The Lok Sabha on Friday passed the Demands for Grants of various ministries in respect of the Union Budget for 2025-26.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday that the Union Budget this year has emerged as a blueprint for India's future, where priority has been given to infrastructure and industries in investment.
The Union government on Thursday extended the term of Chief Economic Adviser V Anantha Nageswaran by two years through March 31, 2027, an office order by the Department of Economic Affairs said.
The government’s 2025 Union Budget promises growth, innovation, and self-reliance.
Darjeeling MP Raju Bista met with civil aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu to discuss the ongoing Bagdogra Airport expansion project.
The Delhi finance minister pointed out that Delhi’ites paid Rs 15,59,933 crore as income tax to the Central government and got only 0.48 per cent, Rs 7,534 crores, in return.
This year’s Union Budget has once again highlighted the growing disparity between the contributions of individual income taxpayers and corporates to the government’s coffers.
Don’t remain vindictive and bent upon taking revenge on those who have defeated your party. Run the government evenly, ensuring that it is for all,” he said.
It said that the initiatives highlighted in the budget will fortify the backbone of our economy, driving innovation, job creation, and sustainable growth.
For FY 2024-25, the government has allocated a record capital expenditure of Rs 2,62,200 crore for railways, with gross budgetary support amounting to Rs 2,52,200 crore.
