Tag: Finance Minister
Nirmala Sitharaman presents bumper budget, tries to please all but has not much to offer
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government faces Assembly elections in key states...
Union Budget: FM to walk tightrope to meet demands of all stakeholders
It's going be a tightrope walk for Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman when she...
Union Budget: Agri sector demands enhanced cash assistance, national mission on edible oils
Experts say that the government should in this year's Budget enhance cash assistance...
Of Rs 7.50 lakh crore capex, share of agriculture below Rs 140 crore; sector crying for investment in Budget
Boosting consumption by giving money to the hands of consumers and production by...
Union Budget 2023-24: Will certain subsidies remain or go?
The government may cut fertilizer subsidies to lower the budget deficit after having...
ACFI urges Fin Min to reduce import duty and GST on crop protection chemicals
The Agro Chem Federation of India (ACFI) has urged Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman...
Union Budget needs to peg big fund to boost rural economy
The rural economy is still distressed. Inflation has been pinching hard, and real...
Inflation could derail India consumption story
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had to do some plain speaking to India Inc earlier...
There is much in a name, ask Subhash Palekar on natural farming
Organic farming, writes Palekar, is more dangerous, destructive and exploitative...
Reduction in MNREGA budget perplexing; capex not focused on jobs: India Ratings
In the Union Budget for the financial year 2022-23, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman...
Sanjeevani Budget for agriculture and cooperatives in Amrit Kaal
This year’s Budget has planted the seeds of a shift in the approach at a fundamental...
Caste dimension of Budget 2022-23
The Budget proposals are inclined to benefit the higher-income groups. It appears...
Status quo in agriculture budget; hope from natural farming in Amrit Kaal
Despite the elections to the five State Assemblies being so close, the Budget has...
Farmers’ organizations disappointed with the Budget
Like every Union Budget, the 2022-23 edition has pleased some and disappointed others....
6.4 per cent fiscal deficit for FY23, says FM Sitharaman in her Budget speech
Gati Shakti Master Plan, raising capital expenditure, and issuing digital rupee...
Budget expectations: Increased use of technology, export-promoting measures and reduced crop insurance premiums
Experts have recommended measures like promoting FPOs and reducing crop insurance...
