India Economic Survey

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  Nirmala Sitharaman Announces Cut In Customs Duty On Gold, Silver To 6%

  Union Budget 2024: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday proposed a reduction in basic customs duty on gold and silver to 6 per cent and platinum to 6.4 per cent.

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  Budget 2024: Centre To Look At Lowering Duties For Properties Purchased By Women

  Budget 2024: The government will look at further lowering duties for properties purchased by women and making it an essential component of urban development schemes, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Tuesday.

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  Budget Proposes Interest Subsidy Scheme To Boost Urban Housing Loans

  The announcements were made by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Union Budget 2024-25.

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  Rs 15,000 Crore For Andhra Pradesh's New Capital: Nirmala Sitharaman

  Budget 2024:Presenting her seventh straight budget, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said Andhra Pradesh will get support of Rs 15,000 crore to develop its capital.

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  "One Month Wage For First Time Employees": Nirmala Sitharaman Presents Budget

  Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today announced that the government will give one-month's salary to all the new employees entering the workforce. The amount will be provided to the employees as Provident Fund contribution.

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  Budget 2024: President Murmu's Customary Dahi-Cheeni For Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

  Budget 2024: This year's Budget is the seventh consecutive Budget for Finance Minister Sitharaman and the Modi government's 13th straight Budget since 2014.

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  "Budget 2024 Based On PM Modi's Mantra Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas": Pankaj Chaudhary

  Budget 2024: This budget, marking Sitharaman's seventh consecutive presentation and surpassing Morarji Desai's record, will include proposed changes in income tax and measures to enhance business ease.

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  Economic Survey Identifies Areas For Further Growth: PM Modi

  Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday presented the Economic Survey 2023-24, along with the statistical appendix in the Lok Sabha.

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  Opinion | Economic Survey 2024 Signals Resilient Growth, Despite All Odds

  The Economic Survey 2023-24 highlights the resilience of India's economy. The real GDP growth rate reached 8.2% in FY24, sustaining over 7% growth for three consecutive years. Further, the survey has projected FY25 real GDP growth at 6.5% to 7%.

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  Economic Survey 2023-24 Reveals Over 30 Crore Students In India's Education System

  Economic Survey 2023-24: Female enrolment in higher education increased to 2.07 crore in financial year 2022 from 1.57 crore in fiscal year 2015.

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  Apple Assembled 14 Per Cent Of Global iPhones In India In FY24: Economic Survey

  Foxconn has started production of Apple mobile phones in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.

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  "Concerning Situation": Economic Survey On Rising Obesity In India

  Raising concerns over growing obesity and increase of consumption of highly processed foods laden with sugars and fat, the Economic Survey said 54 per cent of the total disease burden in India is due to unhealthy diets.

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  Why Are Food Prices Rising? Centre Answers In Key Document Before Budget

  The central government's timely interventions and stability measures by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) helped maintain retail inflation at 5.4% despite the pandemic and geopolitical tensions, according to the Economic Survey 2024.

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  Profit Growing, Hiring, Salaries Not So Much: Centre's Message To India Inc

  The corporate sector in India has been posting impressive financial performances, but recruitments and salary growth of employees have not kept up with the companies' profit, the government has said in the Economic Survey.

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  Eco Survey Calls For Paradigm Shift To Address Rising Mental Health Issues Among Indians

  Mental health drags down productivity more widely in the ecosystem than individuals' physical health issues, it noted.