union budget 2018-19
Standard deduction allowed for pension
The standard deduction was discontinued from the assessment year 2006-07, but was re-introduced in 2018-19 Budget.
Govt to change base year for GDP, IIP to 2017-18
Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MOSPI) has been allocated Rs 4,859 crore in the Union Budget 2018-19.
Well done, Mr Jaitley! At least you tried
According to the National Sample Survey, average annual income of median farmers, net of production costs, is currently around Rs 20,000.
Opposition targets government on unemployment
Chidambaram says Centre’s economic policy ‘betrayal’ of country.
Shatrughan joins Yashwant Sinha’s farmers’ protest in MP, questions ‘Modicare’
Shatrughan Sinha recently joined Rashtra Manch, a political platform floated by Yashwant Sinha.
Reporters’ Diary: Naveen misses the mission
Recently the Aam Aadmi Party set up a stall to sell pakodas in Lucknow when the cops chased them away.
Budget non-populous, special scheme without substance: Green body
Presenting his 5th straight budget in the Lok Sabha, Arun Jaitley had said air pollution in the Delhi-NCR region was a 'cause of concern'.
‘The Budget is not based on crazy assumptions, but on realistic ones’
The fiscal account came under strain despite the government exceeding its divestment target after many years, says Dharmakirti Joshi.
Let’s applaud Modi for the health scheme
The spend on the Army includes a pension payout which is 10 times bigger than Modicare, meaning Rs 100,000 crore.
The great Indian health fudge
The Indian programme in the Budget, that would cover 10 crore families, has an allocation so far of only Rs 2,000 crore.