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Govt has provided 10 pc reservation for economically weaker sections, which will create 2 lakh seats in educational institutions alone, Goyal said. (Representational Image)

Road construction trebled under PMGSY: Piyush Goyal

As many as 1.53 crore houses were constructed during 2014-18 under Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana.

01 Feb 2019 12:30 PM

The inflation came down to as low as 2.19 per cent in December 2018.

Govt broke the back of high inflation: Piyush Goyal

Goyal said during the previous UPA government (2009-14), inflation averaged as high as 10.1 per cent.

01 Feb 2019 12:12 PM

Under the scheme called Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi, Rs 6,000 will be transferred into bank accounts of farmers holding up to 2 hectares of land in three equal instalments.

Govt announces cash dole for small farmers

Rs 20,000 crore have been provided for current fiscal and also announced allocation of Rs 75,000 crore for the next fiscal.

01 Feb 2019 12:04 PM

Finance MInister Piyush Goyal. (Photo: File)

Rs 3 lakh cr recovered from big corporate loan defaulters: Piyush Goyal

Maharashtra have been removed from the PCA (prompt corrective action) framework of the RBI.

01 Feb 2019 11:56 AM

The Interim Budget, also known as a vote on account, will seek the Parliament’s nod for meeting the expenditure for the first six months of new fiscal—2019-20. (Photo: ANI)

Union Cabinet approves interim Budget 2019-20

A full-fledged Budget will be presented in Parliament once the new Central government is formed after the General Elections.

01 Feb 2019 11:20 AM

The BSE benchmark Sensex Friday jumped over 100 points ahead of the Budget presentation by Finance Minister Piyush Goyal amid heavy buying by foreign portfolio investors. (Photo: File)

Sensex jumps over 100 points, Nifty at 10,865 ahead of Budget 2019

Domestic market, however, will continue to be volatile ahead of the interim budget which will be announced on Friday, traders said.

01 Feb 2019 10:28 AM

Piyush Goyal, the interim finance minister, will present the 2019-20 budget to parliament, in the absence of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, who is currently in the United States for medical treatment. (Photo: PTI | File)

Interim Budget 2019: Highlights

Govt is set to step up rural welfare spending by 16 per cent for the fiscal year beginning April to 1.3 trillion rupees.

01 Feb 2019 9:33 AM

In the memorandum submitted to Mr Goyal, the party has pointed out the contradiction in taxable income and the eligibility of availing the benefit of the 10 per cent reservation as an economically weak person.

Sena seeks increase in I-T tax exemption limit

Accordingly, Sena demanded that the government should raise the income tax exemption limit in the forthcoming financial budget of 2019-20.

01 Feb 2019 1:46 AM

3 banks taken off PCA framework

Of the 21 state-owned banks, 11 were under the PCA framework, which imposes lending and other restrictions on weak lenders.

01 Feb 2019 1:09 AM

The government will unveil its budget for the 2019-20 fiscal year on Friday. (Representational Image)

Here's what to expect from 2019-2020 interim budget

The government is expected to project economic growth of around 7.5 per cent for the next financial year.

31 Jan 2019 2:16 PM

The BJP has reportedly lost votes in some recent state elections due to rural distress and public concerns over job creation.

Fitch warns of fiscal slippage if govt goes for populist interim budget

Government still aims to adhere to a debt ceiling of 60 per cent of GDP by March 2025.

31 Jan 2019 12:51 PM

Interim Finance Minister Piyush Goyal. (Photo: File)

Goyal to present interim Budget 2019-20 on Feb 1

The last Budget of the present NDA government is likely to be presented by interim Finance Minister Piyush Goyal in the Lok Sabha.

30 Jan 2019 5:35 PM

As a last resort, government will go ahead to monetise its holdings in SUUTI that’s valued at Rs 55,000 crore. (Representational Image)

North Block finds ways to meet deficit target

As per 2018-19 budget projections, the Centre is likely to finance Rs 75,000 crore of fiscal deficit from small savings.

30 Jan 2019 10:30 AM

Goyal asks PSBs to step up lending to MSMEs, farmers

Govt-RBI-bankers meet discusses ways to boost loan recoveries, credit disbursal.

29 Jan 2019 10:53 AM

Jaitley, who is recuperating after a surgery in a hospital in the US, in a Facebook blog said one of the reasons for "poor" conviction rate in India is that "adventurism and megalomania" overtakes investigators and professionalism takes a back seat. (Photo: ANI | File)

Chanda Kochhar case: Arun Jaitley slams CBI's 'investigative adventurism'

Arun Jaitley on Friday advised investigating agency to avoid 'adventurism' and concentrate only on the bull's eye.

26 Jan 2019 9:04 AM

Finance minister Piyush Goyal (Photo: PTI)

Piyush Goyal counsels officials to go slow down

Goyal asked the taxmen to trust the customers with a great degree of intelligence, while adopting a customer friendly approach.

26 Jan 2019 6:32 AM

Budget 2019: Piyush has to think big, take risks

The primary task before Goyal is to present the interim Budget 2019 on February 1 in the Lok Sabha, where the BJP has a brute majority.

26 Jan 2019 2:02 AM

The government has not commented on his medical condition. (Photo: File)

Arun Jaitley in good health, recovering rapidly: Piyush Goyal

Jaitley, who ran the finance ministry, would not be presenting the interim budget on February 1.

25 Jan 2019 12:56 PM

In a series of tweets, the former Union minister said the story is the same across many departments of the government as on one hand, there are vacant posts and on the other, there are unemployed youths. (Photo: File)

‘Another jumla’: P Chidambaram on announcement of railways recruitment

'Railways leave 2,82,976 posts vacant for nearly 5 yrs and suddenly wake up to say we will fill them in 3 months! Another jumla!,' he said.

24 Jan 2019 3:11 PM

This for the second time that Goyal has been given the additional charge of the Finance Ministry. (Photo: File)

Piyush Goyal gets additional charge of Finance Ministry, may present Budget

The ruling BJP has recently appointed Jaitley as in-charge of publicity for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

24 Jan 2019 10:51 AM

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