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  Interim Budget 2019: Government pegs market borrowing at Rs 4.48 lakh crore for financial year 2020

  Budget | February 01, 2019 18:34 IST

  The government will borrow Rs 4.48 lakh crore from the market in 2019-20, marginally higher than the Rs 4.47 lakh crore estimated for the current financial year ending March 2019.

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  Interim Budget 2019: For every Rupee in government kitty, 70 paise comes from direct, indirect taxes

  Budget | February 01, 2019 18:21 IST

  For every rupee in the government coffer, 70 paise will come from direct and indirect taxes, while the government will spend 23 paise towards state's share of taxes and duties.

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  Demand for white goods to rise on cash doles to farmers, tax incentive in Union Budget: Industry

  Budget | February 01, 2019 18:15 IST

  Consumer electronics and appliances industry players on Friday said demand for white goods is expected to increase following measure announced to help farmers and middle class in the Union Budget.

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  Interim budget 2019: MHA gets Rs 1.03 lakh crore; emphasis on border infrastructure, police modernisation

  Budget | February 01, 2019 18:05 IST

  For the first time, budgetary provisions for the Home Ministry has crossed the Rs 1-lakh crore mark and is pegged at over Rs 1,03,000 crore for the next fiscal, with special emphasis on improving border infrastructure of police forces.

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  Allocation for sports increased by over Rs 200 crore in 2019-20 interim budget

  Budget | February 01, 2019 17:40 IST

  The government on Friday increased the sports budget by Rs 214.20 crore for the financial year 2019-2020, including a hike in funds for the Sports Authority of India (SAI) and incentives for sportspersons.

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  Interim Budget 2019: Government allocates Rs 60000 crore for MGNREGA

  Budget | February 01, 2019 17:19 IST

  The government on Friday proposed to allocate Rs 60,000 crore for rural employment scheme under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) for the year 2019-20.

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  Interim Budget 'historic', to benefit all sections of society: Home Minister Rajnath Singh

  Budget | February 01, 2019 16:56 IST

  Terming the interim Budget "historic", Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said it is aimed at strengthening the economy and will benefit all sections of society.

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  Centre allocates Rs 1,112 crore for Delhi in Interim Budget 2019

  Budget | February 01, 2019 16:51 IST

  The Centre on Friday allocated Rs 1,112 crore for Delhi in the Union Budget, while keeping its share in central taxes and duties unchanged.

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  Interim Budget 2019: Finance Minister announces pension for informal workers

  Budget | February 01, 2019 16:46 IST

  Finance Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday announced launch of Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Mandhan (PMSYM) scheme to provide unorganised workers an assured monthly pension of Rs 3,000 after 60 years of age.

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  Interim Budget 2019: India to become USD five-tn economy in five yrs, USD 10 tn in eight years thereafter, says FM

  Budget | February 01, 2019 16:39 IST

  Finance Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday said the country is poised to become a USD 5-trillion economy in the next five years and aspires to become a USD 10-trillion economy in the next 8 years thereafter.

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  Interim Budget 2019: Government to start national programme on AI; envisages one lakh digital villages

  Budget | February 01, 2019 16:33 IST

  The government will start a national centre for artificial intelligence (AI) and turn one lakh villages into 'digital villages' in a bid to harness new age-technologies for citizens' benefit, Finance Minister Piyush Goyal said on Friday.

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  Finance Minister lays Budget 2019 in Rajya Sabha; House adjourned till Monday

  Budget | February 01, 2019 16:08 IST

  The Interim Budget for the 2019-20 fiscal was laid down in the Rajya Sabha on Friday, following which the Upper House was adjourned till Monday.

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  Interim Budget 2019: Govt 'walked the talk', carried successful auction of natural resources, says Goyal

  Budget | February 01, 2019 16:32 IST

  Finance Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday said the NDA government has conducted transparent auction of natural resources including coal and has "walked the talk".

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  Interim Budget 2019: Income tax exemption raised, farmers to get cash dole

  Budget | February 01, 2019 15:58 IST

  Making a strong re-election pitch, the BJP-led NDA government on Friday announced the biggest income tax sops for middle class, including complete exemption for income up to Rs 5 lakh, and Rs 6,000 annual cash dole to poor farmers in a scheme that will cost Rs 75,000 crore per year.

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  Interim Budget 2019: Propose to hike TDS threshold on rent income to Rs 2.4 lakh, says FM Piyush Goyal

  Budget | February 01, 2019 16:25 IST

  Finance Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday proposed to increase tax deducted at source (TDS) limit on rent income to Rs 2.4 lakh from the current Rs 1.80 lakh.

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  Rupee ends four paise higher at 71.08/USD; focus on interim budget

  Business | January 31, 2019 20:31 IST

  The Indian rupee on Thursday edged higher by 4 paise to 71.08 against the US dollar amid weakness in the greenback in overseas markets after the US Fed kept interest rate unchanged.

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  Income tax concessions, farm relief package may figure in Government's Budget

  Budget | January 31, 2019 20:19 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government's sixth and final budget before the polls due by May is supposed to be an interim budget or a Vote on Account.

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  Venkaiah Naidu, Sumitra Mahajan call separate all-party meetings ahead of Budget session

  India | January 27, 2019 18:45 IST

  The Lok Sabha speaker has called a meeting on January 30, while Naidu has invited floor leaders of all parties on the morning of January 31.  

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  Budget Session | Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to present vote on account on February 1

  Business | January 10, 2019 15:05 IST

  Tomar further said that the vote on account budget before the general elections will be presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Feb 1.

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  Budget session of Parliament to be held from January 31 to February 13; Interim budget on Feb 1: Sources

  Business | January 09, 2019 13:54 IST

  The decision on the date was taken during a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affair (CCPA).