In her eighth budget speech presented in Parliament, Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman positioned agriculture as “the first engine of growth”. She unveiled several initiatives aimed at boosting the sector, including the Prime Minister Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana, a scheme designed to target regions with low farm productivity. The plan, in …
Last Updated:February 01, 2025, 21:12 IST Budget 2025: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the government is focused on boosting private investment to strengthen growth, increasing funding in the agriculture sector, and enhancing the spending power of India’s middle class Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents Budget 2025 in the Lok …
Last Updated:February 01, 2025, 14:26 IST Focusing on middle class, Nirmala Sitharaman quoted Telugu poet and playwright Gurajada Appa Rao: ‘A country is not just its soil, a country is its people.’ Budget 2025: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents Budget. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday unveiled “transformative” tax …
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu addressed the joint session of Parliament at the start of the Budget Session. The first leg of the Budget Session will begin on January 31 and end on February 13 while the second leg will begin on March 10 and end on April 4. Parliament …
55th GST Council Meeting Today Live: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday addressed the media on the key decisions of the 55th GST Council meeting today. The Council on Saturday discussed various issues related to goods and services tax (GST). The finance minister announced that the Council has decided to …
Sep 09, 2024 19:57 IST 54th GST Council Meeting: Know Key Decisions New GoM on GST rate reduction on medical health insurance set up; to submit its report by October-end. FM Nirmala Sitharaman says the GST Council meeting to be held in November will take a call on reduction in …
Finance Minister Nirmal Sitharaman on Tuesday presented her seventh budget and the first one of the PM Modi government’s historic third term. The FM’s Budget Speech, anchoring on fiscal policy for growth and welfare, reforms and ease of doing business, signalled the continuity of the decade of economic transformation. Fiscal …
There has been a major pushback since Tuesday’s union budget presentation from all the southern states except Andhra Pradesh, with a government led by BJP ally TDP. The chief ministers of these states are rallying their forces to fight against what they call an “anti-people, one-sided, and unjust budget”. Telangana …
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to create history when she presents her seventh straight Budget on Tuesday for the fiscal 2024-25, surpassing the record of former prime minister Morarji Desai. In the build-up to the Union Budget, economist and author Dr Rajiv Kumar, Chairman, Pahle India Foundation, and former …
July 22, 2024 10:17 IST Budget 2024, Economic Survey Live Updates: Markets Down In Early Trade Equity benchmark indices declined in early trade on Monday along with weak global market trends. The 30-share BSE Sensex tanked 504 points to 80,100.65 in early trade. The NSE Nifty dropped 168.6 points to …
