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Disinvestment of Air India, Pawan Hans to be completed in 2021-22: FM

FM said in her budget speech that the disinvestment of Air India and Pawan Hans would be completed in 2021-22

Budget 2021 for sectors: Key takeaways from FM Sitharaman's speech

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday proposed to unleash a massive fiscal expansion in 2021-22 on the back of fire sales and cesses, to revive India's pandemic-battered economy. Accordingly, she proposed to increase the capital expenditure by 34 per cent in Budget 2021-22 in comparison to the previous fiscal BE (Budget Estimate). In her Budget speech that lasted for around 1 hour and 45 minutes, she doled out enormous amounts for railways, roadways, health care, education as well as the agriculture sector. Watch the video for all key announcements.

Interest earned on PF contributions above Rs 2.5 lakh to be taxable: Budget

Employers who delay the deposit of workers' share of social security contributions like employees' provident fund will not be able to claim the amount as deduction from their income

Budgetary allocation for tourism ministry slashed by 19% to Rs 2,026 crore

The budget has allocated Rs 1088.03 crore for development of tourism infrastructure

Budget 2021: Many positives for mfg sector and CVs, says Ashok Leyland MD

Lauds road infra thrust, scrappage policy among other announcements

Full text of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget speech in LS

Here is the full text of the Budget speech of FM Sitharaman in Lok Sabha

Budget 2021: Full text of the memorandum of the Finance Bill tabled in LS

Here is the full text of the memorandum of the Finance Bill as tabled in Lok Sabha by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

Budget proposals for start-ups to boost 'ease of doing business'

The union government has decided to extend tax holiday claim for start-ups by one more year

Subsidy bill nears Rs 6 trn in FY21 on extra free foodgrain distribution

On Monday, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented revised numbers of major subsidies

Govt proposes Rs 3.05 trn scheme to revive power distribution companies

The FM also proposed a framework to provide electricity consumers option to choose from service providers

Budget 2021: Govt raises import duty on parts of mobile phones, chargers

The import duty on PCBA for making any charger is proposed to be raised to 15 per cent

Women and Child Development Ministry's budget hiked by 16 per cent

A sum of Rs 24,435 crore has been set aside for the Women and Child Development (WCD) Ministry for the next fiscal

Budget 2021 will usher in new era of inclusive growth in India: Rajnath

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said the Union Budget for 2021-22 is "unprecedented" in many ways, it will usher in a new era of inclusive growth and prosperity

FM announces key takeaways for education sector in Union Budget 2021

More than 15,000 schools will be 'qualitatively strengthened' under the National Education Policy (NEP)

Budget 2021: Govt's bank privatisation plan, bond market reaction, and more

In this podcast, we discussed the key announcements made by the finance minister about bank privatisation, asset reconstruction company and how bond market seeing the budget, why yields are rising

Rs 1,500 cr-scheme to boost e-payments; drive innovation by fintech cos

The government on Monday proposed a Rs 1,500 crore-scheme to promote digital transactions in the country

Budget 2021 aims to reset economy with honesty in numbers, without doles

Budget aims for minimum government interference while ensuring there is certainty in the tax rates and other rules

Budget 2021 can be a turning point in India's socialist orientation

The government focuses on developing infrastructure, dares to gamble on deficit.

Indices post biggest Budget-day gain; Sensex ends 2,315 points up at 48,601

All that happened in the markets today

Govt allocates Rs 4.78 trillion to defence for 2021-22 in Budget 2021

The defence budget, including outlay for payment of pensions, was increased to Rs 4.78 trillion for 2021-22 as against last year's Rs 4.71 trillion