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February 1, 2019
Madam Speaker,
PART A
Minister Shri Narendra Modi, we have given the most decisive, stable
the nation and have restored the image of the country. The major
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income would have doubled; youth and women would get ample
6. Madam Speaker, the last five years have seen India being
the world with an annual average GDP growth during last five years
our families would have been spending around 35-40% more today
housing etc.
8. From the high of almost 6% seven years ago, the fiscal deficit
account deficit (CAD), against a high of 5.6% six years ago, is likely
States.
10. Madam Speaker, the last five years have witnessed a wave of
next generation structural reforms, which have set the stage for
estate sector. The Fugitive Economic Offenders Act, 2018 will help
Cleanliness
people of the nation for the success of Swacch Bharat Abhiyan who
15. The poor have the first right on the resources of the nation. The
middle classes, about `1,70,000 crores were spent in the year 2018-
year 2013-14. We ensured that everyone gets food and none goes to
from rural areas, will agree that several times in the past, only
pucca roads and work is going on to complete the rest very soon.
19. There was time when a child used to reach school after walking
on a foot trail, today the situation has changed and a bus can reach
crore houses have been built under the Pradhan Mantri Awas
Yojana.
19. Till the year 2014, about 2.5 crore families were forced to live
mission mode, we have provided 143 crore LED bulbs with the
20. Madam Speaker, past five years have seen massive scale up
fulfil daily needs of the family or save the life of an ailing member.
have cost them ` 3,000 crore through free treatment made available
under the scheme. Lakhs of poor and middle class people are also
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AIIMS in Haryana.
development.
23. Madam Speaker, our hard working farmers were not getting the
policies of our Government in the past four and half years, have
sector, have however, reduced the returns from farming. Small and
PM-KISAN would pave the way for the farmers to earn and live a
respectable living.
28. During the last five years, for providing affordable loans to
30. India is the second largest fish producing nation in the world
Department of Fisheries.
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husbandry and fisheries, who avail loan through Kisan Credit Card.
all farmers under KCC fold, our Government has decided to initiate
to repay their crop loans. Presently, the crop loans are rescheduled
and all the people working in Government services should get benefit
of the fast growing economy. During the last five years India has
35. High growth and formalistation of the economy has led to the
36. After submission of the 7th Central Pay Commission Report, the
five years the minimum wages of labourers of the all categories have
been increased by 42%, which is the highest ever. The ceiling of ESI's
37. Half of India’s GDP comes from the sweat and toil of 42 crore
needed. The scheme will also be implemented from the current year.
maker in rural areas and to ensure that she does not have to shed
connections have already been given and the remaining will get
in work.
second largest start-up hub. We are proud of the hard work and
conditions. They are our pride and honour. We also respected their
One Rank One Pension (OROP). This was pending for the last 40
risk duties.
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crore for the first time in 2019-20. For securing our borders and to
48. Today, all persons of Indian origin feel secure that their
pride and respect for Indians and persons of Indian origin across
their travel.
Infrastructure development
transformative achievements.
passenger traffic has doubled during the last five years leading to
large number of jobs being created also. Today, India is the fastest
each day. Projects stuck for decades like the Eastern Peripheral
will develop ports for faster handling of import and export cargo.
51. Indian Railways has experienced the safest year in its history.
generation capacity has grown over ten times in last five years. This
53. India's import dependence on crude oil and natural gas has
recommendations.
the air map recently and Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram have
come on India’s rail map for the first time. Allocation for the North
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increased by over 50 times in the last five years. The cost of data
and voice calls in India is now possibly the lowest in the world.
Government will make 1 lakh villages into Digital Villages over next
five years.
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years ago, but a large part of the country was still left out of the
five years, nearly 34 crore Jan Dhan bank accounts were opened.
middlemen.
Entertainment
menace of piracy.
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58. Madam Speaker, for making the life of our direct tax-payers
easy, we reduced tax rates, more for the common man and middle
class, and made the interface with the tax department much
` 12 lakh crore this year. The number of returns filed have also
tax base. I thank the honest taxpayers of India for reposing faith in
60. Reducing the tax burden on middle class has always been our
increased the basic exemption limit from ` 2 lakh to ` 2.5 Lakh and
62. The Goods and Services Tax (GST) reforms lingered on during
effect of tax on tax, were consolidated into one GST. India became
faster, more efficient, and hassle free with no Entry Tax, check
consumer, especially the poor and the middle class, has been
Most items of daily use of the poor and middle class are now in
multiple taxes up to 50% are mostly paying much lower tax at 12%
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logistics.
us during the last four and half years in the form of Black Money
filing income tax returns for the first time in FY 2017-18 is mainly
on account of demonetization.
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has laid the foundation for
become a Five Trillion Dollar Economy in the next five years and
thereafter.
2030.
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the social infrastructure side, every family will have a roof on its
in this eco-system.
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Earth and blue skies is the Third Dimension of our Vision. This
major source of energy supply. India will lead the world in the
Dimension of our Vision. This will be built upon the Make in India
ups spread in every nook and corner of the country. India is now
devices.
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74. Our rivers and water bodies are our life supporting assets.
Fifth Dimension of our Vision for India of 2030 is Clean Rivers, with
safe drinking water to all Indians, sustaining and nourishing life and
other inland waterways faster. Our coastline and our ocean waters
of our Vision.
76. The Seventh Dimension of our Vision aims at the outer skies.
pad of satellites for the World and placing an Indian astronaut into
meet their food needs and producing food in the most organic way
the Tenth Dimension. Our India of 2030 will have a proactive and
75,000 crore in 2019-20 BE. If we exclude this, the fiscal deficit would
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have been less than 3.3% for 2018-19 and less than 3.1% for year
2019-20.
