The 40 per cent exemption benefit is applicable only for employees.
The President said that because of the policies of the government foreign investment has increased from $36 billion to $60 billion during the period.
Omkeshwar Singh, head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
The Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana can lend between Rs 50,000-Rs 10 lakh to small entrepreneurs.
'I'll survive for a month, but worry about what will happen if the lockdown isn't eased after that.'
The government will stand guarantor for loans to be disbursed to youth from the community.
As a result of the mass state-led scheme, the processes in the health insurance market could get simplified over time and become uniform
The increase in joining age will provide the options to the subscribers who are at the fag-end of the employment
The market players were expecting that if long-term gains are taxed, the STT would go. But this has not happened, says Debashis Basu.
Converting what was supposed to be an interim budget or a vote on account into an almost full-fledged budget announcement in the Lok Sabha, Finance Minister Piyush Goyal proposed an array of incentives for both middle-class and farmers, whose disenchantment was said to have cost the BJP dearly in recent assembly elections.
Every student of Classes 9 and 10 will receive Rs 2,200 and that of Classes 11 and 12 Rs 7,500 as scholarships, said the manifesto, which was released by Prasad in Ranchi, in the presence of Chief Minister Raghubar Das, Union Tribal Minister Arjun Munda and BJP's state unit president Laxman Gilua.
Demonetisation and GST are the main reasons for the job losses.
With a strong plan in mind, Public Provident Fund can become an important and strong part of your investment, says Naval Goel.
'By 2020 around 34% of India's population will be in the 15-34 age group.' 'More than 70% of them live in rural areas.' 'Their energy and enthusiasm need to be tapped in order to meet their aspirations and transform agriculture and the rural economy,' says P K Joshi.
Senior Congress leader and former finance minister P Chidambaram said the stimulus package has left several sections like the poor, migrants, farmers, labourers, workers, small shopkeepers and middle class high and dry.
'People are doing a lot of trading.' 'Short-term euphoria can be seen.' 'Retail participation is best through MFs and PMS.'
PMAY-Gramin, which was launched in November 2016, aims to construct 10 million homes by March 31, 2019, with private sector and state government participation
A programme that endeavours to graduate the poorest people could have seminal implications for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government.
Sticky labour laws and a difficult business environment have led to employers shifting their new hiring in favour of contract labour where social security is much lesser, says Mahesh Vyas.
You filed your income tax returns for 2017-2018 and think you tax problems are over for now. But have you paid your advance tax this quarter, asks Samkit Maniar.
The Congress, desperate to make a comeback in Gujarat, which has been ruled by the Bharatiya Janata Party for over 20 years, has tried to reach out to various sections of society in its blueprint unveiled.
The unemployment rate among women came down to 12.4 per cent in urban areas
Compliance costs and legal scrutiny could rise.
Progress on several parameters creates a tipping point situation.
'When we say we want to increase pension participation, do we want to increase participation through the savings route?' 'Or do we want people to save in specific pension products?' asks Renuka Sane.
No attention to detail seems to have been paid while introducing such a major provision and the wide arc of people it will take in its ambit, states Harsh Roongta.
Here's the full text of President Ram Nath Kovind's customary address to the joining sitting of Parliament on the first day of the budget session.
Delayed project delivery and unrealistically high real estate prices, which developers are unwilling to lower despite piled up inventories, have adversely hit the sector.
On the back of ongoing reforms and stress on manufacturing, India. he said, can look for much bigger share in global exports.
Modi Sarkar will not stand on ceremonies even if that means stepping on the Constitution, says Udit Misra.
'Most of the agitations are staged by the Opposition to disturb the peace of the state.'
The Public Provident Fund is one of the safest and convenient modes of investment.
Investors must remember that only resident Indians can open a PPF account and a person can have only one PPF account.
Lenders have lined up a number of home loan products that can fit every aspirant's annual income.
Some of the violations that will lead to community service include failure to pay social security contribution of workers, maintain records, furnish information to inspectors, pay gratuity to workers, provide crche facility and medical pay, and retrenching women workers during maternity leave.
'Maharashtra has 34,000 active cases, of which 24,000 are asymptomatic, and hence need no medicines but are under quarantine.' '9,500 cases are showing mild to severe symptoms.' 'While 1,200 are seriously ill, only 200 of them are on ventilator support.' 'Let those claiming that the situation in the state has gone out of control, look at these numbers objectively before damaging the state's reputation for political gains.'
Powerlooms and a lack of policy have pushed heritage art towards extinction, say Shreya Jai and Subhayan Chakraborty.
Mother India has lost a son. There will be reasons, there will be politics (surrounding it) but the fact remains that a mother has lost her son. I feel the pain very well," a visibly emotional Modi said.
Surendra Hiranandani -- chairman and managing director, House of Hiranandani -- explains what ails India's housing sector and indicates the way forward.
Experts have started giving comments on provisions that the govt must make in Budget 2016-17.
