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UPA's Power Schemes: Some phased out, others re-packaged

The FM announced five more UMPPs with an expected investment of Rs 1 lakh cr

Budget gives more tax-free options to investors

Investors can deposit yellow metal in govt's Gold Monetisation Scheme and earn an interest

Govt to infuse Rs 7,940 cr capital in PSU Banks in FY16

Public sector banks require Rs 2.40 lakh cr capital by 2018 to meet global Basel III norms

Bullion companies welcome gold scheme; unhappy over duty status quo

The gold monetisation scheme will increase the supply and help in reducing imports of the precious metal, they said

Budget 2015: A please-all balancing act

Tax giveaways to companies, investors, and middle class; social sector net expanded for poor; and fiscal deficit target eased to 3.9% amid infra focus

Tariff rate on imported commercial vehicles raised to 20%

The move will encourage local manufacturing of the vehicles, says SIAM Director General

What they got and what they say: India's tech industry on FY16 Budget

The govt has announced Rs 1,000 cr to be set aside as initial amount in NITI for start-ups

Eight changes for the markets in the budget

No MAT for FPIs, relief on GAAR, Sebi-FMC merger are a few of the sweeping changes

Rajnath terms Budget as progressive, forward looking one

He said schemes like 'Universal Social Security System' and 'Atal Pension Yojana' will go a long way in strengthening the social security net in India

Budget raises tax deduction limit to Rs 4.44 lakh

Additional deduction of Rs 50,000 on NPS, exemption of transport allowance doubled

Budget failed to pursue reforms aggressively: Opposition

They also faulted the govt for not going in for big bang measures in the first budget of the NDA govt to address the stagflation

Expert views: Govt to delay anti-tax avoidance rules for foreign investors

There is also to be no distinctions between foreign direct investments and foreign portfolio investments

Budget 'hollow and plain'; a 'dhanwapsi' programme: Opposition

The budget is only for big corporates and industries, it is not a pro-poor budget, said the Opposition

Nabard says Budget proposals to drive farm income

The Rs 5,300 crore support to micro-irrigation is also a highly welcome one, given the difficulties faced by the farmers, it said

Budget restores confidence in India Inc: Sanjiv Goenka

Chairman of RP Sanjiv Goenka Group says no Budget in recent times has so courageously tackled so many burning issues

Bond markets to be brought at par with equity markets: FM

Jaitley also announced setting up of a Task Force to establish a sector-neutral Financial Redressal Agency that will address consumer grievances against all financial service providers

Budget pro-industrialist, pro-corporate, not for poor: Kharge

He termed the budget as vision document just like the railway budget, and was "impractical" in nature

Budget disappointing, lacks clear roadmap: Manmohan Singh

He said though lot of funds have been established there was no concrete direction to convert them to solid action plan

India Inc cheers corporate tax cut, wealth tax abolition

Also welcome moves to check black money menace

No big bang, but budget goes for growth, investment

While seeking to spark an investment-led boom, the Budget was short on structural reforms, as the govt left major welfare schemes untouched