The Bombay Plan, authored by the doyens of industry in 1944 first envisioned state planning, state ownership and control of industries to make India \"self-sufficient\" long before Nehru's ideas took root

He said that although the government's endeavour is to promote the private sector, public sector presence in banking and insurance is also required

While acknowledging the upside of privatisation, the industry called for an effective implementation of road map towards privatisation and asset monetisation, cautioning that regulatory and legal hurdles should not derail the process

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the Centre's policy is to either monetise or modernise public sector enterprises, with the intent that the government has \"no business to be in business\"

The government will monetise about 100 assets in sectors like oil, ports, airports, power, among others, and it is expected that this will create investments of about Rs 2.5 lakh crore, Modi said.

Budget allocated to health sector is unprecedented. It is a symbol of our commitment to provide better healthcare to every countryman, says PM Modi

PM Modi said the private sector should be given full opportunity to become part of the government's Aatmanirbhar Bharat programme

He highlighted how the nation succeeded when the Centre and states worked together during the COVID-19 crisis

Apple, which has steadily raised production of iPhones in India to lessen its dependence on Chinese manufacturing, took part in that scheme via its contract manufacturers

Among the industry representatives present in the meeting were L&T CEO and MD SN Subramanyan, Feedback Ventures Chairman Vinayak Chattejee, and Siemens Ltd MD and CEO Sunil Mathur

The four banks on the shortlist are Bank of Maharashtra, Bank of India, Indian Overseas Bank and the Central Bank of India, two officials told Reuters on condition of anonymity as the matter is not yet public

Kerry, the Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, said he intends to work \"very, very closely with\" with Indian leadership including Prime Minister Modi and External Minister S Jaishankar

For the first time, Banerjee presented the Budget statement in the state legislature last week. as state Finance Minister Amit Mitra was under medical supervision

During the sittings, the House witnessed a 15-hour debate on the Motion of Thanks on the President's address in the upper house. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will reply to the debate after Question Hour on Monday

In the current fiscal, it has been raised massively from Rs 61,500 crore to Rs 1,11,500 crore to create additional jobs in the rural areas for those who had lost employment due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, Thakur said

In the current fiscal, it has been raised massively from Rs 61,500 crore to Rs 1,11,500 crore to create additional jobs in the rural areas for those who had lost employment due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, Thakur said

PM Modi will lay the foundation stone of two hospitals and launch 'Asom Mala' in Assam, while in West Bengal, he will inaugurate an LPG import terminal and lay the foundation stone of a crucial project for the Haldia refinery of the Indian Oil Corporation

Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said the budget should be seen in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and the announcement of Rs 27 lakh crore Atma Nirbhar Bharat scheme

The FM has set the stage, but timely execution is critical

FM bets big on infrastructure with focus on asset monetisation and sharp rise in allocations to highways and railways