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"Government's 10-Year Report Card": Minister Hardeep Puri On Interim Budget

"Government's 10-Year Report Card": Minister Hardeep Puri On Interim Budget

Reported by Marya Shakil, Edited by Shatabdi Chowdhury | Thursday February 01, 2024, New Delhi

Union Minister Hardeep Puri termed the interim Budget a "ten-year report card" of the Union Government.

"1 Lakh Crore Budget For Youth Is A Gamechanger": Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar To NDTV

"1 Lakh Crore Budget For Youth Is A Gamechanger": Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar To NDTV

NDTV News Desk | Thursday February 01, 2024

A corpus of Rs 1 lakh crore to scale up research and innovation in sunrise domains will be a "game-changer", Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar told NDTV hours after Nirmala Sitharaman made the big announcement in the interim budget.

"Global Bodies Now Say India Is World's Growth Engine": Jyotiraditya Scindia

"Global Bodies Now Say India Is World's Growth Engine": Jyotiraditya Scindia

Reported by Marya Shakil,Vishnu Som | Thursday February 01, 2024, New Delhi

Global financial organisations are now acknowledging that India which was a bogey in the train of growth of the world has today become the engine of growth for the world, Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia has said.

Interim Budget Presented By Nirmala Sitharaman "Last": Uddhav Thackeray

Interim Budget Presented By Nirmala Sitharaman "Last": Uddhav Thackeray

Press Trust of India | Thursday February 01, 2024, Raigad, Maharashtra

Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday claimed that the interim budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman was the "last" budget of the Narendra Modi government, asserting that it won't return to power after the upcoming Lok

"Ensured No Section Is Starved Of Funds": Piyush Goyal On Interim Budget 2024

"Ensured No Section Is Starved Of Funds": Piyush Goyal On Interim Budget 2024

NDTV News Desk | Thursday February 01, 2024, New Delhi

The interim Budget may be thinner than the full Budget, keeping in line with convention in a year of the general election, but it still packs a punch in charting the course of India's plans for faster growth, Mr Goyal told NDTV today.

Tamil Nadu Systematically Ignored In This Interim Budget, Says MK Stalin

Tamil Nadu Systematically Ignored In This Interim Budget, Says MK Stalin

Press Trust of India | Thursday February 01, 2024, Chennai

The interim budget presented by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday completely ignored the welfare of the people of Tamil Nadu and has been prepared without any concern for the development of the state, Chief Minister M K Stalin sai

India's Aid To Maldives 50% Higher Than Last Year's Outlay, But Lower Than Actual Spend

India's Aid To Maldives 50% Higher Than Last Year's Outlay, But Lower Than Actual Spend

Edited by Debanish Achom | Thursday February 01, 2024, New Delhi

India has raised development assistance to the Maldives by 50 per cent from Rs 400 crore to Rs 600 crore in this year's interim Budget, according to the demand for grants of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).

"India Adding 1 Switzerland On Railway Tracks Every Year": Ashwini Vaishnaw To NDTV

"India Adding 1 Switzerland On Railway Tracks Every Year": Ashwini Vaishnaw To NDTV

Reported by Vasudha Venugopal | Thursday February 01, 2024, New Delhi

Expecting to close the financial year having laid 5,500 km of new tracks, India is practically adding a new Switzerland to its railway network every year, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has said.

Budget For Home Ministry: Huge Raise In Funds For Security, Border Infra

Budget For Home Ministry: Huge Raise In Funds For Security, Border Infra

Written by Neeta Sharma , Edited by Debanish Achom | Thursday February 01, 2024, New Delhi

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has taken a balanced approach in allocating funds to run policies, services, and activities under the Home Ministry in interim Budget 2024. For example, security related expenses have seen a hike of 22 per cent.

At Rs 13,000 Crore, Budget Allocation For Tribal Affairs Ministry Up By 70%

At Rs 13,000 Crore, Budget Allocation For Tribal Affairs Ministry Up By 70%

Press Trust of India | Thursday February 01, 2024, New Delhi

The government has allocated Rs 13,000 crore to the Tribal Affairs Ministry in the interim Budget 2024-25, a massive increase of 70 percent from the allotment in the previous financial year.

Delhi Police Gets Rs 11,177 Crore In Budget, 4.47% Decrease From Last Fiscal

Delhi Police Gets Rs 11,177 Crore In Budget, 4.47% Decrease From Last Fiscal

Press Trust of India | Thursday February 01, 2024, New Delhi

The Delhi Police has been allocated Rs 11,397.98 crore in the interim Budget for 2024-25, a decrease of 4.47 percent from the last fiscal, according to the official data released on Thursday.

Interim Budget 2024: India's Interim Budget Focuses On Green Economy, Climate Investments

Interim Budget 2024: India's Interim Budget Focuses On Green Economy, Climate Investments

Press Trust of India | Thursday February 01, 2024, New Delhi

Interim Budget 2024: In an effort to achieve net-zero carbon emissions, India will solarise rooftops of one crore households and provide viability gap funding for harnessing offshore wind energy potential with an initial capacity of one gigawatt

Health Ministry Given Rs 90,658 Crore In Interim Budget, Sees Nearly 13% Hike

Health Ministry Given Rs 90,658 Crore In Interim Budget, Sees Nearly 13% Hike

Press Trust of India | Thursday February 01, 2024, New Delhi

The Union Health Ministry has been allocated Rs 90,658.63 crore in the interim Budget for 2024-2025, a hike of 12.59 percent over 80,517.62 crore in the Budget (revised estimates) for 2023-2024.

Interim Budget 2024: Defence Budget Pegged At Rs 6.21 Lakh Crore For 2024-25

Interim Budget 2024: Defence Budget Pegged At Rs 6.21 Lakh Crore For 2024-25

Press Trust of India | Thursday February 01, 2024, New Delhi

Interim Budget 2024: In a modest hike, the government on Thursday increased the defence budget to Rs 6.21 lakh crore for 2024-25 from last year's allocation of Rs 5.94 lakh crore and announced an ambitious scheme for "deep-tech" technologies

Budget 2024: Defence Ministry Gets Highest Allocation, Agriculture Lowest

Budget 2024: Defence Ministry Gets Highest Allocation, Agriculture Lowest

Edited by NDTV News Desk | Thursday February 01, 2024, New Delhi

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today presented her sixth Union Budget in a row, equalling the record of former Prime Minister Morarji Desai. The Interim Budget indicated the government's focus on women, youth and farmers in an election year.