<p class="title">Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday announced raising the disinvestment target to Rs 1,05,000 crore from FY2019-20 as against Rs 90,000 crore set in the interim budget.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Presenting the first Budget of the Modi government in its second term, Sitharaman said the sovereign external debt to GDP is among the lowest globally -- less than 5 per cent.</p>.<p class="bodytext">She also said a new series of coins of Re 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 easily identifiable for visually challenged will be made available for public use shortly</p>.<p class="bodytext">The finance minister highlighted the need to replicate Zero Budget Farming, to go back to basics, which will help double the income of farmers.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Indian Developmental Assistance Scheme will be revamped during the current financial year, she added.</p>.<p class="bodytext"><strong>Union Budget 2019 | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/liveblog/budget-2019-live-updates-gold-to-get-expensive-no-relief-in-income-tax-744987.html#1" target="_blank">Get the live news updates, views & analysis here </a></strong></p>
<p class="title">Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday announced raising the disinvestment target to Rs 1,05,000 crore from FY2019-20 as against Rs 90,000 crore set in the interim budget.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Presenting the first Budget of the Modi government in its second term, Sitharaman said the sovereign external debt to GDP is among the lowest globally -- less than 5 per cent.</p>.<p class="bodytext">She also said a new series of coins of Re 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 easily identifiable for visually challenged will be made available for public use shortly</p>.<p class="bodytext">The finance minister highlighted the need to replicate Zero Budget Farming, to go back to basics, which will help double the income of farmers.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Indian Developmental Assistance Scheme will be revamped during the current financial year, she added.</p>.<p class="bodytext"><strong>Union Budget 2019 | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/liveblog/budget-2019-live-updates-gold-to-get-expensive-no-relief-in-income-tax-744987.html#1" target="_blank">Get the live news updates, views & analysis here </a></strong></p>