Budget 2024
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Budget 2024: Tourism industry seeks uniform 12 per cent GST rate on hotels
Budget | Jul 11, 2024, 08:40 AM ISTBudget 2024:The current GST rates for hospitality are among the highest globally, making tourism expensive.
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Budget 2024: PM Modi holds meeting with prominent economists to gather their views, suggestions
Budget | Jul 11, 2024, 01:59 PM ISTThe first budget of the BJP-led government NDA in its fresh term would be significant with Prime Minister Narendra Modi having stated earlier that the third term will be used to write new chapters of bold decisions. The budget is set to be presented on July 23.
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Budget: Central govt employees may receive 50 per cent of last drawn salary as pension under NPS
Budget | Jul 10, 2024, 05:21 PM ISTIn the upcoming 2024–25 budget, the NDA government is considering a significant pension reform for central government employees, potentially offering 50% of the last drawn salary as a pension under the NPS.
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Rajasthan Budget 2024 highlights: Amrut 2.0 scheme, Greenfield Expressways, and new sports policy
Rajasthan | Jul 10, 2024, 04:01 PM ISTRajasthan's 2024-25 budget, presented by Deputy Chief Minister Diya Kumari, introduces major initiatives including the construction of nine greenfield expressways, a significant allocation for health, and the launch of the Amrut 2.0 scheme for urban infrastructure.
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Budget 2024: Govt may double minimum guaranteed amount under Atal Pension Yojana
Budget | Jul 10, 2024, 12:31 PM ISTBudget 2024: Earlier this year, the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) emphasised the need to increase the guaranteed pension amount, expressing concerns about its adequacy in meeting future needs.
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Budget 2024: Centre may relax payment rule for MSMEs | DETAILS
Budget | Jul 10, 2024, 10:42 AM ISTFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had said the changes, if any, to the rule will have to be done in the full Budget in July under the new government as per the representations submitted by MSMEs.
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PM Modi to meet economists, sectoral experts ahead of Union Budget on July 11
Budget | Jul 09, 2024, 09:40 PM ISTThe Budget will be the first significant economic document of the Modi 3.0 government, expected to outline key reforms and strategies to propel India towards becoming a developed nation by 2047. President Murmu has indicated that the Budget will feature historic steps to accelerate reforms.
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Budget 2024: Industry players suggest govt to simplify tax system, give relief to middle class
Budget | Jul 09, 2024, 01:48 PM ISTThe industry has urged the Finance Minister to reduce corporate taxes, phase out tax exemptions, and broaden the tax base to promote economic growth.
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Budget 2024: IMA urges Nirmala Sitharaman to raise health allocation to minimum 2.5 per cent of GDP
Budget | Jul 09, 2024, 12:25 PM ISTThe first full budget of the BJP-led NDA government in its third successive term will be presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on July 23. The budget session of parliament will start on July 22 and conclude on August 12.
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Budget 2024: Govt likely to double Ayushman Bharat coverage, increase insurance amount limit
Budget | Jul 09, 2024, 11:10 AM ISTBudget 2024: Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY is the world's largest health insurance scheme, designed to offer free medical treatment up to Rs 5 lakh to over 12 crore economically disadvantaged and vulnerable families, benefiting approximately 55 crore individuals.
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First Union Budget of Modi 3.0 to be presented on July 23, tweets minister Kiren Rijiju
India | Jul 06, 2024, 04:27 PM ISTUnion Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju informed that the Union Budget (2024-25) will be presented in Lok Sabha on 23 July, 2024.
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'Reform, transform and perform has worked': President highlights govt's achievements in Parliament
Business | Jun 27, 2024, 11:49 AM ISTPresident Murmu expressed confidence in her government's decade-long track record, reinforced by a third consecutive term mandate. Her speech outlines ambitious economic and social policies, setting the agenda for future parliamentary sessions focused on advancing national development goals.
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Budget 2024: Trade unions meet Nirmala Sitharaman, seek restoration of OPS, increase in tax rebate
Budget | Jun 24, 2024, 05:43 PM ISTAhead of the budget, trade union leaders met Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and made several key demands. The unions also asked the government to stop the privatisation drive of PSUs, scrap the new pension scheme. Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh submitted a memorandum with its demand separately.
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Will petrol, diesel come under GST? | Here's what FM Sitharaman said in GST council meeting | VIDEO
Business | Jun 23, 2024, 06:03 AM ISTGST council meeting: In another taxpayer-friendly measure, the GST Council has decided to introduce Form GSTR 1A to enable taxpayers to add information they have missed when filing Form GSTR 1.
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Nirmala Sitharaman holds pre-budget consultation meeting with finance ministers of state, UT
Business | Jun 22, 2024, 11:51 AM ISTUnion Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has been holding pre-budget consultation meetings with various stakeholders, economists and experts since June 19. The upcoming budget is the first budget of Modi government after winning the third term.
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Union Budget 2024-25: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman kicks off preparation, earmarks priorities
Budget | Jun 13, 2024, 02:49 PM ISTNirmala Sitharaman was given the charge of the finance portfolio in the second stint of the Modi government after the 2019 general elections, becoming the first full-time woman finance minister in the independent India. In the third stint, PM Modi reposed his faith in her leadership.
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Rajasthan Budget: Finance Minister Diya Kumari proposes Rs 1,000 crore for schools, colleges
Business | Feb 08, 2024, 01:13 PM ISTThe minister announced plans to recruit candidates to fill 70,000 vacant posts, a move intended to stimulate employment opportunities and address workforce needs in different sectors.
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman defers equity support to oil companies to next fiscal year
Business | Feb 02, 2024, 07:09 AM ISTThe equity support was intended to aid the Indian Oil Corporation, Bharat Petroleum Corporation, and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation in their energy transition projects.
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Aaj Ki Baat: Full episode, February 1, 2024 | WATCH
India | Feb 01, 2024, 11:47 PM ISTIndia's number one and most followed Super Prime Time News Show, ‘Aaj Ki Baat-Rajat Sharma Ke Saath' was launched just before the 2014 general elections.
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Budget 2024: Take a sneak peek into Sitharaman's announcements through graphics
Budget | Feb 01, 2024, 07:45 PM ISTAs per the First Advance Estimates of National Income of FY 2023-24, presented along with Finance Minister’s speech, India’s Real GDP is projected to grow at 7.3 per cent. This is also in line with the upward revision in growth projections for FY2023-24 by the RBI from 6.5 per cent to 7 per cent.