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Govt hikes Agri ministry allocation by 78%; PM-KISAN gets Rs 75,000 cr

PM-KISAN, launched just before the general elections, aims to give Rs 6,000 annually in three equal installments to 12.6 crore small and marginal farmers

Budget allocates Rs 235 cr for training bureaucrats at home and abroad

Under a separate head, Rs 156.77 crore has been allocated for the ongoing fiscal for training schemes

Budget 2019: Govt to further incentivise digital payments in businesses

Sitharaman said there are several low-cost digital modes of payment available such as BHIM UPI, UPI-QR Code, Aadhaar Pay, NEFT and RTGS that can be used to promote less-cash economy

Budget 2019: Govt lower fiscal deficit target to 3.3% from 3.4% for FY20

While presenting interim Budget 2019-20 in February, the government had pegged fiscal deficit target at 3.4 per cent

Economic Survey 2019 Highlights: Bullish on growth despite tepid numbers

The revised fiscal glide path, as per the Survey released on Thursday, envisages achieving fiscal deficit of 3 per cent of GDP by FY 2020-21

In water-stressed India, govt may push farmers towards efficient irrigation

India is one of the world's biggest users of ground water and its depleting levels are the main reason for the country's severe shortages

MGNREGS can be used to gauge rural distress at grassroots level: Eco Survey

While employment-related National Sample Surveys (NSS) are carried out once in five-six years, district-level GDP is released irregularly

Top 10 biz headlines: Economic Survey 2019, Jet Airways crisis, and more

From Economic Survey 2019 to YES Bank stakes, Business Standard brings you top 10 stories that made headlines on Thursday

Eco survey urges behavioural economics nudge for socio-economic goals

The branch of economics has gained traction in policy making recently, becoming more popular after economist Richard H Thaler, known for his work on 'Nudge' theory, won Nobel in 2017

Economic Survey calls for coordinating body for resource efficiency

To push the agenda for resource efficiency, the Survey has asked for the formulation of a national policy on the same

Increase in retirement age could be considered, says Economic Survey

Population growth in India has been slowing in recent decades

Hospital beds to sanitation: Numbers that mattered in Economic Survey

It also has business indicators spanning from start-ups to logistics, and from resources to competitiveness

Financial creditors recover more under IBC, says Economic Survey

In the two years of the IBC, real estate was the top sector, with 20 per cent of the insolvency cases being registered

A new-old approach

Survey skilfully marshals fresh arguments for timeless policy

Telcos, not Trai or govt, will decide spectrum price: Trai chief R S Sharma

R S Sharma says regulator will send its review soon

Logjam in judiciary surmountable, 100% case clearance possible: Eco Survey

CEA suggests cutting down on holidays for Supreme Court, High Courts, using technology such as AI for all courts

'Indian' agenda for Modi 2.0: Eco Survey projects 7% GDP growth in 2019-20

The Survey praised the government's performance on the provision of certain last-mile goods, combined with behavioural changes

Economic Survey 2019: Aadhaar-linked payments checked leakages

The Survey advocated creating a real-time data base of rural distress, using the MGNREGS job demand data

Economic Survey: Private tuition, doctor fee contribute most to inflation

This is an important insight into price situation in the economy, especially when inflation in health and education was more than the average general CPI

Economic Survey 2019: Strong growth potential for discretionary majors

Economic Survey indicates an increase in spending by households on these, compared to necessities