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  Interim Budget 2019: Mamata Banerjee calls it 'farce, manifesto of BJP'

  Budget | February 01, 2019 17:39 IST

  "The budget proposals will be not implemented... New government will present the budget. This government's expiry date will be over in one month. What will they implement in one month?" she told reporters here, in an obvious allusion to the coming Lok Sabha polls.  

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  Interim Budget 2019: Budgetary allocation to Northeastern states to be increased by 21%

  Budget | February 01, 2019 17:28 IST

  Presenting the interim budget 2019-20 in Parliament Friday, Goyal said the people of the Northeast have also received significant benefits of infrastructure development.

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  Interim Budget 2019 | Farmers, middle class-friendly Budget to fuel demand, boost economic growth: India Inc

  Business | February 01, 2019 17:23 IST

  Industry leaders including Gautam Adani, Anand Mahindra, ITC Managing Director Sanjiv Puri and Walmart India CEO Krish Iyer felt issues relating to farmers, unorganised sector workers and middle class were addressed in the Budget without 'risking bankruptcy of the economy'.  

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  Interim Budget 2019: Rs 61,398 cr allocated for health sector; Rs 6,400 cr earmarked for AB-PMJAY

  Budget | February 01, 2019 17:22 IST

  The scheme aims at providing a cover of Rs 5 lakh per family annually and is aimed at benefitting more than 10 crore poor families across the country.

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  Interim Budget 2019: Law Ministry gets additional Rs 666.66 crore for conduct of Lok Sabha polls

  Budget | February 01, 2019 17:25 IST

  An additional provision has been made for the Law Ministry of Rs 666.66 crore (voted) in revenue section for conduct of the polls.

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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 2019 | Agenda 2030: Modi govt lists 10 focus areas for next 10 years

  Budget | February 01, 2019 17:26 IST

  Presenting the Budget 2019-20, Finance Minister Piyush Goyal laid out vision for 10 most important dimensions in 2030.

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  Interim Budget 2019: Environment Ministry gets Rs 3,111 crore - a 20 per cent increase

  Budget | February 01, 2019 17:13 IST

  At Rs 100 crore, the 2019-20 allocation also remained the same as last year for the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the central pollution watchdog. 

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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: Over Rs 240 crore budget for training of babus abroad and in India

  Budget | February 01, 2019 16:40 IST

  A sum of Rs 30.26 crore was allocated for transparency watchdog Central Information Commission (CIC) and the government's head-hunter Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) for the next fiscal to meet their establishment- related expenditure.  

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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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  Interim Budget 2019: No hike in passenger rail fare, more Train 18s to be introduced

  Budget | February 01, 2019 16:18 IST

  Goyal, who is also the Railway minister, said so far 2018-2019 has been the safest for the Indian Railways and all unmanned level crossings on the broad gauge network have been completely eliminated.

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  Interim Budget 2019: Check how will income tax rebate announced by Fin Min Piyush Goyal help your pocket

  Budget | February 04, 2019 15:41 IST

  The new income tax provisions introduced by the government can help you save on taxes. Check the table given here to know how.

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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: In 'jumla budget' jibe, Rahul Gandhi says Rs 17 a day to farmers an 'insult'

  Budget | February 01, 2019 20:17 IST

  Gandhi was seen tight-lipped in the Parliament as treasury benches jostled on major announcements in the interim budget today.

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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.