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Union Budget 2025: What’s In It For Defence sector The total allocation to the Defence Ministry for 2025-26 stood at ₹6,81,219 crore which represents a year on year increase of 9.53% and constitutes 13.45% of the Union Budget, the highest among the Ministries. | Video Credit: The Hindu The capital allocation for the Defence Ministry…
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New Delhi: The Rural Development Ministry has been allocated Rs 1.88 lakh crore in the Union Budget for 2025-26, around 5.75 per cent more than the allocation in the previous budget. According to the budget proposals made by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday, the Rural Development Ministry has been earmarked Rs 1,77,566.19 crore against…
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New Delhi: The Centre has earmarked Rs 5 crore in the 2025-26 budget for providing financial assistance to the prisoners who languish in jail because they could not afford their bail money. Under the ‘Model Prisons and Correctional Services Act’ 2023, State Legal Services Authorities have established Legal Service Clinics in jails to provide free…
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New Delhi: Ushering in reforms, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday proposed to open up the nuclear power sector for private players and announced a Rs 20,000 crore Nuclear Energy Mission for research in the field, with an aim to set up five small and modular reactors by 2033. Presenting the Union Budget for…
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Image used for representational purpose. | Photo Credit: PTI The Union Budget of 2024-25 provides support to healthcare delivery through increased investment in infrastructure and expansion of the health workforce. It aims to make more affordable some lifesaving drugs needed for treating cancer, other chronic diseases, and some rare diseases. It also seeks to expand…
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New Delhi: The Supreme Court has been allocated Rs 123.75 crore in the 2025-26 financial year for expansion of its building, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced in her budget speech on Saturday. In the 2024-25 fiscal, the Union Budget had earmarked Rs 46.63 crore for the expansion project. “Expansion of Supreme Court building: The…
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Thiruvalluvar statue. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Thirukkural made a comeback in Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s Budget speech after a four-year-gap on Saturday (February 1, 2025). She presented her eighth consecutive Budget this time. Thirukkural is not new to Budget speeches. Former Union Minister P. Chidambaram used to quote from the book during…
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What’s in it for women and children? The Union Budget for 2025-26 focusses on enhancing financial independence of women and providing them an enabling atmosphere to work. | Video Credit: The Hindu The Union Budget for 2025-26 presented on Saturday (February 1, 2025) focusses on enhancing financial independence of women and providing them an enabling…
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented her eighth consecutive budget today in the Parliament. The government has announced major reforms, including a no-tax burden on up to Rs 12 lakh annual income, except special income. Along with reforms and boosts for startups and MSMEs, the Centre’s defence outlay has also witnessed a hike compared to the…
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New Delhi: The Union Budget 2025-26 has allocated Rs 1,024.30 crore for expenses incurred by the Council of Ministers, the Cabinet Secretariat and the Prime Minister’s Office, and for hospitality and entertainment of state guests. The allocated amount is a bit more than the Rs 1,021.83 crore earmarked in 2024-25. In the Budget presented by…
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