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FM announces rationalisation of customs duty on gold, silver
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 1 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday announced that the government would rationalise the customs duty on gold and silver in order to bring down the high prices.
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Equities cheerful after Budget focuses on accelerating growth
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices closed nearly 5 per cent higher on Monday after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget in Parliament to kickstart growth cycle in the economy hit by coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.
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FM announces gas pipeline project in J-K in Union Budget
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 1 (ANI): Announcing the Union Budget for 2021-22 on Monday, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said a gas pipeline project will be taken up in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
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Sitharaman cuts it short this year, Budget speech around 1 hour, 50 min
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New Delhi [India], February 1 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday presented the Budget 2021-22 that lasted around one hour and 50 minutes.
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15,000 schools to include all components of NEP, says Sitharaman
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 1 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday announced that 15,000 schools across the country will include all components of the National Education Policy (NEP).
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Key highlights of Union Budget 2021-22
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New Delhi [India], February 1 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday announced higher capital expenditure for the FY 2021-22 and focused on providing a major boost to healthcare and infrastructure building.
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Budget shows govt's thinking on importance of private sector's involvement
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 1 (ANI): NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant on Monday lauded Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's announcement of the Union Budget, stating that it shows the government's thinking that it is essential to involve the private sector in the long run.
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'Ruler is one who creates wealth': Sitharaman quotes poet Thiruvalluvar du
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 1 (ANI): During her third Budget presentation, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday quoted a Tamil couplet from the classic book Thirukkura written by Tamil poet and philosopher Thiruvalluvar, mentioning the quality of a good king.
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FM Sitharaman fulfilled all expectations in Budget 2021: NITI Aayog Vice-
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New Delhi [India], February 1 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had raised a lot of expectations regarding the Budget 2021 and she has fulfilled all of them, said NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman Rajiv Kumar on Monday.
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Govt to provide Rs 1000 cr for welfare scheme for tea workers of Assam, WB
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New Delhi [India], February 1 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday proposed to provide Rs 1,000 crores for the welfare of Tea workers, especially women and their children in Assam and West Bengal for which a special scheme will be devised.
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Budget pegs FY22 disinvestment target at Rs 1.75 lakh crore
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New Delhi [India], February 1 (ANI): The Budget proposals for 2021-22 on Monday put Rs 1.75 lakh crore as a target from stake sale in public sector companies and financial institutions.
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Union Budget: Sitharaman proposes agri cess on infrastructure
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 1 (ANI): While announcing the Union Budget on Monday, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced an Agricultural Infrastructure and Development Cess (AIDC) to conserve agricultural output and improve infrastructure.
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