Union Budget to boost rural employment: experts
New Delhi: The allocation of Rs 60,000 crore for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme (MNREGA) in the...
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75% hike in agri allocation, yet experts not happy
New Delhi: With an outlay of Rs 75,000 crore for the PM KISAN scheme, the Modi government in the maiden...
Budget proposes PAN-Aadhaar interchangeability, simpler e-filing
New Delhi: Seeking to ease the compliance burden, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has proposed a slew of measures including...
‘Bahikhaata’ budget angers middle class on social media
New Delhi: The moment after the "bahikhaata" Union Budget was presented on Friday, people took to social media platforms that...
No gear shift in defence spending
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman did not lose purse strings to fund modernisation of the armed forces in the...
Super-rich to cough up more tax as surcharge hiked
New Delhi: India's Super-rich would have to now pay higher taxes, with the Union Budget proposing to raise the surcharge...
Home Ministry gets Rs 1.19 lakh crore in Budget
New Delhi: The Union Home Ministry has been allocated Rs 1,19,025 crore in the Union Budget 2019-20 -- an increase...
Industry leaders hail ‘transformational’ Union Budget
New Delhi: Hailing the Union Budget 2019-20 as "transformational", industry leaders on Friday said it offers a lot for farmers...
FM announces excise duty hike, petrol, diesel to go up
New Delhi: Petrol and diesel prices are set to increase from Friday midnight as Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced an...
Piped water to rural households by 2024: Finance Minister
New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said the government plans to ensure piped water supply to all...
