New Delhi [India], February 1 (ANI): After Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her Budget Speech announced the launching of a national tele-mental health programme amid the COVID-19 pandemic, MD and CEO of Fortis, Dr Ashutosh Raghuvanshi lauded the government's move.
New Delhi [India], February 1 (ANI): In a significant move to bring cryptocurrency transactions under the tax net, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday announced that income from the transfer of any virtual digital asset shall be taxed at a rate of 30 per cent.
New Delhi [India], February 1 (ANI): Hailing the Union Budget 2022-23 presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Parliament on Tuesday, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National President JP Nadda called it a 'Garib Kalyan' budget which will empower poor and labourers.
New Delhi [India], February 1 (ANI): An allocation of Rs 60,000 crore has been made to cover 3.8 crore households in 2022-23 under Har Ghar, Nal Se Jal Scheme, informed the Ministry of Finance on Tuesday.
New Delhi [India], February 1 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that provisions of the Union Budget presented by Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, aim to make agriculture lucrative and full of new opportunities.
New Delhi [India], February 1 (ANI): Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said that 68 per cent of the Union Budget will be invested in local procurement of defence products.
New Delhi [India], February 1 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday congratulated Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and her team for a 'people-friendly and progressive budget'.
New Delhi [India], February 1 (ANI): NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant on Tuesday said that the Union Budget is very progressive and forward-looking and prepares India for the next stage of its sustained growth.
New Delhi [India], February 1 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said that the estimated procurement of wheat in Rabi 2021-22 and paddy in Kharif 2021-22 will cover 1,208 lakh metric tonnes of wheat and paddy from 163 lakh farmers.
New Delhi [India], February 1 (ANI): Expressing disappointment over Union Budget 2022-23 presented in the Parliament on Tuesday, Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Anand Sharma said that it did not meet the expectations of bringing relief to taxpayers and small industries.
New Delhi [India], February 1 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday announced that the government will launch the next phase of Ease of Doing Business. It will be known as 'Ease of Doing Business 2.0'.
New Delhi [India], February 1 (ANI): Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Tuesday hailed the Union Budget presented in the Parliament on Tuesday and said the economy is doing very well as the Finance Minister informed the last month's GST collection is a record Rs 1.49 lakh crores.