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Finance Minister Sitharaman delivers longest budget speech, breaks own rec
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharman on Saturday presented her second union budget and made the record of delivering the longest budget speech.
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Budget 2020: Rs 9,000 crore allocated for senior citizens' welfare
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): While presenting her second Union Budget in the Lok Sabha on Saturday, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that the Centre this year has allocated Rs 9,000 crore for the welfare of senior citizens.
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Deposit insurance cover increased from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 5 lakh: Sitharaman
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said that deposit insurance cover for bank deposits would be increased from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 5 lakh.
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Gross Enrolment Ratio now higher for girls at all levels: Sitharaman
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said that Beti Bachao Beti Padhao campaign has given tremendous results as the Gross Enrolment Ratio is now higher for girls than for boys at all levels.
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High-speed train between Mumbai and Ahmedabad will be actively pursued: FM
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Saturday that high-speed trains between Mumbai and Ahmedabad will be actively pursued.
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Will encourage state governments to adopt three central model laws pertain
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said that the Centre will encourage those state governments, which implement three central model laws related to agriculture and farming.
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Budget 2020 provides additional Rs 69,000 cr for health sector: Finance Mi
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said that the Union Budget 2020 provides an additional Rs 69,000 crore for the health sector.
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Rs 3.6 lakh crore approved for Jal Jeevan Mission: Sitharaman
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said that Rs 3.6 lakh crore have been approved for Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) which seeks to provide Functional Household Tap Connection (FHTC) to every rural household by 2024.
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NDA govt committed to doubling farmers' income by 2022: FM Sitharaman
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday reiterated that the NDA government is committed to doubling farmers' income by 2022.
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Fundamentals of economy are strong: Sitharaman
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said that fundamentals of the economy are strong and inflation has been well contained.
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Sitharaman pays homage to Arun Jaitley in her budget speech
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday paid homage to her predecessor, late Arun Jaitely, terming him as the architect of the Goods and Services Tax (GST).
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Remembering Arun Jaitley - the Finance Minister who led key economic refor
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 31 (ANI): As Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents Union Budget 2020-21, let us look back at the contributions of Narendra Modi government's first Finance Minister, late Arun Jaitley, who was at the forefront of a series of significant economic reforms ush
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