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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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-...
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...
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...
Budget 2019 : Aviation
The Union Budget 2019 has made provisions for the relaxation in the FDI norms in the aviation sector. This will allow the beleaguered airlines of India – Air...