Interim Budget 2019: The full coverage
Here is a look at what all was promised by Union Minister Piyush Goyal and if it stands in the real world
All that the budget had for the environment
Although not at all promising, here is a list of announcements Piyush Goyal made towards bettering people’s health and the living world. Read the full story here
‘Gokul Mission funds have not been suitably utilised at all’
The scheme is just 'lip service' for the Modi government says official even as Piyush Goyal allocates Rs 750 crore to it. For more, click here
Board for marginal communities, but where’s the welfare?
Government announces setting up of a welfare development board for de-notified, nomadic and semi-nomadic tribes. Read more
ASHA, Anganwadi workers not enthused by Piyush Goyal’s ‘sop’
What we really want is a fixed salary, even if it means less than Rs 10,000 a month, they say. Click here to read more
A mention and a few hundred crores for the poor's Kamadhenu
A specific mention spanning over four minutes, and emphasis on livestock hints at the government’s admission of the impact of its anti-cattle trade campaign. Read the full story here
Government's big farmer push falls short
The government’s 6,000 per year offer works out to Rs 3.30 a day, which can't even buy a cup of tea. For more, click here
Renewable energy plans on hold till full budget
Lots of hints dropped but no concrete proposal. Read more
MGNREGA gets record allocation, but it’s still not enough
Looking at the increasing demand of work, the big amount of Rs 60,000 crore might still not be able to put an end to the ongoing rural crises. Click here to read more
‘For the BJP it’s the cow versus working people’
Worker union lashes out against Interim Budget 2019 for being pro cows and rich, with only piecemeal for poor. Read the full story here
Pensioners let down, say activists
Piyush Goyal’s budget speech ignored the vulnerable as it had nothing about the state-assured social pension for the elderly, widows and persons with disability. For more, click here
Farmer leaders criticise PM Kisan Samman Nidhi
Say it adds insult to the injury of farmers. Read more