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New Delhi: The defence budget was increased to Rs 5.94 lakh crore for 2023-24 from last year's allocation of Rs 5.25 lakh crore. In the Union Budget presented in Parliament by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Wednesday, a total of Rs 1.62 lakh crore has been...

New Delhi: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman Wednesday announced no tax for those with annual income of up to Rs 7 lakh under the new tax regime but made no changes for those who continue in the old regime that provides for tax exemptions and deductions...

New Delhi: Fiscal deficit would be reduced to below 4.5 per cent by 2025-26, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said Wednesday. She also said that tax receipts for the next fiscal are budgeted at Rs 23.3 lakh crore and states would be allowed 3.5 per cent...

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Wednesday announced hiking the capital expenditure by 33 per cent to Rs 10 lakh crore for infrastructure development for 2023-24 and will be at 3.3 per cent of the GDP. Presenting the Budget for 2023-24, she said the newly...

New Delhi: The capital outlay for the railways has been increased to the highest-ever Rs 2.40 lakh crore in the Union Budget for 2023-24, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said Wednesday. Presenting the budget in Lok Sabha, Sitharaman said the outlay for the railways is nine...

New Delhi: As many as 38,800 teachers will be hired for Ekalavya Model Residential Schools, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said Wednesday. Presenting the last full Budget of the second term of the BJP-led NDA government ahead of the general elections in 2024, she said a...

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Wednesday listed seven priorities of Union Budget 2023-24, including infrastructure, green growth, financial sector and youth power. She said four transformative opportunities can be used in Amrit Kaal for enhancing economic empowerment. The finance minister said digital public infrastructure...

New Delhi: While presenting the Union Budget 2023-24 in Lok Sabha, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Wednesday said the Indian economy is on a "right track and heading towards a bright future". "Our focus on reforms and sound policies resulting in Jan Bhagidari helped us...

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday approved the Budget 2023-24 ahead of it being tabled by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Parliament. Before the cabinet meeting, Sitharaman along with Minister of States Pankaj Chaudhary and Bhagwat Karad met...

New Delhi: Before the cabinet meetThe Union Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi began here Wednesday. The meeting comes ahead of the Budget 2023-24 which will be tabled by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Parliament.ing, Sitharaman met President Droupadi Murmu at the Rashtrapati...