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Budget 2021: Nirmala Sitharaman replaces Swadeshi 'bahi khata' with tablet

With the Union Budget 2021 set to be delivered in paperless form for the first time, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman replaced the Swadeshi 'bahi khata' and switched to a tablet

Budget will be in accordance with people's expectations, says Anurag Thakur

The Union Cabinet will hold a meeting at 10:15 am before the presentation

Union Budget 2021: Nirmala Sitharaman reaches Ministry of Finance

MoS Finance and Corporate Affairs Anurag Thakur has also arrived at the Ministry of Finance

GDP to fiscal deficit: Key numbers investors must watch in Budget 2021

While the success of the budget depends on how effectively India is able to contain rising infections through vaccine drives in the nation of more than 1.3 bn people, here are 5 key numbers to watch

FM Nirmala Sitharaman to present Union Budget 2021 at 11 am today

All eyes are fixed on Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman as she is set to present Union Budget 2021-22 in Parliament, at a time when India is recovering from the Covid-19 crisis

Budget 2021 aims to revive economy despite limited fiscal headroom

The government is likely to hike import duties on a number of high-end goods in a bid to raise more than 210 billion rupees in revenue

FM's 'economic vaccine' coming; will Budget go beyond 'bahi-khata'?

The emphasis of the budget is likely to be on the revitalisation of durable consumption impulses at the current juncture as the supply-side measures have already been implemented

At record Rs 1.19 trn, GST collections give FM confidence ahead of Budget

Since the collections were till 6 pm on January 31, some more money is expected to come into the government coffers for the month

Statsguru: Economic Survey sets the tone for most awaited Union Budget

The Survey batted for a bold fiscal expansion to make the economic recovery more broad-based

Budget 2021: All eyes will be on the package FM unveils for state-run banks

A status check on the consolidation of four sets of state-run banks offers clues to the hard decisions that are needed, write Abhijit Lele and Raghu Mohan

Like Bollywood, rating agencies underrate emerging faces: CEA Subramanian

Fiscal expansion, as suggested by the Economic Survey, will be funded by disinvestments, borrowing and both direct and indirect tax receipts, he says

Thoughts on Budget and monetary policy

Beyond hype, if the Budget creates a platform for growth, the RBI will have to change the policy's stance, but that won't happen - now or even in April

4 states, a UT will go to polls in 2021: What do they expect from Budget?

West Bengal, Assam, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Poducherry will go to the polls in April-May this year

First part of Budget Session likely to end on February 13: Sources

The first part of the Budget Session of Parliament will end on February 13 instead of February 15 as the Rajya Sabha, on Sunday, decided to change its sitting, sources said.

India's gender budget was almost same for 13 years; here's what it achieved

While India's gender budgets have succeeded in drawing attention to gender issues, experts say ministries and departments consider them as an aggregation exercise only

Govt ready to answer all queries in Budget Session Part-II: Pralhad Joshi

Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi on Sunday said that the government is ready to answer all questions of the Opposition in the second half of the ongoing budget session of Parliament.

Healthcare likely to be top priority for govt in Budget 2021: Survey

The Budget comes in the face of the country braving a once-in-a-century global pandemic, says a survey

Budget: IT hardware makers urge govt to allocate Rs 20,000 cr under PLI

IT hardware makers urge the government to allocate Rs 20,000 crore under the production-linked incentive scheme, to boost manufacturing of personal computers, tablets and servers in the country.

Budget should incentivise the use of technology and robotics: Official

Budget 2021 should focus on enhancing productivity by incentivising the use of technology to make India 'Atmanirbhar' and future-ready

Why grand policy statements in this 'never-before' like Budget are unlikely

In a CII event last year, Sitharaman said this time she shall offer a 'never before' like budget