Private investments are being pushed thanks to the Rs 50-trillion investment required between 2018 and 2030, which the government would find difficult to generate by itself
'Our start-ups have brought about a big social transformation', said FM Sitharaman
Will Modi 2.0 prove to be an exception after having achieved such a decisive mandate?
EY looks at the triggers for some important stock movements after the budget
A big thrust has been given to the ease of living for the middle and lower-middle classes, said Goyal
Chidambaram said last year the government lost revenue of Rs 1.6 trillion
'Budget is completely visionless', said Mamata Banerjee
The adoption of electric vehicles is poor in India because of a lack of consumer choice
PM Modi stressed the Budget was devoted to empowering the downtrodden
Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget speech, as the Opposition pointed out, did not directly refer either to the agrarian distress or jobs crisis
FY19 provisional estimates for revenue are now available
'We produce the globally best in our institutions but lose too many of them to other countries', said the author
PM Narendra Modi hailed Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's maiden Budget as a 10-year vision. Here are the key takeaways of Budget 2019
Government is expecting around Rs 20,000 crore as additional transfers from the RBI
Nominal GDP expected to grow 12% YoY
The NPS exemption has been increased to 60% as promised earlier
The government had introduced Section 54GB in FY13
Tax experts said that in FY17 around 80,000 people had reported incomes of over Rs 1 crore
Defence spending is falling in percentage terms even though all military purchases are now subject to GST
Says cutback in funds will adversely affect inter-state connectivity, hails enhanced allocation for rail projects