Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in her Union Budget 2025-26 on Saturday, said the government is determined to ensure that the regulations keep up with technological innovations and global policy developments.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, while presenting the Union Budget 2025-26, detailed the roadmap for India's continued economic expansion, placing emphasis on agriculture, micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), investment, and exports.
Amroha-based artist Zuhaib Khan, who uses graphite-charcoal to create artwork, has made an 8-foot-long portrait of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to mark the presentation of the Union Budget.
Nadda further said the budget for health infrastructure has marked an "increase of 164 per cent" in the past decade.
Indian startups successfully raised $1.03 billion in July as the government abolished angel tax in the Union Budget 2024-25 which was levied on foreign investors, according to a report on Saturday.
Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Tuesday expressed disappointment over the Finance Minister's budget proposals, claiming that the Modi government has allocated the entire country's budget predominantly to Andhra Pradesh and Bihar for political reasons.
Presenting the Union Budget 2024, Sitharaman said, “To provide relief to cancer patients, I propose to fully exempt three more medicines from customs duties.”
According to the government data released regarding the budgetary allocation, the majority of the funds given to the MHA will go to the Central Armed Police Forces that fall under its ambit, and play a very crucial role in ensuring the country's internal as well as securing the borders.
They all welcomed the key priorities of the budget, including productivity and resilience in agriculture, employment, and skilling and services, aimed at fostering economic growth and creating ample opportunities.
The union budget 2024-25, provides special assistance to Himachal Pradesh as it suffered many losses due to heavy flooding in recent months.
