Nirmala Sitharaman joined the BJP in 2008 and has served as a spokesperson for the party. In 2014, she was inducted into Narendra Modi's cabinet as a junior minister and in June 2014, she elected as a Rajya Sabha Member from Andhra Pradesh. In May 2016, she was one of the 12 candidates nominated by the BJP to contest the Rajya Sabha elections due on 11 June 2016. She successfully contested her seat from Karnataka. On 3 September 2017, she was elevated to Defence Minister. After Narendra Modi was re-elected in 2019 she became the first full time woman after Indira Gandhi to hold the Finance Minister post.
Read MoreAs Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman gets ready to present the Union Budget 2020, the whole country is waiting to see whether the government will also focus on the common good in addition to improving the fiscal situation.
India's civil aviation sector has emerged as one of the fastest-growing industries in the country during the last three years. India is currently considered the third largest domestic civil aviation market in the world. However, it’s been a difficult time for India’s aviation sector
Budget 2020-21 will show buoyancy in revenue realisation and propose to make heavy investment in infrastructure, agriculture, rural development, education and health sectors said Dr. Agarwal.
Union Budget 2020: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has quite a task ahead of her as she prepares to present Union Budget 2020 in the Lok Sabha on Saturday (February 1). The economy is not in the best of shapes. International Monetary Fund (IMF) has already slashed India's growth forecast from 6.1 per cent to 4.8 per cent. Prices of goods are high and the common man is looking at Budget 2020 just as he is at his own pocket.
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Union Budget 2020 is being billed as one of the toughest in decades for a finance minister. Nirmala Sitharaman has a mountain to climb with different wheels of economy signalling stress. Common man is looking forward to the budget speech with hopes like more job creation, adjustments in personal income tax slabs and bringing the different sectors back on growth path.
The Economic Survey 2019-2020 has pointed out high drop out rates at various levels of schooling and lack of affordability in higher education as areas of concern.
Investment in infrastructure is necessary for the economy, as power shortages, inadequate transport and poor connectivity affects overall growth performance, as per the Economic Survey 2019-20, tabled in Parliament by Union Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
Dedicating a full chapter on "Through 'Thalinomics -- The Economics of a Plate of Food in India", the survey tabled in Parliament by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman analysed data from the Consumer Price Index for industrial workers for around 80 centres in 25 states/Union Territories from April 2006 to October 2019 to arrive at the cost of a 'thali'.
The Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-Kisan) scheme of the government which gives Rs 6,000 a year to farmers may see a cut in budgetary allocation.
Budget 2020: The Economic Survey is a comprehensive report card on the economy. The Economic Survey for fiscal 2019-2020 will be presented a day before Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents Union Budget 2020 on January 31 (today).
Union Budget 2020: The Economic Survey of India for 2019-2020 is presented a day before Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents Union Budget 2020 on January 31. Economic Survey 2020, prepared by Government of India's Chief Economic Advisor will be tabled in both houses of the Parliament. Here's all you need to know about the Economic Survey:
Even as all eyes will on the Budget, there is a "fantastic four", as they are often referred to within the BJP, who have, for months, been giving critical feedback to the Finance Minister on what the budget should be and specifically, which sectors deserve more allocations.
Congress spokesperson Gourav Vallabh has hit out at the government saying, "In the last 5.5 years, the country's debt has shown an increasing trend in terms of absolute amount. In March 2014, the total debt was Rs 53.11 lakh crore, whereas in September 2019 the same has increased to Rs 91.01 lakh crore."
Sitharaman will place the budget proposals on Saturday and all eyes are set on the government, which is likely to announce measures to revive the economic growth that may slide to a decadal low of 5 per cent for FY20.
Budget 2020: This year's budget is expected to focus on boosting demand at a time when India's GDP growth is estimated to have fallen to an 11-year-low in 2019-20. However, the government is expected to announce some tax boosters and sector-specific reforms to improve growth in the next fiscal starting April 1, 2020.
Union Budget 2020: The Modi government is due to present the Union Budget for FY in Parliament on February 1. As the countdown for the Union Budget 2020 has begun, all eyes are set on what measures will be announced by the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
LPG used as fuel in automobiles or Auto LPG, which is among the cleanest alternative fuels with a Global Warming Potential of 'zero' is currently taxed at 18 per cent GST.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman who will be presenting Budget 2020 on February 1 may announce a raise in import duties on more than 50 items.
Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan claimed on Wednesday that pre-Budget meetings are being held at the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) but Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is not being invited.
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