Infra 2016

Budget 2016 will accomplish 'housing for all' dream, hails PM Modi

PM Modi on Monday hailed his Finance Minister Arun Jaitley for the poor-friendly general budget that will also fulfil their dream of owning a house

Budget 2016: A pro-poor budget; adherence to fiscal deficit a big positive, say experts

Here is what experts ranging from macroeconomic, infrastructure to banking sector have to say on Budget 2016

Budget 2016: Infra outlay at Rs 2.21 lakh crore, Motor Vehicles Act to be amended

Allocating a major share to infrastructure that includes Rs 2.21 lakh crore outlay, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley during his budget speech said enhanced allocations coupled with reforms and steps will remove obstacles impeding the sector's growth

Budget 2016: FM proposes investment of Rs 97,000 crore in road sector

Describing during Budget speech the legacy of problems in the roads sector that his government had inherited , Jaitley said around 70,000 road projects had got stalled.

Union Budget 2016-17: From farmers to investors, Jaitley has an unenviable balancing job in hand

With agriculture reeling from drought and lower crop prices, the government is likely to retain spending on the rural employment guarantee programme, expand crop insurance and boost irrigation outlays.

Budget 2016: Tax incentives vital for success of Make in India and other initiatives

The newly launched Start-Up India, Stand-Up India initiative is a step in the right direction to nurture entrepreneurship development in the country.

Budget 2016: Lagging quality education; Increase public investment to improve basic infrastructure

Learning outcomes are often used as a proxy for the quality of education

Budget 2016: Will the govt amend domestic tax laws to help the bleeding infrastructure sector

Since India has been one of the active participants of the BEPS project, it is expected that the Indian Government would come out with significant enactment and amendments in its domestic tax laws in the forthcoming Budget 2016.

Budget 2016: Allocate more funds to farm sector with focus on increasing crop yields

Budget 2016: Clarity required on PPP model for infrastructure push

The expectation of the industry is to have set of focused and long-term tax incentives for infrastructure business rather than phasing out existing ones.