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New rail corridors to cost Rs 11 trn, add 40K km of tracks: Vaishnaw

The national transporter is expected to have an operating ratio of 98.7 per cent in the current financial year

Interim Budget: Infra focus, fiscal prudence are positives for street

While overall capex has increased, some analysts had expected higher outlays for road, defence and railways

Ready reckoner: FM Sitharaman's interim Budget places emphasis on growth

Our government stands committed to strengthening and expanding the economy with high growth, and to creating conditions for people to realise their aspirations, she said

Interim Budget 2024-25: Food, fertiliser subsidy pegged lower in FY25

The government had rolled out PMUY in May 2022 to make clean cooking fuel, such as LPG, available to the rural and deprived households

Decadal perspective: Foodgrain production up 20% under the Modi govt

Electronic National Agriculture Market has integrated 1,361 mandis and 180 million farmers over a period of time

Interim Budget 2024-25: For agri and rural, it's continuation of the past

Since it is an Interim Budget, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman did not make any big announcements nor did she increase allocations for welfare schemes in an election year

Budget 2024: FM promises 20 mn more rural houses, hikes MGNREGA allocation

But no increase in PM-KISAN amount surprises experts

Interim Budget 2024-25: Health gets an approval but awaits a boost

The vision of Viksit Bharat by 2047 must incorporate commitment to protection and promotion of all Indians across a long, healthy and disability free life course free life course

A promising Budget on India growth story

The continued focus on increased capital investments will result in generation of employment opportunities and thereby growth of the economy

Interim Budget 2024-2025: From Amrit Kaal to Kartavya Kaal

In the ongoing phase of transformation health care stands as a foundational element

Interim Budget 2024-25: Strategic thinking in public finance

We need to attain sustained small primary surpluses

Interim Budget 2024-25: Higher tax-to-GDP ratio needed

The Finance Minister clearly mentioned that the government will rely less on market borrowings and, thereby, facilitate more credit availability for the private sector from the banking system

From Adityanath to M K Stalin, here are CMs' views on Interim Budget

It is a Budget that will help empower women, said UP CM

Interim Budget 2024: 'Prudence has taken precedence over populism'

Backed by robust collections in both direct and indirect taxes and a growing domestic demand, the finance minister asserted a strong commitment to pursuing the path of fiscal consolidation

Interim Budget 2024-25: Fiscally responsible, not populist

It is conservative in its arithmetic and will help lower interest rates

Interim Budget 2024-25: A confident and optimistic report

In a Budget celebrating the achievements in the last decade, there are few announcements with any fiscal magnitude attached

In govt's focus: 4 'pillars', Vishwakarma, tribals and border villages

FM promises White Paper on the economy before & after 2014

Interim Budget 2024-25: Banks likely to see heavy trading gains in Q4

The yield on the benchmark 10-year government bond declined by 12 basis points (bps) in 2024 from 7.17 per cent to 7.05 per cent on February 1, 2024

Decadal perspective: Banks have fewer bad loans under the Modi govt

There has been a rise in unsecured lending. The RBI has expressed concerns over lending practices

Budget 2024: Green fuel gets boost, FM presents scheme for biomanufacturing

Cabinet approves marketing margins for domestic gas provided for fertiliser production