01/02/2019
Budget highlights
• No Income Tax for income up to ₹5 lakh
• Individuals with gross income of up to ₹6.5 lakh will not need to pay any tax if they make investments in provident funds and prescribed equities
• Standard tax deduction for salaried persons raised from ₹40,000 to ₹50,000
• TDS threshold on interest on bank and post office deposits raised from ₹10,000 to ₹40,000
• TDS threshold on rental income increased from ₹1.8 lakh to ₹2.4 lakh
• I-T processing of returns to be done in 24 hours
• Within next 2 years all verification of tax returns will be done electronically without any interface with the tax payer
• Package of ₹6000 per annum for farmers with less than 2 hectares of land. Scheme will be called Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi.
• Vande Bharat Express, an indigenously developed semi high speed train, to be launched
• One lakh digital villages planned in the next five years
• Fund allocation to Northeast region increased to Rs. to 58,166 crore in this year, a 21% rise over last year for infrastructure development
• Anti-camcord regulations to be introduced in the Indian Cinematograph Act to prevent piracy and contact theft of Bollywood films.
• Single window clearance for Indian filmmakers will be introduced.
• 25 per cent of sourcing for government projects will be from MSME, of which three per cent will be from women entrepreneurs.
• National Artificial Intelligence portal to be developed soon
• The ESI cover limit has been increased to ₹ 21,000. Minimum pension was also increased to ₹ 1000.
• Mega pension scheme for workers from the organised sector with income of less than ₹15,000. They will be able to earn ₹ 3000 after the age of 60 years. The scheme will be called PM Shramyogi Maan Dhan Yojana.
• 2% interest subversion for farmers pursuing animal husbandry.
• All farmers affected by severe natural calamities will be given interest subversion for the entire period of three per cent of loans.
• The 22nd AIIMS will come up in Haryana
Chirag Mistry & Co
Tax Consultant