Nirmala Sitharaman

February 03, 2023

Earn Rs 12 lakh in 5 years as cap on Sr Citizens Savings Scheme deposit is doubled

Those who have crossed 60 years and those who have retired from service after 55 years of age, are eligible to join the SCSS scheme. The maturity period is five years.

February 02, 2023
Budget outlaid Rs 1,12,899 cr for education sector in 2023

As many as 157 new nursing colleges, 748 Ekalavya model residential tribal schools are to be set up across the country.
UNION BUDGET '23

February 02, 2023
Union Budget Review | Budget envisages integration of tech, green growth for agri transformation

New agricultural programmes are provided under the priority areas of inclusive development and green growth. Digital infrastructure for agriculture will be built as an open source, open standard and inter operable public good.
UNION BUDGET '23

February 02, 2023
Union Budget Review | An all-caring Budget sans populism

Nirmala Sitharaman’s 2023 Budget is a classic structuralist Budget.
UNION BUDGET '23

February 02, 2023
Union Budget Review | Accent on growth, jobs creation over populism

Real GDP growth is expected at 6.5 per cent and the government expects to borrow a record Rs 15.4 lakh crore to bridge the revenue gap.
February 01, 2023
Union Budget Review | I-T proposals make new tax regime more attractive

Raising the rebate limit to Rs 7 lakh is expected to incentivise people to shift to the new tax regime and reduce their tax burden.
UNION BUDGET '23

February 01, 2023
States to be encouraged to set up physical libraries at panchayat, ward levels: Fin Min

To build a culture of reading and to make up for pandemic-time learning loss, the National Book Trust, Children's Book Trust and other sources will be encouraged to provide and replenish non-curricular titles in regional languages and English to these physical libraries.

UNION BUDGET '23

February 01, 2023
Union Budget: What got cheaper and what dearer?

Here's the list of the items that got cheaper and dearer following the Union Budget presentation on Wednesday.
UNION BUDGET '23

February 01, 2023
Budget extends income tax benefits to startups incorporated till March 2024

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman also said that the government proposes to increase the benefit of carrying forward losses for startups to 10 years.
UNION BUDGET '23

February 01, 2023
Here are the changes introduced in the new tax regime

A tax of 5% would be levied on total income between Rs 3 lakh and Rs 6 lakh, a 10% tax would be imposed on income between Rs 6 lakh to Rs 9 lakh, it would be 15% on income between the range of Rs 9 lakh to Rs 12 lakh.