The Union Budget 2023-24 was presented against the backdrop of some critical geopolitical developments and was the last full budget before the next general elections. Signicantly, 2023 is also the year in which India became the most populated country in the planet and assumed G20 presidency. The Budget served as …
The UPA government has attempted to pay back its poll debt to farmers in the first Budget of its second tenure by committing to reduce the interest rate who pay their dues on time by 1%
NEW DELHI: The Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee in the Lok Sabha on Monday has earmarked Rs.1,770.20 crore for the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation which is headed for expansion within the city as well in other parts of the country. Out of the total allotment, the DMRC …
The United Progressive Alliance government counts among its successes the high growth rate of 8.5 per cent registered during the last five years and its programmes such as the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) that sought to make that growth inclusive. The budget presented by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee …
Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan has described the Union Budget as anti-farmer and disappointing, adding that it would compound the problems of the common man who is facing the brunt of economic slowdown. Mr. Chauhan said that the Union Government had not shown any sincere intent to …
NEW DELHI: The Union Budget 2009-10 was hailed by Congress leaders in Delhi on Monday as a development-oriented and pro-poor budget which would take the country forward. Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said the Budget reflected the commitment of the Union Government to fulfil promises made to the common man …
More sops for defaulters; 1% interest subsidy for timely payers. Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has gone beyond what the Congress manifesto promised by offering cheaper credit to farmers who repay their loans in time and extending the repayment period for loan defaulters covered under the Rs 71,000-crore agriculture debt waiver …
Customs duty cut from 7.5% to 2.5%. THE FINANCE minister has announced that Customs duty on bio-diesel will be reduced from 7.5 per cent to 2.5 per cent and duty-paid high-speed diesel blended with up to 20 per cent bio-diesel will be fully exempted from excise duties. This, say industry …
Pranab Mukherjee today proposed to allocate Rs 1,000 crore for Aila relief to the Bengal government as sought by chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, a move likely to please the state
PAWAN BALI Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee on Monday allocated around Rs 4,000 crores for providing housing and basic amenities to the urban poor The money will be spent through the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission and Rajiv Awas Yojana. The Rajiv Awas Yojana scheme was recently announced by the …
Vivek Sinha July 6: Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee has chosen infrastructure development in rural and urban areas to provide economic stimulus to the economy and to usher in inclusive growth. Mr Mukherjee has increased the allocation to JNNURM (Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission) and Bharat Nirman, the flagship schemes …
The first Budget of the second UPA Government at the Centre failed to look at the specific requirements of Kerala, for which detailed representations had been made by the Parliament members from the State, but Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee did make some decent allocations for infrastructure and development projects in …
Pawan Bali and Parul Chandra July 6: Clearly with an eye on the coming Assembly elections in Maharashtra, finance minister Pranab Mukherjee offered it significant help, including a task force to help farmers who failed to benefit from the Centre
