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LED bulbs distributed under Ujala scheme saving Rs 18,342 crore annually:
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): Around 35 crore LED bulbs have been distributed under Ujala Yojana leading to cost saving of Rs 18,341 crore annually, Finance Minister Sitharaman said in the Lok Sabha on Friday.
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GST processes to be simplified, biz with less than Rs 5 cr annual turnover
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said that the Goods and Services Tax (GST) processes were being further simplified while adding that businesses with less than Rs 5 crore annual turnover will need to file quarterly GST return.
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Rs 350 cr allocated under interest subvention scheme for MSMEs: FM Sithara
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): Around Rs 350 crore has been allocated for FY 2019-20 for two per cent interest subvention for all Goods and Services Tax (GST) registered Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), on fresh or incremental loans, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on
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Budget 2019-20: Sitharaman proposes e-verification mechanism to establish
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 05 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday proposed the development of an e-verification mechanism to ascertain the identity of an investor and the source of his/her funds.
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Citizen-friendly, development-friendly and future oriented Budget: PM Modi
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday congratulated Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for presenting a "citizen-friendly, development-friendly and future-oriented Budget."
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Strengthening regulatory authority of RBI over NBFCs
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): The government will strengthen regulatory authority of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) over non-banking financial companies (NBFCs), Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Friday.
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Women SHGs interest subvention programme to be expanded to all districts,
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said that the Women Self-help Groups (SHGs) interest subvention programme will be expanded to all districts.
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BJP hails 'futuristic' Budget 2019-20
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): Top leaders of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for the "futuristic" Union Budget.
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Tinge of poetry, divinity in Sitharaman's Budget speech
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 05 (ANI): From poetry to divinity, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman made sure that her maiden Budget speech on Friday was interspersed with couplets and quotes.
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India to become $3 trillion economy this year, requires investments of Rs
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): The Indian economy will become a three trillion dollar economy in the current year and is on the path of achieving the Prime Minister's vision of a five trillion dollar economy by 2024-25, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Friday.
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Defence equipment not manufactured in India exempted from basic customs, s
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday announced that the import of defence equipment that are not being manufactured in India are being exempted from basic customs duty.
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Metro-railway initiatives to be enhanced by encouraging more PPP: FM
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said that corporate India is a job creator and called for cooperative arrangement between the private and public players (PPP) to develop metro rail infrastructure.
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