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Jaitley set to present national budget for 2016-17
New Delhi, Feb 29 Finance Minister Arun Jaitley was set to present India’s national budget for the next fiscal in the Lok Sabha on Monday amid concerns over the country’s stagnating growth rate,...
View ArticleFinance minister allocates Rs.38,500 crore for MNREGA
New Delhi, Feb 29 Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday allocated Rs.38,500 crore for schemes under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA).He announced this while...
View ArticleGovernment allocates Rs.9,000 crore for Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
New Delhi, Feb 29 The central government on Monday announced allocation of Rs.9,000 crore for the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (Clean India Campaign) in the country.“The concept of Swachh Bharat was very...
View ArticleOne crore youths to get skill development training: Jaitley
New Delhi, Feb 29 One crore youths would be trained under the government’s skill development programme in the next three years, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Monday.Presenting the Union Budget...
View Article90 percent domestic honey being exported: Jaitley
New Delhi, Feb 29 Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday said the country’s domestic honey production has risen from 76,150 tonnes in 2014-2015 to 86,500 tonnes in 2015-2016 and 90 percent of it is...
View ArticleRural economy takes top slot in 9 pillars of Jaitley’s budget
New Delhi, Feb 29 Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presented India’s national budget for 2016-17 in the Lok Sabha on Monday, saying the country was a bright spot of the global economy today, while...
View Article3,000 new drug stores, dialysis centres to come up: Jaitley
New Delhi, Feb 29 The government will set up 3,000 new generic medicine stores across the country to tackle the shortage of drugs in rural areas, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Monday.“For the...
View ArticleHealth Insurance up to Rs.1 lakh per family: Jaitley
New Delhi, Feb 29 Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday announced that the government will provide health insurance of up to Rs.1 lakh per family.“The government will provide health insurance of up...
View ArticleHigher education financing agency to be set-up: Jaitley
New Delhi, Feb 29 Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday announced the setting up of a higher education financing agency, with a fund of Rs.1,000 crore.Presenting the 2016-2017 Budget in the Lok...
View Article100 percent foreign equity in retail of domestic food products: Jaitley
New Delhi, Feb 29 In a major reforms push, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday said 100 percent foreign equity will be allowed in the retail of domestically-processed food to give a push to the...
View Article‘Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat’ scheme to be launched: Jaitley
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday announced that ‘Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat’ scheme will be launched with an aim to connect states and districts of the country.“The...
View ArticleInvestment of Rs.97,000 crore in road sector: Jaitley
New Delhi, Feb 29 In a major push on infrastructure, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday announced allocation of Rs.97,000 crore for the roads sector in the union budget for the next fiscal.This...
View ArticleArun Jaitley flaunts suave fashion sense at Budget 2016-17
New Delhi, Feb 29 Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, who presented India’s national budget for the next fiscal in the Lok Sabha on Monday, gave every bit of a competition to the fashion savvy Prime...
View ArticleJaitley’s budget focuses on small tax payers, rural economy
New Delhi, Feb 29 Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday gave relief to small tax payers, nudged the affluent to shell out more while focusing on the rural economy with much higher fiscal outlays, as...
View ArticleIncentivising domestic value addition to help Make in India
While presenting the General Budget 2016-17 in Lok Sabha today, the Union Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley said that customs and excise duty structure plays an important role in incentivizing...
View ArticleGovernment to Double the Income of Farmers by 2022
Unified Agricultural Marketing E-Platform to be Dedicated to the Nation on 14th April this Year The Union Finance Minister, Shri Arun Jaitley while presenting the General Budget today said that his...
View ArticleJaitley allots Rs.25,000 crore for state-run banks’ recapitalisation
New Delhi, Feb 29 Continuing government efforts to deal with the high levels of non-performing assets (NPAs), or bad debts, of state-run banks, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday allocated...
View ArticleOne more scheme for holders of black money
New Delhi, Feb 29 Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday announced a new amnesty scheme for those having unaccounted money to come clean by paying 45 percent of their undisclosed asset....
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GDP Projected at 7.6% for 2016-17 – IMF Hails India’s Growth
Emphasis on Infrastructure Development Benefits to small tax payers, health scheme for poor – Rich taxed – Cigarettes and Cars costlier Revenue Loss from Direct Tax concessions – Rs 1060 crore &...
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Highlights of Union Budget 2016-17
New Delhi, Feb 29 Highlights of the budget for 2016-17 presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in the Lok Sabha. Highlights of Union Budget 2016-17 : * To reduce multiplicity of taxes and...
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