Budget 2015-16

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Postal Deptt to use its vast network for proposed Payment Bank

Last Updated: Saturday, February 28, 2015, 12:22

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said the Postal Department will utilise the services of its vast network for the proposed Payment Bank.

Insurance cos gain on govts announcement of schemes

Last Updated: Saturday, February 28, 2015, 12:21

Shares of insurance companies gained up to 4 percent after the announcement of several pension and insurance schemes in the Union Budget 2015-16.

Two lakh km of roads to be built

Last Updated: Saturday, February 28, 2015, 12:17

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Saturday said the government intends to build two lakh km of road network.

Rs 1,000 cr fund for tech start ups, entrepreneurs: Govt

Last Updated: Saturday, February 28, 2015, 12:16

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today announced Rs 1,000 crore for promotion of start ups and entrepreneurs particularly in the technology sector.

Government plans to bring down fiscal deficit: Jaitley

Last Updated: Saturday, February 28, 2015, 12:13

The government targets to bring down the fiscal deficit to 4.1 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP) in 2014-15 and further down to 3 percent in three years.

Sensex erases all gains; slips into red zone

Last Updated: Saturday, February 28, 2015, 12:11

As Finance Minister Arun Jaitley continued his Budget speech, the stock market benchmark Sensex today erased all its early gains of over 300 points and slipped into negative territory.

Govt to set up Mudra Bank for priority to SC/ST entrepreneurs

Last Updated: Saturday, February 28, 2015, 12:08

The government will a create a refinance agency, Mudra Bank with an initial corpus of Rs 20,000 crore to provide credit facilities to SC/ST businesses, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said today.

Highlights: Budget 2015/16

Last Updated: Saturday, February 28, 2015, 12:06

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Govt unveils universal social security and pension schemes

Last Updated: Saturday, February 28, 2015, 22:56

In order to ensure social security and promote public health, the government today proposed a slew of schemes like Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojna, ATAL Pension Yojana and tax incentives for National Pension System.

India to increase infrastructure investment by $11.3 bn: FM

Last Updated: Saturday, February 28, 2015, 11:56

India will hike investment in infrastructure by USD 11.3 billion including on crumbling roads and railways in a bid to boost growth, the finance minister said Saturday as he unveiled his government`s first full budget.