Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced a series of tax-related proposals in the Union Budget 2026 aimed at improving ease of living, simplifying compliance, and providing relief to common taxpayers.
She highlighted a significant evolution in how the government views women's work. She spoke about the successful foundation laid by previous initiatives, specifically noting that she intends to "build on the success of 'Lakpati Didi Programme'" which has already helped millions of women f
During the presentation of the Union Budget 26-27, the Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, proposed to introduce a market-making framework with suitable access to funds and derivatives on corporate bond indices. She also proposed introducing total-return swaps for corporate bonds.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced a series of proposals to strengthen the higher education ecosystem and promote women-led entrepreneurship, including the construction of a girls' hostel in every district and the establishment of community-owned 'She MARTS'.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has proposed to launch the 'Khelo India Mission' while presenting the Union Budget 2026-27 in the Parliament on Sunday. The mission aims to create an integrated talent-development pathway, train coaches and support staff, incorporate sports science and
The Centre has allocated Rs 1.4 lakh crores for states for the Financial Year 2026-27 as Finance Commission grants, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Sunday.
Speaking while presenting the Union Budget 2026-27, Sitharaman said the scheme will focus on major coconut-growing states and include measures such as replacing non-productive trees with new, high-yielding saplings.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday while presenting the Union Budget 2026-27, Sitharaman proposed to introduce a scheme to revive 200 legacy industrial clusters "to improve their cost competitiveness and efficiency through infrastructure and technology upgradation."
The government on Sunday announced the setting up of a high-powered Education to Employment and Enterprises Standing Committee to strengthen employment outcomes and assess the impact of emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, on jobs and skill requirements.
The proposed routes include Mumbai-Pune, Pune-Hyderabad, Hyderabad-Bengaluru, Hyderabad-Chennai, Chennai-Bengaluru, Delhi-Varanasi, and Varanasi-Siliguri. Together, they will link India's financial hubs, technology centres, manufacturing clusters, and emerging cities through faster, clean
Presenting the Union Budget, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has pegged fiscal deficit at 4.3 per cent of the GDP for the year 2026-27, as against 4.4 per cent being targeted in 2025-26.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced three new All India Institute of Ayurveda in line with the objective of meeting global demand for Ayurvedic medicine.