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FM announces removal of 400 old exemptions, measures to reduce anomalies i
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 1 (ANI): Asserting that there have been record GST collections in the past few months, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday announced a proposal to remove 400 old exemptions and take every possible measure to reduce anomalies.
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Finance Minister announces Rs 1,41,678 crores for Swachh Bharat 2.0
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 1 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday announced that the central government is allocating Rs 1,41,678 crores for Swachh Bharat 2.0.
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Equity indices spurt 3 pc, banking stock upbeat
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices jumped by nearly 3 per cent during the afternoon on Monday as Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget in Parliament with a strong focus on infrastructure and healthcare sectors.
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Budget 2021: 'One Nation, One Ration Card' scheme in 32 states, UTs
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 1 (ANI): 'One Nation, One Ration Card' scheme of the Union Government is being implemented by 32 States and Union Territories, reaching about 69 crore beneficiaries, said Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday, while announcing the Union Budget.
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Senior citizens above 75 yrs with only pension income exempted from filing
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 1 (ANI): Senior citizens above 75 years of age with only pension and interest incomes have been exempted from filing tax returns, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced on Monday.
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Union Budget: FM announces road infrastructure projects for 4 poll-bound s
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 1 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday announced the highway infrastructure plan for four poll-bound states -- Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Kerala and Assam.
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Sitharaman lauds Team India's historic win in Australia during budget spee
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 1 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday recalled the joy that the entire country felt while watching Team India's historic win over Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy under trying circumstances earlier this year.
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FM announces Rs 3,05,984 cr scheme to reform power distribution sector
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 1 (ANI): While announcing the Union Budget for 2021-21 on Monday, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the Centre will launch a Rs 3,05,984 crore scheme to reform the power distribution sector in the country.
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FY21 fiscal deficit at 9.5 pc of GDP
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Monday the fiscal deficit for FY21 has been pegged at 9.5 per cent of the GDP and will come down to 6.8 per cent in FY22.
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MSP regime has assured 1.5 times more price to farmers: Sitharaman
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 1 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said that the Minimum Support Price (MSP) regime has undergone a change to assure price to farmers that is at least 1.5 times the cost of production across all commodities.
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Finance Minister proposes to increase FDI limit to 74 pc in insurance comp
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 1 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday proposed to amend the Insurance Act 1938 to increase the permissible Foreign direct investment (FDI) limit from 49 per cent to 74 per cent in insurance companies and allow foreign ownership and control with
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Union Budget: FM proposes to set up central university in Leh
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 1 (ANI): For accessible higher education in Ladakh, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday proposed to set up a central university in Leh, while presenting Union Budget 2021-22.
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