Union Budget 2021: Ujjwala scheme will add 1 crore more people
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is presenting the union budget 2021 in Parliament.
Feb 01, 2021, 13:10 PM IST
Union Budget 2021: FM Nirmala Sitharaman allocates Rs 1.15 lakh crore package for Indian Railways; check key announcements
In terms of priorities, Sitharaman announced the commissioning of Eastern and Western Dedicated Freight Corridors and basically the whole idea is to bring down the cost of logistics to promote Atma Nirbhar Bharat. Both the corridors will be commissioned by June 2022.
Feb 01, 2021, 13:09 PM IST
Union Budget 2021: Government will sell Air India
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is presenting the union budget 2021 in Parliament.
Feb 01, 2021, 13:08 PM IST
Union Budget 2021: Major disappointment for individual taxpayers! No change in tax slab
In FMs's other major announcements under taxation, Sitharaman said that the government proposes to make income tax appellate tribunals faceless. It will set up national income tax appellate tribunal centre. The government has also cut timeline for reopening of tax cases to 3 years from 6 years.
Feb 01, 2021, 13:02 PM IST
Union Budget 2021: Senior citizens above 75 years get this major exemption
Among several key announcements made by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Union Budget 2021-22, the senior citizens above 75 years with only pension income have been exempted from filing Income Tax returns. Reading out the Union budget 2021-22 through a 'Made in India' tab, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman extended tax benefits to senior citizens, above the age of 75.
Feb 01, 2021, 12:54 PM IST
Union Budget 2021: 74% foreign investment in insurance companies
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is presenting the union budget 2021 in Parliament.
Feb 01, 2021, 12:42 PM IST
Union Budget 2021: New national rail scheme will be launched
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is presenting the union budget 2021 in Parliament.
Feb 01, 2021, 12:30 PM IST
Union Budget 2021: Sensex rises nearly 900 points, NSE Nifty at 13,900 levels
The stock market is continuously cheering the big infrastructure projects, disinvestment and other investment-related initiatives announced by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her Union Budget 2021 speech on Monday. The BSE Sensex shot up around 902 and hit 47,188 levels while the NSE Nifty hit 13,866 logging 251 points intraday gain. Sensex surged nearly 443 pts to 46,728.83 in opening trade ahead of Union Budget presentation, while the Nifty traded at 114.85 points at 13,749.45.
Feb 01, 2021, 12:27 PM IST
Union Budget 2021: 3500 KM of new national highway to be built
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is presenting the union budget 2021 in Parliament.
Feb 01, 2021, 12:20 PM IST
Union Budget 2021: Customers can now choose the power companies of their choice
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is presenting the union budget 2021 in Parliament.
Feb 01, 2021, 12:18 PM IST
Union Budget 2021: FM Nirmala Sitharaman emphasizes on six pillars of economy in her speech
Sitharaman, who had in her first budget in 2019 replaced leather briefcase that had been for decades used for carrying budget documents with a traditional red cloth 'bahi-khata', had earlier this month stated that the budget for the fiscal year beginning April will be "like never before".
Feb 01, 2021, 12:08 PM IST
Union Budget 2021: Rs 2.87 lakh cr outlay for ‘Jal Jeevan Mission,’ announces FM Nirmala Sitharaman
The Narendra Modi government on Monday announced the ‘Jal Jeevan Mission’ with an outlay of Rs 2.87 lakh crore for 4,378 urban local bodies. Presenting the Union Budget for 2021-22, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman further said that the ‘Swachh Bharat 2.0’ will be implemented with an outlay of Rs 1,41,678 crore over a period of five years. In order to boost manufacturing in India, the Finance Minister also announced a production linked incentive (PLI) scheme with an outlay of Rs 1.97 lakh crore for 5 years starting this fiscal.
Feb 01, 2021, 12:07 PM IST
Union Budget 2021: 7 Textile Parks to be built in 3 years
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is presenting the union budget 2021 in Parliament.
Feb 01, 2021, 12:06 PM IST
Union Budget 2021: Allocation of 35 thousand crores for Covid vaccine
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is presenting the union budget 2021 in Parliament.
Feb 01, 2021, 12:04 PM IST
Budget 2021 highlights: Check key points of Union Budget 2021-22
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday (February 1) announced a package of totalling Rs. 27.1 lakh to deal with COVID-19 pandemic under Atmanirbhar Package while presenting the Union Budget 2021 in the lower house of Parliament. This is the first paperless budget in the history of independent India.
Feb 01, 2021, 12:03 PM IST
Union Budget 2021: Self-reliant health plan announced
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is presenting the union budget 2021 in Parliament.
Feb 01, 2021, 11:50 AM IST
Union Budget 2021 allocates Rs 64,180 crore for ‘Aatma Nirbhar Health Yojana’
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday (February 1, 2021) launched the ‘Aatma Nirbhar Health Yojana’ with an outlay of 64,180 crores. "The government will set up 15 health emergency centres. It will strengthen the National Center for Disease Control," the Finance Minister said while presenting the Union Budget 2021. The FM began her Union Budget speech by praising Indians for their discipline during pandemic-induced lockdowns since last year. She said that no one could have predicted the upcoming health crisis when the last Budget was presented.
Feb 01, 2021, 11:46 AM IST
Union Budget: Rahul Gandhi tweets his ‘wish list’ from Union Budget 2021
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has shared his top 5 expectations from Union Budget 2021. The Congress MP from Kerala’s Waynad took to Twitter and tweeted, “ Budget 2021 must: -Support MSMEs, farmers and workers to generate employment. -Increase Healthcare expenditure to save lives. -Increase Defence expenditure to safeguard borders. "
Feb 01, 2021, 11:19 AM IST
Union Budget 2021: What is expected in the Defence sector?
Know from the experts what is expected in the Defence sector from the Budget 2021?
Feb 01, 2021, 11:08 AM IST
Union Budget 2021: FM Sitharaman dons red saree for budget presentation; replaces traditional 'bahi khata' with red tab
On the first day of the budget session of Parliament, FM Sitharaman on Friday tabled the pre-budget Economic Survey for 2020-21, which projected a 'V'-shaped recovery for the economy in the next financial year. The economy is projected to contract by 7.7 per cent in the current fiscal ending March 31, 2021 and expanding by 11 per cent in the next.
Feb 01, 2021, 10:56 AM IST
