What's cheaper, what's dearer after Union Budget 2019
As part of road and infrastructure cess (customs), the government has decided to hike the cess on the fuel products from Rs 8 per litre to Rs 9 per litre.
Jul 05, 2019, 14:13 PM IST
Union Budget 2019: Full text of Nirmala Sitharaman's Union Budget speech
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented her maiden Union Budget for the Narendra Modi-led NDA government on July 5.
Jul 05, 2019, 14:10 PM IST
Union Budget 2019: 100 new clusters to be set to uplift 50,000 artisans economically under SFURTI
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her maiden budget speech on Friday brought good news for artisans under the scheme of Fund for Upgradation and Regeneration of Traditional Industries (SFURTI).
Jul 05, 2019, 14:04 PM IST
Union Budget 2019: This is the budget of hope and expectation, says PM Modi
Modi further said that the Budget has set the tone for tax structure to get simplified and infrastructure getting modernized.
Jul 05, 2019, 13:59 PM IST
Union Budget 2019: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announces Aadhaar on arrival for NRIs
I propose to consider issuing Aadhaar Card for Non Resident Indians (NRIs) with Indian passports after their arrival in India, without waiting for the mandatory 180 days, said Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
Jul 05, 2019, 13:51 PM IST
Watch: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents Union Budget 2019-20
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents Union Budget 2019-20. Watch this video to know more.
Jul 05, 2019, 13:44 PM IST
Union Budget 2019: Aadhaar, PAN made interchangeable; can use either to file Income Tax Returns
For ease of taxpayers, I propose to make PAN card and Aadhaar card interchangeable and allow those who don't have PAN to file returns by simply quoting Aadhaar number, said Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
Jul 05, 2019, 13:28 PM IST
This Government believes that we can progress, with greater women participation: FM
I draw attention to the women of India, ‘Naari tu Narayaani’. This Government believes that we can progress, with greater women participation, says FM. “To further encourage women entrepreneurship, Women Self Help Group(SHG) Interest Subvention Programme to be expanded to all districts in India,” she added.
Jul 05, 2019, 13:28 PM IST
Who's Lord Basaveshwara, alluded by FM Nirmala Sitharaman in Union Budget 2019
Lord Basaveshwara was 12th-century social reformer and thinker who first established the concept of ‘Kalyana Rajya’ or welfare state. Read more:
Jul 05, 2019, 12:50 PM IST
India will become a $3-billion economy this year, says Nirmala Sitharaman
From 1.85 trillion dollars in 2014, the economy has reached 2.7 trillion US dollars; we can very well reach 5 trillion dollars in the next few years, said FM.
Jul 05, 2019, 12:40 PM IST
Nari tu Narayani: Budget 2019 focuses on women empowerment; Rs 1 lakh loan under Mudra scheme for women entrepreneurs
India’s first full-time woman Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman highlighted the issue of women empowerment in her maiden Union Budget speech.
Jul 05, 2019, 12:31 PM IST
Union Budget 2019: 'Har Ghar Jal' will ensure water in every rural household by 2024, says Nirmala Sitharaman as water crisis in India deepens
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in her maiden Union Budget speech, spoke about constituting a Jal Shakti Ministry, which will look after the management of water and will ensure 'Har Ghar Jal'.
Jul 05, 2019, 12:26 PM IST
Union Budget 2019-20: FM Nirmala Sitharaman starts her speech at Lok Sabha
Like never before India celebrated by coming out and voting. People validated true gals of national security and economic growth. Have shown that reform , perform and transform can. Have set the ball rolling for a new India, says FM. Watch this video to know more.
Jul 05, 2019, 12:26 PM IST
Union Budget 2019: Nirmala Sitharaman announces pension for shopkeepers, traders with turnover less than Rs 1.5 crore
Pension benefit will be extended to around 3 crore retail traders and shopkeepers with an annual turnover less than 1.5 crores.
Jul 05, 2019, 12:08 PM IST
Cabinet approves Union Budget 2019
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present her maiden Budget on Friday, becoming only the second woman, after Indira Gandhi, to do so. FM will present the Union Budget 2019 amidst wide expectations given that Prime Minister Narendra Modi came back to power following a bigger mandate than his first term. Watch this video to know more.
Jul 05, 2019, 11:44 AM IST
Union Budget 2019: Rs 50 lakh crore needed to boost railway infrastructure, private players required, says Nirmala Sitharaman
India’s first full-time woman Finance Minister further said that the private sector will play a greater role in Indian railways going forward.
Jul 05, 2019, 11:40 AM IST
Yaqeen ho toh koi rasta nikalta hai: Nirmala Sitharaman's message on 'majboot desh ke liye majboot nagrik' in Union Budget 2019
India’s first full time Finance Minister started her speech with a famous Urdu couplet to highlight the vision of Modi government.
Jul 05, 2019, 11:24 AM IST
Union Budget 2019 Income Tax live updates
In Union Budget 2019, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that PAN and Aadhaar will be interchangeable and taxpayers can use either to file Income Tax returns.
Jul 05, 2019, 11:09 AM IST
Union Budget 2019 highlights live updates: Special additional excise duty of Re 1 per litre to be levied on petrol and diesel, says Nirmala Sitharaman
Union Budget 2019 is the maiden budget for Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, who becomes the second woman finance minister to do so. She called on President Ram Nath Kovind at the Rashtrapati Bhavan before presenting her first Union Budget.
Jul 05, 2019, 11:07 AM IST
FM Nirmala Sitharaman replaces Budget suitcase with four-fold red cloth
After scripting history by becoming country’s first full-time Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday departed from the usual practice of keeping budget documents in a red suitcase. Instead, the Union Finance Minister kept the documents in a four-fold red cloth. Watch this video to know more.
Jul 05, 2019, 11:04 AM IST
