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Govt puts bank staff performance-linked incentive scheme on hold ahead of strike

September 8, 2026 admin

Commuters ride past a State Bank of India (SBI) branch in Bengaluru | Photo Credit: AFP The Ministry of Finance has said that it has decided to keep in abeyance the performance-linked incentive (PLI) scheme it had initially planned for 2025-26 for public sector bank employees, following a meeting between Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and…

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Green measures announced by Finance Minister in Interim Budget

February 1, 2024 admin

Image for representation only | Photo Credit: AP While presenting the interim budget for 2024, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a set of measures to boost the green economy and the blue economy Among other measures pertaining to finance and infrastructure, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman also announced some green initiatives and steps which will be…

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Budget 2024 Highlights: Interim Budget 2024 Key Highlights

February 1, 2024 admin

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman poses for photographs before presenting the Interim Budget 2024 in New Delhi on February 1, 2024. | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar FM Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Interim Budget in the Lok Sabha today. Earlier in the morning, the Union Cabinet met and approved the Budget. Also Read |Budget 2024…

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Budget 2024: Three new economic corridors for railways, says Finance Minister in speech

February 1, 2024 admin

Energy, mineral and cement corridor, a port connectivity corridor and a high traffic density corridor will be set up, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in her Budget speech | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Touching upon measures that will be taken to expand India’s railway infrastructure, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced three major railway economic corridors….

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Budget 2024: DBTs totalling Rs 34 lakh crore resulted in savings of Rs 2.7 lakh crore to govt: Finance Minister in Budget Speech

February 1, 2024 admin

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents the Interim Budget 2024 in the Lok Sabha, at Parliament House in New Delhi, Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI Direct Benefit Transfers (DBTs) through Jan Dhan accounts, totalling up to Rs 34 lakh crore, have translated into savings of Rs 2.7 lakh crore for the government,…

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