Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the expansion of Nano DAP application across various crops in all agro-climatic zones on Thursday
Direct tax collections have more than trebled over the last decade
Focus on technology and encouraging research and development to fuel innovation
The All India Kisan Sabha also claimed that the allocation of resources for women and children, and for Scheduled Castes and Tribes, has also been cut drastically
PM Modi, in his first post-budget remarks, said that the Interim Budget empowers the four pillars of Viksit Bharat
The Interim Budget 2024 is expected to undergo thorough scrutiny and debate in the coming days in Parliament as stakeholders assess its potential impact on the nation's economic trajectory
The national transporter is expected to have an operating ratio of 98.7 per cent in the current financial year
While overall capex has increased, some analysts had expected higher outlays for road, defence and railways
Proposal will give 'some breather' business set up in GIFT city, she says
Our government stands committed to strengthening and expanding the economy with high growth, and to creating conditions for people to realise their aspirations, she said
The government had rolled out PMUY in May 2022 to make clean cooking fuel, such as LPG, available to the rural and deprived households
Electronic National Agriculture Market has integrated 1,361 mandis and 180 million farmers over a period of time
His constant lament was that he longed for a budget, which would make zero changes in the Income Tax Act
But no increase in PM-KISAN amount surprises experts
FM overperforms on deficit, stays away from sops, pushes feel-good factor by ending old tax disputes, lists out decade of development
It is a Budget that will help empower women, said UP CM
Backed by robust collections in both direct and indirect taxes and a growing domestic demand, the finance minister asserted a strong commitment to pursuing the path of fiscal consolidation
The numbers assumed in the Budget are conservative and chances are high that the government will do better
This Budget is very inclusive and looks after the needs of various strata of society. It focuses on growth of clean energy, tourism etc
FM promises White Paper on the economy before & after 2014