The budget to change the destiny of rural background and farmers in the country – Shri Radha Mohan Singh Objective to make the farmers income as double Tremendous increase in agriculture and irrigation budget Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Shri Radha Mohan Singh today while addressing a Press Conference here said that for the… Read More »
Plan – Non Plan Classification To Be Done Away from Fiscal 2017-18 The Plan and Non-Plan classification will be done away with from fiscal 2017-18. This was stated by the Union Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley while presenting the General Budget 2016-17 in Lok Sabha today.Shri Jaitley said that successive committees have questioned the merit… Read More »
Fiscal Deficit Retained at 3.9 percent in RE 2015-16 and at 3.5 percent in BE 2016-17 Adhering to the fiscal targets, the fiscal deficit in RE 2015-16 and BE 2016-17 have been retained at 3.9% and 3.5% of GDP respectively. While presenting the General Budget 2016-17 in Lok Sabha today, the Union Finance Minister Shri… Read More »
Important Announcements made by Union Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley in his Budget speech 2016-17 Big Focus on Agriculture and Farmer’ Welfare (i) Farmer’s income to be doubled by 2022. (ii) 28.5 lakh hectares will be brought under irrigation under Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai… Read More »
FM: GDP Accelerates to 7.6%; Budget 2016-17 Built on Agenda ‘Transform India’ While presenting the General Budget 2016-17 in Lok Sabha today, the Union Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley said that the growth of GDP has accelerated to 7.6% in the current Financial Year. This was possible notwithstanding the contraction of global exports by… Read More »
FM: Tax Proposals are aimed at Boosting Economic Growth and Employment Generation The Union Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley announcing the tax proposals in the Union Budget today said boosting employment generation through economic growth is a main objective behind these proposals. Other objectives, he said, would be for incentivizing ‘Make in India’, to promote… Read More »
1500 Multi Skill Training Institutes to be set-up across the country, Rs.1,700 crore provided in the Budget 2016-17 Government to pay EPS contribution of 8.33% for all new employees for first three years of employment; Rs 1,000 crore earmarked in the Budget 100 Model Career Centres to be made operational by end of 2016-17 State… Read More »
Comprehensive Code on Resolution of Financial Firms to be Enacted Allocation of Rs. 25,000 Crore Towards Recapitalisation of PSBS Target of Amount Sanctioned Under Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana is Proposed to be Increased to Rs 1,80,000 Crore While presenting the General Budget 2016-17 in Lok Sabha today, the Union Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley said… Read More »
Simplification and Rationalization of Taxation While presenting the General Budget 2016-17 in Lok Sabha today, the Union Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley said that the Government has already accepted many recommendations of Tax Administration Reform Committee. He further proposed to accept a number of recommendations of Justice Easwar Committee in Budget 2016-17. In order to… Read More »
Increase of 15.3 percent in the Plan Expenditure over the current Financial Year The total expenditure in the General Budget for 2016-17 has been projected at Rs.19.78 lakh crore, consisting of Rs.5.50 lakh crore under Plan and Rs.14.28 lakh crore under Non-Plan. The increase in Plan expenditure is in the order of 15.3% over current… Read More »