The government has allocated Rs 11.2 lakh crore for capital expenditure in 2025-26, marking a 10% increase from the revised estimate of the current financial […]
Month: February 2025
Game plan for fiscal balance: Bat like Dravid, not Pant
India maintains fiscal discipline despite challenges, with 2024-25 fiscal deficit target at 4.8% of GDP and a plan to reduce it to below 4.5% by […]
Union Budget 2025: Untaxari and what it takes to play it
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents the Union Budget 2025-26, balancing taxpayer generosity and fiscal prudence. By curbing ambition in asset creation and anticipating substantial personal […]
Centre’s Rs 1 lakh crore urban infra fund challenges states to think like startups
The Budget introduces an Urban Challenge Fund (UCF) of Rs 1 lakh crore to drive innovative and sustainable urbanisation in cities. Expected to generate about […]
With more routes, runways, Udan set to go full throttle
India is set to expand its aviation sector with the modified ‘Ude Desh Ka Aam Naagrik’ (Udan) scheme, targeting 120 new destinations and 4 crore […]
Union Budget 2025: Credit & welfare sops in growth sauce for kisan
The budget prioritizes agriculture to drive growth, proposing schemes to boost farming through a special program in 100 low-productivity districts and a six-year mission for […]
Budget gives broadband boost to education spectrum
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced increased funding for the education sector, focusing on improving rural broadband connectivity and expanding infrastructure for IITs. Over the next […]
Union Budget 2025: Selloff appetite abates, no new targets set
The Centre estimates Rs 47,000 crore from disinvestment and asset monetisation in the 2025-26 Budget. A new plan aims to plough back Rs 10 lakh […]
Union Budget 2025: Capex remains flat to make room for personal tax largesse
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents the Union Budget 2025-26, balancing taxpayer generosity and fiscal prudence. By curbing ambition in asset creation and anticipating substantial personal […]
Union Budget 2025: TDS less tedious; TCS boost for trip abroad
Budget 2025 introduces higher thresholds for tax deducted at source (TDS) and tax collected at source (TCS), aiding small taxpayers and gig workers. TDS on […]