Fri, Jan 26, 2024
The top members of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's team spearheading the budget-making exercise in the ministry include Sanjay Malhotra, the Revenue Secretary, Ajay Seth, Secretary of the Department of Economic Affairs, Tuhin Kanta Pandey, Secretary of the Department of Investment and Public Asset Management, Vivek Joshi, Secretary of the Department of Financial Services and V Anantha Nageswaran, the Chief Economic Advisor.
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Thu, Jan 25, 2024
RBI began the pilot project wholesale CBDC and picked up nine banks -- State Bank of India, Bank of Baroda, Union Bank of India, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, YES Bank, IDFC First Bank, and HSBC.
Wed, Jan 24, 2024
The government is likely to announce a substantial increase in the agricultural credit target to Rs 22-25 lakh crore for the next fiscal and ensure every eligible farmer has access to institutional credit.
Mon, Aug 23, 2021
Union Finance Minister will launch the National Monetisation Pipeline (NMP) today at National Media Centre, New Delhi.
Thu, Aug 12, 2021
Speaking at the CII annual conclave Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that the government is undertaking all the "necessary rigorous" work to complete the planned privatisation processes by the end of this financial year.
Wed, Jul 28, 2021
According to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, the bill will increase insurance amount on each depositor's bank deposit to Rs 5 lakh in both principal and interest.
According to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, changes are being made in 'Companies Act', decriminalising many sections and improving the 'Ease Of Doing Business' for companies.
Mon, Jun 28, 2021
On Monday, while addressing the media at the , Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman made an announcement of Rs 23,220 crore more for Public Health. The Finance Minister has also made announcements of certain other initiatives and schemes that will be undertaken.
To help revive the economy affected by Covid-19, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday, June 28 announced slew of measures. The Finance Minister said that an additional amount of Rs 14,775 crore will be provided which will include Rs 9,125 core additional subsidy for DAP and Rs 5,650 crore additional subsidy for NPK based complex fertilizer.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday announced that the government will issue the first 5 lakh tourists visas "free of charge" once visa issuance process is restarted. The announcement was made during a media briefing where Sitharaman announced 8 relief measures in the wake of Coronavirus Pandemic.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will hold a press conference at 3 pm today, the official Twitter Handle of Ministry of Finance tweeted.
Wed, Jun 23, 2021
To discuss the issues on the new ITR e-filing portal, a meeting was held between the senior officials of the Finance Ministry and Infosys, the vendor that provided this solution on Tuesday, June 22, 2021. The meeting was presided over by the Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman.
Thu, Jun 17, 2021
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has invited written representations regarding the issues/glitches on the new Income Tax Portal on the email address fmo@nic.in latest by 7 pm on Friday, June 18, 2021.
Fri, Nov 13, 2020
The government announced measures focused on job creation, reducing distress in stressed sectors, income tax relaxation for home buyers, and capital spending. While these measures have projected benefits of a whopping Rs 2.65 tn, the fiscal cost is likely to be Rs 1.26 tn (0.7% of GDP). Given that expenditure growth until now has been muted and our estimates had factored in additional spending.
Tue, Jul 28, 2020
Prime minister Narendra Modi will chair the meeting with bankers. This meeting will held tomorrow , FM Niramala Sitharaman may also present in the meeting
Thu, Jun 18, 2020
Today in News Live you will get big news such as FM Nirmala Sitharaman holds a press conference on garib kalyan yojana. Indians protest against chinese goods.
Wed, May 13, 2020
FM announced to infuse Rs 50,000 crores liquidity by reducing rates of TDS, for non-salaried specified payments made to residents, and rates of Tax Collection at Source for specified receipts, by 25 percent of the existing rates. FM holds a press conference today to clarify the package
Fri, Feb 28, 2020
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman asked public sector banks to make accounts of all tea garden workers in Assam.
Thu, Feb 27, 2020
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has asked public sector banks not to overlook the need of personal touch while dealing with customers.
Fri, Aug 30, 2019
Sitharaman said that this consolidation of banks will have 82% business, rest will vest with others.
Fri, Aug 23, 2019
On Friday, during a presser at the Finance Ministry, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharman said that starting ‘Vijay Dashami’ that there’d be ‘faceless scrutiny’ of businesses.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Friday that India is rapidly transforming into a new economy in the globalised world, which calls for strict regulatory compliances by Indian corporates and multinational corporations. Watch this video to know more.
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