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Tax for smaller companies with annual turnover of up to Rs. 50 crore reduc
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb.1 (ANI): Presenting the General Budget for 2017-18 in parliament today, Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Arun Jaitley said income tax for smaller companies with annual turnover of up to Rs. 50 crore would be reduced to 25 percent in order to make MSME c
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Reforms will be undertaken in UGC: Jaitley
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 1(ANI): Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Arun Jaitley, while presenting the General Budget 2017-18 in Parliament, on Wednesday said that in higher education, the Centre will undertake reforms in the UGC.
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Govt. to launch SWAYAM platform with 350 online courses
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1(ANI): Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Arun Jaitley, while presenting the General Budget 2017-18 in Parliament, on Wednesday said that the government proposes to leverage information technology and launch 'SWAYAM' platform with at least 350
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Govt. committed to eliminate Kala-Azar, Filariasis by 2017
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 1 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley while presenting the General Budget 2017-18 in Parliament today said that the government has prepared an action plan to eliminate Kala-Azar and Filariasis by 2017, Leprosy by 2018 and Measles by 2020.
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Govt. proposes to introduce system of measuring annual learning outcome
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 1 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, while presenting the General Budget 2017-18 in Parliament, on Wednesday proposed to introduce a system of measuring annual learning outcome in our schools.
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Jaitley presented an 'Uttam' Budget: Modi
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 1(ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday hailed the general budget presented by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and terming it as an 'Uttam' budget.
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Govt. keen on fostering conducive labour environment
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 1 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley while presenting the General Budget 2017-18 in Parliament today said that the government is keen on fostering a conducive labour environment wherein labour rights are protected and harmonious labour relations lead to higher
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Rail stocks decline three to five pct ahead of Rail Budget
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): With maximum focus on safety, speed and infra development, the Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will present the first Rail Budget subsumed in the General Budget today.
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General Budget: Nation looks forward to cleanliness, women safety in India
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Hyderabad/Patna [India], Feb, 1 (ANI): With all eyes set on the presentation of the General Budget, the people across the country stressed on cleanliness in the Indian Railways and expressed hope that the government will come up with initiatives aimed at ensuring that the trains run on time.
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Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to present Union Budget today
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 1 (ANI): The 2017 Union Budget will be presented today in Parliament by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and there will be no separate Rail budget from this year, as it has been merged with the General Budget.
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Railway Budget's inclusion shows breakthrough in tradition of Budget
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi, [India], Feb. 1 (ANI): With 2017 set to witness the Railway Budget being subsumed in the General Budget for the first time ever, the Communist Party of India (CPI) has stated that this Budget is a breakthrough in the traditional presentation.
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Rail safety to be a priority in Union Budget
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 31 (ANI): With 2017 going down in history as the year when the Rail Budget was subsumed in the General Budget, all eyes are set on the Budget Session scheduled to take place from Wednesday (tomorrow).
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