Budget 2019 LIVE: 7th CPC Salary Hike Announcement Likely Today?

Budget 2019 7th Central Pay Commission (CPC) LIVE UPDATES: It is a big day today as Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Modi 2.0's 1st Full Budget in Parliament on Friday. Various industry leaders, traders, businessmen, salaried class, startups and other sections are pinning high hopes on Budget 2019. But, there are some government employees whose expectations are running high! They are wondering if Budget 2019 will bring any good news about the 7th Pay Commission (CPC) salary hike. They have been waiting for a long time for their demands to be met by the Central government. Here in this LIVE BLOG, we track Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget 2019 speech to let you know what is there in store for government employees in terms of 7th CPC Pay Hike. Here are all the LIVE UPDATES:-

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- Nirmala Sitharaman is giving her Budget 2019 speech

- Union Cabinet approves Budget 2019. It will be presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman at the Lok Sabha shortly.

- Delhi: Copies of Budget 2019 have been brought to the Parliament. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Budget in Lok Sabha at 11 AM today.

Delhi: Copies of #Budget2019 have been brought to the Parliament. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Budget in Lok Sabha at 11 AM today. pic.twitter.com/Rmj4UJPteC

— ANI (@ANI) July 5, 2019

- Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and MoS Finance Anurag Thakur reach Parliament. The stage is all set for Budget 2019 presentation

#BudgetWithZEE | वित्त मंत्री #NirmalaSitharaman और MoS फाइनेंस #AnuragThakur संसद पहुंचे..

देखें लाइव  https://t.co/6CdaQWMiNR #UnionBudget2019 #Budget2019 pic.twitter.com/DSFo5nxE2F

— Zee Business (@ZeeBusiness) July 5, 2019

- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, MoS Finance Anurag Thakur, Finance Secretary S C Garg, Chief Economic Advisor Krishnamurthy Subramanian and other officials outside Finance Ministry. Budget 2019 to be presented at 11 am in Lok Sabha today.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, MoS Finance Anurag Thakur, Finance Secretary S C Garg, Chief Economic Advisor Krishnamurthy Subramanian and other officials outside Finance Ministry. #Budget2019 to be presented at 11 am in Lok Sabha today pic.twitter.com/oCyrMSNg7N

— ANI (@ANI) July 5, 2019

- Chief Economic Advisor Krishnamurthy Subramanian on FM Nirmala Sitharaman keeping budget documents in four fold red cloth instead of a briefcase: It is in Indian tradition. It symbolizes our departure from slavery of Western thought. It is not a budget but a 'bahi khata' (ledger)

Chief Economic Advisor Krishnamurthy Subramanian on FM Nirmala Sitharaman keeping budget documents in four fold red cloth instead of a briefcase: It is in Indian tradition. It symbolizes our departure from slavery of Western thought. It is not a budget but a 'bahi khata'(ledger) pic.twitter.com/ZhXdmnfbvl

— ANI (@ANI) July 5, 2019

- Rashtrapati Bhavan: As per tradition, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman calls on President Ramnath Kovind before presenting the Union Budget

Rashtrapati Bhavan: As per tradition, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman calls on President Ramnath Kovind before presenting the Union Budget pic.twitter.com/5vOMn9qj2H

— ANI (@ANI) July 5, 2019

- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman arrives at Ministry of Finance. She will present the Budget 2019 today at 11 am in Lok Sabha. Let's see if she has any good news for the 7th Central Pay Commission (CPC) recommendations aspirants.

- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to present Budget in the Parliament today. She will be presenting the Budget for the first time as the Finance Minister.

- The Maharashtra State Government Employees Confederation (MSGEC) have been demanding the implementation of the 7th Pay Commission recommendations to its full extent for the employees of the state government. 

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