Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan have earmarked Rs.8,000 crore and Rs.1,000 crore fund respectively for farm loan waiver and welfare of farmers read more

The two budgets also illustrate how far the economy has come from the 1970s, when India was in a semi-socialist cocoon, insulated from the rest of the world by self-imposed, Communist-style economic controls. read more

The parents of Nirmala Sitharaman, Savitri Sitharaman and Narayanan Sitharaman, arrived at Parliament in a separate car ahead of her Budget speech. read more

Sisodia, who also holds finance portfolio in the Arvind Kejriwal government, also demanded the creation of a separate fund for Delhi municipal corporations on the lines of other state civic bodies. read more

While launching the outcome budget — the third such report launched by the AAP government — Delhi’s deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia, who also holds the finance portfolio, said, “The outcome budget has helped in removing bottlenecks to improve delivery... read more

Chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, who also holds finance portfolio unveiled the waiver, which he promised in his election campaign, in a vote-on-account he presented in the assembly.. read more

Kamal Nath said a detailed inquiry in the matter would be done, adding strict action against the guilty would be taken. read more