Despite Budget 2020’s tall claims, it falls short on its promise to reduce the gender gap

The overall Gender Budget to GDP ratio remained below 1% between FY16 and FY20.

Smriti Mehra

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Sampreet Kaur

· Feb 20, 2020 · 12:30 pm

Budget 2020: Kiren Rijiju defends reduced allocation for sports federations in Olympic year

The government last week gave a substantial hike of Rs 312.42 crore to its flagship Khelo India programme but Rijiju played down the impact of that.

Press Trust of India

· Feb 05, 2020 · 05:49 pm

Budget 2020: Nirmala Sitharaman accuses erstwhile UPA government of fudging fiscal deficit data

The finance minister claimed that the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government has been very transparent in setting the fiscal deficit target.

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· Feb 03, 2020 · 09:59 pm

‘Not a single person will be a loser in the new income tax regime,’ says revenue secretary

Ajay Bhushan Pandey said the purpose was to offer an option of a simplified system to those not availing any exemptions.

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· Feb 03, 2020 · 01:59 pm

Only income earned in India will be taxed for NRIs, finance ministry clarifies on Budget proposal

There was confusion about the tax liability of non-resident Indians on their global income.

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· Feb 02, 2020 · 08:18 pm

Budget 2020: Marginal increase in allocation for defence forces

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman earmarked Rs 3.37 lakh crore for the military, a mere 6% increase compared to last year.

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· Feb 01, 2020 · 06:35 pm

Union Budget has ‘vision and action, will push up employment’, says PM Modi

The prime minister the Budget’s main focus was on sectors such as agriculture, infrastructure, textiles, and technology.

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· Feb 01, 2020 · 06:30 pm

Budget 2020 is ‘welfare-oriented’: Amit Shah, JP Nadda praise Modi and Nirmala Sitharaman

The home minister said the Budget would make significant contributions to the Modi government’s efforts to double farmers’ income by 2022.

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· Feb 01, 2020 · 05:07 pm

Budget 2020: Rs 4,400 crore allocated for tackling air pollution in big cities

The government had earmarked Rs 460 crore for pollution-control schemes in the Union Budget presented in July.

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· Feb 01, 2020 · 04:44 pm

Budget 2020: Income-tax exemptions may be removed in the long run, says finance minister

Nirmala Sitharaman said the government wants to ‘place money in the hands of the people, particularly the middle and lower middle classes’.

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· Feb 01, 2020 · 04:25 pm

Budget 2020: Agriculture credit target to be increased to Rs 15 lakh crore, says Nirmala Sitharaman

The minister announced a budget of Rs 2.83 lakh crore for agriculture and allied activities for the 2020-’21 financial year.

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· Feb 01, 2020 · 04:00 pm

Budget 2020: More trains like Tejas to connect tourist spots, 100 more airports by 2024 announced

A Kisan rail will be set up through a public-private partnership model so that perishable farm products may be swiftly transported across the country.

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· Feb 01, 2020 · 03:58 pm