BE 2019-20.
of 28%.
ratio was 46.5% in year 2017-18. The FRBM Act prescribes that the
consolidation.
86. Our Government had promised last year that we will carry out
one place through the Stock Exchanges. The duty so collected will
would first like to thank all our taxpayers for their valuable
dignity to our sisters and mothers with toilets and cooking gas
connections. Your tax pays for the electricity connections to the poor
who lived in darkness for generations. The tax you pay will provide
four and half years, both tax collections as well as the tax base have
therefore, just and fair that some benefits from the tax reforms must
while for the present the existing rates of income tax will continue for
lakhs will get full tax rebate and therefore will not be required to pay
6.50 lakhs may not be required to pay any income tax if they make
citizens etc, persons having even higher income will not have to pay
NOTE ON DONATION:
Per section 80G, donations are deductible from the income of the
Or
50% (check this before handing over the cheque) (THE DONATION
pensioners.
occupied house.
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Tax Saved on additional Self Occupied House: Assuming Annual Notional Rental to
be:
Rent 180,000 240,000 300,000 360,000 480,000 600,000
Less: Std deduction (30% of the Annual Value)
Taxable 126,000 168,000 210,000 252,000 336,000 420,000
portion
Applicable rate
5.20 6,552 8,736 10,920 13,104 17,472 21,840
20.80 26,208 34,944 43,680 52,416 69,888 87,360
31.20 39,312 52,416 65,520 78,624 104,832 131,040
34.32 43,243 57,658 72,072 86,486 115,315 144,144
35.88 45,209 60,278 75,348 90,418 120,557 150,696
Point of Law: More than one SOP exempt: Ruling of the Hon’ble High
Court:
High Court of Delhi: CIT v. Mr. Justice Avadh Behari Rohtagi [1986] 157 ITR
441
47 48 49 50
54. [(1)] [ [Subject to the provisions of sub-section (2), where, in the
buildings or 53lands appurtenant thereto, and being a residential house 53, the
income of which is chargeable under the head "Income from house property"
(hereafter in this section referred to as the original asset), and the assessee
has within a period of 54[one year before or two years after the date on which
the transfer took place purchased55], or has within a period of three years
56 55
after that date [constructed, one residential house in India], then],
previous year in which the transfer took place, it shall be dealt with in
57 58
(i) if the amount of the capital gain [is greater than the cost of [the
amount of the capital gain and the cost of the new asset shall be
charged under section 45 as the income of the previous year; and for
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the purpose of computing in respect of the new asset any capital gain
arising from its transfer within a period of three years of its purchase or
new asset, the capital gain shall not be charged under section 45; and
for the purpose of computing in respect of the new asset any capital
gain arising from its transfer within a period of three years of its
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[(2) The amount of the capital gain which is not appropriated by the
assessee towards the purchase of the new asset made within one year
before the date on which the transfer of the original asset took place, or
which is not utilised61 by him for the purchase or construction of the new
asset before the date of furnishing the return of income under section 139,
shall be deposited by him before furnishing such return [such deposit being
made in any case not later than the due date applicable in the case of the
assessee for furnishing the return of income under sub-section (1) of section
139] in an account in any such bank or institution as may be specified in, and
may, by notification in the Official Gazette, frame in this behalf and such
return shall be accompanied by proof of such deposit; and, for the purposes
of sub-section (1), the amount, if any, already utilised by the assessee for the
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Provided that if the amount deposited under this sub-section is not utilised
wholly or partly for the purchase or construction of the new asset within the
(i) the amount not so utilised shall be charged under section 45 as the
income of the previous year in which the period of three years from the
47. See also Circular No. 471, dated 15-10-1986 (Flats allotted under SFS
Schemes of DDA), Circular No. 520, dated 11-8-1988 and Circular No.
743, dated 6-5-1996 (Capital gain account scheme), Circular No. 538,
For relevant case laws, see Taxmann's Master Guide to Income-tax Act.
51. For the meaning of the term "assessee", see Taxmann's Direct Taxes
Manual, Vol. 3.
52. "to which the provisions of section 53 are not applicable" omitted by the
53. For the meaning of the terms "lands appurtenant thereto" and
54. Substituted for "one year before or after the date on which the transfer
55. For the meaning of the terms "purchased" and "then instead ... transfer
57. Substituted for "is greater than the cost of the new asset" by the Finance
58. Substituted for "the house property" by the Finance Act, 1982, w.e.f. 1-4-
1983.
59. Omitted by the Finance Act, 1987, w.e.f. 1-4-1988. Original Explanation
60. Substituted by the Finance Act, 1987, w.e.f. 1-4-1988. Earlier, it was
inserted by the Finance Act, 1978, w.r.e.f. 1-4-1974 and amended by the
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Finance Act, 1982, w.e.f. 1-4-1983 and the Finance Act, 1986, w.e.f. 1-4-
1987.
61. For the meaning of the term "utilised", see Taxmann's Direct Taxes
Manual, Vol. 3.
62. For text of Capital Gains Accounts Scheme, 1988 and for list of
63. Prior to its omission, Explanation was amended by the Finance (No. 2)
Rulings:-
of Income-tax
Basappa
4) [1990] 51 TAXMAN 051 (BOM). K.C. Kaushik v P.B. Rane, Fifth Income-tax
Officer
94. For making more homes available under affordable housing, the
95. Also, for giving impetus to the real estate sector, I have
Concluding Remarks
the people of our nation. The credit goes to them only. Development
97. We will transform India into a leading nation of the world with
the help of our people. We, along with them have laid the