The city government has also been demanding more funds from the Centre for the MCD.
Before coming to Parliament for presenting her second budget, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and her team met President Ram Nath Kovind
The government is likely to unveil, in the Union Budget 2020, a Troubled Assets Relief Programme (TARP) similar to what the US initiated during the financial crisis in 2008
The state budget would be presented on February 6 during the state Assembly session, which will be held between February 3 and 7
PM Modi kicked off the "new decade" theme on Friday morning in his customary statement before the beginning of the Budget session.
With growth in Asia's third-largest economy languishing at its lowest in a decade, the government is likely to increase spending on infrastructure and offer some tax incentives in its 2020/2021 budget
Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said the last budget led to crashing consumption levels, soaring unemployment and falling GDP
On January 6, he held a series of meetings with Indian Inc, economists and experts on the Union Budget for 2020.
Last year, Sitharaman had ditched the long-standing tradition of carrying budget documents in a leather briefcase and went swadeshi with a 'bahi-khata'
Sitharaman will present her second budget in the Parliament at 11 am today. Before presenting the budget, she will meet President Ram Nath Kovind
It is learnt that the allocation for PM-Kisan may be slashed by 20 per cent to about Rs 60,000 crore in the general Budget from Rs 75,000 crore
The Survey places primary blame for the slowdown on global factors, saying 'the deceleration of India's GDP growth since 2017 has tracked the decline in world output'
The Commerce and Industry Ministry in its budget recommendations has proposed rationalisation of basic customs on over 300 items across sectors
The options being considered by the Finance Ministry include acting on suggestions of task force on direct tax simplification
Budget session 2020 LIVE updates: The Economic Survey is a detailed report card on the economic performance in the year
NSE, BSE to conduct a special trading session on February 1; settlement of trades on February 4
Kristalina Georgieva said India had undertaken some important reforms that over the longer term would be beneficial for the country, but they do have some short-term impact
The Survey noted that about 1,290 projects worth Rs 22,569 crores have been completed and are operational
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