Sultan Ibrahim ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar, the ruler of Malaysia's southern state of Johol, has been sworn in as the 17th king of the country.

PM Kisan Samman Nidhi will be hiked to Rs.9000 p.a. - Sources

US Federal Reserve leaves interest rates unchanged, remains at 5.25% - 5.50%.

The Modi govt is prepared to present its 2nd interim budget today.

FM Nirmala Sitharaman, who has presented the budget for the past five years, will seek Parliament’s approval for the government’s expenditure for the first four months of this fiscal year.

Before the FM presents the vote on account, here is a quick look at the credit flow numbers for the last 9 months (Apr—Dec2023).

At ₹22.8 Tn, in the first 9 months of this fiscal year, credit flow is a 1.6x, compared to ₹14.1 Tn for the same period, previous fiscal. Credit flow growth across sectors, such Agri (1.5x), MSME (1.7x), Infra (6.2x) and Services (1.4x), over previous period, is outstanding! Rural credit is booming, which discredits all talk of a rural distress.

With such credit flow numbers, 7% plus growth looks like the new normal in FY2024 and beyond.

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People of Banaras

Har Har Mahadev 🙏

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FM holding the INTERIM BUDGET 2024

Beyond Barriers !!!

CABINET MEETING ENDS.
UNION INTERIM BUDGET APPROVED