-The Indian Express There are grand promises. But the actual increases in budgetary outlays are shockingly low. This Government is especially good at optics, at managing public perceptions to persuade people that it is working for them, rather than doing so. So it is no surprise that Arun Jaitley’s pre-election budget speech went on about how much his Government cares for the people, the poor, for farmers, for women, for people...
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Budget 2018 talks big on rural economy and agriculture. But where is the money? -Kumar Sambhav Shrivastava
-Scroll.in Many crucial schemes have been allocated less than last time and what the finance minister announced in Parliament. Arun Jaitley invoked Swami Vivekananda to drive home the point that the Budget for 2018-’19, which he presented on Thursday, was aimed at helping rural India and farmers. “Let her arise – out of the peasants’ cottage, grasping the plough; out of the huts of the fisherman. Let her spring from the...
More »Jaitley's farm-inclined Budget promises new agricultural schemes -- but not the funds for them -Mridula Chari
-Scroll.in The agriculture budget grew more than the actual budget in 2018-19. Some of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley’s promises to the agriculture sector in his Budget speech may be a little difficult to keep. Jaitley on Thursday announced two funds together valued at Rs 10,000 crore to develop infrastructure for the fisheries and animal husbandry sectors. But his Budget has allotted only Rs 10 crore to the Fisheries and Aquaculture Infrastructure Development...
More »'NDA govt the most anti-farmer in India's history'
-The Hindu Business Line ‘Green paper’ says Centre has not helped farmers in crisis; net returns at MSP in last four years much lower than under UPA-II New Delhi: Farmer groups on Tuesday termed the incumbent National Democratic Alliance (NDA) Government at the Centre the most anti-farmer in the history of independent India and said its budgetary announcements were just grandstanding, with little action or money to back them. Bringing out what they...
More »The last budget of Modi Government -Himanshu
-Livemint.com The budget to be presented on 1 February may be the last full budget of the Narendra Modi Government unless it uses the opportunity to revive the economy The budget to be presented on 1 February will be the last full budget of this Government. The budget in 2019 will only be a vote-on-account. But whether this will be the last full budget of the Narendra Modi Government will depend on...
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