The second phase of the Budget session starts on March 9, and it is scheduled to go up to April 2, during which essential legislative and other business is expected to be addressed primarily.
Addressing a post-Budget seminar virtually also attended by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, PM Narendra Modi said his government has simplified processes, enhanced the ease of doing business, expanded technology-led governance, and strengthened institutions.
Publication of the Annual Economic Survey, a day before the Union Budget, is a much-awaited event.
Sitharaman also stated that the Centre is planning to set up mega textile parks and welcomed states to enter the industrial textiles sector.
The Union Budget 2026-2027 announced the setting up of a second National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS-2) in northern India.
The Association of Mutual Funds (AMFI) has released a document with 13 proposals from the mutual fund industry to the finance ministry for the upcoming Union Budget 2025.
The Union Budget 2025-26 should continue to prioritise employment creation to harness India’s demographic dividend and propel economic growth, apex business chamber CII said on Sunday.
FPCBAs are currently classified as PCBAs, though their functionality is similar to connectors. The ICEA recommended that FPCAs should be categorised under a new HSN Code at 10 per cent duty.
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, on Friday, gave its approval to the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for copra for 2025 season.
As announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the 2024-25 Union Budget, the limit of Mudra loans under the Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) has been enhanced from current Rs 10 lakh to Rs 20 lakh.
