Page 6 - Union Budgets

Sensex sees third fastest 5,000-point gain in history to reach 80,000 mark

The fastest 5,000-point rally for the Sensex was nearly three years ago (September 24, 2021) when the index hit an intraday high of 60,333 in a span of just 28 trading days

PM Narendra Modi likely to finalise 100-day agenda after Union Budget

A second senior official said a lot of the 100 days agendas will be 'milestone based' with timelines for achieving targets for social sector schemes

Budget wish list: Component PLI top demand of electronics companies

Manufacturers aim at attracting global value chains, scaling up production

Budget 2024: Nasscom seeks lighter taxation environment for tech industry

Industry association wants levels for safe harbour provisions raised to enable greater participation

Budget 2024: Experts urge higher Ayushman rates, subsidised adult vaccines

Sources suggest that the government may expand the ambit of the Ayushman Bharat scheme to cover everyone over 70 years

Budget 2024: Will recent infrastructure failures attract prompt actions?

Several cases have raised concerns about ongoing roadway projects in India, highlighting frequent delays in their completion

What Indian industry wants from PM Modi's Budget after poll setback

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is considering lowering personal tax rates for certain categories of individuals

Skill and employment sector calls for job creation, GenAI courses

Gayathri Vasudevan, trustee at Sambhav Foundation, said the meeting focused largely on optimising the utilisation of existing funds

Education Budget 2024: What did FM Sitharaman say in the past five Budgets?

Education Budget 2024: The BJP-led NDA government has steadily increased its allocation towards the education sector, focusing on skilling and digitisation. Here are highlights of the last 5 years

Budget: Exempt us from 45-day payment rule or extend deadline, say MSMEs

Sanjay Goenka of the Bihar Industries Association said the 45-day payment window was hotly debated, and they have contributed to the consultative process on the subject

Union Budget 2024: Nirmala Sitharaman to hold pre-budget meeting on June 20

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will hold a pre-budget consultation with industry stakeholders on June 20. Here's what to expect

FM Sitharaman to hold pre-budget meeting with industry chambers on Jun 20

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is likely to hold pre-budget consultations with industry chambers on June 20, sources said. The budget for 2024-25 fiscal is likely to be presented in Parliament in the second half of July. Industry sources said the pre-budget consultation with Sitharaman would be preceded by a meeting with Revenue Secretary Sanjay Malhotra on June 18. The 2024-25 Budget is likely to lay out Modi 3.0 government's economic agenda. The finance minister will have to look at measures to boost growth without hurting inflation as well as look for resources to meet the coalition government's compulsion. The economic agenda would include steps to fast-rack reforms to make India a USD 5-trillion economy in near future and turn the country into a 'Viksit Bharat' by 2047. The Indian economy is projected to grow 7.2 per cent in the current fiscal on the back of improving rural demand and moderating inflation, as per RBI estimates. The Modi 3.0 government inherits a strong

NDA govt likely to present full FY25 Budget in second half of July

The finance ministry is likely to begin the consultation process for the Budget with various ministries and stakeholders next week

Make it more transparent

The Budget shouldn't ignore provisional figures for 2023-24 and use the extra RBI surplus to better effect

Net direct tax collection surpasses RE in FY24; corp tax receipts a miss

Exceeds estimates by 0.7% to hit Rs 19.58 trn

Secretaries in a huddle to prepare five-year roadmap of next govt

Full-year Union Budget to lay out Viksit Bharat vision

An anatomy of financial sector reform

The Budget speech of 1991 changed the tone of reforms, but in the decades since, the pace has been more driven by scams and crises than by necessity, argues Rajrishi Singhal in his book

The NDA approach to PSUs

The Modi govt's equity contribution to public sector units has risen even as their capacity to generate resources has taken a hit

TN Budget: Hut-free mission aims at 800,000 concrete houses by 2030

The scheme called Kalaignarin Kanavu Illam will be implemented at a cost of Rs 3,500 crore, giving an opportunity to the poor to build their dream homes

How about a White Paper on Vision 2047?

Since this White Paper ends with the statement 'Amrit Kaal has just begun and our destination is India a developed nation by 2047', it is only fair to map how this would roll out