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Remembering Arun Jaitley - the Finance Minister who led key economic refor
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 31 (ANI): As Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents Union Budget 2020-21, let us look back at the contributions of Narendra Modi government's first Finance Minister, late Arun Jaitley, who was at the forefront of a series of significant economic reforms ush
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Centre's MSP hike doesn't address core concerns of farmers: Punjab CM
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Jul 4 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday dismissed the Minimum Support Hike (MSP) hike announced by the Centre "as nothing more than a cosmetic measure," which does not address the core concerns of the farming community.
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Govt. hopeful of achieving agriculture credit flow target by 2022
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 26 (ANI): Addressing the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development's (NABARD) board on Monday, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said that the agriculture credit flow target of Rs. 11 lakh crore for 2018-19 is achievable by the banking sector.
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Nasofilters can join Modicare in its war against rising air pollution in I
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 5 (ANI-BusinessWire India): In his budget speech, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announced that a special scheme will be executed with Delhi government and adjoining states to address the rising air pollution in the national capital.
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Corporate tax may be cut if personal income tax grows: Adhia
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 5 (ANI): Finance Secretary Hasmukh Adhia on Monday said that the Government will bring down its corporate income tax rate, once they witness a surge in the personal income tax collections.
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NHPS likely to be implemented from Oct 2
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 2 (ANI): The government's National Health Protection Scheme (NHPS), which was announced in this year's Union Budget, is likely to be implemented from October 2.
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Budget '18: Tax Benefits for senior citizens
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday proposed several tax benefits for senior citizens of the country in the Union Budget proposals for 2018-19.
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Adhia backs decision to leave corporate tax untouched
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Following the Centre's decision to levy 25 percent corporate tax for companies with Rs. 250 crore turnover, Finance Secretary Hasmukh Adhia on Thursday while backing this said the decision has been made keeping the welfare of the common man in mind.
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Budget '18: Transport gets an all time high allocation
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): The Modi government's last full budget saw the transport sector getting an all-time-high allocation of Rs 1,34,572 crores.
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PM Modi feels Budget '18 focuses on 'Ease of Living'
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that Union Budget for the next fiscal year also focuses on 'Easy of Living', apart from Éase of doing Business'.
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Budget 2018: Key takeaways for women
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday announced a number of schemes and measures that are expected to benefit women in the country.
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Budget' 18: Govt. proposes law to revise MPs salaries
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 1 (ANI): Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday said there will be an automatic revision of emoluments of the MPs every five years, indexed to inflation
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