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'Like a lotus blooming in Dal Lake': Sitharaman recites Kashmiri verse in
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday presented the Union Budget 2020 and followed the tradition of reciting poetry and couplets with a Kashmiri verse, outlining the inclusiveness of the country.
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Budget 2020-21: Govt announces Rs 99,300 crores for education sector
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): A sum of Rs 99,300 crores for education for the year 2020-21 will be provided, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Saturday while presenting the second union budget of Modi's re-elected government.
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There will be cosmetic surgery in Budget for appeasement: Adhir Ranjan Cho
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Saturday said that "cosmetic surgery" is certainly going to be there in the Budget as the BJP-led Central government does not have anything to resolve the root problems ailing the economy.
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Will achieve seamless delivery of services through digital governance: Sit
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday stressed upon the importance of digital governance for boosting the economy and said the government will achieve seamless delivery of services.
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Kisan Rail, Krishi UDAN for farmers, says Sitharaman
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Krishi UDAN will be launched by the Ministry of Civil Aviation on international and national routes aiming to improve value realisation in North East and tribal districts, said Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday.
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Fish production to be increased to 200 lakh tonnes by 2022-23: Nirmala Sit
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): The government aims to increase fish production to 200 lakh tonnes by 2022-23, said Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday.
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GST has resulted in efficiency gains in transport, logistics sector: Sitha
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday hailed the Goods and Services Tax (GST), saying that the new tax regime has resulted in efficiency gains in transport and logistics sector.
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Indian Railways to set up Kisan Rail: Nirmala Sitharaman
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): The Indian Railways will set up a Kisan Rail through public-private partnership model, said Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday.
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NDA govt committed to doubling farmers' income by 2022: FM Sitharaman
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday reiterated that the NDA government is committed to doubling farmers' income by 2022.
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Fundamentals of economy are strong: Sitharaman
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said that fundamentals of the economy are strong and inflation has been well contained.
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Nirmala Sitharaman says Budget 2020-21 woven around 3 prominent themes
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Aspirational India, economic development and a caring society for all are the three prominent themes of the Union Budget 2020-21, said Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday.
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Sitharaman pays homage to Arun Jaitley in her budget speech
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday paid homage to her predecessor, late Arun Jaitely, terming him as the architect of the Goods and Services Tax (GST).
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