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Terms Union Budget "discriminatory" against Opposition-ruled States; Congress Chief Ministers to boycott NITI Aayog meeting on July 27

Centre extends PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana for five years, benefiting 80 crore people of India

Draped in a white silk saree with magenta border, she poses for traditional 'briefcase' picture outside her office, along with her team of officials, before heading to meet President

The Economic Survey 2023-24, which was presented in the Parliament by union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday, has lauded the concept of a Steel Bank, which was launched in Siddipet two years ago.

Union Minister Kiren Rijiju to hold meeting with floor leaders of political parties in both Houses of Parliament

Nirmala emphasized the need for a more transparent system in the future, without commenting on the possibility of a new law.

The new government will present the full budget after it assumes office

Following the meeting, the Finance Ministry, in a late Thursday night post, stated that Wickremesinghe acknowledged India's multi-faceted support to Sri Lanka during the economic crisis.

During Wednesday's World Bank-IMF annual meetings in Marrakech, Morocco, she emphasized this while unveiling the "Partnership for Resilient and Inclusive Supply-chain Enhancement" (RISE).

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said that there was no proposal before the government to cut import duty on electric vehicles.

"I also urge more women to enrol for MSSC. It offers many advantages for our Nari Shakti," said Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Ambassador Taranjit Singh Sandhu received Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday (local time).

The Finance Minister announced a cut in customs duty on the import of certain inputs for mobile phone manufacturing. Also, customs duty on parts of open cells of TV panels would be cut to 2.5 per cent.

* Railways get Rs 2.4 lakh crore, which is the highest ever allocation to it

While the leading newsrooms of the country are debating the academic stand point of these changes, the netizens expressed the views of the working class with a touch of sarcasm and humour. Several memes have been surfacing on the net.

Finance Minister Sitharaman will present the last budget of the Modi 2.0 government at 11 a.m.

The Finance Minister will also attend the Union cabinet meeting and then present the Budget around 11 a.m.

"The Modi government has not levied any new tax on the middle class in any budget so far. No tax has been imposed on people who earn up to Rs 5 lakhs," Sitharaman said during the event.

Sitharaman was in the American capital to attend the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.

Sitharaman also noted with some satisfaction that the fundamentals of the Indian economy were in a good position at this time -- "I'm not asking for celebration, but it is true that we are holding together".