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Budget 2023 | Cut in allocations to farm schemes, food subsidy draws flak

February 1, 2023 admin

Farmers carry cauliflowers from their field, on the day of tabling Union Budget 2023-24, in a village near Amritsar, on Wednesday, February 1, 2023. Image for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: PTI The Union Budget, presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman here on Wednesday, announced a number of measures for the agriculture sector, including…

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Budget 2023 | Railways gets outlay of ₹2.4 lakh crore

February 1, 2023 admin

A view of the production of Vande Bharat Coaches at Integral Coach Factory in Chennai. File | Photo Credit: R. Ragu With an outlay of ₹2.40 lakh crore for the financial year 2023-24 compared to ₹1.40 lakh crore in the FY22-23, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that the outlay for the railways is nine times the…

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Himachal Pradesh, Punjab Chief Ministers criticise Union Budget 2023; Haryana CM hails it

February 1, 2023 admin

CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said the Budget was contrary to the expectations of the common masses and Himachal Pradesh has been ignored in particular. File | Photo Credit: ANI The Union Budget 2023-24 proposals presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman evoked sharp criticism from Chief Ministers of Himachal Pradesh and Punjab, even as the Haryana…

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Budget 2023 | Government to set up 100 5G labs to develop new apps

February 1, 2023 admin

India has made remarkable advancements in the digital realm. File image | Photo Credit: AP The Government proposes to set up 100 labs for developing applications using 5G services in various engineering institutions across the country. Three Centres of Excellence for AI will also be set up. These measures will realise a new range of…

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Budget 2023 | Odisha may prove to be a first-mover in Pradhan Mantri PVTG Development Mission

February 1, 2023 admin

Women of the Bonda tribe, a forest-dwelling community, in their village in Odisha’s Malkangiri district bordering Andhra Pradesh. Classified as one of India’s Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups, the Bonda tribal people traditionally used only beads and a strip of cloth to cover their bodies. | Photo Credit: K.R. Deepak As Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman…

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Budget 2023 | Marginal increase of 3.43% for health, research budget slashed by 6.87%

February 1, 2023 admin

Image for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: PTI The Union Budget 2023-24 has announced an allocation of ₹89,155 crore for the Ministry of Health, which is 3.43% higher than its FY23 outlay of ₹86,200.65 crore. Of the ₹89,155 crore outlay, ₹86,175 crore has been earmarked for the Department of Health and Family Welfare and…

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Budget 2023 | Vehicle scrapping policy revved up to drive green economy

February 1, 2023 admin

Automakers opine that the policy will not only boost the sales but also help achieving clean and green environment. | Photo Credit: PTI The Union Budget for 2023-2024 has laid special emphasis on vehicle scrapping policy by allocating adequate funds to replace vehicles that are over 15 years. The move has been hailed by the…

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Budget 2023 | Income Tax exemptions on high-value life insurance proceeds to be limited

February 1, 2023 admin

According to the Budget documents, the proposal follows a measure initiated in the Finance Act, 2021 pertaining to the proceeds of ULIP policies, where the premium paid, for any year, exceeded ₹2.5 lakh. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman addressing a post-Budget press conference, in New Delhi on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: ANI The Union Budget…

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Budget 2023 | Push to achieve net zero emissions: P.B. Balaji

February 1, 2023 admin

P.B. Balaji. Photo: Special Arrangement The Union Budget 2023 has managed to delicately balance economic growth with fiscal prudence. It is also a confident and forward-looking Budget that puts money in the hands of the consumers and aggressively invests in building the nation. Money in the hands of the consumers: The revised income tax slabs…

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Budget 2023, target 2047: Ashok Hinduja

February 1, 2023 admin

Ashok Hinduja. Photo: Special Arrangement The 45-trillion-rupee-spending budget 2023 announced by the Finance Minister on 1 February 2023 outlined the contours of the Indian economy, which has witnessed an increase in size from the 10th to the fifth largest in the world, in the last nine years. India has assumed the presidency of the G20….

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