With the govt promising about ₹90,000 cr toward an income support scheme for small farmers and another ₹25 trillion to increase farm productivity, the question is how will the govt fund all these big-ticket programmes
2 min read3 Jul 2019The NDA govt has maintained rural spending at 8% of the overall budget. But there are subtle shifts where it is directing its effortsWhile the UPA focused on direct programmes, the NDA govt’s focus has been on indirect support mechanisms
2 min read30 Jan 2019The Union budget is focussed on rural and social sectors with the aim of increasing agricultural income and improving the quality of rural infrastructure and healthcare
3 min read2 Feb 2018FMCG industry has also sought incentives for setting up warehousing and cold chain facilities and efforts to increase FDI in the sector
1 min read22 Jan 2018With the likely introduction of measures in the coming budget to boost rural spending, rural incomes could see a recovery, along with rising demand for consumer staples
3 min read17 Jan 2018Spending on infrastructure will help revive investment, extra focus on rural sector will help alleviate prolonged rural distress, says FM Arun Jaitley at the HT Leadership Summit
3 min read1 Dec 2017Arun Jaitley in his Budget speech says the government will seek to provide a record Rs10 trillion ($148 billion) in loans to farmers in the year starting 1 April
1 min read1 Feb 2017Across income levels, Indians in rural regions spent less on services, from domestic help to transport to phone bills
2 min read1 Jul 2016The cutback in rural spendingfor example, in agriculture, rural infrastructure and irrigationcomes during the second consecutive year of drought
3 min read18 Apr 2016Last week saw PM Modi saying rural spending will drive economy, India defeating Pakistan in a T20 worldcup match, Interest rates cut on public provident fund, Aadhaar Bill getting Parliament's nod
5 min read20 Mar 2016The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared