Tag: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

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Despite IMF Projections, India Still Among Fastest Growing Economies: FM Sitharaman

Washington: India remains among the fastest growing economies of the world and efforts are being made to make it grow faster, said Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected a reduced growth rate for India, but the country’s economy is “still growing as the fastest”, she told a group of […]

  • Saturday, 24 April 2021
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Govt committed to doubling farmers' income by 2022: FM

New Delhi: Emphasising on doubling the farm income of farmers across the country by 2022, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her 2020-21 Budget speech said that the government has provided 11 crore farmers under Aspirational India programme. “Under Aspirational India programme, the first point is agriculture, irrigation and rural development. We are committed to […]

  • Tuesday, 20 April 2021
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Task Force On Motherhood Age To Submit Report By July 31

New Delhi: The central government has set up a 10-member Task Force to examine matters pertaining to age of motherhood, imperatives of lowering maternal mortality rate and improvement of nutritional levels. The formation of the Task Force headed by Jaya Jaitly was announced in a gazette notification issued on Thursday. The Task Force will submit […]

  • Friday, 16 April 2021
Bihar Polls: BJP's Manifesto Promises Free COVID Vaccine, 19L Jobs
Bihar Polls: BJP's Manifesto Promises Free COVID Vaccine, 19L Jobs

Patna: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Thursday released the BJPs manifesto for the Bihar assembly polls which promised free COVID-19 vaccine once it has been cleared by the ICMR. It also sought to reach out to the youth with the promise of 19 lakh jobs in the next five years and farmers with the assurance […]

  • Saturday, 10 April 2021
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Banks Acting As Villains For Traders: CAIT To Union Fin Min

New Delhi: The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) on Monday urged Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to prevent banks from entering into an “unholy nexus” with e-commerce companies which is damaging “small businesses”. In a communication sent to Sitharaman, it expressed serious concern over granting of 10 per cent cash back or discount by […]

  • Friday, 09 April 2021
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