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Smart sarkar plans giant leap from illiteracy to digital literacy
Bill for targeted delivery of subsidies using Aadhaar to be introduced in the current session
 "Smart sarkar plans giant leap from illiteracy to digital literacy")
Brave new world: Promises of 3-year tax holiday, one-day registration delivered
With Standup India, govt introduces unique affirmative action in start-ups for backward castes
 "Brave new world: Promises of 3-year tax holiday, one-day registration delivered")
Bond market cheers as government stays course on fiscal discipline
Yield on Government of India bonds falls by 15 basis points, rupee strengthens at 68.41 against the dollar
 "Bond market cheers as government stays course on fiscal discipline")
Tight-fisted Jaitley offers only promises to debt-ridden banks
Rs 25,000 crore may be too little too less for sick PSBs; consolidation, privatisation of IDBI soon
 "Tight-fisted Jaitley offers only promises to debt-ridden banks")
Budget 2016: Allocation doubled to give farmers a sense of security
Two consecutive droughts force govt to raise allocation for agriculture and farmers' welfare by 94%
 "Budget 2016: Allocation doubled to give farmers a sense of security")
Market players get mixed bag
STT up on options, 10% tax on dividends for super-rich; FDI cap in bourses trebled to 15%
 "Market players get mixed bag")
As Budget fails to lift stocks, it's back to global cues
Like any Budget Day, the stock prices gyrated, and the Sensex swung 850 points, touching a low of 22,495 and a high of 23,343
 "As Budget fails to lift stocks, it's back to global cues")
No big bang measures
Focus on rural economy, infra, affordable housing should help; but fiscal deficit goal challenging
 "No big bang measures")
Govt eyes re-election in its tilt to farms
Promises gas connection to below poverty line families, power and road connectivity to all villages by 2018-19
 "Govt eyes re-election in its tilt to farms")
FM bets on disinvestment, spectrum and strategic sales revenue
Govt to adopt a comprehensive approach for efficient management of its investment in CPSEs
 "FM bets on disinvestment, spectrum and strategic sales revenue")
Belt tightening: Jaitley sticks to fiscal prudence
To set up committee to re-assess statutory targets
 "Belt tightening: Jaitley sticks to fiscal prudence")
Foreign Direct Investment: Rules eased for insurance, pension, securities and NBFCs
Instead of FIPB, Irdai can now approve increase in FDI in insurance
 "Foreign Direct Investment: Rules eased for insurance, pension, securities and NBFCs")
 "Challenging fiscal arithmetic: Devendra Pant")
 "Not a bold enough move: Sumit Dutt Majumdar")
 "My Budget: Neil Nitin Mukesh")
 "Rahul Khullar: The devil is in the detail")
Arun Jaitley's Budget 2016: A view from the visitor's gallery
Aditi Phadnis brings us a ringside view of the reactions Jaitley's speech generated in Parliament
 "Arun Jaitley's Budget 2016: A view from the visitor's gallery")
Household budget: Cars, branded clothes, air travel to cost more
Cess introduced on several goods, services to add to tax revenue kitty
 "Household budget: Cars, branded clothes, air travel to cost more")
I would rather be conservative in my targets and improve: Arun Jaitley
Interview with Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Budget 2016
 "I would rather be conservative in my targets and improve: Arun Jaitley")