Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is presenting the country's budget for the year 2021-2022 at a time India's economy took an unprecedented nosedive due to the Covid-19 pandemic. As the Covid-19 is still present in the country, all will be eyeing on how Sitharaman would sort of vaccinate the Indian economy. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the budget this time will be like "mini budgets" in the form of small packages.
Budget2021 sends sensex surging over 1,600 points
01 Feb 2021, 01:26 pmMarket clocks in best single-day gain In 10 months, says report
Sitharaman concludes Budget speech
01 Feb 2021, 12:50 pmSitharaman proposes an agricultural and infrastructure cess
01 Feb 2021, 12:49 pmFM announces tax exemptions for affordable house loans
01 Feb 2021, 12:48 pmGST will be simplified further, says FM
01 Feb 2021, 12:45 pmWe made record GST collection in last few months: Sitharaman
01 Feb 2021, 12:42 pmCapacity of GST in system enhanced: Sitharaman
01 Feb 2021, 12:41 pmTax holiday for startups extended by one more year.. capital gain exemption by one more year too
01 Feb 2021, 12:41 pmA faceless dispute resolution mechanism will be set up for small taxpayers: Sitharaman
01 Feb 2021, 12:37 pmNRIs: Exemption from tax audit relaxed further from 5 crore to 10 crore now
01 Feb 2021, 12:35 pmPropose to remove the hardship of double taxes for NRIs upon returning to India: Sitharaman
01 Feb 2021, 12:33 pmTimeline for reopening of tax returns reduced to 3 years from 6 years: Sitharaman
01 Feb 2021, 12:32 pmDirect Tax: Senior citizens of age 75 and above exempted from filing IT return: Sitharaman
01 Feb 2021, 12:29 pmNet borrowing for states capped at 4%
01 Feb 2021, 12:27 pm1.18 lakh crore will be given to 17 states by 2022: Sitharaman
01 Feb 2021, 12:27 pmFund for UT Jammu and Kashmir will be given by the Centre: Sitharaman
01 Feb 2021, 12:26 pmFiscal deficit for 2021-2022 estimated at 6.8% of GDP: Sitharaman
01 Feb 2021, 12:24 pmWe intend to reach fiscal deficit of below 4.5% by 2025-2026: Sitharaman
01 Feb 2021, 12:21 pmFiscal deficit in FY 2020-2021 is pegged at 9.5% of GDP: Sitharaman
01 Feb 2021, 12:20 pmTo give a further boost to the non-conventional energy sector, I propose to provide additional capital infusion of Rs 1,000 crore to Solar Energy Corporation of India and Rs 1,500 crore to Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency: Sitharaman
01 Feb 2021, 12:19 pm300 crores to Goa for celebration of diamond jubilee of liberation from Portugeese: Sitharaman
01 Feb 2021, 12:17 pmForthcoming census will be digital: Sitharaman
01 Feb 2021, 12:16 pmFinance Minister allocates Rs 3,726 crore for digital census.
Two PSU banks and one general insurance company could be privatised in FY 2021-2022: Sitharaman
01 Feb 2021, 12:16 pmNational Nursing and midwife bill will be introduced: Sitharaman
01 Feb 2021, 12:16 pmIPO of LIC will be brought in FY2021, says Sitharaman
01 Feb 2021, 12:15 pmWe will undertake National Language Translation mission: Sitharaman
01 Feb 2021, 12:13 pmRailways to monetize dedicated freight corridor assets for O&M, after commissioning
01 Feb 2021, 12:10 pmFive operational roads being transferred to NHAI: Sitharaman
01 Feb 2021, 12:10 pm100 new Sainik schools to be set up in association with NGOs: Sitharaman
01 Feb 2021, 12:09 pmMore than 15,000 schools will be qualitatively strengthened under National Education Policy: Sitharaman
01 Feb 2021, 12:08 pmSitharaman announces 15,700 crore for MSME sector
01 Feb 2021, 12:08 pmOne Nation, One Ration Card system under implementation in 32 states: Sitharaman
01 Feb 2021, 12:06 pmFM says over 75,000 crore wheat MSP paid to farmers in 2020-21
01 Feb 2021, 12:04 pmFM says govt committed to welfare of farmers amid noisy protest
01 Feb 2021, 12:03 pmDisinvestment target in FY 2021-2022 is 1.75 lakh crore
01 Feb 2021, 12:00 pmFM announces Rs 1.41 lakh crore for Urban Clean India Mission
01 Feb 2021, 11:54 amRs 20,000 cr for recapitalisation of govt banks: Sitharaman
01 Feb 2021, 11:54 amAll disinvestments of BPCL, CONCOR, Pawan Hans, Air India to be completed in FY 2021-2022: Sitharaman
01 Feb 2021, 11:54 amSitharaman proposes amendment of Insurance Act
01 Feb 2021, 11:50 amRs 1.15 lakh cr for Railways and privatizing airports: Sitharaman
01 Feb 2021, 11:49 amPipelines of GAIL, Indian Oil Corp (IOC) and HPCL will be monetised: Sitharaman
01 Feb 2021, 11:48 amFDI in Insurance increased to 74%
01 Feb 2021, 11:46 amSitharaman announces launch of Security Market Code
01 Feb 2021, 11:46 amPropose to announce 1,000 crore to Solar Energy: Sitharaman
01 Feb 2021, 11:45 amUjjwala scheme will be extended to cover 1 cr more beneficary, will add 100 more districts in city-gas network: Sitharaman
01 Feb 2021, 11:43 amSitharaman announces phase two of metro in various cities
01 Feb 2021, 11:39 amSitharaman has announced Kochi Metro Phase 2 of 11.5 km at 1,957.05 crores; Chennai phase 2 118.9 kms at 63,246 crores; Bengaluru phase 2a and 2b 58.19 kms at 14,788 crores.
