Industry bodies welcome the budget; term it as positive
AMN / NEW DELHI Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry, FICCI has welcomed the Union Budget terming it as very positive. President of the Industry body, Rashesh Shah…
Farmers income to double by 2022, promises Jaitely Budget
Bisheshwar Mishra / New Delhi Presenting the General Budget 2018-19 in Parliament today the Finance Minster Arun Jaitley laid stress on his government’s commitment to the farmers and the poor…
BUDGET 2018-19: RAILWAY’S CAPEX PEGGED AT Rs.1,48,528 CR
FIRST MODERN TRAIN-SETS TO BE COMMISSIONED DURING 2018-19 MAJOR RAILWAY STATIONS TO BE REDEVELOPED – MUMBAI AND BENGALURU RAIL NETWORKS BEING EXPANDED – INSTITUTE IN VADODARA TO TRAIN MANPOWER FOR…
Budget2018-19: Arun Jaitely Budget Speech
Budget Speech of Arun Jaitley Minister of Finance February 1,2018 Section I Governance, Economy and Development Madam Speaker, IrisetopresenttheBudgetfor2018-19. Madam,fouryearsago,wepledgedtothepeopleofIndiatogivethisnationanhonest,cleanandtransparentGovernment.WepromisedaleadershipcapableoftakingdifficultdecisionsandrestoringstrongperformanceofIndianeconomy.Wepromisedtoreducepoverty,expediteinfrastructurecreationandbuildastrong,confidentandaNewIndia.WhenourGovernmenttookover,Indiawasconsideredapartoffragile5;anationsufferingfrompolicyparalysisandcorruption.Wehavedecisivelyreversedthis.TheGovernment,ledbyPrimeMinister,ShriNarendraModi,hassuccessfullyimplementedaseriesoffundamentalstructuralreforms.Withtheresult,Indiastandsoutamongthefastestgrowingeconomiesoftheworld. The journey of economic reforms during the past few years…
BUDGET 2018-19: HIGHLIGHTS
Personal Income Tax rates unchanged; Rs. 40k standard deduction in lieu of present exemption: FM Senior citizens can claim benefit of reduction Rs. 50,000/ year w.r.t any general health expenditure…
India, ADB sign $250 mn loan agreement for construction of rural roads
AMN Asian Development Bank and the Centre have signed a 250 million dollar loan to finance the construction of over 6,200 kilometres all-weather rural roads in Assam, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh,…
Delhi, Mumbai, UP, Bihar face worst call drops situation: Govt
AMN /NEW DELHI GOVERNMENT has admitted that Delhi and Mumbai, and two most populous states, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, are facing the worst call drop situation. “Overall, if we look…
Industry welcome GDP growth projection in Economic Survey
AMN Leading trade and industry bodies have welcomed the GDP growth projection of 7 to 7(point)5 per cent in 2018-19 laid out in the Economic Survey. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley…
Boost in registered direct, indirect taxpayers post-demonetization & GST: CEA
AMN Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian today said implementing GST and responding quickly to transitional challenges are among the major achievements of the government in the past year. Giving highlights…
Major Highlights of Economic Survey 2017-18
FINANCE MINISTER PRESENT ECONOMIC SURVEY 2017-18 IN PARLIAMENT REAL GDP GROWTH TO CLOCK 6.75 PERCENT THIS FISCAL ECONOMIC SURVEY PREDICTS 7-7.5 PERCENT GROWTH IN 2018-19 EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION & AGRUICULTURE TO…