Rural spending share in total budgetary spending increases under Modi govt
Rural India has been the focus of the Modi government in the first term. In the second term too, a major focus of budgetary allocation was rural India. “At the center ...
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India to organise Global Investors Meet annually: Nirmala Sitharaman
The Indian government will organize a Global Investors Meet in the country every year to bring investment from sovereign wealth funds, pension funds in the country. The investors meet is expected ...
Startups to get boost through new dedicated TV channel to promote entrepreneurship
In her maiden budget speech, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that a television channel focused on Startups will be launched under state run broadcaster Doordarshan. The funding will be provided by ...
Social Stock Exchange will transform the NGO sector in India
India has one of the largest NGO sector in the world. The country has more than 33 lakh registered NGOs compared to 11 lakh registered corporates. However, the funding to these ...
For the first time, the Indian Budget is truly ‘Bhartiya’ in letter and spirit
The 200-year long British colonization of India was, even after independence, not only visible on the policies and policymaking but also the thought process of the Indian state. Even after independence, ...
A step closer to a Cashless economy: In Budget 2019, Sitharaman provides boost to digital payments in India
Ever since Modi government came to power, one of the major aims of the government has been to make India a cashless economy. Demonetization, Unified Payments Interface, Digital India were steps ...
Budget 2019: Aadhar card to be issued for NRIs after arrival in India without waiting for 182 days
The first budget of the second term of Modi government is expected to set the tone for policymaking for the next five years. In her maiden budget speech, Finance Minister Nirmala ...
Budget 2019: ‘Har Ghar Jal’ – 2019 budget addresses the biggest problem India is facing currently
Almost a month ago, the Modi government had constituted a new ministry named Ministry of Jal Shakti to look after water-related issues. The newly created ministry would look after the work ...
Budget 2019: Income tax break raised by Rs. 1.5 lakh on affordable housing loans
The first budget of the second term of Modi government is expected to set the tone for policymaking for the next five years. In her maiden budget speech, Finance Minister Nirmala ...
Budget 2019: Big boost to Aviation sector. More players, better quality and possibly cheaper tickets too
In her maiden budget speech, Finance Minister Nirmala Sithraman mentioned the policies and initiatives about the aviation sector in the very initial phase of speech. This shows that the Modi government ...
Union Budget 2019: PAN and Aadhaar made interchangeable
The first budget of the second term of Modi government is expected to set the tone for policymaking for the next five years. In her maiden budget speech, Finance Minister Nirmala ...
ISRO to tap its revenue-earning potential with its commercial arm NewSpace India Ltd. as announced by FM in Budget 2019
The first budget of the second term of Modi government is expected to set the tone for policymaking for the next five years. In her maiden budget speech, Finance Minister Nirmala ...
