Page 13 - Budget 2019

Budget 2019 is impressive in clarity on both the destination and direction

The Reform, Perform and Transform policy of the government is working well

Budget 2019: Not much for travel and tourism, says MakeMyTrip CEO

There was no specific mention of fund allocation for UDAN, the regional connectivity scheme, which is disappointing

Budget 2019: Govt hands over housing finance companies to RBI from NHB

HFCs, which so far have conducted business with light-touch regulation, will likely face intense scrutiny

Budget 2019: Rs 50-trn investments in Railways by 2030; PPP model allowed

Private investments are being pushed thanks to the Rs 50-trillion investment required between 2018 and 2030, which the government would find difficult to generate by itself

Sitharaman's maiden Budget gives a massive boost to rail infrastructure

Railway ministry will have to prepare a blueprint to match the envisaged modernisation and investment programme

Budget 2019: Liquidity tap opened for NBFCs, RBI gets powers over boards

Government will encourage PSBs to buy high-rated pooled assets of up to Rs 1 trn of good credit firms

Budget 2019: Infra boost bodes well for tourism, says OYO's Ritesh Agarwal

Concerns over employment generation have been addressed, albeit indirectly

Fashion guru Prasad Bidapa's take on the best and worst things in Budget

Free education for all up to high school and scholarships for bright students beyond will change the dynamic of our nation

Budget 2019 tightens the noose around NRI tax evaders, charitable trusts

Budget proposes a series of conditions under which a registration to an institution could be cancelled

Budget 2019: No Angel Tax action against start-ups who've filed documents

Govt proposes e-verification mechanism to do away with any engagement between an enterprise and a tax officer, which many had called out as akin to harassment

Author Shobhaa De's take on the best and worst things in Budget 2019

There was nothing too thrilling about this Budget, though nothing terrible either

Sitharaman's maiden Budget is high on policy and expenditure allocation

Of particular note are the policy announcements on Jal Shakti, infrastructure investments, and India's added soft power

This Budget has been made with a 10-year vision in mind: FM Sitharaman

'Our start-ups have brought about a big social transformation', said FM Sitharaman

No 'Big Bang', it's a pro-growth and pro-entrepreneurship Budget

Will Modi 2.0 prove to be an exception after having achieved such a decisive mandate?

Budget 2019: Sitharaman bets big on infra, commits Rs 100 trn over 5 years

Boost to essentially come from road corridors across length and breadth of country, focus on maritime development by executing port development and modernization projects

Chef Sanjeev Kapoor's take on the best and worst things in Budget 2019

The Budget would help in job growth but only in the long term

Mid-caps take a plunge: EY looks at stock movements after Budget 2019

EY looks at the triggers for some important stock movements after the budget

Budget 2019: UDAY to be reviewed, new power tariff reforms on anvil

This is the first time in years that a finance minister has announced several reforms to reduce consumer electricity tariff

Budget 2019: Fiscal deficit number reassuring, says Soumya Kanti Ghosh

Regulatory control of NBFCs will shift to the RBI, and this will create a level playing field in the market

Budget 2019: Centre's capex projected to rise to Rs 3.38 trillion in FY20

So the heavy lifting in public investment has to be shouldered by the 257 operating central public sector enterprises