India Budget 2025-26: FM Sitharaman outlines growth strategy with focus on agri, MSMEs, investment, and exports – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, while presenting the Union Budget 2025-26, outlined an ambitious roadmap aimed at sustaining India’s rapid economic growth. The budget prioritizes agriculture, micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), investment, and exports, positioning them as key drivers of job creation, self-reliance, and enhanced global competitiveness. A budget for growth and inclusion…

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Citing ‘success of PLI scheme’, BJP attacks Rahul Gandhi | India News – The Times of India

Rahul Gandhi (File photo) NEW DELHI: Contrasting Rahul Gandhi‘s criticism of India’s economy with the Narendra Modi govt’s achievements, BJP on Tuesday sought to highlight the success of the production linked incentive (PLI) scheme in attracting investments and fostering job creation.In a post on X, BJP IT department head Amit Malviya cited India’s emergence as…

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Lenskart to set up world’s largest eyewear manufacturing facility in Telangana with Rs 1500 crore investment – ET Retail

Eyewear major Lenskart is investing Rs 1500 crore in setting up what is touted as the world’s largest eyewear manufacturing factory in Telangana. The facility will produce eyewear, lenses, sunglasses, as well as accessories and other products catering to India, along with exports to other markets in Southeast Asia and the Middle East, Lenskart co-founder…

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Goldman Sachs: India needs to create 10 million jobs/year – Times of India

NEW DELHI: India needs to create 10 million jobs annually to maintain an average 6.5% gross value-added growth, investment bank Goldman Sachs has estimated and suggested three policy focus areas to raise the country’s employment rate.The suggested three areas of focus include incentivising ‘affordable social housing’ development in the construction sector, diversifying locations of IT…

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Budget 2024: How will 3 new schemes via EPFO benefit first-time employees and employers – Times of India

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday announced 3 new schemes to boost employment through the employees’ provident fund organisation (EFPO), focusing on recognition of first-time employees, and support to employees and employers. Giving details about the schemes, Sitharaman said, “Our government will implement 3 schemes for ‘Employment Linked Incentive’, as part of the Prime…

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Leather, footwear exporters seek PLI scheme in Budget to boost jobs, manufacturing, shipments – ET Retail

Leather and footwear exporters body CLE on Tuesday sought an extension of the Production-linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for the sector with a view to boost job creation, domestic manufacturing and shipments. In a pre-budget meeting with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Council for Leather Exports Chairman Rajendra Kumar Jalan also urged the government to provide import…

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