Budget 2023 | MGNREGS fund cut by 33% to 60,000 crore
The Congress general secretary for communications and former Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh also expressed dismay at the sharp cut. Image for representation purpose only.
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Budget 2023 | Department of Space gets ₹12,500 crore, 8% less than previous year
The biggest cut is for space technology, under ‘Central Sector Schemes’, of ₹1,093.84 crore.
The Department of Space expenditure has been slashed by 8% in the 2023-24 Union Budget, down to…
Budget 2023 | Major thrust planned for green energy
Clean green hydrogen energy generation.
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Underlining a commitment to accelerate the Indian economy’s transition to one powered by green energy,…
Budget 2023 | Panel to examine Scheduled Caste status for Dalit converts allocated…
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks during a post-budget press conference, in New Delhi on Wednesday, February 1, 2023.
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After having to make do with funds…
Budget 2023 | Changes in allocation for key schemes including MGNREGS, PM-Kisan,…
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday, February 1, presented the last full budget of the Narendra Modi government before the 2024 general elections. The Minister announced a range…
Budget 2023 | Silver to get costlier as govt. raises basic customs duty to 10%
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Silver and silver jewellery will become expensive as the government on Wednesday announced increasing the…
Domestic pharmaceutical market to reach $130 billion by 2030: Economic Survey
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India's domestic pharmaceutical market is estimated to reach $130 billion by 2030 and the pharma industry has sustained its…
Budget 2023 | Senior citizen scheme limit doubled to ₹30 lakh
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman proposed to double the deposit limit for Senior Citizen Savings Scheme to ₹30 lakh
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday…
Pollticks: Jobs get highest mention in last Budget before elections
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With the global economy adrift, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman sought to carve out an ark for India in her fifth Union Budget by trying to nudge…
A raft of concessions amid consolidation: The Hindu Editorial on Union Budget 2023-24
If budget making is a complex task, interpreting the Union Budget can be hazardous given the amount of fine print that one has to pore over. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s fifth…