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Govt announces 16-point action plan to double farmers' income
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her budget speech in Parliament on Saturday proposed 16 action points to revive the struggling agriculture sector by doubling farmers' income.
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Sitharaman proposes setting up National Recruitment Agency, says ease of l
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday proposed setting up a National Recruitment Agency (NRA) as an independent, professional, specialist organisation for the conduct of a computer-based online Common Eligibility Test for recruitment to non-gazett
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NHAI to monetise 12 highway stretches of over 6,000 km before 2024: FM
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman while presenting the Union Budget on Saturday proposed that the National Highways Authority of India will monetise at least 12 highway stretches before 2024.
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Budget 2020: Excise duty hiked on cigarettes, other tobacco products
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): The government has proposed to raise excise duty by way of National Calamity Contingent Duty on Cigarettes and other tobacco products. The announcement was made in the Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday.
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Budget 2020: Govt allocates Rs 2,500 cr for development of tourism sector
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): To make India an attractive destination for both international and domestic tourists, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday proposed to allocate Rs 2,500 crores in the Budget for FY2020-21 for the tourism sector.
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Mamata slams Centre for proposed divestment from LIC
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Feb 1 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday slammed the central government for proposing to sell a part of its shares in LIC, saying that it is a plan to "ambush the heritage and legacy of the public institutions".
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Customs duty on footwear, furniture increased
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 1 (ANI): The Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday proposed to raise customs duty on items like footwear and furniture in her Budget speech.
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Sitharaman proposes measures to improve Railways infrastructure
Updated : 6 years, 3 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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Registration of charity institutions to be made completely electronic, say
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): In order to simplify compliance, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday proposed to make the process of new and existing charity institutions registration completely electronic under which a unique registration number (URN) shall be issued to all.
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FM proposes setting up of 'Investment Clearance Cell' for young entreprene
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI) Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday proposed setting up of a special cell for granting hassle-free clearances to young entrepreneurs starting fresh businesses.
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MSMEs turnover threshold for audit increased five times to Rs 5 crore
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): To reduce compliance burden on small retailers, traders, shop keepers who comprise the medium, small and micro enterprises (MSME) sector, the Union Budget has proposed to raise by five times the turnover threshold for audit from the existing Rs 1 crore to 5
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Rs 99,300 crore for education sector in 2020-21, says FM
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday proposed a total outlay of Rs 99,300 crore for the education sector in 2020-21 and Rs 3,000 crore for skill development.
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