• BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Budget indicates our commitment to ensure that development of Eastern & Northeastern parts of India gets an impetus & drives future growth: PM Modi
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     I congratulate FM for doing an excellent job in respecting aspirations of the States & at the same time delivering on National priorities: PM Modi
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     From housing for all, jobs, health, education & total electrification, FM laid down goals to be achieved by 2022, India`s Amrut Mahotsav: PM Modi
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Budget is investment friendly & removes all doubts on tax issues. It assures investors that we have a stable, predictable & fair tax system: PM Modi
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Budget 2015 has a distinct focus on farmers, youth, poor, neo-middle class & the Aam Nagrik. It delivers on growth, equity & job creation: PM Modi
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Union Budget 2015 is a Budget with a clear vision. It is a Budget that is progressive, positive, practical, pragmatic & prudent: PM Modi
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Budget speech concludes with commitment to well being of all "Sarve Bhavantu Sukhinah, Sarve Santu Niramayah”
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Have given a road map for the future in the budget speech: FM
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Indirect proposals to yield Rs 23,383 cr
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Direct tax proposals to lead to loss of Rs 8,315 cr
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Tax relief for yoga instructions, institutions
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     India is a super-giant which moves slowly but surely
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Individual tax payer will benefit to the extent Rs 4,44,200/- from exemptions announced
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     National Pension Scheme: Exemption raised from Rs 1,00,000 to Rs 1,50,000
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     100% tax exemption in CSR activities for Clean Ganga Fund & Swacch Bharat Kosh
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Clean energy cess increased from 100 to 200 Rupees per metric ton of coal to finance Green Energy Fund
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     All contributions to Sukanya Samridhi scheme to be tax free
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Transport allowance exemption increased Rs 1600 from Rs 800 per month
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Exemption of Rs 50,000 for pension under Sec 80 C
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Consolidated Service tax increased to 14%
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Health Insurance Premium deduction for Senior Citizens increased to Rs 30,000/- from Rs 10,000
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Health Insurance Premium deduction increased to Rs 25,000/- from Rs 15,000
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     To set up IT-based student scholarship scheme
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     MAT rules to be rationalised for FIIs
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Custom duty on raw materials and intermediaries to be reduced
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Super Rich surcharge to garner additional Rs 9,000 cr
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     2% surcharge on those who have income of over Rs 1 cr per annum
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Wealth Tax to be abolished
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Defer the applicability of GAAR by 2 years; effective from 1.04.2017
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Taxation is an instrument of socio-economic engineering
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     High corporate tax with too many exceptions gives us worst of both worlds, we neither get revenues nor investments
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     PAN must for any sale exceeding Rs 1 lakh
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Benami Property Transaction bill to tackle black money transaction in real estate soon
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Non-filing of returns or filing of returns with inadequate information will attract RI
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Black money: New structure including E-filing to help
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Concealment of income to be prosecutable with Rigorous Imprisonment
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     To enact a comprehensive law on black money stashed abroad
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Govt to get tough on Black Money
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Aim to rationalize and cut exemptions in corporate tax
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     GST expected to play transformative role by creating a common market; have already introduced bill for same
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Corporate tax to be reduced over next four years
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     To avoid surprise in taxation policy
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Direct Tax collection is going to be 14.49 lakh crore rupees
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Corporate Tax to be reduced to 25% from 30%
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Budget Estimates of Expenditure: Rs 17 .77 lakh cr of which Non Plan is Rs 13.12 lakh cr, and Plan is Rs 4.65 lakh crores
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Stable tax policy is aim
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Centre for Film Production in North East
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Exclusive Commercial Division to attend commercial disputes at various High courts
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Defence budget enhanced to Rs 2,46,727 crore
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Policy of Make in India in Defence not only to cater our needs but also for export
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     ISM Dhanbad will be upgraded to full IIT
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Renewable energy target will be increased to 1,75,000 MW
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Poor students get fund aid through PM scheme
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Rs 15,000 crore scheme to skill rural India
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Special Assistance to Bihar and West Bengal
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Public contracts resolution bill to be introduced
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Public procurement law to be introduced
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Section 6 of FEMA to be amended
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     IIT in Karnataka, IIMs in J&K and Andhra Pradesh
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     AIIMS to be set up in J&K, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh and Assam
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Committee to be set up to plan the celebration of the 100th birth anniversary of Deen Dayal Upadhyaya
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     To launch National Skills Mission to boost jobs
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Regulatory reform law for infrastructure development
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Rupay Debit Cards to be incentivised, to move towards paperless transactions
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Environment friendly development process only
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Corpus for maintenance of Global Heritage Sites at Goa, Gujarat, J&K, Mumbai, Punjab and Telangana
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Another Rs 1,000 crores for Nirbhaya Fund
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Govt to do away with distinctions between FII and FDI and replace it with Composite Caps
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Visa on arrival for 150 countries in phases
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     EPF & ESI has hostage rather than client; ESI should be made optional to employees
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Govt to introduce Gold Monetization Scheme, Sovereign Gold Bonds
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Foreign investment in alternate investment funds
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Indian Gold Coin with Ashok Chakra
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Employee`s contribution to EPF should be optional
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     To put in place bankruptcy code soon
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     FMC to be strengthened by merging with SEBI
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Deepening of bond market to complement our world class equity; Public Debt Management agency towards this end
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Internationally competitive Direct Tax regime to be put in place
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Highest ever allocation for MGNREGA, by increasing it this year by 5,000 crore rupees
