Highlights & Key Features of Budget 2019-20 as presented by FM Nirmala Sitharaman

New Delhi, July 5, 2019 (Yes Punjab News)

Following are the highlights and Key Features of 2019-20 Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.

* For the first time, specific allocations not announced in budget speech
* Exclusive TV programme for start-ups proposed
* Multiple labour laws to become 4 labour codes
* India to be open defecation free by Oct 2, 2019
* National Sports Education Board to be set up
* New national education policy soon
* New platform for providing loans to MSMEs

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* New tariff policy for power sector soon
* Petrol, diesel prices to rise as cess, more excise duty to be levied
* Customs duty to be increased on auto parts, others
* Several direct tax incentives for GIFT City
* Each women self-help group member to be provided with Rs 1 lakh loan
* Gone are the day’s of License Raj