Budget Finance

Budget 2024: At least 43 Cr loans aggregating to Rs 22.5 lakh Cr extended under PM Mudra Yojana, says FM Sitharaman 

Direct benefit transfer of Rs 34 lakh crore through Jan Dhan accounts have resulted in savings of Rs 2.7 lakh crore, the finance minister said, adding that 30 crore Mudra Yojana loans have been given to women in the last 10 years.

Budget 2024: 25 crore people came out of poverty in last 10 years, says FM Sitharaman

Sitharaman said that fulfilling the aspirations and needs of Garib (poor), Mahilaye (women), Yuva (youth) and Annadata (farmers) is the highest priority of the government.

Budget 2024: FM Sitharaman leaves income tax rates, slabs unchanged

The minister had earlier said the Budget 2024 was a vote-on-account and "no spectacular changes" should be expected. Despite this, however, middle-class and salaried tax-payers were hoping for some relief ahead of the general elections.

Budget 2024: Female enrolment in higher education rose by 28% in 10 years, says FM Sitharaman

'The Indian economy has witnessed a profound positive transformation in the last 10 years, The people of India are looking ahead to the future with hope and optimism,' Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said

Why Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s interim Budget speech is a milestone

This year, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman sets a record by presenting the sixth Budget in a row – five annual Budgets and one interim. The feat has only been achieved so far only by former Prime Minister Morarji Desai, who also holds the record for presenting 10 Union Budgets

The Making of Budget 2024: Meet Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s team

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is all set to present her sixth straight budget on 1 February. The key members involved in the budget-making process are top bureaucrats in the Prime Minister’s Office and the finance ministry

Budget 2024: What India Inc wants from Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

All eyes have turned to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman ahead of Budget 2024. From boosting manufacturing to tax exemptions, here’s what India’s industry leaders wish for

Inflation likely to be a big focus area for budget 2024, say sources

Retail inflation in India jumped in November and peaked three months later at 5.55 per cent, according to statistics released on December 12 by the National Statistics Office (NSO)

Union Budget 2024: From tax sops to mega schemes, what to expect from FM Nirmala Sitharaman

One of the primary expectations of common man from interim Budget 2024 that will be presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on 1 February is a possible reduction in taxes

Budget 2024: What does the common man want?

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to unveil the 2024 Budget on 1 February. Experts say a change in tax slabs, allowing interest to be deducted for housing loans under the new tax regime, and upping the NPS limit are just some of the demands of the common man