The highest amount has been allocated to new schemes like Saksham Anganwadi and Mission Poshan 2.0. The Beti Bachao Beti Padhao scheme hasn't been allocated anything in this budget.
Roads Minister Gadkari says infrastructure has got primacy in the Budget for the first time, will have a cascading effect on other sectors like steel & cement.
Basic customs duty on bullion imports were cut to 7.5%, which will not only reduce profit margins for smugglers but also lower costs for consumers who saw prices surge to record highs last year.
Budget 2021 sets aside Rs 124.42 cr for initiatives aimed at 'Development of Pharmaceutical Industry'. In comparison, Budget 2020 set aside Rs 42.05 cr for the scheme.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman also reduced the time frame for reopening of income tax assessment cases to three years and serious tax fraud cases to 10 years.
Unlike his colleagues from the time of the BJS, several of whom became governors and held other constitutional posts, Malhotra chose to lead a quiet and simple retired life after the massive 2014 victory of the BJP.
SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.
Since 1815, Nepali Gorkhas have served in Indian & British Armies, as well as in Bihar, Bengal & Assam Police. Since Agnipath scheme came in, no Nepal-domiciled Gorkha has enlisted.
What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.
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