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Public-private partnership encouraged in budget, says NITI Aayog CEO Amita
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Amitabh Kant, CEO of NITI Aayog said that the Union Budget 2020-21 focuses on increasing the contribution of the private sector in the growth of the economy by giving importance to public-private partnership (PPP) Model.
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Data Centre Parks policy soon for private firms to leverage power of data
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, while presenting the Union Budget 2020-21 on Saturday, made proposals for leveraging data including a policy to enable private sector in building the Data Centre Parks throughout the countries, thus enabling firms to incorp
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Long talk, without any plan of action, says Digambar Kamat on Budget 2020-
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Margao (Goa) [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Digambar Kamat, leader of opposition in the Goa assembly, hit out at the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday while claiming that the Minister gave a long talk but no plan of action to back her speech.
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Budget will boost incomes as well as demand and investment, says PM Modi
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that the Union Budget 2020-21 presented by his government has been designed to boost income and investment on one hand and demand and consumption on the other.
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Budget 2020-21 aims at energising Indian economy
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): The Union Budget 2020-21, which Union Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented in the Lok Sabha on Saturday, aims at energising the economy of India through a combination of short-term, medium-term, and long term measures.
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Money no substitute for freedom: Chidambaram on funds given to J-K, Ladakh
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): With centre loosening its purse strings for the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh, former finance minister, and Congress leader P Chidambaram said that "money is no substitute for freedom".
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CDRI will enhance Climate change adaptation with focus on Disaster Resilie
Updated : 6 years, 4 months 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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Gradually all exemptions should go, income tax rate should be low: Sithara
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said that government has come up with a new scheme of personal income tax while retaining the old structure as its intention is to reduce the rates and simplify the structure.
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Budget 2020 pegs total expenditure at Rs 30.42 lakh crore
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): The total expenditure has been pegged at Rs 30.42 lakh crore in the Union Budget for 2020-21, keeping in mind the government's commitment towards various schemes and the need for improvement in the quality of life.
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Budget will accelerate pace of investments in India, says Piyush Goyal
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday said that the Union Budget 2020-21 will accelerate the pace of investments in India and added there is positivity among business groups to invest in the country.
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The Budget will prepare India to become a $5 trillion economy, says Piyush
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 31 (ANI): The Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal on Saturday said that the Union Budget for the year 2020-21 is a balanced one that prepares India to become a 5 trillion dollar economy.
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Sitharaman proposes measures to improve Railways infrastructure
Updated : 6 years, 4 months 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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