Union Budget 2024

July 23, 2024 3:45 PM

Union Budget 2024: Rajnath Singh thanks FM Sitharaman for highest allocation to defence sector

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday thanked Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for giving the highest allocation to the defence sector in the Union Budget 2024-25 . In a post on X, Rajnath Singh said, "As far as the allocation to the Ministry of Defence is concerned, I thank the Finance Minister for giving the highest allocation to the tune of Rs 6,21,940.85 Crore, which is 12.9 % of the total Budget of GoI for FY 2024-25. The capital outlay of Rs 1,72,000 Crore will further strengthen t...

September 16, 2024 5:21 PM

Budget 2024: Rs 2 lakh crore allocated to employ 4.1 crore youth over next 5 years

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in her Budget speech on Tuesday, proposed the creation of employment for about 4.1 crore youth over the next five years. To support this initiative, the Finance Minister has allocated Rs 2 lakh crore. For skilling citizens to generate job opportunities, she allocated Rs 1.48 crore, aiming to skill 20 lakh youth over a five-year period. A total of 1,000 industrial training institutes will be upgraded, she announced. Sitharaman also proposed a one-time ...

September 16, 2024 5:22 PM

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman set to present Modi 3.0 govt’s first budget today

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to present the Union Budget 2024 in Parliament today (Tuesday), marking her seventh consecutive budget and eclipsing the late Moraji Desai's record of six consecutive budgets, which is likely to focus on changes in the income tax structure and improving the ease of doing business in India. At 11 am today, the much-awaited full budget for 2024-25, the first under the Modi 3.0 government, will be presented on the floor of the Parliament. All eyes will be...

July 11, 2024 4:34 PM

Union Budget 2024: PM Modi meets eminent economists and sectoral experts

In preparation for the Union Budget 2024, Prime Minister Narendra Modi convened a meeting with economists and sectoral experts on Thursday. This meeting, which also saw the participation of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, was a key step as the government gears up to present its full Budget after coming to power third term. The pre-Budget meeting was attended by notable figures including Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Suman Bery and other members of the planning body. The gathering was marked b...