Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday chaired the third pre-Budget consultation meeting with stakeholders from the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector in New Delhi.
Insufficient government funding has hindered SUPARCO's progress, with an annual budget of $36 million compared to India's ISRO, which receives significantly more.
Speaking to ANI, BJP MP K Sudhakar said, "Karnataka's Congress government is searching every day in what way they can tax the common people...They say that the annual budget has touched the mark of Rs 4 lakh crores but in the last 2-3 years, they have been presenting revenue deficit budgets.
"The annual budget 2025-2026, presented by Deputy CM and Finance Minister Mallu Vikramarka Bhatti, is a mix of flavours like 'Ugadi Pachadi'. Accorded top priority to agriculture development and providing education to the poorer sections," Revanth Reddy said while participating in Ugadi cele
The Delhi Assembly is set to witness key discussions on Wednesday, including deliberations on the Annual Budget for 2025-26, a proposal to enhance MLA support staff, and a review of the CAG's Performance Audit Report on the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC).
Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini said after the BAC meeting on Thursday that the Business Advisory Committee (BAC) of the Haryana Assembly has finalized the schedule for the upcoming budget session.
"This was our regular meeting on the demands for grants of the Ministry of External Affairs, which is the annual budget for this year for the coming fiscal year 2025-26 and we were very interested to see the budget documents of the Ministry and to question the Foreign Secretary on the nee
The Finance Ministry conducts several pre-budget consultation meetings annually with experts, industry leaders, economists, and state officials. The formal exercise to prepare the annual Budget for the next financial year has already begun.
Gogoi argued that the cost of conducting elections, such as the Rs 3,700 crores spent on the 2024 Lok Sabha elections--representing only 0.02 per cent of the annual budget--is negligible compared to the far-reaching implications of the bill.
Though state-level spending continued to decline, dropping by 3.8 per cent compared to last year, a few states, including Punjab, Assam, Karnataka, Maharashtra, and Rajasthan, showcased resilience by recording double-digit growth in Capex during the first half of the year, highlighting regio