Nirmala Sitharaman LIVE: Tax relief for buyers of homes priced up to Rs 2cr

FM Nirmala Sitharaman is addressing the media. The govt has stimulus packages, as a part of Atmanirbhar Bharat 3.0, just a few days ahead of Diwali

3:07 PM

15% of national GDP as stimulus takeaway: FM Nirmala Sitharaman

2:33 PM

Nirmala Sitharaman LIVE: Rs 900-crore support for R&D purposes to help develop a Covid vaccine to be given to the biotech department

2:31 PM

FM Nirmala Sitharaman LIVE updates: Rs 10,200-cr additional Budget outlay to promote industries and create industrial infra under Aatmanirbhar Bharat

2:29 PM

FM Nirmala Sitharaman LIVE updates: Now, additional outlay of Rs 10,000 crore is being provided to MGNREGS/PM Gram Sadak Yojana

Informal employment: Out of the Rs 1 trillion outlay of MGNREGS, Rs 73,504 crore has already been spent. Now, additional outlay of Rs 10,000 crore  is being provided to MGNREGS/PM Gram Sadak Yojana

2:27 PM

FM Nirmala Sitharaman LIVE updates: Govt to provide Rs 65,000-crore fertiliser subsidy to farmers, move to benefit 14 million farmers

2:26 PM

FM Nirmala Sitharaman LIVE updates: Additional outlay of Rs 10,000 crore for PM Garib Kalyan Rozgar Yojana in FY21

2:22 PM

FM Nirmala Sitharaman LIVE Updates: The income tax relief provides incentive to middle class to buy homes

2:20 PM

FM Nirmala Sitharaman LIVE Updates: Infusion of equity in NIIF debt platform

Rs 6,000 crore of equity to be provided to the debt platform. By 2025, they will have to fund projects worth Rs 1,10,000 crore.

2:16 PM

FM Nirmala Sitharaman LIVE Updates: Centre annoucnes tax relief for developers and home buyers for houses up to Rs 2 crore

2:13 PM

FM Nirmala Sitharaman LIVE updates: Income Tax relief for home buyers

For residential units worth up to Rs 2 crore, differential allowed between agreement value and circle rate has been increased from 10% to 20% till June 30, 2021.

 

2:12 PM

To give relief to contractors in the construction and infra sectors, performance security deposit reduced to 3% till Dec 31, 2021, for projects without any dispute.

2:06 PM

Nirmala Sitharaman LIVE updates: 7.8 million jobs to be created under PM Awas Yojana (Urban)

2:06 PM

Nirmala Sitharaman LIVE updates: Here are the 10 champion sectors for which the government is launching Production Linked Incentive Scheme

2:02 PM

Nirmala Sitharaman LIVE updates: Under PM Awas yojana (Urban) 1.8 million houses be completed

Rs 18,000 crore to be provided over and above the Budget announcement to help 1.2 million houses be grounded and 1.8 million houses be completed

 

2:01 PM

Nirmala Sitharaman LIVE updates: Rs 6,940-crore scheme to promote manufacture of active pharmaceutical ingredients

1:58 PM

Nirmala Sitharaman LIVE updates: Production-linked incentive scheme for 10 champion sectors that are outward-looking.

• Benefits to the tune of Rs 1.46 trillion to be provided
• A provision of Rs 40,995 crore to be made under this scheme

1:56 PM

ECLGS 2.0 (Credit guarantee scheme for stressed sectors) explained

Companies in 26 stressed sectors and healthcare sector with credit outstanding between Rs 50 crore and Rs 500 crore as of Feb 2020 to benefit... tenure to be 5 years, including a 1-year moratorium

1:52 PM

Nirmala Sitharaman LIVE updates: Under Atmanirbhar Bharat Rozgar Yojana, govt to provide subsidies to eligible employees engaged from Oct 1 onwards

Subsidy to get credited in UAN of eligible employees, says FM Sitharaman

 

1:49 PM

FM Nirmala Sitharaman LIVE updates: As of today, Rs 2.05 trillion has been sanctioned to 6.1 mn MSME borrowers

1:48 PM

FM Nirmala Sitharaman LIVE updates: Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme extended to March 31, 2021

1:45 PM

FM Nirmala Sitharaman LIVE updates: Here are the criteria for EPFO registered establishments to be eligible for benefits under Aatmanirbhar Bharat Rozgar Yojana scheme

1:43 PM

FM Nirmala Sitharaman LIVE updates: Who can avail Aatmanirbhar Bharat Rozgar Yojana scheme?

To avail of befits under this scheme, the organisations with fewer than 50 employees will have to hire two employees, and those with more than 50 employees will have to hire 5 or more.

1:42 PM

FM Nirmala Sitharaman LIVE updates: New employees at EPFO-registered firms to get benefits on monthly wage less than Rs 15,000

EPFO-registered firms hiring new employees or those retrenched in Mar-Sep period to get benefits.

 

1:39 PM

FM Nirmala Sitharaman LIVE updates: Aatmanirbhar Bharat Rozgar Yojana scheme will be effective from October 1, 2020, and cover two years.

1:35 PM

FM Nirmala Sitharaman LIVE updates: Today's announcements under Aatmanirbhar Bharat 3.0

PM Rozgar Protsahan Yojana: Up to today about Rs 8,300 crore disbursed.
 

Under the new scheme, Aatmanirbhar Bharat Rozgar Yojana, any EPFO-registered employer takes on new employees or hires those who lost jobs between March 1 and September 30 will be given some benefits.

1:33 PM

FM Nirmala Sitharaman LIVE updates: Progress on Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan 2.0

• Festival advance which had been discontinued previously has been brought back for this one year
• LTC voucher scheme has been rolled out for those govt employees who are not able to travel and avail of the benefit
• Interest-free loans states: 11 states have been sanction Rs 3,621 crore as interest-free loans for capital expenditure. This excludes what Bihar proposed to do on capex... so add Rs 400 crore more
• I-T refunds: Rs 1.32 trillion of I-T refunds have been made to 39,700 assessees in an expedited manner

1:32 PM

FM Nirmala Sitharaman LIVE updates: Under Emergency Credit Liquidity Guarantee Scheme, a total amount of Rs 2.05 trillion has been sanctioned to 6.1 million orrowers

Under Emergency Credit Liquidity Guarantee Scheme, a total amount of Rs 2.05 trillion has been sanctioned to 6.1 million orrowers, out of which Rs 1.52 trillion has been disbursed.

1:30 PM

FM Nirmala Sitharaman LIVE updates: Progress on Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan 1.0

1:28 PM

FM Nirmala Sitharaman LIVE updates: To assist discoms, Rs 1.18 trillion have been sanctioned to 187 states and UTs

1:28 PM

FM Nirmala Sitharaman LIVE updates: Progress on Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan 1.0