Union Budget: Government to create 1 lakh digital villages in 5 years, says Union Minister Piyush Goyal

Union Budget: Government to create 1 lakh digital villages in 5 years, says Union Minister Piyush Goyal

Interim Finance Minister Piyush Goyal begun presenting Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government’s sixth and interim Budget.

Union Budget: Government to create 1 lakh digital villages in 5 years, says Union Minister Piyush Goyal

Presenting the Interim Budget , FM  Piyush Goyal announced that government  will create 1 lakh digital villages in 5 years.

Union Budget: Government to create 1 lakh digital villages in 5 years, says Union Minister Piyush Goyal

He also said that, the Goods and service tax collection has crossed Rs 1 lakh crore in January 2019  while Direct tax collections have been increased from Rs 6.38 lakh crore to almost Rs 12 lakh crore.

Single window clearance for shooting films for filmmakers

Finance Minister Piyush Goyal also announced that a single window clearance for filmmaking will be made available to filmmakers.