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Budget 2022: Govt raises farm credit target to Rs 18 lakh cr for FY23

About Rs 7.36 lakh crore agri-credit has been disbursed to farmers during the first six months of the 2021-22 fiscal year against the target of Rs 16.50 lakh crore, according to the Economic Survey

'Extremely disappointing, a damp squib': Shashi Tharoor on Budget 2022-23

The Congress MP said there is no mention of MGNREGA, Defence or any other urgent priorities facing the public

Top headlines: Wealth tax on super rich, weak rural demand, and more

Business Standard brings you the top headlines on Tuesday morning

Modi govt is proud of high tax collection, doesn't see people's pain: Rahul

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday alleged the Narendra Modi government sees high tax collection as its big achievement but does not see the pain of the people who are troubled by the tax burden. On the first day of the Budget Session, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday presented the Economic Survey 2021-22 which said a strong revival in revenues and the government's agile fiscal policy approach have created headroom for additional fiscal support. It also noted that gross tax revenue during April-November 2021 has grown by 50 per cent year-on-year, while the GST mop up remained above Rs 1 lakh crore mark since July 2021. "The people of the country are troubled by the burden of tax collection, whereas for the Modi government the tax earnings are a big achievement. There is a difference of perception -- they see only their wealth, not the pain of the people," Gandhi said on the Economic Survey in a tweet in Hindi. India will retain its tag of the world's fastest-growin

Many steps taken to give better opportunities to J&K, Ladakh: President

Modi government has taken many important steps to provide better opportunities for education, health and employment to the people of "hitherto left neglected" states, President Ram Nath Kovind said

Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury alleges Centre misleading Parliament, SC on Pegasus

Congress Lok Sabha leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Monday alleged that the Central government is misleading the Parliament, the Supreme Court and the people on the Pegasus matter.

Modi govt's initiatives in Northeast will prove as a golden chapter: Prez

The current phase of improvement in connectivity and infrastructure in the region will prove to be a golden chapter in India's growth story, President Ram Nath Kovind said on Monday.

Pet projects of the Modi govt ride the slow expenditure track in FY22

Despite the front-loading of expenditure several depts have been slow this year, impacting projects like National Infrastructure Pipeline, Jal Jeevan Mission, RoDTEP among others

PM Modi to address World Economic Forum's Davos Agenda on Monday

The event will also witness participation of top industry leaders, international organizations and civil society

Budget to offer more fiscal support to economy amid Covid surge: Report

Budget 2022 will be presented on February 1

Modi govt's inaction against China 'jeopardising' close neighbours: Rahul

Gandhi cited a news report that claimed China is now building illegal villages in Bhutan in a fresh threat to India

Hindu Left, not Right wing

Modi-Shah BJP government is Right only on religion and nationalism. The rest is as Left as the Congress or any other party

The PM should move talent to ministries that have direct bearing on supply

Economics, to be meaningful, has to be about micro markets and it must go back to microeconomics. So must governments.

India is said to consider capital markets regulator for cryptos: Report

Govt is also likely to give crypto holders a deadline to declare assets, say sources

Modi govt showed no one can take India's borders, jawans lightly: Shah

Modi government showed that no one can take India's borders and jawans lightly after cross-border strikes following attacks in Pulwama and Uri, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Sunday

Govt sells Central Electronics to Nandal Finance and Leasing for Rs 210 cr

This is the second strategic stake sale by the government after Air India

Leaders of 12 oppn parties condemn Centre over suspension of RS members

The opposition leaders termed the suspension as "unwarranted and undemocratic", and alleged that the action is in violation of all rules and procedures of the Upper House

Benchmark must be how Parliament functioned not how it was disrupted: PM

Ahead of the start of the Winter Session, Modi said the government is ready to discuss all issues and answer all questions

PM Modi's U-Turn on farm laws fails to calm farmers as focus moves to MSP

The protesters postponed their planned march to the capital New Delhi on Monday, after the government assured the laws will be repealed next week

Modi govt has made Haj pilgrimage comfortable, transparent: Naqvi

India sends the second largest number of Haj pilgrims after Indonesia