Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman would attend the annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank during her 10-day official visit to the US and Mexico, which begins on Wednesday. FM will also take part in G20 Finance Ministers & Central Bank Governors meetings, besides bilateral meetings with many countries and organization’s during the … Read more
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has responded to the massive row surrounding her remarks on the death of a 26-year-old chartered accountant working with Ernst & Young, allegedly due to work pressure. Ms Sitharaman had said people need inner strength to handle pressure and this can only be achieved by divinity. Several social media users, including … Read more
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Saturday slammed Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman over the video of a restaurant chain owner apologizing to the union minister during a private conversation after publicly expressing concern about the complexities of GST on food items at a government event. Reacting to the incident, Stalin termed it “disheartening” … Read more
The Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, has held a meeting to review the performance of nine Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Rajasthan. The meeting focused on business performance, upgrading digital technology services, fostering business growth in MSME clusters, and deepening financial inclusion in rural … Read more
The Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, introduced a Bill in Parliament on Friday that would increase the eight-year term limit for cooperative bank directors, excluding the chairman and whole-time directors, to ten years. Clause (ne) of section 5 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 is amended by the Banking Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024, to redefine “substantial … Read more
The full Budget for the year 2024-25 will be presented on July 23, with the Parliament session beginning a day earlier, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju announced on Saturday. The Parliamentary Affairs minister said the Budget session will begin on July 22 and is scheduled to end on August 12. Hon’ble President of India, on the … Read more
Following her reappointment as head of the Ministries of Finance and Corporate Affairs, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman reaffirmed on Wednesday that the government is fully dedicated to guaranteeing “ease of living” for its residents and will keep taking additional actions in this direction. She said that the reforms undertaken since 2014 will continue, further … Read more
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said she declined the BJP’s offer to contest elections pleading that she did not have the ‘kind of fund’ required to contest the Lok Sabha polls. BJP President JP Nadda gave her the option to contest either from Andhra Pradesh or Tamil Nadu, she said. “After thinking for a week or … Read more
Union minister Pralhad Joshi stated on Tuesday that Nirmala Sitharaman and S Jaishankar might run in the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections. Nirmala Sitharaman and S Jaishankar are two of the most articulate ministers in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s cabinet. They are members of the Rajya Sabha, or Upper House of Parliament. S Jaishankar is the … Read more
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will give a White Paper in the Lok Sabha today, analyzing a decade of the UPA government and ten years of the Narendra Modi government. The paper will be discussed in the House. Ms Sitharaman announced the White Paper earlier, stating that the main goal was to “draw lessons from … Read more
Yesterday, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, the Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, said during her presentation of the Interim Budget 2024–25 in Parliament that the goal for Lakhpati Didi has been raised from 2 crore to 3 crore. The Union Minister stated that eighty-three lakh SHGs, which include nine crore women, are reshaping the rural … Read more
Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, highlighted the motto of ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Prayas’ in the Interim Budget 2024-25 placed before Parliament yesterday, saying that the country is proud of its young who are reaching new heights in sports. Youth in Sports She praised India’s success at the Asian … Read more
On February 1, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will unveil the interim Union Budget 2024 for the upcoming fiscal year. This budget will have no big announcements and will serve as a placeholder until the results of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections are announced. The interim Budget 2024 will not feature any substantial policy changes, … Read more
Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, the Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, presided as Chief Guest at today’s opening session of the first-ever three-day Global Conference on Cooperation in Enforcement Matters (GCCEM) in New Delhi. The Global Commission on Cooperative Enforcement in Enforcement Matters (GCCEM) was initiated by the Union Finance Minister in 2022, who emphasized … Read more
Union Finance Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman addressed the Kautilya Economic Conclave-2023, highlighting India’s success in creating Digital Public Infrastructure and financial inclusion. She emphasized the need for committed efforts to tackle global issues like climate financing and global terrorism. Sitharaman also highlighted key takeaways from the G20 Finance Track under India’s presidency, highlighting India’s commitment … Read more