Dr Manmohan Singh’s Media Adviser Pankaj Pachauri remembered the leader as a Prime Minister whose vision for India’s growth was unmatchable. While talking to Abhishek Singh, Deputy Editor Livemint, he called the harsh criticism the former late Prime Minister had to face towards the end of his tenure an injustice, he recalled the only time he was asked to register a protest with the Editor of a leading TV channel, which published a story headlined ’choro ka sardar’.
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4 min read26 May 2018The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared