Govt increases culture budget by Rs 100 crore, prioritises heritage and arts

Within the ministry, a major chunk has gone to the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), which has been allocated Rs 1,278.49 crore against Rs 1273.91 crore allocated in 2024-25 which was revised to Rs 1191.99 crore

Budget 2025-26: Govt allocates Rs 300 cr for prison modernisation

In the 2024-25 fiscal, the government had initially made a provision of Rs 300 crore for prison modernisation, but it was later revised to Rs 75 crore

Budget 2025: No income tax payable on income up to Rs 12 lakh under new regime

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that taxpayers with salaries up to Rs 12 lakh would not be required to pay tax in the new tax regime

Nirmala Sitharaman creates history with 8th consecutive budget

This will take Sitharaman closer to the record of 10 budgets that were presented by former Prime Minister Morarji Desai over different time periods