Read more about Budget 2021: Govt pegs FY21 fiscal deficit at 9.5% of GDP, says FM on Business Standard. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Monday the fiscal deficit for FY21 has been pegged at 9.5 per cent of the GDP and will come down to 6.8 per cent in FY22
Read more about Sensex, Nifty open higher ahead of Budget presentation at 11 am today on Business Standard. The BSE benchmark Sensex surged over 443 points and the NSE Nifty advanced 115 points in opening trade on Monday, ahead of the Union Budget 2021-22 presentation in Parliament
She was accompanied by her deputy Anurag Thakur and other officials of the Finance Ministry. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, MoS Finance & Corporate Affairs Anurag Thakur, and senior officials of the Ministry of Finance, called on President Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhavan before presenting the Union Budget 2021-22, the President tweeted. With the Union Budget 2021-22 set to be delivered in paperless form for the first time, Sitharaman replaced the Swadeshi bahi khata and switched to a tablet. Dressed in a red and cream colour saree, accompanied by Thakur and other officials from her ministry at North Block, the Finance Minister was seen carrying a tablet kept inside a red coloured cover with a golden coloured national emblem embossed on it.
Read more about Budget 2021 unveils scheme for setting up mega textile parks in India on Business Standard. The government on Monday unveiled a scheme for setting up mega textile parks in the country, as part of the Centre s efforts to position India as a fully integrated, globally competitive manufacturing and exporting hub for the sector.Finance
Read more about Budget 2021: One Nation, One Ration Card scheme in 32 states, UTs on Business Standard. One Nation, One Ration Card scheme of the Union Government is being implemented by 32 States and Union Territories, reaching about 69 crore beneficiaries, said Finance Minister Sitharaman on Monday