Tag: Union Budget
Jaitley To Skip World Economic Forum At Davos
Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will give the World Economic Forum (WEF) in the Swiss town of Davos a miss since he is busy with the Union Budget to be presented on February 1.....
Sitharaman Quotes Kashmiri Poet During Budget Speech
During the Budget 2020 presentation in Parliament on Saturday, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman quoted renowned Kashmiri poet Pandit Dinanath Kaul Nadim, a Sahitya Academy Award winner. ....
GDP Growth Over 7.4% In 2014-19, Debt Cut To 48.7%: Finance Minister
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said Central government's debt reduced to 48.7% of GDP in 2019 from 52.2% and has clocked a GDP growth of 7.4% over 2014-19 & FDI increased from $119 bn in 2009-14 to $ 284 billion.....
NDA Govt Committed To Doubling Farmers' Income By 2022: FM
Emphasising on doubling the farm income of farmers across the country by 2022, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her 2020-21 Budget speech said that the government has provided 11 crore farmers under Aspirational India programme. ....
Policy To Build Data Centre Parks Across Country Soon: FM
A policy will be set up to build data centre parks throughout the country, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said during her second Union Budget presentation in Parliament on Saturday.....
Scheme To Spur Mobile Phone, Semiconductor Manufacturing Soon: FM
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said a scheme to encourage manufacturing of mobile phones, semiconductor packaging and electronic equipment is on the anvil. ....
Budget Shows Delhi Not BJP's Priority: Kejriwal
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Saturday that the Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has proved that the national capital is not in BJP's priority list, as he questioned why people should vote for the saffron party when it has disappointed the city just before the Assembly elections.....
High Flowing Couplets In Nirmala's Budget Do Little To Ease Economic Woes
It was an unusually long 2 hours, 41 minutes Budget speech by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, where she tried to come across as 'pro-farmer' while devising a new tax regime aimed at the middle class. however, beyond the couplets and promises, the specifics showed either no increase in allocation or marginal. With very little fiscal room to manoeuvre, Sitharaman walked a tightrope. ....
National Recruitment Agency For All Computer Based Exams Soon
Emphasising on creating more employment, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday announced that a National Recruitment Agency (NRA) will be set up for all computer-based examinations for recruitment to non-gazetted government and public sector banks posts.....
Team India's 'spectacular Success' In Aus Finds Mention In FM's Budget Speech
Indian cricket team's "spectacular" Test series victory in Australia found a mention in Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget 2021-22 Speech in the Parliament on Monday. ....
