Tag: Finance Minister

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Agriculture has to wait for its Amrit Kaal

Agriculture has to wait for its Amrit Kaal

the bigger question is why farmers and rural India had been made to wait for their...

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Shah, Tomar laud pro-farmer features in Budget

Shah, Tomar laud pro-farmer features in Budget

Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Wednesday...

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Govt raises farm credit target by 11 pc to Rs 20 lakh crore for FY24

Govt raises farm credit target by 11 pc to Rs 20 lakh crore for FY24

The government on Wednesday announced an 11 per cent hike in agriculture credit...

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Budget gives priority to deprived sections: PM

Budget gives priority to deprived sections: PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the first budget of the "amrit kaal"...

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Nirmala Sitharaman presents bumper budget, tries to please all but has not much to offer

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...

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Union Budget:  FM to walk tightrope to meet demands of all stakeholders

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...

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Union Budget: Agri sector demands enhanced cash assistance, national mission on edible oils

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...

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Of Rs 7.50 lakh crore capex, share of agriculture below Rs 140 crore; sector crying for investment in Budget

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...

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Union Budget 2023-24: Will certain subsidies remain or go?

Union Budget 2023-24: Will certain subsidies remain or go?

The government may cut fertilizer subsidies to lower the budget deficit after having...

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ACFI urges Fin Min to reduce import duty and GST on crop protection chemicals

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...

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Union Budget needs to peg big fund to boost rural economy

Union Budget needs to peg big fund to boost rural economy

The rural economy is still distressed. Inflation has been pinching hard, and real...

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Inflation could derail India consumption story

Inflation could derail India consumption story

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had to do some plain speaking to India Inc earlier...

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There is much in a name, ask Subhash Palekar on natural farming

There is much in a name, ask Subhash Palekar on natural farming

Organic farming, writes Palekar, is more dangerous, destructive and exploitative...

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Reduction in MNREGA budget perplexing; capex not focused on jobs: India Ratings

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...

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Sanjeevani Budget for agriculture and cooperatives in Amrit Kaal

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...

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Caste dimension of Budget 2022-23

Caste dimension of Budget 2022-23

The Budget proposals are inclined to benefit the higher-income groups. It appears...