Mission POSHAN 2.0 to be launched: Sitharaman
01 Feb 2021, 11:36 amSupplementary Nutrition Programme & POSHAN Abhiyaan to be merged, Mission POSHAN 2.0 to be launched To strengthen nutritional content, delivery & outcome Intensified strategy for improving nutritional outcomes in aspirational districts
Sitharaman announces Kolkata, Siliguri road improvement
01 Feb 2021, 11:32 amTo allot 65,000 crore for highway projects in Kerala: Sitharaman
01 Feb 2021, 11:32 amSitharaman announces 675 km highway works in West Bengal at the cost of 25,000 crores
01 Feb 2021, 11:30 amSitharaman annonces 3,500 of national highway works in Tamil Nadu at an investment of 1.03 lakh crores
01 Feb 2021, 11:30 am3,800 kms constructed under the Bharatmala Project: Sitharaman
01 Feb 2021, 11:29 am2 lakh crore to states and autonomous bodies for their capital expenditure: Sitharaman
01 Feb 2021, 11:28 amI propose a sharp increase in capital expenditure 5.54 lakh crore for 2021-2022: Sitharaman
01 Feb 2021, 11:28 amRs 64,180 crore for new Aatmanirbhar health schemes: Sitharaman
01 Feb 2021, 11:26 amAsset monetisation dashboard will also be created: Sitharaman
01 Feb 2021, 11:25 amMonitising operating public infrastructure assets important for new infrastructure: Sitharaman
01 Feb 2021, 11:25 amSitharaman announces Rs 35,000 crore for Covid vaccines
01 Feb 2021, 11:24 amVehicles to undergo fitness tests after 20 years for passenger vehicles, 15 years for personal vehicles: Sitharaman
01 Feb 2021, 11:23 amSitharaman announces Mission Poshan to focus on nutrition
01 Feb 2021, 11:21 amManufacturing unit needs to grow in double digits on sustainable basis: Sitharaman
01 Feb 2021, 11:21 amIndia now has one of the lowest COVID19 death rates of 112 per million population and one of the lowest active cases of about 130 per million: Sitharaman
01 Feb 2021, 11:20 amSitharaman announces Rs 2217 core for 42 urban centres for controlling air pollution
01 Feb 2021, 11:20 amSitharaman announces voluntary vehicle scrapping policy
01 Feb 2021, 11:19 amMade-In-India vaccine will be rolled out across the country, now limited to 5 states: Sitharaman
01 Feb 2021, 11:19 amNirmala focuses on health, announces integrated public health labs in all districts, critical care hospitals in 602 districts, expansion of integrated health information portals
01 Feb 2021, 11:17 amJal Jeevan Mission will be launched with an aim of universal coverage of water supply: Sitharaman
01 Feb 2021, 11:16 amWill strengthen national centre for disease control: Sitharaman
01 Feb 2021, 11:15 amSetting up of 15 health emergency centres and 2 mobile hospitals: Sitharaman
01 Feb 2021, 11:15 amBudget focuses on health and well being, financial capital and infrastructure, human capital, innovation and R & D and mini govt and maximum governance, says Sitharaman
01 Feb 2021, 11:13 am'Atmanirbharata' consists of good governance, women empowerment: Sitharaman
01 Feb 2021, 11:13 amAtmanirbhar packages accelerated the rate of growth: Sitharaman
01 Feb 2021, 11:12 amThis is first digital budget (paperless), says Sitharaman
01 Feb 2021, 11:11 amThis moment is history of dawn of new era: Sitharaman
01 Feb 2021, 11:09 amWe announced over 27 lakh crore packages: Sitharaman
01 Feb 2021, 11:07 amWe rolled out three Atmanirbhar packages which were like mini budgets: Sitharaman
01 Feb 2021, 11:06 amFM rises to present budget
01 Feb 2021, 11:02 amUnion Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman rose from her seat to present the budget.
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Sensex rises by over 500 points
01 Feb 2021, 11:00 amThe BSE Sensex rose by over 500 points as Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will be presenting the Union Budget on Monday.
PM Modi arrives at Parliament
01 Feb 2021, 10:52 amPrime Minister Narendra Modi arrived at Parliament.
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Sitharaman calls on President Kovind
01 Feb 2021, 10:51 amAs per protocol, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman called on President Ram Nath Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhavan, before the presentation of Union Budget 2021-22 in the Parliament on Monday.
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Sitharaman along with Anurag Thakur at Parliament house
01 Feb 2021, 10:50 amUnion Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman with MoS for Finance Anurag Thakur and other officials leaving North Block office to present the General Budget 2021 at Parliament house, in New Delhi on Monday.
Budget to go digital this year
01 Feb 2021, 10:49 amThe union budget in 2021 amid Covid-19 is going to be digital this year, throwing away the customary system of reading from papers.
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