"The budget is very reflective of inclusive growth. It is reflective of the confidence of the government that will come into the long-term budget. It believes in micro-economic fundamentals. It believes in bringing financial discipline, no populism, and ensuring capex expenditure. It believe
"...Overall, that is how I would assess it - judicious on the fiscal front, non-populace because it is more of the same and visionary because many other steps on innovation and CapEx etc." said KV Subramanian - Executive Director of the IMF and former Chief Economic Advisor to the Government
After the announcement of the Interim Budget 2024-25 on Thursday, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor slammed Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and said that not "very much came out of it" and that she used "rhetorical language."
The government will lay a 'White Paper' on the table of the Parliament to look at where the country was till 2014 and where it is now, to draw lessons from the "mismanagement of those years".
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], February 1: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Interim Budget 2024-25 at the Parliament today, a day after the commencement of the Budget Session. The interim budget provided estimates of the government's expenditure, revenue, fiscal deficit, fin
In a bid to boost the fisheries sector, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her Budget speech on Thursday announced setting up five integrated aquaparks.
"The government of India established 3000 new ITIs. A large number of new institutions of higher learning, namely 7 IITs, 16 IIITs, 7 IIMs, 15 AIIMS and 390 universities, have been set up." added the Finance Minister.
Empowerment of women through entrepreneurship, ease of living, and dignity for them has gained momentum in ten years of the Modi government, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Thursday and noted that 83 lakh SHGs with nine crore women are transforming the rural socio-economic lan
Stating that 'women and health' are significant for a developed India, Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Executive Vice Chairperson, Shobana Kamineni on Thursday said that the Interim Budget 2024, presented by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Parliament, covered both factors well.
"In the coming 5-10 years, India will be the most developed country... The number of airports has increased from 70 to 149. ASHA workers and Anganwadi workers have been included in the Ayushman Bharat Scheme," Nishikant Dubey told ANI.
After the announcement of Interim Budget 2024-25 today, Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said that it is nothing but to woo people in this year's Lok Sabha elections.