Tag: Budget
Delhi’s Rs 76,000 Cr Budget: Rs 1,000 To Women, Free Electricity Continues
Delhi Finance Minister Atishi on Monday unveiled the AAP government's Budget of Rs 76,000 crore for the fiscal year 2024-25 in the Assembly.....
Union Budget: PMAY Holds Key To Affordable Housing For Millions
The Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY-Urban) has made steady progress since it was announced in mid-2015 in providing affordable housing and going forward, adaptable, sustainable and low-cost construction technologies can be used to rapidly develop large mass housing projects, according to a report on Tuesday.....
Tax Booster For Middle Class: No Income Tax Payable On Income Up To Rs 12 Lakh
In a big boost to the Indian middle class, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday announced that there will be no income tax payable for incomes up to Rs 12 lakh, and Rs 12.75 lakh for salaried taxpayers (including standard deduction). ....
No Schemes For Poll-bound States In Budget, EC Instructs Government
The Election Commission on Monday cleared the decks for the central government to present the Budget 2017 on February 1, but barred it from announcing any schemes for the five poll-bound states.....
SC Junks Plea For Deferring Union Budget
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a plea for deferring the Union budget 2017-18, in view of assembly polls in five states, holding that the presentation has to be done before the start of the financial year (FY) -- from April 1 -- and not during the FY.....
Debate During Budget Session, PM Tells Parties
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday expressed hope that the budget session of Parliament will see peaceful debates despite political differences.....
Modi Looks Forward To 'fruitful' Budget Session
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday ahead of the budget session hoped that the current session will be "fruitful" and all political parties will work together for people's benefit. ....
India's Economic Survey Pegs Next Fiscal's Growth At 6.75-7.5%
India's Economic Survey for 2016-17 has pegged the country's growth at between 6.75 per cent and 7.5 percent, while going by the 7.1 percent expansion for the current fiscal provisionally projected by the Central Statistics Office.....
Modi Failed To Create Jobs: Rahul
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said the government was a "complete failure" in creating jobs for the youths.....
The Many Challenges Jaitley Must Tackle With Budget 2017
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is likely to offer additional tax breaks to the salaried class, increase government spending to boost flagging demand and prepare the ground for the launch of basic universal income for some proportion of Indians who live below the poverty line -- 172 million at last count -- while presenting his fourth budget on February 1.....
