Budget live: Huge relief for middle class, unorganized sector, farmers

In a huge relief for middle class taxpayers, finance minister Piyush Goyal has announced full tax rebate on annual income of up to Rs 5 lakh. Stay with TOI for live updates

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Union Budget 2019: Highlights

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Union Budget 2019: Big relief for taxpayers

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Income support of Rs 6,000/yr for small farmers

​"Under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi, Rs 6,000 per year for each farmer, in three installments, to be transferred directly to farmers' bank accounts, for farmers with less than 2 hectares land holding," Goyal said.

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Rs 3,000/month pension in unorganised sector

"Mega Pension Yojana, namely Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Mandhan, to provide assured monthly pension of Rs 3,000 per month, with contribution of Rs 100 per month, for workers in unorganised sector after 60 years of age," Goyal said. The minister said that the move "will benefit benefit 10 crore workers and "may become the world's biggest pension scheme in five years."

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Ramgarh and Jind bypolls: Key points

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Samsung Shipped 70.4 Million Smartphones in Q4 2018: IDC

Although certain markets such as India continue to see growth, the global smartphone segment is in decline.

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