It also sought a Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme for the MSMEs in the engineering sector
FY18 capital outlay could be 12-14% higher than previous financial year
Centre defend its decision to advance the budget session for the purpose
Road sector to grab lion's share of budgetary support, increased outlay for water transport likely
Modi could use the president's suggestion that the poor need immediate relief after demonetisation
Friday's GDP estimate is a cornerstone of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's Budget on February 1
Interview with TCA Anant
President Pranab Mukherjee has summoned the Rajya Sabha to meet on January 31
The meat of the proposals on the spending side are likely to have an overtly populist touch
The practice of separate railway budget presentation is being scrapped from this year
As per the ECI sources, this has been done by the Election Commission as per normal procedure
Agricultural budget may rise by at least Rs 10,000 crore from the 2015-16 BE of almost Rs 35,000 crore
At those prices, the petroleum subsidy for next year would be a comfortable Rs 26,000-27,000 crore
He claimed that in UP there is a massive support for demonetisation
The Survey would be presented early this year, but taking it too seriously has its own risks
Sectors like FMCG and auto could be the first to recover from the demonetisation pain
Yechury says 'early budget' will factor in GDP data only for two quarters and will mislead
Government's demonetisation move has hit some parties who rely on extensive use of cash donations
Assembly polls to states of UP, Punjab, Goa, Uttarakhand and Manipur will start on February 4
Odisha govt has proposed freight corridor connecting Vizag wth Kolkata and passing through the state