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New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday lashed out at the ruling West Bengal dispensation saying Trinamool has become a by-word for exploitation and the party has institutionalised corruption. Stating that there is rampant corruption in MGNREGA and PM Awas Yojana in the Trinamool Congress-ruled state and its cadre has been thriving at the…
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday dispelled concerns over a rise in Goods and Services Tax (GST), saying that there is not even one item on which the rate has been increased after the implementation of GST regime. Intervening during Question Hour in Rajya Sabha, Nirmala Sitharaman stated that GST rates have been…
New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said the Indian economy will continue to be the world’s fastest-growing economy backed by the increase in the government’s capital expenditure in the Budget for 2025-26 and rising consumption levels, especially in the rural areas. In her reply to the Union Budget debate in the Lok…
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The guidelines for withdrawal from NPS accounts are being finalised. (File) New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday launched the NPS Vatsalya scheme, which will allow parents to save for their children’s future by investing in a pension account. Parents can subscribe to NPS Vatsalya online or visiting a bank or post office. The…
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Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman addresses the officers of the Income Tax department from Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh region, in Bhopal. | Photo Credit: ANI Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Tuesday that she wished she could bring down the taxes in the country to “almost nil” but India’s challenges are severe and they…
Congress chief ministers will also boycott the NITI Aayog meeting scheduled for July 27. New Delhi: INDIA bloc parties will stage protests in and outside Parliament today against what they describe as “discrimination” against opposition-ruled states in the recently unveiled Union Budget. The high-level meeting saw participation from several prominent leaders, including the Leader of…
“We should seriously understand the strategy of the Congress,” said Nirmala Sitharaman. (File) Chandigarh: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman accused the Congress on Sunday of “spreading lies and creating a false narrative” against the BJP-led Centre, and asked the party workers to counter this “falsehood” with facts and data. Nirmala Sitharaman said this while addressing…
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Budget 2024: Ms Sitharaman had presented an interim Budget in February. (File) 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…
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Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. File | Photo Credit: ANI Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on May 27 said the Modi Government has reshaped the Union budget in the last 10 years from a mere record of expenditures to a strategic blueprint for equitable distribution. The Minister asserted that the government would continue to maximise the…
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Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman during an interaction with Start-Up and Fintech Entities, in New Delhi, on February 26, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman nudged India’s financial sector regulators to hold monthly meetings with fintechs to address their concerns and mooted a day-long workshop with law enforcement agencies for such firms…