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Thursday, September 4, 2025
TopicBudget 2023

Topic: Budget 2023

Announced in Feb, rolled out in July, less than 5% of govt’s Rs 10,000-cr urban infra fund spent so far

Urban Infrastructure Development Fund aims to help bridge gap in essential services in Tier-2 & 3 cities. Till Dec 1st week, 'project proposals worth roughly Rs 650 cr' submitted for 2023-24. 

Over-promising, under-spending: How states are utilising their budget & what it says about their fiscal health

While a higher capital outlay has been budgeted for FY 23-24, trends of last FY suggest states have underspent on capex & are unlikely to achieve their targets for 2022-23.

‘Back to normal after Covid’ — over Rs 58,000 cr released for school education dept in 2022-23 is highest ever

The education ministry earmarked 56% of its total budget for school education with largest portion released for Modi govt's flagship education scheme Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan.

Thomas Isaac’s bad decisions led Kerala to financial doom. Give Balagopal a chance to fix it

For someone who acted as a spokesperson for the GST regime, the state’s annual GST growth under Isaac was less than half the national average.

Modi asks BJP MPs to talk to poor & middle class about Budget: ‘No one calling it chunavi budget’

At 1st post-Budget BJP Parliamentary meeting, Modi said even opposition's praising the Budget. He also spoke about having sent relief to quake-hit Turkey & recalled 2001 Bhuj earthquake.

‘PM’s favourite & favoured,’ Sonia questions govt policies at expense of poor, middle class

In an opinion piece, the Congress leader said Indians were being punished by the ‘triple menace of price rise, unemployment and falling incomes’.

Rich can make full use of exemptions, not poor — new tax regime better, says finance secretary

T.V. Somanathan argued that supposed progressive nature of direct taxes in old regime doesn’t hold because lower-income households can’t meet full exemption limits while rich easily can.

Our take on Adani Hindenburg report, Budget 2023, Siddique Kappan’s release—in 50 words

ThePrint view on the most important issues this week.

Promises made in Modi govt’s first Budget still pending, says Urdu Press

ThePrint’s round-up of how the Urdu media covered various news events through the week, and the editorial positions some of them took.

How to dump a billionaire mid-air & too much ‘stock manipulation’ spoils the broth

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

On Camera

Counter-insurgency is Indian military’s reality. Op Sindoor was brief flash in combat spectrum

The Chief of Defence Staff was spot on when he declared war fighting as ‘military’s bread and butter.’

GST 2.0: India streamlines indirect tax regime amid Trump tariffs & what it means for consumers

Goods and Services Tax Council paves way for a broad two-slab structure of 5% and 18% with a demerit rate of 40% for super luxury and 'sin' goods.

‘Loyal wingman’ to full ICBM triad & air defence, China’s show of power at Victory Day parade

China flaunted military might & modernisation as it displayed stealth drones, anti-satellite system & cyber warfare contingent during parade to mark victory over Japan in WWII.

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.