Interim Budget 2019: Govt to start national programme on Artificial Intelligence, eyes 1 lakh digital villages
A national programme on AI has been envisaged by the government, FM Piyush Goyal said on Friday.
Feb 01, 2019, 18:43 PM IST
Interim Budget 2019: WCD Ministry's budget hiked by 20 percent
WCD Minister Maneka Gandhi said that she will prepare a roadmap for her ministry for the next five years.
Feb 01, 2019, 18:31 PM IST
Narendra Modi's Interim Budget bets big on farmers, unorganised workers, income taxpayers in Lok Sabha election year
Goyal made it clear that the government is going all out to secure its electoral fortunes.
Feb 01, 2019, 17:20 PM IST
Interim Budget 2019: From 'historic', 'second surgical strike' to 'damp squib', here's who said what
The Interim Budget 2019 evoked a mixed response from several quarters. Here are some top political reactions.
Feb 01, 2019, 17:08 PM IST
Interim Budget 2019: Narendra Modi government steps up rural funding, cuts tax in pre-election budget
The government delivered a budget to shore up support for farmers as well as among the salary-earning middle class.
Feb 01, 2019, 16:51 PM IST
Interim Budget 2019: FM Goyal announces big relief for residential housing sector
Goyal also proposed that the TDS threshold for deduction of tax on rent to be increased from Rs 1,80,000 to Rs 2,40,000 for providing relief to small taxpayers.
Feb 01, 2019, 16:39 PM IST
Interim Budget 2019: No new trains announced, focus on Railway infrastructure
The Finance Minister stated that infrastructure is the backbone of development and quality of life and added that the government has gone beyond incremental growth to attain transformative achievements.
Feb 01, 2019, 16:37 PM IST
Tax collections increased from Rs 6.38 lakh crore to almost Rs 12 lakh crore this year: FM
Within the next two years, almost all verification and assessment of returns selected for scrutiny will be done electronically, Goyal said.
Feb 01, 2019, 16:22 PM IST
Interim Budget 2019: Modi government announces setting up of panel for welfare of cows
Lauding the government for taking such a step, Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah said that setting up of this Aayog is an unprecedented step.
Feb 01, 2019, 16:21 PM IST
Allocation for sports increased by over Rs 200 crore in 2019-20 interim budget
In the interim budget presented by Finance Minister Piyush Goyal, the overall sports budget for 2019-2020 was increased from Rs 2002.72 (2018-2019) crore to Rs 2216.92 crore.
Feb 01, 2019, 16:18 PM IST
Interim budget a trailer for what will take India towards prosperity after Lok Sabha polls: PM Narendra Modi
Addressing the nation, PM Modi said that the interim budget is a trailer for what will take India towards prosperity after the Lok Sabha polls.
Feb 01, 2019, 16:15 PM IST
15.56 lakh loans worth Rs 7.23 lakh crore sanctioned under Mudra scheme: FM
Goyal said that through Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana, over 1 crore youth are being trained to help them earn a livelihood.
Feb 01, 2019, 16:12 PM IST
Nominal cut in interim budget allocation for CBI
CBI has been allocated Rs 777.27 crore in the interim union budget for 2019-20, a marginal reduction from last year's allocation
Feb 01, 2019, 15:49 PM IST
Interim Budget 2019: Comparison between current tax slabs and Interim Budget tax slabs
FM has raised the Standard Deduction from the current Rs 40,000 to Rs 50,000.
Feb 01, 2019, 15:33 PM IST
Poor have first right on nation's resources: FM Piyush Goyal in Interim Budget 2019
Finance Minister Piyush Goyal announced the steps taken by Centre for poor and backward classes in the Interim Budget 2019 on Friday.
Feb 01, 2019, 15:16 PM IST
2 lakh seats to be added in government institutes: Piyush Goyal in Interim Budget 2019
The Centre will add approximately two lakh seats or 25 per cent extra seats to government institutions over constitutional amendment to implement 10 per cent reservation for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS), said the Finance Minister Piyush Goyal while presenting the Interim Budget 2019 in Lok Sabha on Friday.
Feb 01, 2019, 14:20 PM IST
Interim Budget 2019: Government announces 10-point Vision 2030 for India
Piyush Goyal said: "We are poised to become a Five Trillion Dollar Economy in the next five years and aspire to become a Ten Trillion Dollar Economy in the next 8 years thereafter."
Feb 01, 2019, 14:09 PM IST
Rs 1.3 lakh crore undisclosed income brought under tax net post demonetisation: FM Piyush Goyal in Interim Budget 2019
Undisclosed income of about Rs 1,30,000 crore has been brought in under tax post demonetisation and anti-black money drives, said Finance Minister Piyush Goyal while presenting the Interim Budget 2019 in the Lok Sabha on Friday.
Feb 01, 2019, 14:03 PM IST
Interim Budget 2019: FM Goyal announces mega Pension scheme for unorganised sector
FM said, 10 crore labourers and workers in the sector will be benefitted by the scheme.
Feb 01, 2019, 13:59 PM IST
