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'Jal Jeevan Mission' to focus on local infrastructure for water sustainabi
Updated : 7 years 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 : 7 years 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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Credit Guarantee Enhancement Corporation to be set up this year
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): To enhance sources of capital for infrastructure financing, the Central government will set up a Credit Guarantee Enhancement Corporation in the current financial year 2019-20, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Friday.
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Budget 2019-20: Six months' partial credit guarantee proposed for PSBs
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said the government has proposed to provide a one-time six-month partial credit guarantee to public sector banks (PSBs) for first loss of up to 10 per cent.
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Budget 2019-20: New clusters to increase productivity of traditional indus
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 05 (ANI): Union Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday announced that the government aims to set up Common Facility Centres (CFCs) to facilitate cluster-based development for making traditional industries more productive, profitable and capable for generating s
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Budget perfectly encapsulates PM Modi's vision of New India: Piyush Goyal
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday congratulated Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for presenting the Union Budget 2019-20, which, he said, perfectly encapsulates Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of New India.
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Nirmala Sitharaman wins hearts in LS by using Hindi, Urdu and Tamil in bud
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented her maiden budget on Friday and while doing so, the leader made her speech interesting by using multiple proverbs and couplets in Hindi, Urdu and Tamil languages.
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Budget serves all sectors of economy, says Arun Jaitley
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): Arun Jaitley, the former finance minister of India, hailed the Union Budget 2019-20, which his successor Nirmala Sitharaman presented in the Lok Sabha on Friday.
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Budget 2019-20: Here is what favours you and what does not
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New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday presented the first budget of the new Narendra Modi government.
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LED bulbs distributed under Ujala scheme saving Rs 18,342 crore annually:
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): Around 35 crore LED bulbs have been distributed under Ujala Yojana leading to cost saving of Rs 18,341 crore annually, Finance Minister Sitharaman said in the Lok Sabha on Friday.
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GST processes to be simplified, biz with less than Rs 5 cr annual turnover
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said that the Goods and Services Tax (GST) processes were being further simplified while adding that businesses with less than Rs 5 crore annual turnover will need to file quarterly GST return.
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Rs 350 cr allocated under interest subvention scheme for MSMEs: FM Sithara
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): Around Rs 350 crore has been allocated for FY 2019-20 for two per cent interest subvention for all Goods and Services Tax (GST) registered Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), on fresh or incremental loans, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on
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