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Budget 2020: FM Sitharaman proposes easing of tax payments for startups

During their formative years, startups generally use ESOPs to attract and retain highly talented employees, she added

100 more airports to be developed by 2025 to support UDAN scheme: FM

Presenting the Budget for 2020-21, Sitharaman said Rs 1.7 lakh crore has been provided for transport infrastructure in 2020-21

Nominal GDP growth for FY21 estimated at 10%, says FM Sitharaman

Sitharaman said income tax rates will be significantly reduced for those who forego reliefs, exemptions

Budget 2020: Healthcare sector allocation rises to Rs 69,000 crore

Ayushman Bharat gets a boost as hospitals to be developed under PPP mode; Jan Aushadhi scheme to be expanded to every district

Clean, robust financial sector key to achieve $5 trillion economy: FM

Presenting the Budget for 2020-21, Sitharaman said robust mechanism is in place to monitor health of all commercial banks and asserted that depositors' money is absolutely safe

Budget 2020: Rs 30,757 cr for J&K; Ladakh gets Rs 5,958 cr for FY21

The finance minister also proposed major reform in recruitment of non-gazetted staff

Budget 2020: National Police University, Forensic Science varsity proposed

Sitharaman said the Narendra Modi government will soon announce a new education policy

Budget 2020: Govt looks to increase turnover of GeM portal to Rs 3 trillion

The minister also proposed to provide about Rs 27,300 crore for development and promotion of industry and commerce for 2020-21

Budget 2020: Rs 22,000 cr outlay for power, renewable energy sector in FY21

State governments need to replace conventional electricity meters with pre-paid smart meters in three years, she said

Budget 2020: New education policy proposed, Rs 99,300 cr for sector in FY21

Steps will be be taken to attract external commercial borrowing and FDI in the education sector, the finance minister said

Budget 2020: Nirmala Sitharaman remembers Rajiv Gandhi without naming him

Rajiv's famous "15 paisa" remark made in 1985 has been ridiculed by PM modi in the past

States may adopt Centre's laws on agri land leasing, contract farming: FM

Presenting the Budget for 2020-21, Sitharaman said farmers will be be allowed to set up solar units on barren/fallow lands and supply power to grids

Budget 2020: FDI in India rises to $284 billion during 2014-19, says FM

FDI is important as the country requires major investments to overhaul its infrastructure sector to boost growth

Budget 2020: Govt to bring simplified return form for GST from April 2020

In her second Budget presentation, the finance minister said GST has resulted in gains of Rs 1 lakh crore to consumers and removed inspector raj and also helped the transport sector

Budget 2020: India lifted 271 mn people out of poverty, says Sitharaman

The government aims to achieve seamless delivery of services through digital governance, she added

India now fifth largest economy: Sitharaman in Budget 2020 speech

Presenting the Union Budget for 2020-21, she said growth of 7.4 per cent was surpassed in 2014-19 with average inflation of 4.5 per cent

Budget 2020: Fundamentals of economy strong, inflation contained, says FM

Presenting the Union Budget for 2020-21, she said it is aimed at boosting income and purchasing power of people

Cabinet approves Union Budget 2020-21, FM's speech shortly

Before coming to Parliament for presenting her second budget, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and her team met President Ram Nath Kovind

Budget in bahi khata: FM Sitharaman continues tradition she started

Last year, Sitharaman had ditched the long-standing tradition of carrying budget documents in a leather briefcase and went swadeshi with a 'bahi-khata'

Budget 2020: Sitharaman reaches Finance Ministry, meets President Kovind

Sitharaman will present her second budget in the Parliament at 11 am today. Before presenting the budget, she will meet President Ram Nath Kovind