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The meeting will be held virtually for the first time due to COVID-19 protocol, sources said.
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman says government is keen to achieve long-term growth.
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She said the Budget, which was presented in Parliament on February 1, has set the tone for greater play of the private sector, gave space for entrepreneurship
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The government has already privatised IDBI Bank by selling its majority stake in the lender to LIC in 2019 and merged 14 public sector banks in the last four years
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The RIDF, which was set up in 1995, is a dedicated fund to create social assets in rural India.
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Almost all agencies, global research institutions and bankers concluded that the worst for the India’s economy was over and the country would register a double digit growth, he said.
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Emphasis on infrastructure and other initiatives in Budget are aimed at achieving this goal, says DEA secretary.
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Rs 2.2 lakh cr for health, including Rs 35,000 cr for Covid vaccines
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Sitharaman defends accounting of govt expenditure while stressing that revenue statements have become a lot more transparent.
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The import duty on PCBA for making any charger is proposed to be raised to 15 per cent from 10 per cent imposed earlier with effect from February 2.
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Unveiling the Union Budget 2021-22, the Finance Minister said that a professionally managed DFI to be set up to provide, enable and catalyze infrastructure financing.
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The high level of provisioning by public sector banks for their stressed assets calls for measures to clean up the bank books, the finance minister said while unveiling the Budget for 2021-22.
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The announcement is important to enhance access to digital content to millions of Indian users who are witnessing a spurt in smartphone and Internet usage.
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The 30-share BSE Sensex zoomed 2,314.84 points or 5 per cent to finish at 48,600.61.
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However, in a major relief, senior citizens above 75 years of age are now exempted from filing tax returns.
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The Finance Minister began her Budget speech at 11 a.m. for the third time in the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government led by Prime Minister Modi.
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In a tweet after the Budget, he said, "Forget putting cash in the hands of people, Modi Govt plans to handover India's assets to his crony capitalist friends."
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Damodar Kochkar, president of the Goa Small Industries Association said that the focus on infrastructure spending was a good sign for the small industries.
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The additional deduction of 1.5 lakh shall therefore be available for loans taken up to 31st March 2022, for the purchase of the affordable housing, Sitharaman said.
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"For accessible higher education in Ladakh. I propose to set up a central university in Leh," said Sitharaman while presenting the Budget in the Parliament.