Union budget

NEW DELHI: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday presented the last big budget before her government returns to the polls in 2024’s general elections, and introduced a slew of measures meant to cater to as wide a spectrum of the voting populace as possible.

Specific to sports, in a year when Indian athletes will compete at the Asian Games and prepare for the 2024 Paris Olympics, the Union Sports Ministry has received its highest-ever budget allocation of Rs 3,397.32 crore. 

Feb 01, 2023 18:02
NEW DELHI: The Union Budget 2023 presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday did not specifically bring out the matters of concern related to AVGC (Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming and Comic) sector.
Feb 01, 2022 13:02
NEW DELHI: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, during her Budget speech for the financial year 2022-2023, announced that the government is going to set up an Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming, and Comics (AVGC) task force.  The task force will work with all stakeholders to recommend ways to realise the objective and build domestic capacity for serving India's markets and meet global demand as well.
Jul 06, 2019 17:07
NEW DELHI: The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), in its assessment of the allocations made for sports by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman while presenting her first Union Budget in Parliament on Friday, sees two principal outcomes IF there is proper utilisation of the funds rendered.
Jul 05, 2019 16:07
NEW DELHI: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday stated that the government will set up National Sports Education Board under the Khelo India programme. "To popularise sports at all levels, National Sports Education Board for development of sportspersons to be set up under Khelo India," Sitharaman said, while presenting the Union Budget 2019-20 in Parliament.
Feb 02, 2018 16:02
NEW DELHI: The Union budget for 2018-19, presented by finance minister Arun Jaitley Thursday, had some cheer for the Sports Ministry as its overall allocation was increased by Rs 2.582 billion to Rs 21.9636 billion, up from the Rs 19.3816 billion earmarked last year.