Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in her Budget speech today, proposed to form a Makhana Board in the state of Bihar. Makhana or foxnuts, a nutritious food, is widely produced and consumed in Bihar.
BSP President Mayawati criticizes the Union Budget 2025, calling it politically motivated and not focused on addressing the people's struggles with inflation, unemployment, and basic facilities.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman as part of her Budget presentation proposed a host of tweaks in basic customs duty (BCD) for various products or items that are critical for manufacturing or for day to day needs. In some cases they were raised to make domestic manufacturing robust.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2025 in the Lok Sabha today outlining a roadmap for India's continued economic expansion, emphasizing agriculture, micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), investment, and exports.
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Congress MP Jairam Ramesh has criticized Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for turning down in the Union Budget the proposals like inclusion of breakfast in schools, upward revision in honorarium given to Anganwadi workers under Saksham aanganawadi and Poshan 2.0.
BJP MP Jagdambika Pal defends the Union Budget, highlighting the infrastructure boost, while criticizing the opposition for not understanding the President's address.
Ahead of Union Budget 2025, Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema demands a special package for Punjab, including MSP guarantees and crop diversification, while MP Congress leader Jitendra Patwari criticises the government's handling of inflation and national debt.
BJD leader Amar Patnaik comments on the challenges faced by the Union Budget 2025, pointing out the global economic stresses, protectionist policies, and critical domestic issues like price rise, unemployment, and consumption expenditure.
On Friday, a controversy erupted over Congress leader Sonia Gandhi's remarks pertaining to President Droupadi Murmu's address to the joint sitting of two Houses of Parliament.
Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, speaking at a community gathering in Delhi's Shahapur Jat village, criticized the AAP government, accusing them of corruption and incompetence while expressing confidence that Delhi residents would support PM Modi's vision.
Industry leaders and experts are hoping for measures that drive consumption, incentivize capital expenditure, and support critical sectors such as real estate, MSMEs, healthcare, artificial intelligence (AI), electric vehicles (EVs), and renewable energy. Furthermore, continued fiscal con