Budget: Changes in indirect tax regime
Policy steps: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, along with her staff, as she leaves the finance ministry to present the annual budget in Parliament on 1 February.Premium
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Union Budget 2021 became India’s first digital budget as finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman switched the old bahikhata for a ‘Made in India’ tablet. The minister proposed an array of measures to jump-start the covid-hit Indian economy.
This year’s budget proposals primarily rest on six pillars: health and well-being, physical and financial capital and infrastructure, inclusive development for aspirational India, reinvigorating human capital, innovation and research and development, and minimum government and maximum governance.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the third Union Budget of Modi government 2.0 on February 1, 2021. While the Indian economy has started to show signs of revival amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, India Inc is waiting to see how the government will strike a balance between providing necessary fiscal stimuli by increasing expenditure in critical areas on the one hand and provide incentives/tax cuts to boost industry sentiment on the other. More than three years from the launch of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), there are still numerous issues affecting both small and large businesses which are expected to be ironed out.
Delhi to receive first shipment of coronavirus vaccine next week: Sources
Delhi to receive first shipment of coronavirus vaccine next week: Sources
Delhi is likely to receive the first shipment of the coronavirus vaccine in the last week of December, sources have told India Today.
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UPDATED: December 22, 2020 13:42 IST
Delhi is likely to receive coronavirus vaccine in the last week of December 2020 (Photo: AP/representational)
The first shipment of the coronavirus vaccine will reach Delhi in the last week of December, sources have told India Today. There is, however, no clarification on when exactly the people in the national capital will be administered the coronavirus vaccine to protect them against Covid-19.
Delhi starts COVID-19 vaccination training; 3,500 healthcare workers to be trained
Maulana Azad Medical College (MAMC) has selected three doctors as vaccinating officers who will train more vaccinating officers, who then would pass it on to district-level healthcare workers
BusinessToday.In | December 18, 2020 | Updated 13:27 IST
Preparations are underway in Delhi to train healthcare workers who will administer vaccine shots to people once it is available. The massive training drive for 3,500 healthcare workers has begun as India starts making logistical preparations for the inoculation drive.
Maulana Azad Medical College (MAMC) has selected three doctors as vaccinating officers who will train more vaccinating officers, who then would pass it on to district-level healthcare workers. Dr Pragya Sharma, head of community medicine at MAMC said that they will receive training and then train vaccinators at the district level in Delhi.
Delhi begins vaccination training for 3,500 healthcare workers
Delhi begins vaccination training for 3,500 healthcare workers
The training sessions are being conducted for healthcare workers so they seamlessly vaccinate individuals against Covid-19. The training sessions will be interactive and methodologies such as presentations, instructive videos, role-plays, exercises and interactive discussions will be used.
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UPDATED: December 17, 2020 08:59 IST
As per the Delhi government, 1.8 lakh to 2.25 lakh healthcare workers will be vaccinated in the first phase of the drive. (Photo: PTI/Representaional image)
As India waits for the mass rollout of a coronavirus vaccine, preparations are already underway to train healthcare workers who will be administering vaccine shots to people after it is available. In Delhi, a massive training drive has begun for 3,500 healthcare workers.