General Budget
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Rail Budget 2023: Expectations and Predictions
Budget | Jan 24, 2023, 01:28 PM ISTThe Union Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, will present the fifth Rail Budget on February 1st, and the people have high expectations for it.
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Budget 2018: Modi govt likely to woo rural voters ahead of 2019 polls
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Budget earmarks Rs 1 lakh cr safety fund for Railways; service charge on e-tickets to be withdrawn
Feb 01, 2017, 02:05 PM ISTUnion Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today announced the creation of a Railway Surksha Kosh (Rail Safety Fund) of Rs 1 lakh crore in a period of over five years.
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Rs 2,000 maximum cash donation to political party by individual: Jaitley
National | Feb 01, 2017, 02:01 PM ISTStressing the need for greater transparency in political funding, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said the maximum amount of cash donation by an individual to a political party will be Rs 2,000 -- a sharp drop from the Rs 20,000 amount in cash ea
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Budget 2017: Tax relief for common man, curbs on political funding
Feb 01, 2017, 06:50 PM ISTFinance Minister Arun Jaitley is expected to present the Budget 2017 on schedule today despite the death of former Union Minister and sitting Member of Parliament (MP) Ahamed’s death, government sources said today.
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Surgical strikes fitting response to repeated incursions: President
Jan 31, 2017, 01:54 PM ISTThe Budget Session will begin today with President Pranab Mukherjee addressing a joint session of the Parliament. The government will later table the Economic Survey of India. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is scheduled to present the Union Budget on
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SBI calls for raising income tax exemption limits in Budget
Jan 24, 2017, 11:37 AM ISTThe State Bank of India (SBI) has called for raising various income tax exemption limits in the upcoming General Budget to boost economic growth.
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Budget 2017: Quick guide to 10 key Budget documents
Jan 18, 2017, 02:42 PM ISTThe budget is not merely a financial document of the government that presents roadmap to be followed by ministries and departments while exercising their rights to pay out expenses from allocated funds for development works.
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Budget 2017: Additional tax benefits in offing for startups, says Nirmala Sitharaman
Jan 17, 2017, 12:53 PM ISTCommerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday indicated that startups may get additional tax benefits in the forthcoming budget, to be unveiled on 1 February.
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No law to bar Centre from advancing budget, says SC
India | Jan 13, 2017, 02:03 PM ISTThe Supreme Court on Friday said there was nothing in the law that could bar the government from advancing the date for the presentation of the annual budget for the year 2017-18.
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No Budget before polls, Opposition tells Election Commission
National | Jan 05, 2017, 12:31 PM ISTThe war of words between the government and opposition parties over presentation of General Budget ahead of assembly polls in five states is set to escalate.
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Union Cabinet to consider presenting General Budget on Feb 1
Sep 21, 2016, 10:35 AM ISTThe Union Cabinet will today consider the Ministry of Finance’s proposals to merge Railway Budget with the General Budget and advancing the date of its presentation.
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Budget 2016-17 built on agenda 'Transform India', says Finance Minister Arun Jaitley
Feb 29, 2016, 05:50 PM ISTNew Delhi: Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said that the growth of GDP has accelerated to 7.6% in the current Financial Year. This was possible notwithstanding the contraction of global exports by 4.4% compared
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Modi's 2016 plan: Ministers on overdrive, greater mass connect
National | Dec 29, 2015, 02:38 PM ISTNew Delhi: In an apparent bid to step up the government's communication of its policies to the masses and to ensure that they are in tune with the needs of the people, Prime Minister Narendra
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Budget Session of Parliament likely from February 23
National | Jan 21, 2015, 08:39 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Budget Session of Parliament is expected to commence from February 23, sources said. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will present the General Budget on February 27.This will also be the first full Budget
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CPI(M) holds protest against NDA govt's policies
National | Jul 12, 2014, 12:18 PM ISTJammu: Leaders of CPI(M) and its trade union wing CITU today held protest here and alleged that the NDA government at the Centre was “fast moving” towards privatisation of the country's economy by seeking PPP
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People disappointed with Budget, hopes for 'achhe din' dashed: SP
National | Jul 10, 2014, 06:57 PM ISTLucknow: The Samajwadi Party today said the Union Budget has “highly disappointed” the people who were expecting that the BJP-led government would usher in ‘achhe din'.“Crores of people who were expecting ‘achhe din' from the
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Budget session: Lok Sabha adjourned for the day amidst din over price rise
National | Jul 07, 2014, 02:54 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Lok Sabha was Monday adjourned for the day following an uproar over the issue of price rise. The house was earlier adjourned twice over the same issue.Amid the din, Speaker Sumitra Mahajan
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Is Modi government's intention to improve Indian Railways' health genuine?
National | Jul 02, 2014, 07:11 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Narendra Modi – led NDA government will roll out plans to revamp the slouching Indian railways shortly. Two days before Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s new government presents its first general budget, a
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Narendra Modi govt to present its first General Budget on July 10
National | Jun 23, 2014, 02:10 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Budget session of Parliament will be held from July 7 to August 14 and the first General Budget of the Narendra Modi government will be presented on July 10.The Rail Budget will