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"Must Understand Peculiarity Of Defence Budget": Nirmala Sitharaman
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in an exclusive post-Budget interview to NDTV said the government has not cut back on defence spending, rather it ensured that defence pensions and procurement expenses are never lowered.
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How Much Will India Spend On Defence This Year - A Summary
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented her eighth consecutive budget today in the Parliament.
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Budget 2024: Rajnath Singh Thanks Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman For Highest Allocation To Defence Sector
Budget 2024: He commended the budget for its comprehensive approach and contribution to India's economic growth and development.
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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh To Head BJP Manifesto Committee For 2024 Polls
The BJP on Saturday announced a 27-member committee, which included several Union ministers and chief ministers, headed by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to prepare its manifesto for the Lok Sabha polls.
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"Making Up For Lost Time": Minister's Dig At Congress Over Defence Budget
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman pesented the interim budget - the last one before the next government takes over after the general elections due this year - in the Parliament yesterday.
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Budget 2024: Defence Ministry Gets Highest Allocation, Agriculture Lowest
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today presented her sixth Union Budget in a row, equalling the record of former Prime Minister Morarji Desai. The Interim Budget indicated the government's focus on women, youth and farmers in an election year.
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's Defence As Rupee At Record Low
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said the rupee has "held back very well" when compared to other currencies against the US Dollar.
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Nirmala Sitharaman's Price-Rise Defence Faces Congress Walkout
Union minister Nirmala Sitharaman, responding to the debate on price rise in the Lok Sabha today, gave an account of all the parameters to assess the economy, said there is no chance of the country going into recession or stagflation
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68% Of Capital Procurement Budget For Defence To Go To Domestic Industry
With an objective to reduce dependence on imports of defence equipment, India will earmark 68 per cent of its capital procurement budget of the defence sector for the domestic industry, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Tuesday.
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"Height Of Wall Is Height Of Cash": Nirmala Sitharaman On Mega UP Raid
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said the nearly Rs 200 crore cash recovered in a raid in Uttar Pradesh is "not BJP money", as she offered the most full-throated defence yet of the action and denied it was a case of mistaken identi
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From Agriculture To Defence: Sector-Wise Highlights Of Finance Minister's Budget 2021
Budget 2021: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented Budget 2021 on February 1, 2021, in the Lok Sabha, aimed at reviving the economy battered by the coronavirus pandemic. Ms Sitharaman said that the country's healthcare spending would be doubled to Rs 2,23,846 crore and added that Rs 35,000 crore would be spent on COVID-19 vaccines. Budget 2...
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Budget Gives 19% More Buying Power To Defence Forces, Highest In 15 Years
The Union Budget made a 19 per cent higher allocation for the country's armed forces to buy new weaponry compared to last year and the highest in the last 15 years. The Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today pegged the defence budget at Rs 4.78 lakh crore, which includes a capital expenditure budget of Rs 1.35 lakh cror...
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Auditor's Report On Defence Offset In Next Parliament Session: Finance Minister
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said the CAG report on defence offset performance will be tabled in the forthcoming session of parliament. The report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) on offset performance was scheduled to be tabled in the last session of parliament, but could not be done as the session had to be...
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Government May Issue Draft Defence Production, Export Promotion Policy Soon
On May 16, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had announced a series of initiatives to promote indigenous defence production.
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Amit Shah, Nirmala Sitharaman Attend Rajnath Singh-Led Meet On Economy
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is chairing a Group of Ministers meeting in Delhi to discuss the economic situation and implementation of the Rs 20 lakh crore fiscal relief package announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi
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"Must Understand Peculiarity Of Defence Budget": Nirmala Sitharaman
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in an exclusive post-Budget interview to NDTV said the government has not cut back on defence spending, rather it ensured that defence pensions and procurement expenses are never lowered.
-
How Much Will India Spend On Defence This Year - A Summary
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented her eighth consecutive budget today in the Parliament.
-
Budget 2024: Rajnath Singh Thanks Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman For Highest Allocation To Defence Sector
Budget 2024: He commended the budget for its comprehensive approach and contribution to India's economic growth and development.
-
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh To Head BJP Manifesto Committee For 2024 Polls
The BJP on Saturday announced a 27-member committee, which included several Union ministers and chief ministers, headed by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to prepare its manifesto for the Lok Sabha polls.
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"Making Up For Lost Time": Minister's Dig At Congress Over Defence Budget
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman pesented the interim budget - the last one before the next government takes over after the general elections due this year - in the Parliament yesterday.
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Budget 2024: Defence Ministry Gets Highest Allocation, Agriculture Lowest
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today presented her sixth Union Budget in a row, equalling the record of former Prime Minister Morarji Desai. The Interim Budget indicated the government's focus on women, youth and farmers in an election year.
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's Defence As Rupee At Record Low
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said the rupee has "held back very well" when compared to other currencies against the US Dollar.
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Nirmala Sitharaman's Price-Rise Defence Faces Congress Walkout
Union minister Nirmala Sitharaman, responding to the debate on price rise in the Lok Sabha today, gave an account of all the parameters to assess the economy, said there is no chance of the country going into recession or stagflation
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68% Of Capital Procurement Budget For Defence To Go To Domestic Industry
With an objective to reduce dependence on imports of defence equipment, India will earmark 68 per cent of its capital procurement budget of the defence sector for the domestic industry, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Tuesday.
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"Height Of Wall Is Height Of Cash": Nirmala Sitharaman On Mega UP Raid
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said the nearly Rs 200 crore cash recovered in a raid in Uttar Pradesh is "not BJP money", as she offered the most full-throated defence yet of the action and denied it was a case of mistaken identi
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From Agriculture To Defence: Sector-Wise Highlights Of Finance Minister's Budget 2021
Budget 2021: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented Budget 2021 on February 1, 2021, in the Lok Sabha, aimed at reviving the economy battered by the coronavirus pandemic. Ms Sitharaman said that the country's healthcare spending would be doubled to Rs 2,23,846 crore and added that Rs 35,000 crore would be spent on COVID-19 vaccines. Budget 2...
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Budget Gives 19% More Buying Power To Defence Forces, Highest In 15 Years
The Union Budget made a 19 per cent higher allocation for the country's armed forces to buy new weaponry compared to last year and the highest in the last 15 years. The Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today pegged the defence budget at Rs 4.78 lakh crore, which includes a capital expenditure budget of Rs 1.35 lakh cror...
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Auditor's Report On Defence Offset In Next Parliament Session: Finance Minister
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said the CAG report on defence offset performance will be tabled in the forthcoming session of parliament. The report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) on offset performance was scheduled to be tabled in the last session of parliament, but could not be done as the session had to be...
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Government May Issue Draft Defence Production, Export Promotion Policy Soon
On May 16, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had announced a series of initiatives to promote indigenous defence production.
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Amit Shah, Nirmala Sitharaman Attend Rajnath Singh-Led Meet On Economy
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is chairing a Group of Ministers meeting in Delhi to discuss the economic situation and implementation of the Rs 20 lakh crore fiscal relief package announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi
