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Budget 2024: Freshers to get one month's free salary. Check eligibility

Budget 2024: As part of the Centre's employment-linked incentive scheme, first-time employees in the formal sector will be offered one month's salary as subsidy up to Rs 15,000

Budget 2024: FinMin announces Critical Mineral Mission; what we know so far

Union Budget 2024: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the government will soon conduct the first round of offshore mineral auction round under the Critical Mineral Mission

Union Budget 2024-25: Propelling India's evolution into 'Viksit Bharat'

With the objective of ease of doing business and in line with recent Goods and Services Tax (GST) council recommendations, various proposals have been introduced under GST

Naidu taken for right royal ride: Congress on Budget allocation to Andhra

The Congress on Tuesday took a swipe at TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu, saying he quit the NDA in 2018 due to the Centre's failure to grant special category status to Andhra Pradesh and six years later when the government is reliant on his MPs, all he has managed to get is a "special financial support" for Amaravati. The government on Tuesday announced a series of measures for Andhra Pradesh, including arranging Rs 15,000 crore this fiscal and in future years for the development of the capital city of the state. Presenting Union Budget 2024-25, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the government will also facilitate special financial support for the development of the capital city. Reacting to the development, Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said, "In 2018, Chandrababu Naidu garu quit the NDA because of the non-biological PM's failure to grant Andhra Pradesh Special Category Status. "Six years after the drama, at a time when the Government is ..

Fiscal consolidation: Yes. Banking reforms: Wait

Next-generation reforms are at the bottom of the list of nine priorities of this Budget

Best of BS Opinion: FM sticks to plan, Govts have limited impact on jobs

Here is the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for today

Union Budget 2024: Fiscal balance amid coalition compromises

Tinkering with rates proposed in the Budget does not change the protectionist stance and there is a need for rethink on the issue

Union Budget 2024: A commitment to tax certainty

The introduction of the tax dispute settlement scheme promises a transformative impact on India's tax landscape

Union Budget 2024: Need a long-term vision

The Budget could have outlined a three-tier Customs duty structure with minimum rate on raw materials, a slightly higher rate on intermediates, and the highest rate on finished products

Union Budget 2024: Govts have limited impact on jobs

Policy reforms would work better than programmes or projects

Union Budget 2024: Prudent, bold and savvy

As for the long-term vision of the Budget, there are some reassuring messages from the finance minister

Union Budget 2024: BJP back to BASE

The 10 budgets of the Modi government so far were BJP budgets. This is its first coalition budget

Budget 2024: Slow improvement in capacity utilisation, FDI falling

Rules for foreign direct investment and overseas investments to be simplified

Budget 2024: Fiscal marksmanship on display; over to implementation

On the personal income tax front, the Budget brought in some modest tweaks, which should support sentiment and consumption for salaried individuals

Budget 2024: Building foundation to monetise India's demographic dividend

The Budget also places emphasis on leveraging the power of women in the workforce

How FM Nirmala Sitharaman's Union Budget 2024-25 affects the key sectors

Exemption from BCD on import of certain minerals to be used in strategic sectors such as telecommunication, space, high-tech electronics, etc

End of angel tax to new I-T slabs: Budget 2024 is political but prudent

This Budget will further energise the aspirations of our neo-middle class. Unprecedented opportunities will be unleashed for our younger generation, says PM Modi

Budget 2024: Unemployment rate among females is higher than males

More vocational and technical training is available but over two-third of the working age population has received none

Key highlights of Budget 2024: Major focus on jobs, infra, new tax regime, incentives for allies

Nine priorities expedite journey towards goal of 'Viksit Bharat', said finance minister

Changed mood: Budget Day reflects new political reality of Lok Sabha

However, speaking to Business Standard immediately after the Budget, Sitharaman said the deviation from the interim Budget was minor, and only one of accent