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Image used for representative purpose. File | Photo Credit: MURALI KUMAR K Resolving long-pending tax dispute, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday, proposed withdrawing all outstanding direct tax demands upto ₹25,000 from 1962 to 2009-10. In her interim budget speech, she noted that a large number of petty or disputed direct tax demands were burdening…
Terming the Interim Budget presented by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman as “progressive”, veteran BJP leader B. S. Yediyurappa complimented her for presenting a realistic Budget that will improve the standard of living of people. The former Karnataka Chief Minister said the Budget reaffirms the commitment of the BJP government towards building a strong, empowered,…
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presenting the Interim Budget 2024 in the Lok Sabha on February 1, 2024. The revised fiscal deficit for financial year 2024-25 is estimated at 5.1 per cent of the GDP, down from 5.8 per cent for the current financial year 2024 (FY24), Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced in her interim Budget…
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Budget presents promising roadmap to strengthen agriculture and dairy sectors, say industry leaders Agriculture and allied sector players termed the Interim Budget 2024-25 as a promising roadmap for strengthening agriculture, agrochemical, dairy sectors by encouraging investment in research and development, technology and warehousing that will empower farmers and their livelihood. “The Interim Budget 2024-25 reiterates…
Watch | Interim Budget 2024 | What’s in it for health sector? | Video Credit: Richard Kujur Health cover under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana will be extended to all Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) and anganwadi workers and helpers said Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday, while announcing the interim Union…
Image used for representative purpose only | Photo Credit: The Hindu Giving a boost to affordable housing, the government on Thursday announced a new scheme to help “deserving” sections of the middle class buy or build their own houses. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman also gave a push to rural housing and said two crore…
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According to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, the PM Kisan SAMPADA Yojana has benefited 38 lakh farmers and assisted 2.4 lakh self-help groups. File photo | Photo Credit: REUTERS Enumerating the benefits of the agriculture schemes implemented by the Modi government in her interim budget speech, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday, touted that the…
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents the Interim Budget 2024 in the Lok Sabha, at Parliament House in New Delhi, Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the global situation is becoming more complex and challenging due to wars and conflicts in different parts of the world. The Russia-Ukraine…
Energy, mineral and cement corridor, a port connectivity corridor and a high traffic density corridor will be set up, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in her Budget speech | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Touching upon measures that will be taken to expand India’s railway infrastructure, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced three major railway economic corridors….
A farmer at his paddy field on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar. File (Representational image only) | Photo Credit: The Hindu Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1 said as many as 11.8 crore farmers were provided financial assistance under the PM KISAN Yojana. Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) is one of the world’s largest…
