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NHAI to monetise 12 highway stretches of over 6,000 km before 2024: FM
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman while presenting the Union Budget on Saturday proposed that the National Highways Authority of India will monetise at least 12 highway stretches before 2024.
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Tax exemption to sovereign wealth funds will spur growth, says NITI Aayog
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): The tax exemption given to sovereign wealth funds for infrastructure development in the Union Budget 2020 will spur growth in the infrastructure sector, NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said on Saturday.
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Union budget will contribute towards doubling farmers' income: Amit Shah
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said that the general budget will contribute significantly towards fulfilling the government's resolve to double the income of farmers.
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Budget seeks to strengthen grassroots of economy: Walmart India
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): President and CEO at Walmart India Krish Iyer said on Saturday the Union Budget 2020-21 seeks to strengthen grassroots of the economy with its positive push towards the creation of strong agriculture infrastructure.
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Union budget aims to strengthen health sector, infrastructure, medical edu
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan has termed the Union budget a pragmatic, holistic and people's budget with special focus on health, medical infrastructure, and medical education.
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CDRI will enhance Climate change adaptation with focus on Disaster Resilie
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday unveiled various proposals in Union Budget 2020-21 related to the Environmental sector, emphasising on the government's aim to enhance climate change adaptation with a focus on Di
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Sitharaman proposes measures to improve Railways infrastructure
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Enlisting the achievements of Railways within 100 days of assumption of the current government, Finance Minister Sitharaman has proposed five measures for optimisation of costs including setting up a large solar power capacity alongside the rail tracks, on the
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Will make efforts to raise more money for Delhi-Mumbai highway: Gadkari
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Road Transport and Highways minister Nitin Gadkari expressed happiness over the Centre's announcement that the ambitious infrastructure project of Delhi-Mumbai Expressway will be completed within a span of three years and said that the government will make eff
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FM Sitharaman proposes Rs 2,500 crore for tourism in 2020-21, eight new mu
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sithraman on Saturday proposed to allocate Rs 2,500 crore in 2020-21 for the tourism sector and construction of eight new museums, which includes building infrastructure around 5 iconic sites.
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100 more airports by 2024, Rs 1.7 lakh cr allocated for transport infrastr
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said Rs 1.7 lakh crore have been allocated for transport infrastructure in Union Budget 2020-21 and added that 100 more airports will be developed by 2024 to support the UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik) scheme.
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One lakh gram panchayts to be linked through BharatNet: Sitharaman
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Fibre-to-home through BharatNet will link one lakh gram panchayats in the financial year 2020-21, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Saturday while presenting the Union Budget.
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Expenditure on infrastructure may go up in Union Budget: SBI Chairman
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 31 (ANI): The Chairman of State Bank of India (SBI) Rajnish Kumar on Friday said that expenditure on infrastructure might go up in Budget 2020 to revive economic growth.
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