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     5 Ultra Mega power projects of 4000 MW announced
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     PM farm plans get Rs 3,000 crore extra allocation
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     NBFCs with size of Rs 500 cr and above to get parity in recoveries
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Plan an expert committee for Drafting Legislation for Regulatory mechanism
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Ports in public sector will be encouraged to corporatize & become companies under Companies Act
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     PPP model has to be revised and revitalized
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Expert committee to examine need for multiple prior clearances for projects
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Initial sum of Rs 150 Cr to create world class IT hub to take advantage of our competitiveness
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     MNREGA To get enhanced allocation of Rs 5000 cr
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Atal Innovation Mission to foster culture of research among India`s and global brain
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Capex for state PSUs to be Rs 3.17 lakh crore
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Outlay upped by 24,000 cr for rail, road
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Lending priority to be given to SC, ST in Mudra bank
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Rs 30,000 crore allocation for SC welfare schemes
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Atal Pension Yojana to provide defined pension according to contribution; 50% contribution to be from Govt
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     PM Surakhsha Bhima Yojana to increase the access to insurance; it will be linked with Jan Dhan Yojana
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Tax free Infrastructure bonds for projects in railways and roads
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Investment in Infrastructure to go up by Rs 70,000 crores in 2015-16 over 2014-15
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Senior citizens welfare fund to subsidise the premium for elderly people
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Exhibition of Parsi culture
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     New scheme called Nayi Manzil to enable Minority youth without school-leaving certificates to get the employment
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Divestment in loss making unites
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Universal Social Security for all indians
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     To launch PM Suraksha Bhima Yojana, offering coverage of 2 lakh rupees for just premium of Rs 12 (Rs 1 per month)
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     To utilize vast postal network for increasing access to institutional banking
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     MUDRA bank to refinance micro finance institution under PMs MUDRA scheme
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Senior citizens welfare fund to subsidise the premium for elderly people
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Atal Pension Yojna announced
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     GST to be in place by April 01, 2016
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     New scheme for physical aid and assisted
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Committed to bring a Universal social security system for all
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Committed to increase the access of people to formal financial system
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     To bring a Comprehensive Bankruptcy code for the ease of doing business by 2015-16
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Proposes a Mudra Bank of corpus of Rs 20,000 crores to refinance the MFIs
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Micro irrigation to get Rs 5300 crore
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     We need a well targeted system of subsidies rather than to cut subsidies
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Forex reserves at $340 bn
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Manufacturing Hub through Make in India program
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     National agri market to increase income of farmers
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Agri credit target in 2015-16 increased to 8.5 lakh cr
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     To continue with MNREGA
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Electrification of villages by 2020
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Rural Infrastructure Development Fund to be at Rs 25000 Cr
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     LPG direct transfer subsidy to be expanded
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Need well targeted system to rationalise subsidies
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Well-targeted system of Subsidy delivery, cutting down of leakage
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Target of 3% in Fiscal Deficit 2017-18
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Target of 3.5% in Fiscal Deficit 2016-17
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :      Target of 3.9% in Fiscal Deficit 2015-16
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Roadmap to achieve Fiscal Deficit of 3% of GDP in three years
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     States to get 62% of the total resources
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Latest CPI 5.1% WPI negative
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Tax buoyancy is lower but still we will meet the promise of Fiscal deficit of 4.1% of GDP this year
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Will finish the journey to 3% fiscal deficit in two years
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Fourth challenge - need for fiscal discipline
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Third challenge - decline in share of manufacturing
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Second challenge - attracting investment
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     First challenge - agricultural incomes falling
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Key challenges:
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     A roof for each family in India by 2022 - 75th Year of India`s Independence
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Rural and urban divide to be removed
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Education, skilling our youth to be our focus
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     To sanction 1 lakh km of new roads
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     To upgrade 80,000 secondary schools
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     GST will put in place a state of art taxation system
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Expect CPI inflation to remain close to 5% by end of the year
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Move to amend RBI act and provide monetary policy committee
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     The latest CPI inflation is 5.1 %
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Real GDP is likely to grow 7.4%; fastest growth in the world
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Double digit growth possible
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Two game changing reforms: GST and JAM Trinity (Jandhan, AADHAR, Mobile No.)
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Our objective is to keep inflation below 6%
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Our achievement is to conquer inflation; will be only five percent by end of year
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     We need to think of quantum jump
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Three achievements: PMJDY, transparent auctions & Swachh Bharat
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     We are round the clock, round the year Government
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     50 lakh toilets already built in 2014-15, aim to build 6 cr
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Objective is to improve quality of life and to pass benefits to common man
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Jan Dhan Yojana a success
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Opportunities have arisen because we have created them
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     States have been empowered financially
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     India fastest growing among major economies
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     India’s stock market the second best performing among major economies
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Economic Environment far more positive
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Inherited sentiment of doom and gloom
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     Roadmap for accelerating growth and enahncing investment
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     India growing when world over economies are struggling
  • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS :     World is predicting it is India’s chance to fly