2020 Budget Glossary: Here are key terms you should know to understand the Budget

The plan is expected to cover around 50 crore people.

Budget 2018: Govt's landmark national health scheme to be implemented from October 2

Here are the five aspects of the budget 2018 which could have an impact on your finances in this year

Opinion: How does the Union Budget affect YOU?

The inadequate budget for NREGA, and also for other rural development programmes, undermines the employment guarantee act in several ways.

Opinion:  Inadequate budget for NREGA threatens rural employment

The Finance Minister has relied more on rhetoric than on substance in this budget.

Opinion: Paying premium to insurance companies is not universal health care

Overall, the Union Budget holds steady on the promise of capacity augmentation and infrastructure upgrade. However, the effectiveness of implementation remains to be seen.

Opinion: Union Budget invested in Railways without giving in to populism

Lowering taxes to create jobs will only work if some other key conditions are satisfied, for instance, firms need to see strong demand in the economy, particularly in the vast rural sector.

Opinion: In terms of job creation, Union Budget has little to offer

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

He further congratulated the finance minister for the decision regarding the MSP

Budget 2018 focused on all sectors, will accelerate economic growth: PM Modi