Vehicle Scrappage Policy - Is it as good as it sounds?
Bob Rupani Updated: February 22, 2021, 09:59 AM IST
In her budget speech on 1
st February, the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that a Voluntary Scrappage Policy will soon be introduced. Apparently, those who scrap their old vehicles and buy new ones will get some incentives and Nitin Gadkari Minister for Road Transport and Highways, is giving the finishing touches to this long awaited policy. Gadkari has said, This policy will boost buying of new vehicles besides generating huge employment. Automobile industry turnover which is 4.5 lakh crore at present is likely to swell to Rs 10 lakh crore in years to come with India becoming an automobile hub .
Upset AP political parties take to twitter over union budget DECCAN CHRONICLE.
Updated Feb 2, 2021, 4:15 am IST
Opposition party react on centre s neglect in allocating any grants to the state
TDP MP Jayadev Galla (Image source: Facebook)
TIRUPATI: Political parties and leaders of Andhra Pradesh have expressed deep disappointment with Union Budget 2021 presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Parliament on Monday.
Whether belonging to ruling or opposition parties, they have taken to micro-blogging sites to discuss, debate and react on centre s neglect in allocating any grants to the state.
Ruling YSRC, however, only shared comments made by MP Vijay Sai Reddy, along with a link to its official website, where his statements have been published. The tweet in Telugu says “AP has been treated unfairly in the union budget. Budget has meted out step-motherly treatment to AP. The states going to polls have been taken care of. No Atma Nirbharta for AP”.
Budget 2021 Utterly Disregards the Education Catastrophe Inflicted by COVID-19
Is it not amply clear that the fall-out from such persistent neglect of education is bound to create serious social and economic problems with long lasting effects?
Students wearing protective face masks are seen inside a classroom of a government-run school after authorities ordered schools to reopen voluntarily for classes 9 to 12, in Gurugram, India October 15, 2020. Photo: Reuters/Anushree Fadnavis
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