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National Testing Agency For Higher Education Entrance: Jaitley
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday announced setting up an autonomous National Testing Agency for conducting entrance exams to higher education institutions.....
Will Reach Out To Industry From April 1 On GST Awareness: Jaitley
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday said the government was ready for implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) and will begin reaching out to the industry from April 1 to make them aware of the new tax regime.....
100% Penalty On Cash Transaction Above Rs 3 Lakh
Anyone transacting in cash above the newly imposed limit of Rs 3 lakh will have to pay a penalty of a similar amount, according to a top government official.....
Union Budget Lacks Vision, Neglects Women, Farmers : Dimple Yadav
Samajwadi Party leader and wife of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, Dimple Yadav on Wednesday dubbed the Union Budget as "vision and directionless" and said that it neglected the farmers and the women.....
Budget Is Anti-poor, Anti-farmer : Sharad Yadav
Senior Janata Dal-United leader Sharad Yadav on Wednesday criticised the Union Budget presented in the Lok Sabha by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, saying it was "anti-poor and anti-farmer".....
PM Kaushal Kendras To Be Extended To All Over The Country
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday presenting Union Budget 2017-18 said the government will extend Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendras to all over the country and launch Sankalp scheme for youths.....
Nitish, Lalu Term Budget 'disappointing'
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his ally Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad on Wednesday said Union Budget 2017-18 is "disappointing" for people, particularly the poor, farmers and youths.....
Rs 1,31,000 Cr For Railways Capex, Development Spend In 2017-18
Total capital and development expenditure on the Indian Railways during the next fiscal has been pegged at Rs 1,31,000 crore, with a little less than half to be provided by the government, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said in his budget presentation on Wednesday.....
Government Hikes Allocation To Incentivise Electronics Manufacturing
Aiming to make India a global electronics manufacturing hub, the government in its Budget 2017-18 on Wednesday hiked the allocation for Modified Special Incentive Package Scheme (M-SIPS) and the Electronics Development Fund to Rs 745 crore -- "an all-time high". ....
JNU VC Hails Budget For Higher Education
JNU Vice-Chancellor M. Jagadesh Kumar, hailed the measures for higher education announced by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley here on Wednesday in the 2017-18 Union Budget.....
