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Tuesday, September 23, 2025
TopicBudget 2024

Topic: Budget 2024

Big ideas for Budget D-Day—jobs, skills and innovation should be the focal point

In her interim Budget speech in February, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had mentioned the need for industry-academia collaboration. This time, the Budget could give the initiative a bigger push.

Budget 2024 shouldn’t be evaluated on tax cuts. Avoiding policy flaws is more important

The demand for converting multiple GST rates into a three-rate system has merit. But the Union Budget is not where such announcements can be expected.

Budget is Nirmala Sitharaman’s first order of business—reduce deficit or create employment?

The finance ministry could remove the GST compensation cess or subsume a part of it in the revised rates for such products. It would reduce overall GST incidence and boost demand.

Mann govt presents Rs 2 lakh cr-plus Punjab budget, outstanding debt likely to touch Rs 3.74 lakh cr

While Rs 13,784 crore is earmarked for agriculture, education sector gets ₹16,987 crore in 2024 budget. Another Rs 7,780 crore allocated for providing free power to households.

With Rs 86,000-cr for FY25, MNREGS budget sees no change from 2023-24 revised estimate as polls loom

FY25 allocation is exactly the same outlay as given in revised estimates for the current financial year. Activists say it's not sufficient to meet demand for work in rural areas.

Interim Budget 2024 ditched populism. Modi govt didn’t give in to election temptation

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's Interim Budget 2024 speech makes it clear that the Modi government is confident of being voted back to power. This augurs well for the economy and people of India.

Focus on green energy & EVs — how interim budget 2024 takes strides towards govt’s net-zero target

For the EV sector, the government announced increased support for manufacturing and charging infrastructure, as well as a push for the adoption of e-buses in public transport.

Aid to Maldives in Interim Budget higher than last yr’s allocation, but 22% lower than what was spent

Development assistance to India's other neighbours like Seychelles, Mongolia & Iran's Chabahar Port remain roughly the same year-on-year. Nepal, Afghanistan, Africa get slightly more.

Eye on polls, govt unveils housing scheme for middle class & 2 cr more PMAY-Gramin houses in Budget

According to the Interim Budget, extra 2 crore houses under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna-Gramin will be made in 5 yrs. Plan to launch a special housing scheme was announced by Modi last yr

On Camera

Bads of Bollywood can’t get more brazenly nepo. The joke’s on us

After watching the most discussed series on Netflix, I was planning to write an asterisk-heavy column. As a tribute to the asterisks in its...

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

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.

India takes a relook at Russian Su-57, but not for its stealth. Here’s why

India exited the Indo-Russian FGFA programme in 2018. But now it might procure at least 2 squadrons of Su-57 aircraft from Russia and evaluate Russian proposal to manufacture them in India.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.