2019 Interim-Union budget of India explained

Year:2019
Previous Budget:2018 Union budget of India
Previous Year:2018
Next Budget:2019 Union budget of India
Next Year:2019
Submitter:Piyush Goyal, Minister of Finance (India) (Additional Charge)
Date Submitted:2 February 2019
Total Revenue:[1]
Total Expenditures:[2]

The 2019 Interim Union Budget of India was presented by acting Finance Minister Piyush Goyal on 1 February 2019.[3] The government introduced Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi and Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Mandhan.

Highlights

In the budget, the fiscal deficit for 2019–20 will be 3.94% of GDP. The budget set aside for farmers having up to 2 hectares of land. The amount is available in 3 equal installments of Rs.2000 each under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi. per month pension after 60 years of age to unorganized sector labor under Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Mandhan. Subscribers have to pay a monthly amount of Rs.100 if aged 29 years and Rs.55 if a subscriber is of 18 years of age. Income tax relief u/s 87A for income up to . Standard deduction of for salaried class.

In the 2018 Budget, the outlay was revised for six key social schemes focused on enhancing the welfare of farmers and the poor, in addition to announcing a new scheme aimed at direct cash transfers to farmers. Apart from that, allocation across three other schemes focused on rural India have been raised.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Receipts. Ministry of Finance, Government of India. January 29, 2018. 19 February 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190219131538/https://www.indiabudget.gov.in/ub2019-20/bag/bag5.pdf. dead.
  2. Web site: SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURE. Ministry of Finance, Government of India. January 29, 2018. 19 February 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190219072938/https://www.indiabudget.gov.in/ub2019-20/eb/stat1.pdf. dead.
  3. News: Budget 2019: Full text of Piyush Goyal's budget speech . 1 February 2019 . Mint . 1 February 2019.
  4. Web site: Budget 2019: Government's Expenditure Plan Across Key Rural Schemes. BloombergQuint.