Tag: Piyush Goyal
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Fiscal Programme 2019-20 | Fiscal deficit 3.4%, disinvestment target Rs 90,000 crore
The main focus of the ensuing year will be to improve the expenditure efficiency and improve tax collections to ensure that the economy moves back to the fiscal deficit path.
February 1, 2019 -
Interim Budget 2019 Highlights | PM-KISAN, tax rebate and other announcements
The NDA government on 1 February, Friday, presented the last Budget before the nation heads for the Lok Sabha elections.
February 1, 2019 -
Interim Budget 2019 | Modi govt’s top 5 promises ahead of Lok Sabha polls
Officiating Finance Minister Piyush Goyal presented the interim budget in the Parliament.
February 1, 2019 -
Interim Budget 2019 | Here are 10 dimensions of Modi government’s ‘Vision 2030’
As widely expected, the interim Budget 2019 contained major sops for farmers and the middle class.
February 1, 2019 -
Interim Budget 2019: BSE Sensex, Nifty50 barometer of NSE spiral up
As widely expected, the finance minister announced the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi for small and marginal farmers, providing Rs 6,000 per year to be transferred directly to farmers' bank accounts.
February 1, 2019 -
Interim Budget 2019: Defence Budget enhanced beyond Rs 3 lakh crore for first time
Union Finance Minister Piyush Goyal, presenting his maiden Budget in Parliament on 1 February, said that for the first time the defence budget has been enhanced beyond Rs 3 lakh crore.
February 1, 2019 -
Interim Budget 2019 LIVE | Rs 6000 aid for farmers, full tax rebate for those with income up to Rs 5 lakh
Taxpayers with a gross income of Rs 6.5 lakh may not pay any tax if they make investments in provident funds and prescribed equities, Goyal said.
February 1, 2019 -
Markets open in green ahead of interim Budget 2019; Sensex up 122 points
At 9.19 am, the Sensex traded at 36,378.91, higher by 122.22 points or 0.34 per cent from the previous close of 36,256.69 points.
February 1, 2019 -
Defiant Deficits
The expenses of the government have defied gravity, revenues are southwards-bound, while the finance minister is committed to limiting its fiscal deficit to no higher than 3.3 per cent of the country’s gross domestic product.
February 1, 2019 -
Interim Budget 2019 today | PM Modi calls for Opposition cooperation
To be presented by officiating Finance Minister Piyush Goyal in the absence of Arun Jaitley, the interim Budget 2019 will be the last of the current NDA regime as the general elections are due in May this year.
January 31, 2019 -
Union Budget 2019: Real estate industry, IT sector, others list expectations
The Union Budget 2019 will be presented on 1 February by officiating Finance Minister Piyush Goyal
January 29, 2019 -
Train 18, India’s fastest train, will be called Vande Bharat Express
Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said that the train will ply from New Delhi to Varanasi.
January 27, 2019 -
Arun Jaitley in good health, recovering rapidly: Piyush Goyal
Union Minister Arun Jaitley, who is in the US for medical treatment, is in good health and recovering very rapidly, said interim Finance Minister Piyush Goyal.
January 25, 2019 -
‘Another jumla’: P Chidambaram’s dig at Piyush Goyal over Railway job promise by 2021
Railway Minister Piyush Goyal had on Wednesday said that the Railways would employ over four lakh people by 2021.
January 24, 2019 -
Piyush Goyal gets additional charge of Finance Ministry as Arun Jaitley advised rest by doctors
Days before 2019-20 Budget is to be presented, Piyush Goyal given temporary charge of Finance and Corporate Affairs portfolios until Arun Jaitley resumes his duties; this is the second time he has been given the charge after May 2018
January 23, 2019 -
‘Need for speed’: Train 18 is officially India’s fastest; Piyush Goyal shares video
Besides the speed, Train 18 has an advanced array of features including energy-efficient coaches, which leaves less carbon footprint.
December 27, 2018 -
Railways in 2018: Herculean missions, missed deadlines and project 2019
Having tarnished its image many times, Railways seems to have launched a massive effort for an image makeover as it has to face the elections next year.
December 26, 2018