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Tharoor terms Union Budget as 'sit-down India Budget'
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 2 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Saturday said that the Union Budget 2020-21, presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Parliament, is a "sit-down India Budget".
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Odisha CM gives mixed response to Union Budget 2020-21
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Feb 2 (ANI): The Union Budget 2020-21, presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Parliament on Saturday, drew a mixed response from Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, who has welcomed a few initiatives, but expressed concerns over other announcem
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Union Budget is 'pro-people', says Assam CM
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Feb 2 (ANI): Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Saturday welcomed the Union Budget 2020-21 and termed it "pro-people" as the Budget is structured on the overall theme of 'ease of living'.
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Positive and praiseworthy: Nitish Kumar hails Union Budget
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], Feb 2 (ANI): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday hailed the Union Budget 2020-21, saying it is positive and praiseworthy and cater to the interests of common man and farmers.
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Rs 35,600 crore outlay for nutrition-related programmes in Union Budget
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Emphasising on nutrition as a critical component on health, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has proposed to provide Rs 35,600 crore for nutrition-related programmes for the year 2020-21.
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Finance Minister has not acknowledged 'demand constrained economy' in Budg
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Former finance minister and Congress leader P Chidambaram said that Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has not acknowledged the challenge of "demand constrained" and "investment starved" Indian economy.
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No mention of employment, inflation in FM Nirmala Sitharaman's budget spee
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Saturday said that Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, during her budget speech did not mention anything about unemployment and inflation.
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Industry leaders from insurance, hospitality, health care sectors hail uni
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Industry giant from Insurance, financial sector, hospitality, and healthcare have hailed the Union Budget 2020-21, presented by Union finance minister Nirmala Sithraman in Parliament on Saturday.
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Allocation of Rs 2,500 cr for tourism will benefit Goa, says CM Pramod Saw
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Saturday welcomed the Union budget 2020-21 and said that the allocation of 2,500 crores for tourism sector will also benefit Goa.
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NHAI to monetise 12 highway stretches of over 6,000 km before 2024: FM
Updated : 6 years, 1 month 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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Finance Minister announces NIRVIK scheme to provide high insurance cover t
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): In order to provide high insurance cover to exporters and achieve higher export credit disbursement, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the NIRVIK scheme in Parliament on Saturday while presenting the Union Budget 2020-21.
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Nothing in Union Budget barring small concessions to salaried class, says
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday said that Union Budget presented by the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has nothing for the youth and the farmers except for some small concessions for salaried people.
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