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Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, while addressing the Parliament during the discussion on the Interim Union Budget for 2024-25, emphasised key financial indicators and government initiatives aimed at bolstering economic growth and fiscal stability.

Nirmala Sitharaman: Addressing concerns regarding inflation, Sitharaman highlighted a decline in retail inflation, which dropped from an average of 6.8 percent in April-December 2022 to 5.5 percent during the corresponding period in 2023. She noted that retail inflation had stabilized within the notified tolerance band of 2-6 percent, indicating a positive trend in economic indicators.

Addressing concerns regarding inflation, Sitharaman highlighted a decline in retail inflation, which dropped from an average of 6.8 percent in April-December 2022 to 5.5 percent during the corresponding period in 2023.

Centre Agrees To Provide Rs 41751.44 Cr To J&K Govt This Fy, Rs 37277.74 Cr In Next Financial Year New Delhi: The Revised Estimates for 2023-24 and Interim Budget 2024-25 of Government of Jammu and Kashmir were today placed before the Parliament by Union Finance Minister, Nirmala Sithraman. The two Appropriation Bills on the Supplementary Budget for 2023-24 and Vote on

NEW DELHI, Feb 5: The Revised Estimates for 2023-24 and Interim Budget 2024-25 of Government of Jammu and Kashmir were today placed before the Parliament by Union Finance Minister, Nirmala Sithraman. The two Appropriation Bills on the Supplementary Budget for 2023-24 and Vote on Account for 2024-25 will be considered by the Lok Sabha and

The north-eastern region has been in the news for the wrong reasons—a hotbed of insurgency, violence, unrest, and agitations—following which the region, though bestowed with nature’s bounty and mineral resources, lagged behind in terms of development on all fronts.

As per the interim budget papers, an allocation of ₹13,042.75 crore has been made for the department of Space for 2024-25.

The government has budgeted Rs 30,000 crore from other capital receipts in the Revised Estimates for the current fiscal. For 2024-25, the amount is budgeted at Rs 50,000 crore. DIPAM Secretary Tuhin Kanta Pandey said the Budget does not have any specific target for disinvestment for the next fiscal and the Rs 50,000 crore receipts is estimated to come from disinvestment and asset monetisation, as well as capital receipts, which are not classified elsewhere.

The Union government is projected to share about 32 per cent of central taxes with states during the financial year 2024-25 against the 15th Finance Commissions recommendation of 41 per cent. The Revised Estimates (RE) for FY24, too, show a similar share of states in the central taxes at 32 per cent. In absolute terms, however, there has been an increase in the amount devolved to states compared to the Budget Estimates (BE) for FY24 at Rs 11 trillion.

The push to develop Ayodhya as a tourism centre, accompanied by large-scale infrastructure projects, comes on the back of years of limited income growth and tourist inflows.