Despite her hype, the expectations were generally low mainly because it was widely known that the government’s revenues had collapsed due to the Covid-19 pandemic economic lockdown, leaving the finance minister with little fiscal margin for policy manoeuvre. Ms Sitharaman was able …

Nirmala Sitharaman Invokes Tagore in Budget Speech, Twitter Asks 'Eye on West Bengal Polls?'
4 years, 1 month ago

Nirmala Sitharaman Invokes Tagore in Budget Speech, Twitter Asks 'Eye on West Bengal Polls?'

News 18  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman started her Budget 2021 speech with a poem. In what was seen as yet another nod to the upcoming elections in West Bengal, Sitharaman symbolically started this year’s Budget by quoting Nobel laureate and Bengali icon Rabindranath Tagore to describe India’s battle with the coronavirus pandemic. Quoting Tagore, one of the most prominent poets from West …

Budget 2021: FM Nirmala Sitharaman Must Provide a ‘Political’ Vision for India’s Economic Revival
4 years, 1 month 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 …

In 15 stories, Union Budget 2020-21 summarised for you
5 years, 1 month ago

In 15 stories, Union Budget 2020-21 summarised for you

Hindustan Times  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday presented Union Budget in a 160-minute long speech, the longest so far in the country’s history. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman arrives at Parliament to present the Union Budget 2020-21 in the Lok Sabha, in New Delhi on Saturday. Allocation for this purpose is Rs 4,400 crores,” she said Budget 2020: Nirmala Sitharaman hails …

Union Budget 2020: Past in Sitharaman's theme-based budget blast
5 years, 1 month ago

Union Budget 2020: Past in Sitharaman's theme-based budget blast

India Today  

In her second Union Budget speech, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman liberally banked on the past to present proposals for a brighter New India that she envisaged to build through economic policies. "This budget is woven around 3 prominent themes - 1) Aspirational India 2) Economic Development 3) Caring Society," Sitharaman said. After reciting the lines from the poem in Kashmiri, …

Nirmala Sitharaman unveils Budget aimed at boosting incomes; introduces alternative tax regime to simplify taxation; full text of her speech
5 years, 1 month ago

Nirmala Sitharaman unveils Budget aimed at boosting incomes; introduces alternative tax regime to simplify taxation; full text of her speech

Firstpost  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday unveiled the budget for fiscal 2020-21, vowing to boost income of Indians and their purchasing power, in a bid to revive domestic economic growth that has slumped Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday unveiled the budget for fiscal 2020-21, vowing to boost income of Indians and their purchasing power, in a bid to revive …

Budget 2020: Here are initial comments made by Nirmala Sitharaman
5 years, 1 month ago

Budget 2020: Here are initial comments made by Nirmala Sitharaman

Op India  

On Saturday, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tabled her second Budget in Parliament. Presenting the Budget 2020 in Lok Sabha, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said the budget is “to boost the income and purchasing power of people.” “People of India have unequivocally given their support to the policies of the Narendra Modi government. From 2014-2019, the Modi govt has …

From Lord Basaveshwara to Chanakya, Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget speech draws from India's finest literary traditions
5 years, 8 months ago

From Lord Basaveshwara to Chanakya, Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget speech draws from India's finest literary traditions

Firstpost  

On Friday, when Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented her maiden Budget in Lok Sabha, she too relied upon the tradition of using couplets and quotes to buttress her point that India is marching towards its goal of becoming a “developed economy’ and to achieve its true place in the comity of nations. In 1991, when then Union finance Minister Manmohan …

Budget 2019: Twitterati explode with memes after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s speech
5 years, 8 months ago

Budget 2019: Twitterati explode with memes after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s speech

India TV News  

The Union Cabinet Budget 2019 was presented by Nirmala Sitharaman in the Parliament on July 5, 2019. The first full-time female Finance Minister of India presented the speech of PM Narendra Modi government's first budget of their second tenure today. Instead of a leather briefcase, the budget was enclosed in a 'bahi khata' which happens to be a red cloth …

Nirmala Sitharaman crowd sources ideas for FY20 budget
5 years, 9 months ago

Nirmala Sitharaman crowd sources ideas for FY20 budget

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman is crowdsourcing ideas for the Union budget in a bid to make her first budget as inclusive and broad-based as possible. The Narendra Modi government will present its first budget of the second term on 5 July, which will indicate the direction of economic policies India will adopt in the near future. The move …

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