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Budget 2023 | Industry hails Budget’s green energy, infrastructure push

February 2, 2023 admin

The attention and allocation to building a green infrastructure and a decarbonised energy regime is the core of the Union Budget which puts india on the path of being future proof, said Prashant Ruia, Director, Essar Capital. “The ₹35,000 crore allocation for energy transition along with an ambitious target of 5 MMT of hydrogen will unleash…

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No vision to improve education sector, says AAP

February 1, 2023 admin

The Union Budget seems to be full of good intentions but what happened to the good intentions of last year, how much of it was realised? Education budget is down to 2.5% from 2.64% while the health budget is down to 1.98% from 2.2%. Quality and accessibility of free basic education is still a big…

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Budget 2023 | ₹7,000 crore for next phase of eCourt project will improve justice delivery system: Rijiju

February 1, 2023 admin

Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju said Phase III of eCourts Project will build on the gains made by the earlier two phases that proved crucial in the delivery of justice during the COVID-19 pandemic when courts were under lockdown protocol. File | Photo Credit: PTI Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday allocated ₹7,000 crore for…

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Budget 2023 | Marginal hike in funds for Home Ministry, allocation for Census slashed by half

February 1, 2023 admin

File photo of officials collecting data as part of Census in 2011. | Photo Credit: MURALI KUMAR K In an indication that the census exercise — meant to be completed in 2021, but delayed because of COVID-19 — may not be conducted in 2023-24, the Union Budget allocation for the Census Survey and Statistics head…

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Budget will lay strong base to build a developed India: PM

February 1, 2023 admin

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the media at Parliament House on the first day of the Union Budget session of Parliament | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 1 termed the Union Budget as the “first budget of Amrit Kaal” (the 25-year period between the 75th year of independence and…

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Budget 2023 | No separate mention of disinvestment proceeds

February 1, 2023 admin

IDBI Bank is on the government’s list for privatisation. Image for representation | Photo Credit: G. Ramakrishna The Budget for 2023-24 has not separately mentioned the amount that the government plans to raise from disinvestment or privatisation of state-owned companies. Earlier, proceeds from disinvestment were shown separately as part of the miscellaneous receipts in the…

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Watch | Budget 2023 | Mobile phones, TVs to get cheaper; toys, bicycles, automobiles dearer

February 1, 2023 admin

Watch | Budget 2023 | What’s cheaper and what’s costlier? Customs duties on articles made from bars of gold and platinum have been increased. | Photo Credit: PTI With a view to promoting exports, boosting domestic manufacturing, and enhancing value addition, the Union Budget 2023-24 has proposed a number of changes to the Customs Duty regime which…

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Budget 2023 | Govt to borrow record ₹15.4 lakh crore in FY24 to bridge revenue gap

February 1, 2023 admin

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents the Union Budget 2023-24 | Photo Credit: PTI The government plans to borrow a record ₹15.4 lakh crore from dated securities in FY24 to meet its expenditure requirement to prop up the economy. This is higher than the total borrowing of ₹14.21 lakh crore for the current financial year…

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