With an aim to evaluate key financial metrics, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to convene a crucial review meeting to assess the performance of Public Sector Banks (PSBs) and Regional Rural Banks (RRBs).
With a Central outlay of Rs. two lakh crore the package is aims to benefit 4.1 crore youth over five years.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to present the Union Budget 2024 in Parliament today
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will table the Economic Survey 2023-24 along with a statistical appendix in Parliament on Monday, a day ahead of the Union Budget.
Nirmala Sitharaman, who is a two-time Union minister, has been included in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's cabinet in his third consecutive term, creating a record of sorts for a woman minister
'We are willing to spend if we have to. But we will not repeat past mistakes of splurging,' she said.
The defence budget hiked by 6 per cent to Rs 3.37 lakh crore which was earlier Rs 3.18 lakh crore. The total budget with defence pensions goes upto Rs 4.7 lakh crore.
Finance Minister also said the government has fixed a target to relax fiscal deficit by 0.5 per cent.
Kejriwal further questioned why people should vote for the saffron party as it has disappointed the city just before the Assembly elections.
The minister also said that the companies will not need to pay dividend distribution tax (DDT).
