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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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Tax exemption to sovereign wealth funds will spur growth, says NITI Aayog
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): The tax exemption given to sovereign wealth funds for infrastructure development in the Union Budget 2020 will spur growth in the infrastructure sector, NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said on Saturday.
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'Tired' FM skips last few paras of Budget speech after speaking for record
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, whose Budget speech on Saturday was the longest ever, could not read the last few paragraphs of her speech as she felt unwell.
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Union budget will contribute towards doubling farmers' income: Amit Shah
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said that the general budget will contribute significantly towards fulfilling the government's resolve to double the income of farmers.
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FM spoke of everything but the Budget: Sitaram Yechury
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Reacting to the Union Budget 2020-21, CPI-M leader Sitaram Yechury on Saturday said that the Union Finance Minister spoke of "everything but the Budget" in her two-and-a-half-hour long speech. He alleged the Minister failed to address the "real issues facing t
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Budget will prove as a milestone for new India: Gajendra Singh Shekhawat
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Saturday said the budget 2020-21 presented by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will prove a milestone in the development of a new India.
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Budget to provide relief to poor, farmers: Ravi Shankar Prasad
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Saturday said that the focus of the Modi government is to give poor people and farmers relief and thus the budget has allocated Rs 2,83,000 crore for agriculture.
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Customs duty on footwear, furniture increased
Updated : 6 years, 1 month 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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Policy for Data Centre Parks soon: Sitharaman
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday termed 'data as the new oil' while asserting that Analytics, Fintech and internet of things (IoT) are changing the way we deal with our lives.
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FM proposes setting up of 'Investment Clearance Cell' for young entreprene
Updated : 6 years, 1 month 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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Finance Minister proposes key measures for optimisation of cost in railway
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday presented the budget 2020-21 in the parliament.
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Govt took key steps in budget to make India US$ 5 trillion economy: Amit S
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi led Central government has taken effective steps in the union budget to make India a US$ 5 trillion economy.
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