The budgetary allocation indicates that Indian armed forces continue to grapple with critical shortages on several fronts, ranging from tank ammunition to fighters and submarines to helicopters, howitzers and modern infantry weapons.

Opinion: Since the debacle of 1962, Indian defence gets lowest budgetary allocation

Without a clearcut policy stemming from the Budget, the chances are the chasm between rural and urban India will continue to grow, putting the current government in deep political crisis.

Opinion: Will the Budget help India's struggling farmers?

The government had correctly understood that a boost to rural India would have a far greater multiplier effect on the national economy than sops in the shape of tax concessions etc to the industry.

Opinion: Budget 2018 implies enough had been done for corporate India

Jaitley announced Rs 1,08,853 crore allocation for pension payments which is an increase of over 26 per cent from last year.

Budget 2018: Jaitley bets on defence forces, increases pension allocation

The scheme will insure 10 crore families or approximately 50 crore people, Jaitley said

Budget 2018: Government to set up world's largest healthcare programme, says Jaitley

Jaitley, who is presenting the last full budget of the NDA government before elections in 2019, said the economy will grow at 7.2-7.5% in second half of 2018-19

Budget 2018 reaction: Here's what people from various fields, sectors said

Budget 2018 of Team Modi-Jaitley contains all the elements of reaching out to the public by benefitting them, but without compromising on development and fiscal reforms.

Opinion: Balance between populist demands and economic growth marks Union Budget 2018

The government is also going to add 24 government medical colleges or hospitals by upgrading existing district hospitals.

Union Budget's 'aha' moment: India takes the first steps towards universal healthcare

The performance of the market is in stark contrast to last year when the Sensex closed 486 points up at 28,142

No Budget cheer: Markets close down, in 2017 markets ended over 400 points up

The decisions were announced by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in Rajya Sabha

Budget 2018 reactions: Common man not so delighted with Jaitley's decision

Surcharge of 15 per cent on income above Rs 1 crore will continue.

Union Budget 2018: Govt imposes 10 per cent surcharge on income above Rs 50 lakh

The outlay for defence budget amounted to 12.10 per cent of the total budget of Rs 24,42,213 crore for 2018-19.

Rs 2.95 lakh crore allocated for defence budget for 2018-19

As expected, Budget 2018 friendly to farmers, big on health; stocks fall

Arun Jaitley presented his fifth Budget today.

Union Budget 2018: Full text of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's speech to Parliament

Unveiling the last full-year budget of the current BJP- led government in Parliament, he said air pollution in Delhi- NCR region has been a cause of concern.

Air pollution rings a bell in Budget, FM vows special scheme

The Opposition Congress came down heavily on Finance Minister Arun Jaitley as soon he presented the Union Budget 201.

Budget 2018 reactions: Here's who said what

Top takeaways from Union Budget 2018

The facility has been extended to pensioners also.

Budget 2018: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announces 'no change' in personal income tax slabs

In all aspects, the budget is a populistic one and the projects indicate the seriousness with which the government is approaching Mission 2019.

Opinion: Jaitley places Union Budget with an eye on 2019 general election

Operation Green will help promote farmer produce organisations

Budget 2018: Government to launch 'Operation Green', allots Rs 500 crore  

While announcing the last full budget of NDA government, Jaitley said that the scheme will connect 56 unserved airports and 31 unserved helipads.

'Hawai chappal to Hawai safar': Govt expands scope of UDAN scheme in Budget 2018

Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana is a scheme of the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas for providing LPG connections to women from Below Poverty Line (BPL) households.

Budget 2018: Free LPG connection scheme to cover 8 crore poor women, says Jaitley

The lack of jobs has been one of the harshest -- if not the harshest -- criticism against the current NDA government

Budget 2018: Jaitley promises 70 lakh new formal jobs in 2018-19

Government proposes to launch 'Operation Greens' on the lines of 'Operation Flood', Jaitley said.

Budget 2018: What Jaitley announced for farmers, agricultural sector

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