Page 5 - Budget 2021

Union Budget sets pace for Aatmanirbhar Bharat, says finance minister in LS

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said the Union Budget 2021-22 has set the pace for India to become Aatmanirbhar

Covid-19 didn't deter govt from taking measures for reforms: Sitharaman

Sitharaman said that the ongoing Covid-19 situation did not deter the Central government from taking measures for reforms that are necessary for sustaining long term growth for this country

FM Nirmala Sitharaman to reply on Budget discussion in Lok Sabha today

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman will reply to the discussion on the Union Budget in Lok Sabha on Saturday at 10 am.Saturday will also mark the end of the first part of the Budget session of the Parliament.Sitaraman, while replying to the discussion on the Union Budget in Rajya Sabha on Friday, slammed the Opposition and accused them of constantly alleging a false narrative that the government only worked for cronies and said several of the Centre's schemes were for the poor.She reminded members of the Upper House of several schemes that have been implemented for the poorer sections of the country, like the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana and the Pradhan Mantri Saubhagya Yojana.She also said the Union Budget 2021-22 is the instrument through which Aatmanirbhar Bharat is to be attained and asserted that the government is also looking at "long term sustainable growth".Finance Minister had presented the Union Budget 2021-22 in the Parliament on February 1.

Budget debate: We care for poor and respect wealth creators, says FM

Budget is the instrument for Atmanirbhar Bharat, says FM Nirmala Sitharaman

60% of govt 'spending spree' inevitably goes towards committed outlay

With schemes like MGNREGA and cash support via PM-KISAN given priority in allocation from the remainder, govt is forced to dip into capital receipts from disinvestment and borrow from the market

LIVE updates: 16 killed, 36 injured in fire in Tamil Nadu cracker factory

Fire in the factory broke out when some chemicals were being mixed to produce firecrackers. Stay tuned for Latest LIVE news

Sitharaman hits out at Chidambaram, says his speech on Budget only verbose

'There is a lot of grudge in the speech of the former finance minister... So, I feel that there is a little grudge not to recognise how prime minister handled the corona crisis,' she said

Reform measures in Budget to help India become $5 trillion economy: CEA

The reform measures announced in the Budget 2021-22 will play a big role in India becoming a USD 5 trillion economy and beyond,Chief Economic AdviserK V Subramanian said on Friday.

Lok Sabha to meet at 10 am on Saturday instead of 4 pm: Speaker Om Birla

FM to reply on Budget discussion

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FM Sitharaman's speech in the Rajya Sabha

Finance MNinister Nirmala Sitharaman's replying to the discussion on Union Budget in the Rajya Sabha on February 12

Government may compensate banks for loss of MDR, says IT secretary

The move is part of the Budget proposal, where the government has earmarked Rs 1,500 crore for the promotion of digital payments this fiscal

Top headlines: Digital tax proposal may end up in court, Ruia's faith

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Budget 2021-22 proposal on digital tax likely to land up in court

Foreign players in a fix as they will now come under levy's ambit

Budget proposal puts onus on states to fund, get discoms back in shape

Budget's Rs 3 trillion scheme expects states to submit action plan, get results

Why rising fuel costs should particularly concern state govts, and you

By trimming the part of fuel tax shared with states and raising cess to which it has sole access, Centre now may earn 30% more fuel tax than all states combined, from being 20% behind them 5 years ago

What explains the Budget's fiscal stance?

Although the budgetary exercise has made a virtue out of necessity, the change in fiscal stance could end up having a happy outcome

LIVE: New farm laws will destroy India's food security system, says Rahul

'It's not a farmers' agitation but of the country, farmers only showing the way', says Rahul. Stay tuned for Latest LIVE news

The public sector has failed but private sector is hardly an inspiration

Though private sector now creates more jobs than public sector, the scale of operations of even the giants in Indian biz has not been big enough to alter employment dynamics the way China has managed

Union Budget for the rich, of the rich, by the rich: Chidambaram

The Congress tore into the government in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday for presenting a "disappointing" budget