 | No shortage of Central funds to AP, says Finance Minister Nirmala SitharamanUnion Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has assured Andhra Pradesh that there will not be any lapses in cooperation or shortage of funds from the Centre. |
 | Dr Amit Mitra calls the Union budget a 'pie in the sky'Dr. Mitra, speaking to the media recently, had said that the budget has nothing to offer for ‘Atamnirbharta’ or addressing poverty and unemployment. |
 | Union Budget 2022: FMCG makers say higher MSP allocation will drive consumption in rural marketsFM in her budget made a provision for Rs 2.37 lakh crore worth of Minimum Support Price direct payments to wheat and paddy farmers and other incentives for agro-forestry and natural farming initatives |
 | Union Budget 2022 'growth-oriented', devoid of populism: Indian corporatesCorporates termed the budget business-like with an emphasis on improving the ease of doing business and reviving economic growth by catalysing demand and investments. |
 | Extension of emergency credit guarantee scheme to ensure availability of credit to MSMEs: ExpertsThe extension of the Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme could help the hospitality and related services, that are yet to regain their pre-pandemic level of business. |
 | Centre allocates Rs 9,259 crore to special purpose vehicle set up to handle Air India debtA total of Rs 51,971 crore towards the settlement of outstanding guaranteed liabilities of Air India and its other sundry commitments was listed in the revised estimate of capital expenditure. |
 | Women and Child Development Ministry allocated Rs 25,172 crore, rise of just 3 per centFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in her budget speech, also announced that two lakh Anganwadis will be upgraded under the Saksham Anganwadis scheme. |
 | Union Budget 2022: Realtors unhappy over lack of tax sops for home buyers, industryAllocation of Rs 48,000 crore for the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, however, was welcomed with applause. |
 | Union Budget 2022: Support measures extended for startupsFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman proposed a tax incentive for three consecutive years out of ten years from incorporation for eligible startups established before March 31, 2022. |
 | Union Budget 2022: Government raises farm credit target to Rs 18 lakh crore for FY23About Rs 7.36 lakh crore agri-credit has been disbursed to farmers during the first six months of the 2021-22 fiscal year against the target of Rs 16.50 lakh crore. |
 | Union Budget 2022: New Co-operation Ministry allocated Rs 900 croreThe FM also proposed to reduce the surcharge on co-operative societies from the present 12 per cent to 7 per cent for those having a total income of more than Rs 1 crore and up to Rs 10 crore. |
 | Union Budget 2022 seeks to support economic growth momentum: bankersFocus on clean energy, infrastructure, agriculture, MSME, education, digital economy, hospitality and transportation logistics will help the growth of the economy, opine bankers. |
 | Union Budget 2022: Revenue target from telecom lowered to Rs 52,806 crore in 2022-23The receipt budget, however, expects to beat the budget estimates of Rs 53,986.72 crore for the current financial year and collect Rs 71,959.24 crore. |
 | Union Budget 2022-23: Rs 3,030 crore allocated to Environment MinistryFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in her budget speech, underlined India's commitment to reduce its carbon footprint, saying the Budget proposes several near-term and long-term actions accordingly. |
 | With 9.2% growth in FY22, economy to recover 101.3% of pre-pandemic FY20 output: BudgetIndia's economic growth is supported by a strong rebound seen in several high-frequency indicators in the third quarter of 2021-22 and rapid progress in vaccination coverage, budget documents said. |
 | Union Budget 2022: Proposal to set up task force for animation, visual effects, gaming, comic sectorFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her budget speech said that the task force will recommend ways to realise this and build domestic capacity for serving our markets and the global demand. |
 | Digital university, 200 TV channels for supplementary education in schools proposedThe Finance Minister in her budget speech spoke of bettering digital education tools like the expansion of the 'one class-one TV channel' programme of PM eVIDYA from 12 to 200 TV channels. |
 | Union Budget 2022-23: Nirmala Sitharaman spurs spending to sustain economic recoveryWhile she primed up spending on infrastructure to create jobs and boost economic activity, Sitharaman did not tinker with income tax slabs or tax rates. |
 | Budget 2022 to make imported headphones, solar cells costlier, cocoa beans, frozen mussels cheaperImported items whose costs will reduce according to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's budget speech include chemicals like methyl alcohol and acetic acid. |
 | Battery swapping policy in Union Budget 2022 big booster for EV mobility, startups, says industryFM Nirmala Sitharaman in her budget speech announced that the government will bring a battery swapping policy and formulate interoperability standards for batteries to boost EV usage in the country. |
