Budget 2019: PAN, Aadhaar interchangeable for filing of IT returns

Aadhaar card for NRIs with Indian passports will be issued after their arrival in India, without waiting for the mandatory 180 days.

Budget 2019: Antrix Corp likely to be replaced by NSIL

NSIL would be the financial arm of the state-run Indian Space Research Organisation.

Sitharaman announced that a woman in every SHG will be made eligible for loan upto Rs 1 lakh under the government's Mudra scheme.

She also said that the Centre has planned structural reforms to kickstart foreign, domestic investment.

Only 0.7 per cent of the companies will now remain outside the 25 per cent corporate tax bracket, says Sitharaman.

The Swachh Bharat mission is one of the largest cleanliness drives, as well as an attempt to effect behavioural change, in the world.

The Finance Minister also asserted that 'Ease of Doing Business' and 'Ease of Life' should be applicable for farmers too.

Strategic disinvestment of select public sector undertakings will remain a priority area, FM said.

Public sector banks will use technology for enabling the customer of one PSB to access service across all PSBs as well.

She also proposed to issue Aadhar cards to Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) holding Indian passports after their arrival in India.