Tag: budget

The Election Commission (EC) has directed the government to refrain from announcing any state-specific scheme in the Union Budget 2017 that may influence the voters in the five poll-bound states. ....

As the government pushes for a less-cash economy via digitisation, IT and telecom players are expecting the upcoming Union budget to contain measures that will seek to strengthen cyber security and make broadband available to all, among other measures.....

Considering that the welfare of the poor and middle class is the priority area of the government and the assembly elections manifestos of all the major political parties centre around housing and urban development, this year's budget is expected to give a major thrust on real estate housing & infrastructure.....

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday launched the India Post Payments Bank branches, saying the network of post offices can take banking operations to every doorstep.....

President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday said the highest capital outlay of Rs 1.21 lakh crore has been provided for railway modernization with major emphasis on track development in the northeast.....

The Economic Survey 2016-17 tabled in Parliament on Tuesday by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has mooted the formation of a centralised public sector asset rehabilitation agency (PARA).....
President Pranab Mukherjee arrived at the Parliament House in a traditional coach-and-six from Rashtrapati Bhavan to address the joint sitting of Parliament.....

Caution ahead of the Union Budget's presentation, coupled with negative global cues and outflow of foreign funds, subdued the Indian equities markets on Tuesday.....

India Inc. on Tuesday welcomed the Economic Survey 2016-17 which was tabled in Parliament by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.....

There are reports that Finance Ministry Arun Jaitley might present the Union Budget 2017-18 on Thursday Februray 2, instead of Wednesday due the passing away of a sitting MP E Ahamed.....