New Delhi [India], March 3 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a post-budget webinar on 'Make in India for the World' on Thursday, the Ministry of Commerce & Industry said on Wednesday.

New Delhi [India], March 2 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to address a post-budget webinar on 'Make in India for the World' on Thursday that will delve on the issues related to manufacturing and trade sectors, the Ministry of Commerce & Industry said on Wednesday.

New Delhi [India], March 1 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to address a webinar on Wednesday that will be focused on the announcements made in the Union Budget 2022-23 related to the electronics and information technology sector.

New Delhi Feb 24 PTI Stressing the need for reducing imports of edible oils and pulses Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday asked corporates to come forward and help farmers in increasing domestic production of these essential food items Addressing a webinar on positive impact of the Union Budget 2022 on the agriculture sector the Prime Minister exhorted Indian business houses to help in branding and promotion of Indian millets He also talked about a huge opportunity for the corporate world in the field of nano-fertiliser which is going to be a game changer The Prime Minister called upon startups and private investors to create a pan-India network of soil testing labs and said there is a need to create awareness among farmers so that they keep getting their farm soils tested on a regular basis Modi said the focus of the Union Budget 2022-23 is on making Indian agriculture modern and smart and highlighted the seven-pronged strategy outlined in the document presented in Parliament on February 1 by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman He further said There is a huge demand for pulses and oil seeds in our country The corproate world should come forward This is an assured market for you corporates What is the need of importing The businesses the Prime Minister said can have arrangement with farmers to purchase pulses and oil seeds He noted that agriculture insurance system provides protection against crop losses There should be a study of Indias food requirement Modi said as he emphasised on meeting all food requirements through domestic production instead of imports He said the government is targeting to increase domestic production of edible oil by 50 per cent in the coming years It is to be noted that India imports 60-65 per cent of its edible oil requirement As per industry data the countrys edible oil import bill shot up to Rs 117 lakh crore in 2020-21 oil year ending October 2021 compared to Rs 72000 crore in the year ago period Modi said the governments objective is to increase farmers income and reduce input cost Referring to the Budget he said it focuses on making Indian agriculture modern and smart Seven main avenues including promotion of natural farming along Ganges have been suggested in the Budget to achieve the goal he added The Prime Minister called upon agriculture universities and farm scientists to make efforts to create awareness about natural and organic farming He highlighted that in the last seven years his government has initiated many new systems and improved the old ones for the entire agriculture value chain from seed to market Modi said the agriculture budget has increased manifold in just six years and farms loans have also been increased by 25 times in seven years PTI MJH NKD MKJ

New Delhi Feb 20 PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Monday address the plenary session of a webinar by the education ministry on the implementation of the announcements made in the Union Budget 2022 according to officials The Ministry of Education is organising a webinar on the education and skill sector on February 21 The webinar will have sessions on different themes of relevance and will witness participation of government officials of various ministries and state governments industry representatives skill development organizations educationists students and other experts a senior official said Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the plenary session Seven parallel breakout sessions will be held under the identified themes Action points broad strategies and timelines for implementation in line with principles of ease of education and focus on harnessing employment opportunities will be identified by the participating teams the official added The themes of the webinar are Digital University The Digital Teacher Widening Reach of One Class One Channel India Specific Knowledge in Urban Planning and Design Towards Fostering Stronger Industry-Skill Linkage Developing Educational Institutions in GIFT City and Strengthening Industry-Skill Linkage in AVGC In order to facilitate efficient and speedy implementation of budget announcements the Government of India is holding a series of webinars across various key sectors The objective is to brainstorm with experts from the public and private sectors academia and industry and identify strategies on how best to move forward towards implementation of various issues under different sectors the official said PTI GJS GJS CJ CJ

New Delhi [India], February 11 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said the imposition of tax on digital assets should not be seen as a precursor of legalization of cryptocurrencies.

New Delhi [India], February 10 (ANI): Members of Congress, Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) staged a walkout from the Lok Sabha on Thursday during Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's reply to MPs' questions on the Union Budget 2022.

New Delhi [India], February 10 (ANI/NewsVoir): Budget 2022, announced on February 1, 2022, focused significantly on urbanization and sustainability. The driving factor for reforms in the budget, as per Nirmala Sitharaman, the Finance Minister of India, was the idea of creating a blueprint of India's economy for the Amrit Kaal.

New Delhi [India], February 2 (ANI): Union Minister G Kishan Reddy on Wednesday counter-attacked Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao over his remarks on Union Budget 2022-23 and said that the latter criticized the Central government on wrong figures.

New Delhi [India], February 2 (ANI): The thrust of tax proposals announced in the Union Budget 2022-23 is to simplify processes, reduce litigation and provide a stable tax regime, JB Mohapatra, Chairman, Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) said on Wednesday.