Page 19 - Budget 2019

Govt to build 19 mn houses with LPG, electricity & toilets: Budget 2019

The minister further said that by 2022, every single rural family except those who are unwilling to take the connection will have an electricity and a clean cooking facility.

Budget 2019: FM eases sourcing local norms, opens doors to Apple Stores

Aiming to attract big players, single-brand retail firms may be permitted to open online stores before setting up brick-and-mortar shops if they bring in over $200 mn FDI

Budget 2019: Pension benefit extended to 30 mn retail traders, shopkeepers

FM says economy, which stood at $1.85 trillion five years back, has reached $2.7 trillion now, and is within capacity to reach $5 trillion in the next few years

Budget 2019: Govt to infuse Rs 70,000 cr into PSBs to ramp lending capacity

Banks have recovered Rs 4 lakh crore due to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code and other means effected in the past four years, the FM said

Railways seeks private players, plans Rs 50 trillion investments: Budget

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget proposes pan-India transportation card for bus, rail and waterways.

Budget 2019 proposes to scrap 180-day wait for NRIs to get Aadhaar

Under the present rule, NRIs with Indian passport are required to wait for 180 days to get the Aadhaar card.

New policy to be unveiled to make India educational hub: Budget 2019

The finance minister also said that a National Sports Education Board will be set up under the Khelo India scheme

Safe drinking water for every citizen priority of govt, says FM Sitharaman

Sitharaman also said that 10,000 new farmer producer organisations will be be set up

Budget 2019: FM Sitharaman proposes exclusive TV channel for startups

She proposed to start a television programme exclusively for startups that will be executed by startups themselves

Budget 2019: Rs 350 cr allocated for interest subvention for MSMEs

FM also says country needs to make structural reforms to achieve $5 trillion economy in the next few years

BharatNet to be expedited with universal service obligation fund, says FM

The government aims to connect all 2.5 lakh village panchayats with high speed broadband by March 2020

Budget 2019: FM proposes to increase minimum public shareholding to 35%

Presenting her maiden Union Budget, Sitharaman said the government has already written to Sebi regarding the matter

Budget proposes simplified KYC norms for hassle-free foreign investments

She said a number of steps would be taken in consultation with the RBI and Sebi to deepen the corporate bond market

Modi 2.0 seeks to reverse weakening growth, investment with Budget 2019

Modi has set a target of growing India into a $5 trillion economy by 2024-2025 from $2.7 trillion

Govt to set up 'social stock exchange' to raise capital: FM in Budget 2019

Presenting her maiden Union Budget, the Minister said that the exchange would help social and voluntary organisations which work for social causes

Budget 2019 promises new pension scheme, highway revamp & more

She also noted that the government has allocated Rs 350 crore towards interest subvention for MSMEs for 2019-20

Budget 2019 calls for public-private partnership to develop rail infra

The finance minister said as the world's third largest aviation market, time is ripe to enter aircraft financing and leasing from Indian shores

Budget 2019 proposes to relax FDI norms in media, aviation, insurance

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her Budget speech said that India's FDI inflows in 2018-19 grew by 6 per cent to $64.37 billion

National gas grid, power reforms will be unveiled soon: FM in Budget speech

The finance minister also said the government will create a payment platform for MSMEs for payment of bills

India needs structural reforms to get $5 trn economy: FM in Budget 2019

FM Nirmala Sitharaman said in the current year, India's economy will grow to become $3 trillion economy, sixth largest in world