The budget's allocation for the Rural Development and Health Department proves that the Government is concerned about the development and enhancement of income of the farmers and people residing in rural areas
February 2, 2021We decided to spend big on infrastructure in this Budget. We attended to the need of the health sector. We decided to give greater impetus to the economy in this Budget.
February 2, 2021Around 9.50 a.m., it was trading at 50,062.58, higher by 270.46 points or 0.54 per cent from its previous close of 49,792.12.
January 21, 2021Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said on Tuesday that corona tests for members attending the Parliament session will be mandatory.
January 20, 2021The circular further said that the ceilings for all categories of expenditure, including Central Sector and centrally sponsored schemes will be discussed.
October 2, 2020The scenario is extremely unfortunate, and runs counter to the Finance minister's assurance, let alone the long march towards a knowledge economy, development of skills and digital India.
February 21, 2020The Oxfam Report specifically recommended higher support for programmes like creches, sanitation, domestic water supply and kitchen gas stoves as well as other schemes which help women to save time and avoid too much fatigue in daily work.
February 14, 2020The Union budget offered another opportunity to carry the process forward, but it fell short on imagination and boldness. A crisis is not to be wasted, as the wisdom goes. We wasted the current economic crisis for lack of ideas. The reduction of direct tax rates to the exclusion of all exemptions and deductions was a long-overdue reform ~ though the six-slab system cannot really be called a simplification.
February 12, 2020However, all the new projects are in the neighbouring state of Odisha. South Eastern Railway, in West Bengal, has not been allocated funds for any new projects in the forthcoming financial year of 2020 to 2021.
February 7, 2020This is the right time for the Chief of Defence Staff to intervene and fight for the modernisation of the armed forces lest we are again caught with our pants down as in 1962. The defence strategists have failed to analyse as to why the Modi government is not giving priority to defence modernisation when a severe threat from our adversaries is lurking. Pakistan's defence budget is about 3.5 per cent of GDP whereas China's is about 4 per cent of GDP. India's budget should at least be about 3 per cent of GDP if not more, notwithstanding the economic slowdown
February 7, 2020Speaking at Shri Ram Economic Summit organised by the economics department of Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC), the Rajya Sabha MP said that ordinarily, the explanation for the failing economy should have come from the government.
February 5, 2020Under the new income tax regime, somebody who does not avail of the existing exemptions such as medical insurance or investment in the stock market or in house purchase are supposed to be taxed at lower rates.
February 5, 2020The ration shop dealers lamenting over the fund allocation of rupees 11,569,88 crores for Public Distribution System, said that the amount was ‘inadequate and farcical.’
February 4, 2020Thakur told that the declining trend in bank frauds is observed in respect of Public Sector Banks (PSBs) as well with the amount involved by year of occurrence of fraud reducing sharply.
February 4, 2020'We are willing to spend if we have to. But we will not repeat past mistakes of splurging,' she said.
February 3, 2020The industry has been hoping that the import duty on gold would be slashed from 12.5 per cent to 4 per cent in this year’s budget which would have brought much relief to the sector which has been reeling due to liquidity crunch.
February 3, 2020In the case of an Indian citizen who becomes deemed resident of India under this proposed provision, income earned outside India by him shall not be taxed in India unless it is derived from an Indian business or profession, it said.
February 2, 2020