Summary of the Budget 2021-22
Posted On: 01 FEB 2021 2:10PM by PIB Delhi PART-A The Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs, Smt Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2021-22 in Parliament today, which…
Agricultural credit target enhanced to Rs 16.5 lakh cr in next fiscal
Jal Jeevan Mission (Urban) to be launched to provide 2.86 crore household tap connections over next 5 years WEB DESK To provide adequate credit to farmers, the government has enhanced…
FDI limit increased to 74% in insurance companies; Foreign ownership and control allowed with safeguards
AMN / NEW DELHI Government has increased FDI limit from 49 to 74 per cent in Insurance Companies and allowed foreign ownership and control with safeguards. Under the new structure,…
Union Budget (2020-2021) focuses on Atma Nirbhar Bharat
STAFF REPORTER/ NEW DELHI Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented Union Budget 2021-22 with a wish to lay a vision of Atmanirbhar Bharat. She said, AtmaNirbharta is not a new idea.…
Capital expenditure steeply increased to provide 5.54 lakh crores
STAFF REPORTER/ NEW DELHI To make the nation a 5 trillion US dollar economy, the government has committed nearly 1.97 lakh crores, over 5 years starting Financial year 2021-22. Mega…
Budget outlay for health & well-being hiked by 137%
STAFF REPORTER/ NEW DELHI The budget proposals rest on 6 pillars of Health and Well-being; Physical& Financial Capital, and Infrastructure; Inclusive Development for Aspirational India; Reinvigorating Human Capital; Innovation and…
Sensex zooms 1,848 pts after presentation of Union Budget
AMN At the stock markets, the Sensex zoomed 1,848 points, or 4 percent, to trade at 48,134, after the presentation of the Union Budget, in the afternoon trade a short…
GST Revenue collection for January 2021 almost touches Rs 1.20 lakh crore
AMN The Goods and Services Tax (GST) revenue collection for January 2021 has almost touched 1.2 lakh crore rupees. The Finance Ministry said, the gross GST revenue collected in January…
Gold registers lowest demand of 11 years at global level due to COVID
WEB DESK Gold registered the lowest demand for 11 years at global level due to COVID-19 pandemic. As per the data released by World Gold Council, Demand for jewellery recorded…
Economy is witnessing V-Shaped Recovery: CEA
Economic Survey pegs India’s real economic growth in 2021-22 at 11 percent AMN / NEW DELHI The government today said that the country is witnessing a V-Shaped Economic Recovery which…