Presenting the first Budget of the Modi government in its second term, Sitharaman proposed to expand self help groups (SHG) to all districts and said one woman in every SHG will get loan of up to Rs 1 lakh under Mudra Yojana.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 7 had unveiled new series of coins of one rupee, two rupees, five rupees, ten rupees and twenty rupees, easily identifiable to the visually impaired.
The scheme was launched in 2015 and has faced criticism from several counters over rising debt and overdues of power discoms.
The key Indian equity indices opened on a positive note before the presentation of the Union Budget by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman with the Sensex trading over 100 points higher.
Presenting her maiden Union Budget, the Minister said that the exchange would help social and voluntary organisations which work for social causes to raise capital as equity, debt or a unit of mutual fund.
Former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was the first and only women till now to have presented the Union Budget. In 1970, she presented the Union Budget of India for 1970-71, after she took over the finance portfolio following the resignation of Morarji Desai as finance minister.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is all set to present the Union Budget 2019 before Parliament. Here we give you a quick look at the points on what the first full-time female finance minister will present for the country.
The budget is expected to feature several announcements with a focus on the farm sector and rural India among others.
Finance Minister Niramala Sitharaman presented her first Union Budget of Modi Sarkar 2.0 in the Parliament on Friday. In a major development, Paramilitary Force officials will get great relief from the Central government, as their salaries are likely to get hike without promotion, according to reports.
Budget 2019: When and where to watch Union Budget 2019 India: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present her maiden Union Budget 2019 speech in the Parliament on Friday at around 11 am. Nirmala Sitharaman will be the first woman full-time Finance Minister to present Union Budget in the Parliament.
The Finance Ministry has made progress in the strategic sale of 28 state-owned companies, of which three have already been sold off in the previous fiscal. The Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) had raised about Rs 85,000 crore from CPSE disinvestment in 2018-19
Ahead of Modi government's maiden Budget in the second term, an economic survey projecting the state of health of the country's economy and outlining the challenges will be tabled in Parliament on Thursday.
Top 10 points about 7th pay commission: The Seventh Pay Commission is an administrative system that is set up by the Government of India to determine the salaries of government employees. Every Pay Commission does its research and then produces its recommendations to the Government of India on the same.
7th Pay Commission: The NDA government's Union Budget 2019, to be presented by Nirmala Sitharaman, is likely to bring good news for Central Government employees. Centre may hike the minimum pay and fitment factor of the government employees beyond 7th Pay Commission in the upcoming Union Budget.
In its budget memorandum, it has recommended establishment of autonomous specialised research and training institutes with focus on areas such as standardised assessments, leadership, and pedagogy among others.
Union Budget will be presented on July 5
This will be the last budget of the current BJP-led NDA government before the General Elections.
"The Congress party supports the just demand of the people of Andhra Pradesh for special category status and speedy completion of the Polavaram project. It's time for all parties to unite on this issue and support this call for justice," he said.
Randeep Surjewala said two health insurance schemes have been brought by the Modi government and the proposed National Health Protection Scheme is now being billed as NaMocare by BJP leaders.
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