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Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman stated that the big picture presented in the Budget is backed with a plan to increase investment without compromising on the fiscal consolidation roadmap

The Andhra Pradesh government would introduce two Budgets where the general Budget would be held by the state finance minister Buggana Rajendranath Reddy and agriculture Budget by East Godavari president K Kannababu

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that the data which is given in the Budget is 100% above board and there need not be any speculation on the figures which have been given out

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the first Union Budget of the Modi 2.0 government. Prime Minister Narendra Modi termed the Union Budget presented by Nirmala Sitharaman “citizen friendly”. For the top stories of the day, watch MyNation in 100 seconds.
 

Union finance minister said that by financial year 2020, India would be a $3 trillion economy. This would only aid in realising PM Modi’s dream of a $5 trillion economy by 2024. But what needs to be done to realise the dream?

 

First woman finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the first Union Budget for 2019-20. From various schemes to the vision forward, here are the key takeaways. 

In her maiden budget, the finance minister noted that start-ups in India are taking firm roots and their growth needs to be encouraged.
 

The finance minister said the government will take measures to ensure that the rich tribal culture of the country is preserved.

Before announcing the budget, Nirmala Sitharaman posed without the traditional briefcase outside the colonial era building made of rose pink and pale yellow sandstone in New Delhi. Here is a  meme created by us on finance ministers' transformation through the years.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her Budget speech said that India's FDI inflows in 2018-19 grew by 6 per cent to USD 64.37 billion.
 

The finance minister said as much as 95 per cent of all cities have become open defecation free and 9.6 crore toilets have been constructed since October 2014.

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman to present her first Union Budget shortly. This is also the first Budget of Modi 2.0 government. Catch all the live updates here on MyNation's live blog

With supposed “time constraint” the first woman finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman may not surprise anyone. It is believed that Sitharaman’s budget would be a “broad replication”

Former finance minister Arun Jaitley has penned down a detailed blog post about how Goods and Service Tax (GST) may become two-tier tax

As finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman gets ready to present her maiden budget, it is worth taking a look at some budget trivia