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Budget 2019-20: Sitharaman proposes e-verification mechanism to establish
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 05 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday proposed the development of an e-verification mechanism to ascertain the identity of an investor and the source of his/her funds.
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Citizen-friendly, development-friendly and future oriented Budget: PM Modi
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday congratulated Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for presenting a "citizen-friendly, development-friendly and future-oriented Budget."
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Strengthening regulatory authority of RBI over NBFCs
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): The government will strengthen regulatory authority of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) over non-banking financial companies (NBFCs), Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Friday.
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Women SHGs interest subvention programme to be expanded to all districts,
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said that the Women Self-help Groups (SHGs) interest subvention programme will be expanded to all districts.
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BJP hails 'futuristic' Budget 2019-20
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): Top leaders of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for the "futuristic" Union Budget.
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Tinge of poetry, divinity in Sitharaman's Budget speech
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New Delhi [India], July 05 (ANI): From poetry to divinity, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman made sure that her maiden Budget speech on Friday was interspersed with couplets and quotes.
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India to become $3 trillion economy this year, requires investments of Rs
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): The Indian economy will become a three trillion dollar economy in the current year and is on the path of achieving the Prime Minister's vision of a five trillion dollar economy by 2024-25, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Friday.
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Defence equipment not manufactured in India exempted from basic customs, s
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New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday announced that the import of defence equipment that are not being manufactured in India are being exempted from basic customs duty.
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Metro-railway initiatives to be enhanced by encouraging more PPP: FM
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New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said that corporate India is a job creator and called for cooperative arrangement between the private and public players (PPP) to develop metro rail infrastructure.
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Rs 1.05 lakh crore disinvestment target for 2019-20; AI's disinvestment to
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New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said that the Central government has set to generate Rs 1.05 lakh crore through disinvestment of public sector undertakings during the current financial year - 2019-20.
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Regulators may enable stock exchanges to allow AA rated bonds as collatera
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New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): The government will work with Reserve Bank of India and Securities and Exchange Board of India to enable stock exchanges to allow AA rated bonds as collaterals, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Friday while presenting the Union Budget 2019-20 in
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High-end income group people need to pay 3 pc to 7 pc more annually
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): The people in the high-income group will have to pay more taxes as Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said that "tax rates for individuals having taxable income from Rs 2 crore to Rs 5 crore and Rs 5 crore and above would be increased by around 3 p
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