Presenting the interim budget in Parliament, Sitharaman noted that India has over 80 chess grandmasters compared to about 20 in 2010.
Budget 2023-24 adopted seven priorities or Saptarishi, one of which is building focus on green growth
Investors in the automobiles sector are clearly betting on big ticket consumption improving, including commercial vehicles
Presently, no TDS is required on interest payable in the case of listed dematerialised securities
Here are 10 stocks across sectors that are expected to gain the most from the various proposals
The government has ring-fenced financial outlays for various social sectors, and this is reflected in nominal increases and efforts to make them more effective
Some of the countries whose allocation has been reduced under this head include Bhutan, Afghanistan and Mauritius
According to the Budget Estimates (BE) for 2022-23, the IIMs were allocated an amount of Rs 653.92 crores
According to Nasscom, the creation of 5G labs will further help in opening newer avenues and opportunities, scaling up new business models and employment prospects
The Smart Cities Mission was allotted Rs 8,000 crore as against Rs 8,800 crore in the revised estimates for the last fiscal
He said the budget stands firm on the foundation laid by the previous budgets presented by the Narendra Modi government
The allocation to the government's autonomous body, Prasar Bharati, has been increased to Rs 2,808.36 crore from Rs 2,764.51 crore allotted to it in the last fiscal
The chamber which has been seeking relief to the MSMEs expressed gratitude to the government for giving several incentives to the small businesses and the start-ups
The Budget marked an increase in the allotment for Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS) with Budget Estimates of Rs 5,431.56 crore in FY 2023-24 as against Rs 3,582.51 crore in FY 2022-23
The Budget allocated Rs 3,113.36 crore to the ministry, against Rs 10,667 crore in 2022-23, which was later revised to Rs 9,363.70 crore
The Department of Atomic Energy has been allocated Rs 25,078.49 crore which is lower than Rs 25,965.67 crore it had received in the revised estimates in the 2022-23 fiscal
According to Union Budget documents, an individual will have to pay tax on the maturity amount of life insurance policies where the aggregate annual premium exceeds Rs 5 lakh
For the next fiscal beginning April 1, the miscellaneous capital receipts have been pegged at Rs 61,000 crore, including Rs 51,000 crore from disinvestment
Rijiju has termed the allocation as "unprecedented", which will create paperless courts for faster delivery of justice
The budget also has penciled in a lower revenue growth forecast given the most-likely fall in nominal GDP from 15.5 per cent this fiscal to about 10 per cent next year