Nirmala Sitharaman
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Restoration of Hindu places done in all fairness: Sitharaman
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday defended restoration of Hindu places of worship saying they are being done in all fairness and backed by proof, and not an attempt to…
- Business
Direct Benefit Transfer worth Rs 34 lakh cr facilitated by PFMS: Sitharaman
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said Direct Benefit Transfer of Rs 34 lakh crore has been facilitated by the Public Financial Management System (PFMS) and asked accounts officers to…
- Business
Govt will continue with nextgen economic reforms in 3rd term: Nirmala Sitharaman
New Delhi: The Narendra Modi-led government will continue with the next-generation economic reforms to make India the third largest economy in the world, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Tuesday. “The third…
- India
National security was compromised under UPA: Sitharaman
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Friday that national security was compromised under the erstwhile Congress-led UPA government, which ruled the country from 2004 to 2014. Defending the White Paper…
- India
White Paper a ‘political manifesto’, UPA strengthened foundation of India: Cong leader
New Delhi: Congress leader Manish Tewari on Friday called the White Paper brought by the government a “political manifesto”, adding that the UPA enacted Acts like the Right to Information, Right to…
- India
Inherited deeply damaged economy in 2014: FM’s White Paper
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday presented a White Paper on the Indian economy in the Lok Sabha. In the very beginning, the Finance Minister explained the question of ‘why…
- India
‘Tukde Tukde mindset’: FM slams Karnataka Congress govt on funds row
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday lashed out at the Congress government in Karnataka, accusing it of harbouring a “separatist” mindset and spreading a “false narrative” on the issue of…
- Bangalore
Claims Centre not releasing funds to some states ‘politically-vitiated narrative’: FM
New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday came down heavily on allegations that the Centre is withholding funds meant for non-BJP governed states, saying it is a “politically-vitiated narrative” that…
- India
‘Development’ replaces ‘tax’ as most-used word in 2024 Budget speech as LS polls near
Hyderabad: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2024 in the Lok Sabha on February 1. This was an interim budget as the Lok Sabha Election are scheduled in a few…
- India
Interim Budget: Allocation for Minority Affairs Ministry increases by Rs 574 crore
New Delhi: The budgetary allocation for the Ministry of Minority Affairs has increased by Rs 574.27 crore to Rs 3,183.24 crore for 2024-25 as against the revised estimate of Rs 2,608.93 crore…
- Bangalore
Karnataka Congress questions ‘use’ of sending Sitharaman to RS from state
Bengaluru: Karnataka Minister for RDPR, IT and BT, Priyank Kharge asked BJP leaders on Thursday what was the use of electing Union Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman from the state to the Rajya…
- India
FM Nirmala Sitharaman delivers shortest budget speech ever
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday presented her sixth consecutive budget with a speech lasting 56 minutes, her shortest-ever. Sitharaman, who holds the distinction of delivering the longest budget speech…
- India
Defence budget up by Rs 1.72 lakh cr from last year’s allocation
New Delhi: In a modest hike, the government on Thursday increased the defence budget to Rs 6.21 lakh crore for 2024-25 from last year’s allocation of Rs 5.94 lakh crore and announced…
- India
Rooftop solar: 1 cr households will save up to Rs 18K annually, says FM
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said Pradhanmantri Suryodaya Yojana will enable one crore families to get up to 300 units of free electricity every month and help them save…
- India
India-Middle East-Europe corridor is a game changer for us: Nirmala Sitharaman
New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her interim budget speech on Thursday said that the recently announced India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) would be a strategic and economic ‘game changer’…
