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Topic: Union Budget 2019

Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS)

The ECHS is a government-funded scheme which aims to provide high quality and improved facilities for healthcare to the various Ex-Servicemen Pensioners and their associated dependents via a...

August 19, 2019

Tweaks to the FPIs in Union Budget

The Indian Government has made a few tweaks to the norms of foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) to attract funding for the Indian capital market. What has happened? The...

August 9, 2019

Budget 2019 : Education

Union Budget 2019 has made a significant investment in the field of education. Salient Features The Union Budget has a 12.8 % year-on-year (YoY) increase in the FY20...

July 6, 2019

Budget 2019 : Railways

The Union Budget 2019 had the following to say about the Indian Railways in its annual document. Salient Features in the Budget for the Indian Railways Capital expenditure...

July 6, 2019

Budget 2019 : Electric Vehicles

The Union Budget 2019 has laid a clear road-map for the mobility on Indian roads in the future. It is evident that the Indian Government wants more electric...

July 6, 2019

Budget 2019 : New Rs 20 coin

A new coin of Rs 20 denomination is to be launched in the Indian market. The details of the new Rs 20 coin are as follows- The new...

July 6, 2019

Budget 2019 : Borrowings/ Government Debt

The Union Budget had the following to say on the government debt- India s sovereign external debt to GDP is less than 5%. It is among the lowest...

July 6, 2019

Budget 2019 : Digital payments

To further encourage people to use digital payments as the preferred mode of their transactions, the Union Budget has announced the following measures to make digital payments successful-...

July 6, 2019

Budget 2019 : Housing in India

The Union Budget 2019 has made certain provisions that will enable home buyers and real estate developers to benefit from it. What has been given? The Union Budget...

July 6, 2019

Budget 2019 : Tax Rates

While most economists had anticipated that the government might impose an inheritance tax on the super-rich, the government has not decided to follow through this time and has...

July 6, 2019

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