Budget

The price of cow milk has increased from ₹45 to ₹51 per litre and buffalo milk has jumped from ₹55 to ₹61 per litre.

Stalin government in Tamil Nadu has now dropped Indian Rupee symbol ₹ from its budget documents

Siddaramiah informed that the honorarium for Muezzins will be increased to ₹5000 per month, while the honorarium for Pesh-Imams of mosques will be ₹6000 per month.

Uttar Pradesh's budget for the fiscal year 2025-26 prioritizes infrastructure development, technology, education, healthcare, and social welfare, aiming to accelerate economic growth and improve public services across the state.

The 2025 Budget prioritizes energy security, nuclear expansion (100 GW by 2047), clean-tech growth, and grid modernization, solidifying India’s role in the global green transition for Viksit Bharat 2047.

In the budget 2025-26, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that ships of specified size would be inducted in the harmonised master list of infrastructure making them eligible for financial incentives. This will attract private investment in the shipbuilding industry and enhance fleet modernisation.

Additionally, the government has decided to boost cotton production and has announced a five-year Cotton Mission. Amid this, the government has decided to address the challenges of stagnant cotton productivity, especially extra-long staple varieties.

Budget 2025 adds a further flair to the flourishing route towards an aspirational India’s striding march to Viksit Bharat 2047.   

For the layperson, the highlight of the Union Budget has always remained on what all have become cheaper and which of them has got costlier to buy.

One may ask if there is no income tax up to ₹12 lakh, why there are tax slabs for 4-8 lakh and 8-12 lakh, the reason is I-T is calculated in slabs