Tag: Finance Minister
NDA Govt Committed To Doubling Farmers' Income By 2022: FM
Emphasising on doubling the farm income of farmers across the country by 2022, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her 2020-21 Budget speech said that the government has provided 11 crore farmers under Aspirational India programme. ....
Policy To Build Data Centre Parks Across Country Soon: FM
A policy will be set up to build data centre parks throughout the country, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said during her second Union Budget presentation in Parliament on Saturday.....
Budget Shows Delhi Not BJP's Priority: Kejriwal
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Saturday that the Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has proved that the national capital is not in BJP's priority list, as he questioned why people should vote for the saffron party when it has disappointed the city just before the Assembly elections.....
National Recruitment Agency For All Computer Based Exams Soon
Emphasising on creating more employment, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday announced that a National Recruitment Agency (NRA) will be set up for all computer-based examinations for recruitment to non-gazetted government and public sector banks posts.....
FM Nirmala Sitharaman Meets Trade, Industry Bodies, Seeks Upliftment Of NE
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday met with trade and industry representatives, economists and policy experts as part of her Budget outreach programme and said the northeast industries should have all required facilities. ....
Centre To Pay 24% EPF Money For Pvt Firms, Staff For 3 Months: FM
In a major relief for certain private sector companies and their staff, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday announced that the government will make 24 per cent contribution to the Employees' Provident Fund (EPF), 12 per cent each for employer and employee for the next three months. ....
FM Attends 2nd G20 Finance Ministers & Central Bank Governors Meet
Finance & Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman participated in the virtual session of the 2nd G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) meeting on Wednesday under the Saudi Arabian Presidency, to discuss the global economic outlook amid evolving Covid-19 pandemic crisis. ....
Coronavirus: Kerala Is Financially Broke, Says Thomas Isaac
A month after the lockdown, Kerala Finance Minister Thomas Isaac on Saturday said that the state has been reeling under huge financial crisis as all what the state government could raise in April was a mere Rs 250 crores.....
Loan Sanctions Jump To Rs 5.95 Crore In Just Over 2 Months: FM Sitharaman
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said the public sector banks (PSB) sanctioned Rs 5.95 crore in just over two months, between March 1 and May 8, to over 46.74 lakh accounts. The borrowers for the sanctioned loans include MSMEs, retailers, farmers and corporate sectors. ....
Work Offered To 2.33 Crore Workers: Sitharaman
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said, here on Thursday, work had been offered to 2.33 crore wagers in 1.87 lakh panchayats under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act. ....
