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In the first paperless Union Budget, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman also said investor charter would be introduced as a right of all financial investors across all financial products.

At present, a large number of power distribution utilities (discoms) across the country are state-owned.

India had earlier in January approved two vaccines -- Oxford's Covishield manufactured by SII and Bharat Biotech's Covaxin -- for restricted emergency use.

Finance minister may announce plan to revive cash-strapped electricity distribution utilities in budget

A major portion of the legislative agenda would include introduction and passage of several economic bills that aim at carrying the reform agenda of the government.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had announced that a new policy on PSU privatisation will be announced whereby a list of strategic sectors requiring presence of PSEs in public interest will be notified.

"Agriculture credit target for the year 2020-21 has been set up at Rs 15 lakh crore," Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.

Seeks Centre's support to Pharma City, Kaleshwaram Project, Electronic manufacturing clusters.

Restoration and creation of jobs must be high on Sitharaman's to-do list that will set the tone for a double-digit growth

This is a historic move as it will be for the first time in the history of independent India that the budget papers will not be printed.

This would be a 100 per cent jump from the Budget estimate of 3.5 per cent of GDP pegged for the current fiscal

As a pro-growth government, its intentions are in the right direction. It is, however, also important that it introduces other measures that have the potential to play a catalytic role.

Minister said the financial inclusion story is not over and banks still have inclusion to carry forward. There are many accounts which are not linked with Aadhaar

It was launched as part of the Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan package announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in May to mitigate the distress caused by coronavirus-induced lockdown

Reserve Bank asks lending institutions to implement the scheme of waiver of interest on interest

The meeting of the AISAM (Air India Specific Alternative Mechanism), headed by Home Minister Amit Shah, will be conducted via video conferencing

As part of the 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan' package, the government in May had announced that there will be a maximum of four public sector companies in the strategic sectors, and state-owned firms in other segments will eventually be privatised

Council, chaired by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and comprising of state finance ministers, will for the third time in a row discuss the issue of funding the shortfall of GST revenue of states

About 27 lakh MSME units received cumulative disbursement of Rs 1,36,140 crore till October 5

Addressing the 115th AGM of PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Principal Economic Advisor said there was space on the monetary and fiscal side to implement further stimulus