
Electric Vehicles is the biggest opportunity or the biggest threat to ‘Make in India’
Pawan Goenka This government has come up with a clear belief that the mandate that they have got brings responsibility on them to deliver on the promises they had made.
Budget 2019: The road to agriculture and rural prosperity
Harsh Kumar Bhanwala A truly agriculture and rural development-focussed Budget, it has adequately met the twin objectives of growth and inclusiveness. When doubling of farmers’ income agenda is being rigorously pursued by the government, a fresh slew of measures through this Budget will only firm up the prospects of the agriculture and rural development sectors. The crux of the Budget is ‘sustainability’ in every aspect, be it agriculture practices or economic viability. An announcement of formation of 10,000 new

Economic Survey has based Aadhaar impact on MGNREGS on false assumptions, say researchers
Priscilla JebarajResearchers and activists studying the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) data have refuted the argument made in this year’s Economic Survey regarding the positive causal impact of Aadhaar-linked payments (ALP) on the scheme, especially in drought affected districts. The argument is riddled with false assumptions, they say.On timelinessThe Survey used the rural jobs scheme as a case study to show the benefits of the use of technology in improving targeting and
Budget Decoded

Budget 2019 | After cleaning up banks, government now wants to boost credit, improve governance
Special Correspondent
Budget 2019: ₹1 crore loan for MSMEs in under 59 minutes, says Nirmala Sitharaman
The Hindu Net Desk
All you wanted to know about the Budget
What is a budget and what does it consist of? A Budget is an estimate of outflows and inflows that a Government will incur during a financial year. It consists of actual figures for the preceding year and the budgetary estimate for the current year. For instance, a Budget presented in March 2012 will have the preceding year, i.e. 2011-12’s actual figures and the estimates for 2012-13. When is it presented and by whom? The Budget is presented on a day that is determined by the Parliament.
Union Budget: A journey through time
A selection of headlines from The Hindu's archives related to the Union Budget.
Budget 2019-20 view point: A framework for the future
Suneeta Reddy “While skill-building has been a focus of several budgets, this time new-age skills were spoken of, which would vault India to a world-beating position on talent”.
Viewpoint: Not just an interim Budget
Surabhi Marwah This is the election year and there was a fair bit of debate on what the 2019 Budget would look like — the build-up to February 1 had some expectations of tweaks and reliefs for the salaried tax payers especially the middle class.The impact of major changes on personal income tax are set out below:Tax rates: The tax slab rates, surcharge and health and education cess remain the same. However, resident taxpayers with income up to ₹5,00,000 will get a full tax rebate. Standard deduction: The limit