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Budget Session: President focuses on financial inclusion, empowerment of poor

January 31, 2017February 1, 2017 - by India Writes Network

India’s President Pranab Mukherjee kicked off the Budget session with his speech to a joint session of both houses of the parliament, in which he underscored the BJP-led NDA government’s vision of inclusive economy and governance by highlighting a slew of schemes directed at empowering the poor, the underprivileged and women. Mr Mukherjee described the move to merge the Railway and Union Budgets this year as “historic.”

India’s GDP growth to dip to 6.5%, but will rebound in 2017-18

January 31, 2017January 31, 2017 - by India Writes Network

India’s GDP growth will dip to 6.5 per cent in 2016-2017 from 7.6 per cent in the previous financial year, but rebound to between 6.75 per cent and 7.5 per …