Special Report
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Budget 2020: Rs69,000 crore allocated to health care
The Ayushman Bharat health insurance scheme will be expanded by setting up more hospitals in Tier II and Tier III cities in PPP mode
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Budget 2020: A wealth of common sense
Why Nirmala Sitharaman wants wealth-creation needs to percolate beyond city-slickers to the grassroots
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Budget 2020 has welfare written all over it
Sitharaman increases allocations and announces schemes to benefit the poor
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Budget 2020: Rs 4,400 crore allocated to clean air
FM Nirmala Sitharaman said the government will renew its focus on environment and climate change, but experts say details will have to be ironed out for effective implementation
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Startups get a boost in Budget 2020
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announces Esop tax relaxation, tax benefits and a seed fund for startups
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Sitharaman bats for private investments
Finance minister says they would result in higher productivity and greater efficiency
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Budget 2020: Will new Income Tax slabs actually benefit a taxpayer?
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced reduced tax rates in an 'optional' new regime. A look at the old regime vs the new: How a middle-class taxpayer chooses
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FM simplifies GST returns in Budget 2020: What you need to know
Nirmala Sitharaman said the new system, to come into effect from April 1, will involve SMS-based filing and other automated features
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Nirmala Sitharaman delivers longest Budget speech ever
Even though the Finance Minister couldn't finish her speech, at 2 hours and 45 minutes, it is the longest ever
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Quantum technology gets Rs 8,000 crore outlay
FM Nirmala Sitharaman reiterates value of new technologies and announces steps for building in-country capability for cutting-edge ones
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Budget 2020: Railway structural reforms on track
The Finance Minister announced steps to speed up the modernisation of the Indian Railways, and pushed for more privatisation in the Budget 2020 speech