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Union Budget 2024 LIVE: Nirmala Sitharaman Showers Schemes On Bihar; Custom Duty On Gold, Silver, Leather, Seafood Reduced

Nirmala Sitharaman has provided a handful schemes for youth including their first salary, internships and incentives. Gold, silver, leather, seafood to get affordable after relief in tax exemption.

Union Budget 2024 LIVE
Union Budget 2024 LIVE

Union Budget 2024: The first budget of Modi 3.0 govt and the historic consecutive seventh budget by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has been presented in the parliament today. From tax exemptions to new jobs, incentives and stipends, the FM has gifted all motivation to the youth and the MSMEs. Bihar and Andhra have been given a number of schemes for growth, renovation and development.

Stay tuned for live updates!

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13:02 (IST) 23 Jul 2024
Punjab MPs begin protest

After the union budget has been presented and states like Bihar, Andhra and Odisha have been given the infrastructure, expressways, and everything as a tourism booster, MPs from Punjab have now initiated a protest alleging that their state has been ignored in the fund allocation.

https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1815649039582638292

12:26 (IST) 23 Jul 2024
Income tax

Standard deduction for salaried from Rs. 50K to Rs. 75,000 for those who go for new tax regime.

12:23 (IST) 23 Jul 2024

No relief on income tax yet.

12:18 (IST) 23 Jul 2024
Direct taxes

Two tax exemption regimes for charity to be merged into one.

Decriminalization of delay of payment of TDS.

12:11 (IST) 23 Jul 2024
Precious metals

Custom duty on gold and silver reduced

12:10 (IST) 23 Jul 2024
Leather and textile

RCD reduction on downfilling material from duck and goose.

12:07 (IST) 23 Jul 2024
Mobile phones

Reduction of BCD on mobile phones and chargers.

12:07 (IST) 23 Jul 2024
Medicine sector

Fully exemption of three medicines from customs duty for cancer patients.

11:56 (IST) 23 Jul 2024
Tourism promotion - Kashi model in Gaya

Vishnu Pad corridor - Gaya

Mahabodhi temple corridor - Gaya

Rajgir corridor

Nalanda University renovation

11:52 (IST) 23 Jul 2024

Flood and calamity relief, reconstruction, and rehabilitation for Bihar, Assam, Himachal, Uttarakhand, Sikkim

11:47 (IST) 23 Jul 2024
Ultra super critical thermal power plant

A joint venture between NTPC and BHEL to work for the megaplan.

11:44 (IST) 23 Jul 2024
PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana

Rooftop solar plants for 1 crore households. This scheme has received 1.2 crore registrations.

11:41 (IST) 23 Jul 2024
Urban Housing

Housing scheme for 1 crore urban poor under PM Awas Yojana worth 10 lakh crore rupees.

11:40 (IST) 23 Jul 2024

An IT platform for the IBC ecosystem to solve bankruptcy.

Voluntary closure of LLPs to reduce closure time.

11:36 (IST) 23 Jul 2024
Nirmala Tai for startups and MSMEs

1. Credit guarantee scheme for MSMEs

2. Credit support to MSMEs during stress period.

3. Mudra Loans extended to Rs. 20 lakhs from Rs. 10 lakhs.

4. SIDBI (Small Industries Development Bank of India) branches for MSME clusters

5. 100 food quality testing labs

6. E-commerce export hubs to support trade

7. Scheme for providing internships in top companies

8. Industrial parks in 100 cities

9. 12 industrial parks under the national development scheme.

10. Rental housing for industrial workers to be facilitated in PPP mode.

11:28 (IST) 23 Jul 2024

Provision of 2.66 lakh crore rupees for rural development and infrastructure.

11:27 (IST) 23 Jul 2024

3 crore additional houses under PM Awas Yojana.

11:25 (IST) 23 Jul 2024
Bihar gets expressways, road links, bridges

Seems like Nitish Kumar's efforts have bore fruit now as the state gets three expressways, two bridges and a road link between Gaya and Rajgir.

11:22 (IST) 23 Jul 2024

Purvodaya scheme for all round development for Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha.

11:19 (IST) 23 Jul 2024
Educational loans

Financial supports for loans upto 10 lakh rupees for higher education in domestic institution.

