budget 2019
Opposition calls Budget ‘populist, aakhri jumla’
Rahul Gandhi said the coming elections would be fought on issues like Rafale, jobs and demonetisation.
Budget 2019: Pitch for second term
The payment of Rs 2,000 will be made three times in a year directly in the bank account of the farmers, costing the exchequer Rs 75,000 crore.
Budget 2019: ‘10D’ vision to reach $10 trillion economy
The seventh dimension of the Vision aims at the outer skies with space programme like Gaganyaan, placing an Indian astronaut into space by 2022.
Budget 2019: Tenant farmers shortchanged
The PM’s Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme only benefits those who have farm land.
Budget 2019: Education sector gets Rs 93,848 crore
Last year, then finance minister Arun Jaitley had allocated Rs 85,010 crore for the education sector.
Budget 2019: Filmmakers to get single window clearance
Goyal keeps Bollywood in mind, says dialogue from the movie ‘Uri’ to give filmy surprise to the industry.
Budget 2019: Defence allocations hit Rs 3 lakh-crore
BJP takes a dig at UPA government’s inaction over One Rank One Pension.
People-friendly Budget strikes the right note, looking to 2030
The Budget has devised just the right strategies to take India on the inclusive growth path.
Poll-eve Modinomics: Selling future dreams
The mood in the BJP is one of complacence and confidence, and perhaps it cannot be faulted.
Little for agri sector, Budget silent on jobs
Landowning farmers are still better off than the 10 crore landless labourers, who got nothing in the Budget.