Tag: Union Budget
Railways Allocated Over Rs 1,000 Crore For Bio-toilets: Minister
Indian railways has been allocated Rs 1,155 crore in 2016-17 for fitment of bio-toilets in passenger trains.....
India's Defence Budget: Trapped In A Straitjacket
The annual budget was presented on February 1 and the allocation for the Defence Ministry offers some instructive insights about how India plans to nurture its military -- that is, the three armed forces: the army, navy and air force.....
Electoral Bonds Cannot Become Parallel Currency-Arun Jaitley
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday said that the electoral bonds announced in Union Budget 2017-18 to promote legitimate funding of political parties cannot become a parallel currency and thus would be valid only for a specific duration.....
Unlimited Corporate Funding Subverts Democracy: CPI-M
The Modi government seems to be facilitating a corporate takeover of parliamentary democracy and the political system, the CPI-M has said.....
Most Fruitful Budget Session In Legislative History: Minister
Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister H.N. Ananth Kumar on Wednesday said the Budget session of Parliament that concluded earlier during the day has been very fruitful as both houses passed all financial bills before March 31. ....
Modi Meets Economists Ahead Of Union Budget
Ahead of the Union Budget, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday sought suggestions from leading economists and other experts of the country on the road ahead for the economic policy.....
Jaitley To Skip World Economic Forum At Davos
Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will give the World Economic Forum (WEF) in the Swiss town of Davos a miss since he is busy with the Union Budget to be presented on February 1.....
Sitharaman Quotes Kashmiri Poet During Budget Speech
During the Budget 2020 presentation in Parliament on Saturday, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman quoted renowned Kashmiri poet Pandit Dinanath Kaul Nadim, a Sahitya Academy Award winner. ....
GDP Growth Over 7.4% In 2014-19, Debt Cut To 48.7%: Finance Minister
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said Central government's debt reduced to 48.7% of GDP in 2019 from 52.2% and has clocked a GDP growth of 7.4% over 2014-19 & FDI increased from $119 bn in 2009-14 to $ 284 billion.....
NDA Govt Committed To Doubling Farmers' Income By 2022: FM
Emphasising on doubling the farm income of farmers across the country by 2022, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her 2020-21 Budget speech said that the government has provided 11 crore farmers under Aspirational India programme. ....
