From printing to team behind FM Sitharaman s third budget; all you need to know
Union Budget 2021: It will be the first time since the presentation of independent India s first budget on November 26, 1947, the documents will not be printed due to coronavirus pandemic and will instead be distributed electronically to the MPs
BusinessToday.In | February 1, 2021 | Updated 09:27 IST
Budget 2021: It will be the first time since the presentation of independent India s first budget on November 26, 1947, the documents will not be printed due to coronavirus pandemic
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will be presenting India s budget for the third time. The Budget session of the Parliament will begin on January 29 with the address of President Ram Nath Kovind. And, on February 1, FM Sitharaman will be presenting the Budget in the Parliament. The budget session will be held in two parts from January 29 to February 15 and March 8 to April 8.
Budget 2021: Watch out for 10 heads highlighted by Congress on 28th January : P Chidambaram
New Delhi:
Ahead of the keenly awaited Union Budget 2021, senior Congress leader and former Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Monday asked the people of the country to watch out for an increase in healthcare and defence expenditure. Watch out for increase in healthcare expenditure and increase in defence expenditure. These are two non-negotiables. Then watch out for the 10 heads highlighted by the Congress party on 28th January, Mr Chidambaram tweeted. I have listed and explained the 10 issues in my column yesterday in the Indian Express and in 10 Indian language newspapers I will rate the budget on the 2+10 issues. My colleagues and I will address a press conference at 4.30 pm today, he said in a subsequent tweet.
Budget 2021: Increase healthcare expenditure from 1.2% to 2.5% of GDP
Healthcare service providers want the government to increase healthcare spending in this year s Budget and ramp up infrastructure in the sector
Anshula Raj | February 1, 2021 | Updated 09:06 IST
Healthcare service providers want the government to increase healthcare spending in this year s Budget and ramp up infrastructure in the sector. The public spend in healthcare needs to increase from the current 1.2 per cent to at least 2.5 percent of GDP in the next 3 years, much of which should be invested in creating and modernising our infrastructure. Hopefully, the budget for 2021-22 would take the important first step towards this, Manipal Hospitals MD & CEO Dilip Jose said in a statement.
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to present Budget 2021 today
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday will deliver her promised budget, which is expected to provide relief to the pandemic-hit common man as well as focus more on driving the economic recovery through higher spending on healthcare, infrastructure and defence amid rising tensions with neighbours. As India emerges from the COVID-19 crisis, the ninth budget under the Modi government, including an interim one, is widely expected to focus on boosting spending on job creation and rural development, generous allocations for development schemes, putting more money in the hands of the average taxpayer and easing rules to attract foreign investments.
Budget 2021: What edtech industry expects from Nirmala Sitharaman
Budget 2021 expectations: Industry believes that a GST rate cut could go a long way in encouraging learners to take up online education. Educational institutions and courses are taxed 18 per cent which the industry wants to reduce to 5 per cent
Anwesha Madhukalya | February 1, 2021 | Updated 09:42 IST
Budget 2021: What does edtech industry expect?
Budget 2021: While there has been little to no silver lining in the dark clouds of the coronavirus pandemic, the sun shone brightly on the edtech industry. Following the shutting of classes and schools, the education sector vastly moved online. From day schools to tuitions to additional classes to hobby classes, learning in all its forms continued, albeit online. As the edtech industry witnesses momentous growth, it is up to the government to support its expansion.