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Allocation for MHA increased by over Rs 10,000 crore
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India] February 1 (ANI): The Union Government on Friday increased the MHA budget by Rs 10,477 crore for the financial year 2019-2020, with an aim to modernise its police forces, build infrastructure including borders.
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Budget lifts up Sensex 212 points, Nifty closes at 10,893
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Stock markets closed with an upbeat mood on Friday after the government announced higher rural spending as well as tax exemptions in the Interim Budget for 2019-20, the last before general elections due in the next three months.
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Budget not a vote on account, but an account for votes: Chidambaram n Inte
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Senior Congress leader and former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Friday described the Interim Budget 2019-2020 presented by Union Minister Piyush Goyal as “not a vote on account, but an account for votes".
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Budget will give fresh impetus to building ‘new India’, says PM
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi, Feb 1 (ANI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the interim budget will lend fresh impetus to the efforts to build a ‘new India’ as it meets the aspirations of all sections of the society as well as the government’s goals.
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Defence forces get 7% hike in budget
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): The Defence budget for the first time touched the figure of Rs 3.05 crore as the government hiked it by Rs 19,873 crore from last year's allocation of Rs 2,85,423 crore, the government said today.
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5 years of incompetence, arrogance destroyed lives of our farmers: Rahul G
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Leading the Opposition's attack against the interim budget 2019-20, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday blamed Narendra Modi government for destroying the lives of the farmers by providing a direct minimum income for farmers stating that giving t
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Budget 2019: Rs 16,061 crores earmarked for MEA
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): The Ministry of External Affairs has been allocated a budget of Rs 16,061 crores in the Interim Budget 2019-20, with an increase of Rs 1,050 crores over last year's Rs 15,011 crore.
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Interim Budget: Income Tax exemption raised to Rs 5 lakh, financial suppor
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): The government on Friday raised the Individual Income Tax exemption limit to Rs 5 lakh per annum and announced a major financial support scheme for the farmers as well as a pension scheme for the unorganised sector as it presented a ‘feel-good’ interim Budget
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Budget 2019: Govt proposes pension schemes for unorganised sector
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): The Government on Friday proposed to launch a mega pension scheme called 'Pradhan Mantri Shram-Yogi Maandhan' for the unorganised sector workers with monthly income upto Rs. 15,000.
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Producers Guild of India welcomes Union Budget 2019 provisions for film in
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharahstra) [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Finance Minister Piyush Goyal, while presenting the Interim Budget 2019 announced the introduction of single-window clearance for Indian filmmakers to shoot their films – a provision that was earlier available only to international filmmakers.
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Budget 2019: Increase in tax exemption limit gets thumbs up
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Piyush Goyal’s proposal to increase the income tax exemption limit to Rs 5 lakh in the interim Budget on Friday got the thumbs up from people.
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Budget 2019: Expenditure up 13 per cent at Rs 27.84 lakh crore
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): The Interim Budget for 2019-20 puts total expenditure at Rs 27,84,200 crore, marking an increase of 13.3 per cent as compared to Rs 24,57,235 crore in 2018-19.
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