Budget 2019: Piyush Goyal meets President Kovind

Union Finance Minister Piyush Goyal called on President Ram Nath Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Friday morning ahead of presenting the Union Budget, as part of tradition.

Post Published By: DN Bureau

Updated : 1 February 2019, 10:32 AM IST

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