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Agitating farmers announce nationwide 'chakka jam' on February 6 to protest against the Internet ban PTIFeb 2, 2021, 09:03 IST Farmer unions Monday announced a countrywide 'chakka jam' on February 6 when they would block national and state highways for three hours in protest against the Internet ban in areas near their agitation sites, harassment allegedly meted out to them by authorities, and other issues. Union leaders told a press conference at the Singhu Border, on the Haryana side, that they will block the roads between 12 pm to 3 pm on February 6. They also alleged that farmers ...

Budget 2021: Rs1,500 crore for digital payments industry to offset MDR losses SECTIONS Share Synopsis The finance minister had in Budget 2019 waived off merchant discount rates (MDR) on UPI and RuPay transactions, to give a fillip to digital payments. Getty Images Mumbai: India’s burgeoning digital payments industry received a budget boost from Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman by way of a Rs 1,500 crore fund earmarked for the growth of the sector and to “incentivise” businesses deploying solutions. Industry chief executives and experts told ET that the newly announced fund could be t...

Presenting the first ever digital Union Budget, Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman said that given the role being played by cooperatives in the economy of the country, the time has come for setting up a separate Administrative Structure for them. Some of the key highlights of the Union Budget 2021-22 for co-ops and agri sector are Finance Minister reiterated the government’s commitment to the development of Multi-State Cooperatives and assured to provide all support to them. To further streamline the ‘Ease of Doing Business’ for Cooperatives, the Bud...

Key highlights of Union Budget 2021-22 ANI | Updated: Feb 01, 2021 15:19 IST New Delhi [India], February 1 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday announced higher capital expenditure for the FY 2021-22 and focused on providing a major boost to healthcare and infrastructure building. In her Budget speech, Sitharaman mentioned that this year's budget focused on six pillars- Health and Wellbeing, Physical and Financial Capital, and Infrastructure, Inclusive Development for Aspirational India, Reinvigorating Human Capital, Innovation and R&D and...