Budget 2017

The Finance Minister said dangers of losing out at competition with other modes of transport had started reflecting in the Indian Railways account books.

It would increase the focus on reducing the revenue deficit and enhancing capital spending, setting the stage for improvement in the quality of the fiscal deficit

Despite wanting to, the government has managed to spend very little on capital account

Cabinet will also consider the proposal for doing away with the distinction between Plan and non-Plan expenditure

Centre took the line that it should not be presented in the middle of Assembly poll in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur

Earlier, opposition asked to reschedule Budget after last polling day of UP elections i.e. March 8

Centre has been asked not to announce any specific scheme for the five states going to polls

Normally, the House is adjourned on the death of a sitting MP

Modi was seen repeatedly thumping the desk as Jaitley read out various provisions of the Budget

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The additional spending will be on top of an approved spending of Rs 21.4 lakh crore in the annual budget, says finance ministry in a statement

North East Frontier Railway has identified the critical projects in the region

Budget 2017 has provided Rs 5,821.22 crore under IPDS for the next financial year

Secondary adjustment provision in Budget FY18 could hit cash flow, dividend payout

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The Budget has done little to mitigate the severe distress Bharat and its young are still in

With freight and passenger traffic dwindling, the transition could not have come at a worse time

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said rural development holds the key for the growth of Indian economy and stressed that he has laid emphasis on the development of villages in the Budget so as to put the country among developed nations. Addressing a gathering at Karnali village which he has adopted under the 'Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojna' as an MP from Gujarat in Rajya Sabha, Jaitley asserted that Indian economy is the fastest growing in the world. "To put India in the category of developed nations, it is necessary to develop our villages. That is why I have laid emphasis on agriculture and rural development in the Budget. Our priority is to set up infrastructure needed for the overall development of the rural areas," the Union minister said. He said the Centre has made adequate financial allocation in the recent Budget for rural development such as power, irrigation, roads, drinking water, housing, and MGNREGA. Jaitley had adopted four villages of Karnali group panchayat and ..

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