Union Budget 2021-22 | Live Updates & Insights

01 Feb 2021 | 12.34 pm

Advance tax liability on dividend income shall arrive only after declaration of payment of dividends. Dividend payment to REIT, InvIT exempt from TDS.

01 Feb 2021 | 12.30 pm

Senior citizens above 75 years of age with only interest income will not have to file income tax returns.

01 Feb 2021 | 12.24 pm

Gross Expenditure for FY22 computed at INR 34.83 Lakh Crore

01 Feb 2021 | 12.20 pm

Fiscal Deficit pegged at 6.8% of GDP

01 Feb 2021 | 12.07 pm

Budget of INR 35,219 Cr. dedicated to support education & development of scheduled caste students

01 Feb 2021 | 12.07 pm

Additional budget of INR 15,700 Cr. dedicated to MSMEs

01 Feb 2021 | 12.03 pm

Proposed increase in agriculture credit target to Rs 16.5 lakh crore

01 Feb 2021 | 11:55 am

Proposal to revise definition under Companies Act, 2013 for small companies by increasing their threshold for capitalization to not exceeding Rs 50 lakh to not exceeding Rs 2 crore and turnover not exceeding Rs 2 crore to not exceeding Rs 20 crore.

01 Feb 2021 | 11:53 am

Two PSBs and One insurance company to be included in disinvestment plan

01 Feb 2021 | 11:52 am

LIC IPO to be launched this financial year

01 Feb 2021 | 11:47 am

Additional recapitalisation for PSBs: INR 20,000 Cr. committed

01 Feb 2021 | 11:46 am

Insurance Segment: FDI limit increased from 49% to 74%

01 Feb 2021 | 11:45 am

Proposal to consolidate provisions of SEBI Act, Depositories Act, Securities Contracts Regulation Act, Government Securities Act into New Rationalised Securities Markets Code

01 Feb 2021 | 11:43 am

New scheme launched to support bus transportation: INR 18,000 Cr. committed

01 Feb 2021 | 11:41 am

FY22 Divestment target assigned at INR 1.75 Lakh Crore

01 Feb 2021 | 11:35 am

Railways: INR 1,10,550 Cr. committed to Railways Development ; includes INR 1,07,000 Cr. for Capital Expenditure

01 Feb 2021 | 11:32 am

Additional budget of INR 1,18,101 Cr. dedicated to Ministry of Road Transport & Highways

01 Feb 2021 | 11:27 am

Focus on Capital Expenditure: Committing INR 5.54 Lakh Cr. (INR 44,000 Cr. dedicated for further support to departments showing signs of strong capital expenditure)

01 Feb 2021 | 11:25 am

Focus on Infrastructure: Three focus arenas: Creating institutional structures, monetising assets, increasing capital expenditure: Committing INR 20,000 Cr. to set up institution focused on infrastructure development; target to have a lending portfolio of INR 5 Lakh Crore

01 Feb 2021 | 11:21 am

PLI Schemes for Atmanirbhar Bharat: Committing INR 1.97 Lakh Crores over 5 years to 13 identified sectors

01 Feb 2021 | 11:20 am

COVID Vaccine: Committing INR 35,000 Cr. + Committed to extend per requirement

01 Feb 2021 | 11:18 am

Government To Spend Rs 1.41 Lakh Crore For Urban Clean India Mission The Urban Swachh Bharat 2.0 Mission to be launched at outlay of Rs 1.41 lakh crore over 5 years. The Jal Jeevan Mission Urban to be launched at outlay of Rs 2.87 lakh crore

01 Feb 2021 | 11:17 am

Voluntary Vehicle Scrappage Policy Proposed to be Introduced

01 Feb 2021 | 11:16 am

Swachh Bharat 2.0: Committing INR 1,41,600 Cr.

01 Feb 2021 | 11:13 am

Health & Well Being: Health & Wellness: Focus on Preventive, Curative & Well-Being | PM Atmanibhar Swasth Bharat Yojana to be launched | INR 64,180 Cr. outlay committed

01 Feb 2021 | 11:09 am

Through the past year, the Finance Minister announced a Rs 30-lakh-crore plan, in ‘mini-budgets’ to beat Covid

01 Feb 2021 | 11:08 am

The total estimate of all relief measures announced by govt & RBI so far is Rs 27.1 lakh cr (13% of GDP), Finance Minister says.

01 Feb 2021 | 10:59 am

The Budget Announcements Are Expected to Begin at 11:00 am