Budget 2024: The Economic Survey provides statistical information and analysis on various sectors of the economy as well as data on employment, GDP growth, inflation, and the budget deficit.

The budget session will commence on July 21 and Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the budget in the Parliament on July 23.

The Halwa ceremony at North Block marked the final stages of preparing Budget 2024-25, attended by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and other officials. This traditional event symbolizes the commencement of a lockdown within the finance ministry until the budget's parliamentary presentation.

The Indian Space Association has urged the government to commit to procuring and adopting space technology solutions for various governance sectors. These sectors include agriculture, disaster management, infrastructure planning and development monitoring, and urban development.

Insurers are calling for increased tax benefits for health insurance, relaxed payment norms for MSMEs, and incentives for the agri-tech sector in the upcoming Union Budget 2024-25. FM Nirmala Sitharaman is set to present the budget on July 23, which will outline the new government's economic agenda.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has concluded consultations with various stakeholders, including representatives of industry and social sectors, as part of the budget preparation exercise. Sitharaman will present her seventh Budget on July 23. This would be the first full budget of Modi 3.0.

The first budget of the BJP-led government NDA in its fresh term would be significant with Prime Minister Narendra Modi having stated earlier that the third term will be used to write new chapters of bold decisions. The budget is set to be presented on July 23.

The Budget will be the first significant economic document of the Modi 3.0 government, expected to outline key reforms and strategies to propel India towards becoming a developed nation by 2047. President Murmu has indicated that the Budget will feature historic steps to accelerate reforms.

Deepfake videos and pictures on social media have emerged as a big issue in the digital era. The government is making efforts to curb it. From celebs to politicians, several dignitaries have been targeted by deefake makers. The latest victim is Sitharaman.

The first full budget of the BJP-led NDA government in its third successive term will be presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on July 23. The budget session of parliament will start on July 22 and conclude on August 12.

Union Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju informed that the Union Budget (2024-25) will be presented in Lok Sabha on 23 July, 2024.

The much-anticipated trade agreement between India and Britain is expected to be finalised following the conclusion of UK elections. Thirteen rounds of negotiations for the India-UK FTA have been conducted thus far, with the 14th round commencing on January 10, 2024.

Ahead of the budget, trade union leaders met Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and made several key demands. The unions also asked the government to stop the privatisation drive of PSUs, scrap the new pension scheme. Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh submitted a memorandum with its demand separately.

GST council meeting: In another taxpayer-friendly measure, the GST Council has decided to introduce Form GSTR 1A to enable taxpayers to add information they have missed when filing Form GSTR 1.

Nirmala Sitharaman chaired the GST Council meeting on Saturday and made big announcements at a press conference. She listed out what will become cheaper.

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has been holding pre-budget consultation meetings with various stakeholders, economists and experts since June 19. The upcoming budget is the first budget of Modi government after winning the third term.

Representatives from farmer associations and agricultural economists met with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman ahead of the forthcoming General Budget 2024-25 in New Delhi on Friday.

The Union Budget, first of the Modi 3.0, is anticipated to be presented in the Parliament in the third week of July. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will hold a pre-budget meeting on June 20.

The Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will chair the 53rd Goods and Services Tax Council meeting, with finance ministers from states, among others in attendance.

Nirmala Sitharaman was given the charge of the finance portfolio in the second stint of the Modi government after the 2019 general elections, becoming the first full-time woman finance minister in the independent India. In the third stint, PM Modi reposed his faith in her leadership.