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124th birth anniversary of Morarji Desai observed on February 29, 2020
Former Indian Prime Minister Morarji Desai, who was also the Finance Minister of India, has presented 10 Union budgets, which is the highest as of 2020. P Chidambaram and Pranab Mukherjee have presented 9 and 8 budgets respectively. Recently, the ..
GoI to increase reach of banking in the North-East Tea Garden areas
On February 27, 2020, the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman announced that the banking in the North East Region is to be increased. Highlights The minister in a meeting with economists, trade and industry representatives and policy experts announced that the ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2020
EASE 3.0 launched by the Finance Minister to enhance Ease of Banking
On February 26, 2020, the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman launched Enhanced Access and Service Excellence (EASE 3.0). It was launched along with the annual report of EASE 2.0 at a function organized by Indian Banks’ Association. Highlights The main aim ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2020
National Institutes renamed after late Union Ministers Sushma, Arun Jaitley and Manohar Parrikar
The Government of India has been renaming the national institutes after late ministers. The leaders passed away in 2019 due to health issues. They were Manohar Parrikar, Arun Jaitley and Sushma Swaraj. Objective of renaming The renaming is being done ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2020
The Direct Tax Vivad Se Vishwas bill introduced in Lok Sabha by the Finance Minister
The Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman proposed the scheme Vivad Se Vishwas Scheme in the Union Budget 2020. In order to implement the scheme, the minister introduced a bill in Lok Sabha on February 5, 2020. The main objective of the ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2020
Budget 2020: 2.83 lakh Crore Rupees allocated to Agriculture and Rural Development
The Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman presented the Budget 2020-21 on February 1, 2020. The Minister has allocated Rs 2.83 lakh crore rupees for the agriculture and rural development sector. The Government aims to liberalize farm markets, remove distortions in livestock ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2020
Budget 2020-21 presented by Finance Minister: The Themes, GST Reforms
The Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman presented the Budget 2020-21 on February 1, 2020. The budget focused on enhancing purchasing power of citizens and boosting their incomes. It has also given importance to technology and innovation to increase employment of the ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2020
Report of Task Force on National Infrastructure Pipeline released
On December 31, 2019, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman released a report of task force on National Infrastructure on Pipeline (NIP) 2019-2025. The task force was set up in order to draw up National Infrastructure Pipeline from fiscal year 2019-20 to ..