01:20 PM: Farm cess of Rs 2.5/litre on petrol and Rs 4 on diesel proposed
12:52 PM: No changes in Income tax slabs
12:50 PM: FM Sitharaman concludes Budget speech.
12:49 PM: Custom duty on cotton raised to help farmers
12:48 PM: Customs duty on certain automobile parts raised.
12:46 PM: Customs duty on gold and silver to be rationalized
12:37 PM: Tax exemptions for notified affordable rental housing for migrant workers
12:30 PM: FM: Dispute resolution committee to be set up for tax related disputes
12:28 PM: FM simplifies direct tax regime. Senior citizens above 75 years exempted from filing tax returns.
12:27 PM: Tax system should put minimum burden on people
12:26 PM: Census 2021 to go digital. Rs 3,768 cr allocated for Digital Census
12:21 PM: FM: Fiscal deficit in FY 2021-22 estimated at 6.8% of GDP
12:20 PM: FM: Fiscal deficit pegged at 9.5% of GDP in FY 2020-21. Govt needs another Rs 80,000 cr for which government will approach markets in next two months
12:18 PM: Rs 1000 cr announced for tea workers of Assam and West Bengal
12:12 PM: 750 Ekalavya model schools and 100 new Sainik schools to be set up
12:11 PM: 15,000 schools to be strengthened. Focus on tribal students.
Social Security net extended to cover gig and platform workers
12:10 PM: Central University to be set up in Leh
12:06 PM: Government to allow one-person companies
12:03 PM: Sensex fast inching towards 1000 points. Sensex at 911.65 points, Nifty at 247.45 points
12:01 PM: FM Sitharaman: 43 lakh wheat growing farmers benefitted from MSP. MSP procurement to continue
11:59 AM: FM Sitharaman say government committed to welfare of farmers
11:58 AM: Oppositions hoots as FM Sitharaman begins to speak about welfare measures taken for farmers
11:57 AM: Government announces it disinvestment target for FY21-22. Rs 1.75 Lakh Cr to be raised from disinvestment
11:55 AM: FM: All disinvestments announced to be completed by March 31, 2022
11:54 AM: LIC opened up for public investment
11:53 AM: Government to bring IPO in LIC
11:52 AM: Rs 20,000 Cr for recapitalisation of government banks
11:49 AM: Sensex up over 800 points, Nifty at over 200 points
11:46 AM: Insurance Act to be amended. FDI limit in insurance sector to be hiked to 74%
11:44 AM: Rs 5.54 lakh cr for capital expenditure
11:43 AM: Rs 2.87 lakh cr announced for Urban Jal Jeevan Mission. Rs 1.14 lakh cr announced for Urban Swachh Bharat Mission. Rs 1.10 lakh cr announced for Indian Railways
11:40 AM: Rs 3.05 lakh cr announced for power sector
11:38 AM: Budget focuses on self-reliance, starting with health and well being. Rs 2,200 cr allocated for clean air.
A regional research centre for WHO and 4 virology labs announced.
11:35 AM: Big infra push in Budget. National Railway Plan by 2023. Mega metro rail expansion plan.
11:31 AM: Assam to get over Rs 34,000 crore for road projects. Work worth Rs 19,000 crore underway
11:28 AM: States to be asked to spend more on infrastructure. Rs 2 lakh crore for states
11:27 AM: National Highways Authority of India to be privatized. Airports to be monetized
11:24 AM: Sensex at over 600 points, Nifty at over 170 points
11:20 AM: Rs 35,000 crore set aside for COVID vaccines
11:19 AM: Policy to improve environment. Voluntary vehicle scrapping policy announced
11:16 AM: Rs 64,180 cr announced for Pradhan Mantri Aatmanirbhar Swasth Yojana. Sitharaman lays down 6 pillars of budget 2021:
11:15 AM: Aatmanirbhar Swasth Yojana announced
11:13 AM: 1st pillar of Budget is health and healthcare. New scheme announced.
11:11 AM: FM Sitharaman: Budget based on 6 pillars
11:10 AM: FM Sitharaman presents a vision for Atmanirbhar Bharat
11:08 AM: This Budget will be a digital Budget. Unprecedented economic contraction in global economy
11:05 AM: FM Sitharaman mentions over Rs 27 lakh crore Atmanirbhar Bharat packages, Pradhan Mantri announced by the government to tide over the crisis due to COVID pandemic
11:02 AM: FM Sitharaman delivers Budget speech amid slogan shouting by Opposition
11:00 AM: Finance Minister presents Union Budget 2021
10:55 AM: Budget 2021 coming up shortly
10:52 AM: Sensex up over 500 points, Nifty up over 120 points
10:12 AM: PM Narendra Modi in Parliament for Cabinet meeting to approve Budget 2021
9:45 AM: Meanwhile just ahead of the Finance Minister presenting the budget for 2021, the Dalal Street reacted with - the Sensex jumping to 400 points; Nifty reclaims 13,700; ICICI Bank rises 3%
9:30 AM: Union Budget 2021 goes paperless
9:20 AM: FM Sitharaman had launched the 'Union Budget Mobile App' on January 23
9:10 AM: FM Sitharaman poses for the camera with her officials outside North Block where Finance Ministry is located
9:00 AM: Cabinet meeting at 10:15 AM to approve Budget 2021
8:45 AM: FM Nirmala Sitharaman at Finance Ministry with team
Budget likely to announce a COVID cess
Focus of Budget: Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikash says Minister of State for Finance, Anurag Thakur
Budget to be as per peoples' expectations:
Minister of State for Finance, Anurag Thakur
This will be the 9th Budget of Narendra Modi government
Nirmala Sitharaman to present her third Budget as Finance Minister
Budget amid COVID pandemic
Salaried class hoping for some tax relief