Amnesty proposal for pending cases, provision for use of Aadhaar while e-filing
National Education Policy and establishment of the National Research Foundation are steps in the right direction
From concessions on purchase of affordable housing to higher surcharge on those earning over Rs 2 crore, here are the top highlights of Budget 2019
Nirmala Sitharaman has done well in summing up certain critical decisions of the council on GST
The finance minister has addressed current issues facing the nation, primarily the banking crisis
Emphasis on infrastructure, MSMEs and Digital India are going to be key sectors for achieving 8% growth
Govt has identified 1,592 blocks which are critical and over exploited, spread across 256 districts for the Jal Shakti Abhiyan
International finance services hub to get single regulator, says Finance Minister
The proposed exchanges will be regulated by Sebi and will allow the listing of social enterprises
The Finance Minister has not disappointed rural India but vision for the next five years and bold measures are missing
To provide quality sports education, Sitharaman proposed creating a National Sports Education Board, under the Khelo India scheme
The stock market ended the Budget day trading session a per cent lower
These schemes will not bear the cost of lowered expectations of tax revenues
The announcements didn't impress the farmers who termed the Budget as lukewarm and having done little to address the core issue of falling returns in the sector
I don't think the Budget focused enough on farmers' distress and education, said Sait
Recapitalisation will involve two legs - first, banks will subscribe to bonds floated by the govt. In the second leg the govt will infuse that money into public sector banks
Capital expenditure and rural spending have grown at slower rates, but no scheme has seen an abrupt fall in allocation
One should be mindful that this gush of debt capital in the short term is likely to support rupee appreciation in the near term
The reach, impact, and real-time access to all citizens, has propelled the government to aggressively work towards building the digital infrastructure in the country
The finance minister has also offered sops on affordable home loans