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'Jal Jeevan Mission' to focus on local infrastructure for water sustainabi
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 05 (ANI): Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said that the 'Jal Jeevan Mission' will focus on the creation of local infrastructure for water sustainability.
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Budget 2019-20: Rs 400 crore allocated to set up 'world class institutions
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 05 (ANI): Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said that the government has allocated Rs 400 crore to create "world-class institutions" in the country.
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Key Highlights of Union Budget 2019-20
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday made her maiden Budget Speech and presented the Union Budget 2019-20 in the Lok Sabha. The key highlights of Union Budget 2019 are as follows:
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Our objective is strong country, strong citizen: Sitharaman
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): The objective of our government is a strong nation and strong citizen, said Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman while presenting the Union Budget 2019-20 in the Lok Sabha on Friday.
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Application of behavioural economics can enhance efficacy of public polici
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): The application of 'behavioural economics' can enhance the efficacy of public policies and programmes in India, says the Economic Survey 2018-19, tabled in Parliament by Union Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday.
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Effective minimum wage policy can spur sustainable, inclusive growth: Econ
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): A well-designed and effective implementation of minimum wages will strengthen the trend towards decreasing wage inequality, especially at lower levels, says the Economic Survey 2018-19, which Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman table
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Over 9.5 cr toilets built across India under Swachh Bharat Mission: Econom
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): Over 9.5 crore toilets have been built all over the country and 564,658 villages have been declared open-defecation free (ODF) under the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM), says the Economic Survey 2018-19 which Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sithara
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Services sector witnesses 7.5 pc growth in 2018-19
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): The services sector, which accounts for 54 per cent of India's gross value added (GVA), witnessed a growth rate moderated to 7.5 per cent in 2018-19 as compared to 8.1 per cent in 2017-18, says the Economic Survey 2018-19 report which Finance and Corporate Af
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Core GVA growth was higher for all quarters for 2018-19: Economic Survey
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): The core gross value added (GVA) was higher for all quarters of 2018-19 than overall GVA growth as agriculture and allied, public administration and defence experienced the largest decline in growth rates relative to other sectors, says the Economic Survey 20
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Economic Survey 2018-19: Key Points on India's External Debt, Industry, an
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday tabled the Economic Survey 2018-19 in the Parliament, which says that India's external debt was US$ 521.1 billion at end-December 2018, 1.6 per cent lower than its level at end-Ma
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Train collision incidents came down to zero in 2018-19: Economic Survey 20
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): The category-wise break-up of consequential train accidents shows that the incident of train collisions came down to zero during 2018-19, says the Economic Survey 2018-19 report which Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tabled in Parl
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Key highlights of Indian Economy as Depicted in Survey 2018-19
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday tabled the Economic Survey 2018-19 in the Parliament. The key highlights of Indian economy as depicted in the Survey 2018-19 are as follows:
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