Page 15 - Latest Updates on Nirmala Sitharaman
Budget FY23: FM Sitharaman announces massive capex support to economy
In her Budget speech to Parliament on Tuesday, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman proposed to increase the capital budget outlay by over 35 per cent
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Budget 2022: Rahul slams Modi govt, says nothing for middle class, poor
Rahul Gandhi tweeted, 'M0di G0vernment's Zer0 Sum Budget!' In his tweet, Rahul Gandhi deliberately put the figure 'zero' instead of the letter 'O', criticising the Budget in totality
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Budget 2022 to promote modern infrastructure in country, says Nitin Gadkari
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday hailed the Union Budget presented in the Parliament on Tuesday and said that this budget will promote modern infrastructure in the country.
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Union Budget disappointing, nothing in it for common people: Kejriwal
AAP national convenor noted that people had 'high expectations' from the Union Budget during the corona period but there is nothing in it either for the common people or to reduce price rice
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Budget 2022: Ken-Betwa river link to be completed with Rs 44,605 crore
The implementation of Ken-Betwa rivers linking at an estimated cost of Rs 44,605 crore will be taken up, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Tuesday.
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Budget 2022 inks blueprint for India for next 25 years: Goa CM Sawant
The budget presented by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will lay a blueprint for India for the next 25 years, Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said on Tuesday.
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Budget: Govt to infuse Rs 44,720 cr into BSNL in FY23; Rs 3,300 cr for VRS
"The provision is made for capital infusion for 4G spectrum, technology up-gradation and restructuring in BSNL," the explanatory note in the document said
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Supportive regulations to promote R&D will guide govt's approach: FM
Supportive policies and light-touch regulations to promote research & development will guide the government's approach, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Tuesday.
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Visionary Budget, outlines govt's focus on making India self-reliant: BJP
Top BJP leaders on Tuesday said it outlines the Narendra Modi government's focus on a self-reliant India and is growth-oriented, with focus on harnessing the energies of New India.
Budget 2022: PM e-Vidya programme to be expanded to 200 TV channels
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced on Tuesday that the government will expand the PM e-Vidya programme of 'One Class, One TV programme' from 12 to 200 TV channels
Scope for single-window portal for green nod to projects to expand: FM
The government on Tuesday said single- window portal PARIVESH, launched for giving green nod to projects, has been significantly instrumental in reducing the time required for approvals
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Budget 2022: Govt plans paradigm change in urban planning; to set up panel
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said the government plans to bring a "paradigm change" in urban planning in view of the rapid urbanisation in the country
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Budget 2022: Tax deduction limit of state govt employees increased to 14%
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that this would help in enhancing the social security benefits of the state government employees
FM's Budget speech shortest since 2019, lasts for 1 hours 31 minutes
With Nirmala Sitharaman's budget presentation lasting for about one hour 31 minutes on Tuesday, the Finance Minister's budget speech this year became the shortest ever since 2019.
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Aspirational Districts Programme translated into reality in short time: FM
Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said 95% of Aspirational Districts have made significant progress in key sectors such as health, nutrition, financial inclusion and basic infrastructure
Budget lacks major steps to enhance revenue to off-set spending: Moody's
Deficit target of 6.4% poses uncertainty due to pandemic risks
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Budget 2022: Centre to borrow Rs 11.6 trn in FY23 to meet expenditure needs
This is nearly Rs 2 trillion higher than the current year's Budget estimate of Rs 9.7 trillion
Budget 2022: The unmistakable Gadkari mark in first part of FM's speech
Over-arching emphasis on ramping up transportation infra--christened PM Gati Shakti--is as much a brainchild of Gadkari than it is of PM Modi who launched it last October
Budget 2022: 68% capex for Defence set aside for domestic procurement
The minister said that defence research and development will be opened up for the industry, startups and academia with 25% of defence research and development budget earmarked
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Budget 2022: For every rupee in govt coffer, 58 paise to come from taxes
The government is also looking to earn 7 paise for every rupee from Union excise duty and 5 paise from customs duty
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