Tag: Sitharaman
Back To Business: Javadekar Reviews Work, Patel Talks Of Training Hotel Staff
According to the Prime Minister's intructions, all ministers of the Narendra Modi cabinet went back to their ministries on Monday physically, to resume work that was so far being done from home through video conferencing, in wake of the coronavirus outbreak.....
Don't Twist Facts, Congress Hits Back At Sitharaman
The Congress has hit back at the Finance Minister who alleged that the party is misleading on facts on the issue of wilful defaulters. Congress Chief Spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said that Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is twisting facts instead of giving answers.....
Easing Covid Woes: More MGNREGS Days, Social Spending Announced
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced eased corporate regulations, greater private participation in the economy and increased social spending budget to mitigate the economic fallout of Covid-19 outbreak.....
Budget 2022: FM Sitharaman Tables Economic Survey; GDP Estimate For FY23 Is At 8-8.5%
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday tabled the Economic Survey in Parliament along with the statistical Appendix. The Economic Survey has provided details pertaining to the state of the economy ahead of the Union Budget for the fiscal year beginning April 1, 2022. ....
Digital Rupee: India's Own Digital Currency To Come Soon, FM Sitharaman Makes Big Announcement In Budget Speech
Digital rupee will be issued using blockchain and other technologies by RBI starting 2022-23. This will give a big boost to the economy, says FM Nirmala Sitharaman while presenting the Budget 2022. ....
Agriculture Budget 2022: FM Sitharaman Announces Rs 2.37 Crore Provision For Direct Payment Of MSP
On the backdrop of the almost year-long agitation against the three contentious farm laws that were repealed, and the continued demand for increasing MSP for all farmers, the Centre on Tuesday announced a provision of Rs 2.37 crore for direct payment for MSP value in the Union Budget 2022-23. ....
Sitharaman, Jaishankar Defend India Buying Russian Oil
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Friday defended the purchase of cheap Russian oil even as sanctions have been imposed on Moscow following its military attack on Ukraine. ....
FM Sitharaman Raises Fears Cryptocurrency Could Be Used To Fund Terror
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday raised doubts about the size of the cryptocurrency market worldwide and stressed the need for a regulatory mechanism acceptable to all countries to prevent its use to launder money and fund terrorism, which, she said, were big concerns for India.....
Nirmala Sitharaman On India-US Ties: 'Can Choose A Friend, Not Neighbour'
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, who has been in the United States this week, on Friday spoke of the Washington-New Delhi ties in context of India's geography, stressing that " a friend can't be weak".....
India Maintained Post-pandemic Growth Momentum, Says Sitharaman
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said that India has maintained accelerated growth momentum, after the contraction in 2020, by balancing the immediate needs of the economy with long-term structural reforms. ....