11:14 (IST) 23 Jul 2024
FM showers all for farmers

Provision 1.52 lakh crore rupees for agriculture and allied sector.

https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1815624851249602948

11:13 (IST) 23 Jul 2024
Nirmala Sitharaman opens pitara for peasants

In the next two years, 1 crore farmers will be initiated for natural farmers supported by the govt. Missions for pulses and oilseeds, we will strengthen their production and storage.

11:07 (IST) 23 Jul 2024
Nirmala Sitharaman begins

FM Nirmala Sitharam begins her speech by stressing the faith of people in PM Narendra Modi. "We are performing better than expected", she stated.

As mentioned in the interim budget, we need to focus on the poor, women, and peasants, she added.

11:03 (IST) 23 Jul 2024
Special guest in the house

Special guest from Tanzania is in the Parliament to attend the budget session.

11:01 (IST) 23 Jul 2024
Budget for Viksit Bharat

Speaking on the budget during his cabinet meet, PM Modi said this budget is for Viksit Bharat.

10:37 (IST) 23 Jul 2024
Copies of Union Budget 2024 brought to the parliament

https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1815613886298800351

10:28 (IST) 23 Jul 2024
Inflation, farmers and Agniveer - AAP MP speaks

https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1815611321536438525

10:26 (IST) 23 Jul 2024
What to expect - costlier metals?

Metals like gold, silver, copper and steel might not see any downfall in their price owing to the currency status and the utilization of metals like copper, aluminium, and lithium in the electronics and semiconductor industries.

10:22 (IST) 23 Jul 2024
Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat arrives

https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1815610387653333090

10:20 (IST) 23 Jul 2024
What to expect - defence equipments?

It is quite evident that the Modi government has invested in defence and has taken it with sincerity. A new aircraft from Airbus, the most advanced European is set to come to India at the beginning of 2025. But defence needs a decent budget for equipment, armaments, aircraft and submarines.

10:14 (IST) 23 Jul 2024
Scindia reacts on union budget

https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1815608535792628215

10:12 (IST) 23 Jul 2024
Defence minister reaches Parliament

Upon being questioned on the expectations from the budget 2024, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said reactions can be given only after the budget has been presented.

https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1815607502962106875

10:09 (IST) 23 Jul 2024
Amit Shah in the house!

Home Minister Amit Shah arrives at the parliament ahead of the union budget 2024.

https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1815606633214693418

10:04 (IST) 23 Jul 2024
Nirmala Tai arrrrrives!

FM Nirmala Sitharaman has arrived at the parliament to present the Union Budget 2024.

https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1815605483925053530

10:00 (IST) 23 Jul 2024
What to expect - green development?

Govt has been focusing on green development so far in its previous budgets. It invested and promoted the growth of EVs in its budget for 2023. Is it going to repeat the ritual? Or announce something even better? When the world has become one on the subject of green development, it is much expected of India to hold the baton.

09:47 (IST) 23 Jul 2024
Budget copies arrive from Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir

https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1815601210818490738

09:43 (IST) 23 Jul 2024
Opposition speaks

Before its presentation in the parliament, the union budget 2024 is already cobwebbed in hopes and questions. Whom is it going to benefit?

https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1815600009447928266

09:39 (IST) 23 Jul 2024
Hope for jan ki baat in budget

Speaking on the union budget 2024, Shivsena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi says that she hopes the govt will now talk about 'jan ki baat' and not PM's 'Mann ki baat'.

https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1815598594399109355

09:31 (IST) 23 Jul 2024
FM invites the first lady

Nirmala Sitharaman heading towards Rashtrapati Bhawan to invite President Draupadi Murmu ahead of the first budget presentation of Modi 3.0.

https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1815593826993791447

09:24 (IST) 23 Jul 2024
What to expect - Tax exemption?

With the level of dearness and inflation, the free tax slab of up to Rs. 5 lakh of income isn't helping. In the interim budget, no announcement was made on this subject which is considered the biggest relief to the largest voting segment of India - the middle class.

Tax exemption crossing the 5 lakh mark is the need of the hour?

09:21 (IST) 23 Jul 2024
What to expect - Jobs?

Possessing the strongest demographic dividend is going to help the nation only if the youth is utilized. Millions of youngsters are eyeing job opportunities today. Will they get some relief? Hopefully!

09:19 (IST) 23 Jul 2024
FM Nirmala Sitharaman all set

Nirmala Tai is all set to present her seventh consecutive budget.

https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1815593228185518380

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