Tag: Finance Minister
Sitharaman 2nd Woman Finance Minister After Indira Gandhi
After being the second woman Defence Minister, the first being Indira Gandhi, Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday became the second woman to head the Finance Ministry, after the former Prime Minister. ....
Inflation Turned From Volatile To Stable In 5 Years: Economic Survey
The Economic Survey 2018-19 said that India's inflation scenario transitioned from its high and volatile levels to a low and stable condition in the last five years. ....
Cabinet May Relax FDI In Retail, Okay Ordinance To Roll Back FPI Surcharge
The Union cabinet in its meeting on Wednesday would take up proposals to relax foreign direct investment (FDI) in various sectors, including single brand retail and digital media, as announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her maiden Budget last month.....
Will Make Amendments If They Help In Better Regulation: FM
Facing flak from several quarters on the PMC Bank fraud case, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said that if amendments help in better regulation, the Centre would go ahead with the required legislative procedure.....
Haryana BJP To Elect Legislature Party Leader On Saturday
A meeting of the Haryana BJP Legislature Party will be held on Saturday to elect a leader, a senior party leader said on Friday.....
Big Ticket Strategic Sale Of BPCL, CONCOR, SCI, Among Others
Pushing the pedal on its disinvestment programme, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Wednesday approved strategic disinvestment in five large public sector undertakings (PSU) -- BPCL, CONCOR, SCI, THDC and NEEPCO -- along with change in management control in these companies.....
Chidambaram Walks Out Of Tihar Jail After 106 Days
Former Finance Minister and senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram, who was lodged in Tihar jail in connection with the INX Media case, was on Wednesday released after 106 days in prison after granted bail by the Supreme Court.....
Budget Proposes Rs 8,000 Crore Boost For Quantum Tech
Giving a huge boost to adoption of emerging technologies, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday proposed to provide an outlay of Rs 8,000 crore for commercial application of quantum computing like in Blockchain over the next five years under the 'National Mission on Quantum Technologies and Applications'.....
Rs 30,000 Crore Special Liquidity Scheme For NBFCs, HFCs And MFIs: FN
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday announced a Rs 30,000 crore special liquidity scheme for non-banking finance companies (NBFCs), housing finance companies (HFCs) and micro-finance institutions (MFIs). ....
Budget 2021: Agriculture Infrastructure Fund To Be Available For APMC Mandis, Says FM Sitharaman
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman made a major announcement in the Union Budget 2020-21 related to the agriculture sector on Monday, saying that the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund would also be available for Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) mandis. ....
