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CM Naveen Patnaik gives mixed reaction to Union Budget-2020

KalingaTV Bureau Feb 1, 2020

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik gave mixed reaction on Union Budget-2020, which was presented in the Parliament today by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. CM has hailed the following initiatives that were presented in…

Railways gets Rs 70,000 cr in budget, salary remains headache

IANS Feb 1, 2020

New Delhi: Railways has got a budgetary allocation of Rs 70,000 crore and the highest-ever outlay for capital expenditure amounting to Rs 1.61 lakh crore from Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Union Budget for 2020-21 presented on…

FM banks on external funding to boost higher education

IANS Feb 1, 2020

New Delhi: Saddled with a sluggish economy that is forcing the government to boost spending on agriculture and rural sectors, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has set her sights on foreign investments and external commercial…

Govt hikes budget allocation for Dept of Space by Rs 340 cr

IANS Feb 1, 2020

Chennai: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has proposed a marginal increase of Rs 340 crore in the fund allocation for the Department of Space for 2020-21 over the previous fiscal in her budget presention on Saturday. According…

Budget 2020: Govt allocates Rs 4400 cr for clean air in cities

IANS Feb 1, 2020

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, citing pollution as a matter of concern, said the government proposes to encourage states that are formulating and implementing plans for ensuring cleaner air in cities with a population of…

Budget 2020 fails to cheer market, Sensex down over 300 points

IANS Feb 1, 2020

New Delhi: As Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget for financial year 2020-21 on Saturday, the domestic equity markets responded in a subdued manner with the BSE Sensex trading 347 points lower. At 1.20 p.m.,…