Nirmala Sitharaman to address her third press conference today
New Delhi/IBNS: Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will address a press conference for the third time on Friday.
Financial vaccine would revive lives at the bottom of the pyramid: ASSOCHAM president Dr Hiranandani
New Delhi/IBNS: The COVID infected economy got the second dose from the finance ministry and would boost the immunity of some of the most underprivileged sections of the society that is the farmers, labourers, street vendors and the tribals, stated Dr Niranjan Hiranandani, President, ASSOCHAM.
New Delhi/IBNS: India's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said all migrant workers, who received a body blow due to the anti-Coronavirus lockdown, will get free food grains for the next two months.
LIVE: Nirmala Sitharaman gives details of Modi's 20 lakh crore package
New Delhi/IBNS: For the second consecutive day, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is giving the details of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Rs. 20 lakh crore package on Thursday.
Sitharaman announces 3 lakh crore emergency capital for MSMEs: Catch full statement here
New Delhi/IBNS: After Narendra Modi's announcement of a special economic and comprehensive package of Rs 20 lakh crores for Self-Reliant India Movement in the aftermath of Coronavirus pandemic, Union Minister of Finance & Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said that the PM had laid out a comprehensive vision in his address to the nation.
FM Nirmala Sitharaman announces 3 lakh crores collateral-free loans for MSMEs
New Delhi/IBNS: In a bid by the Modi government to fight back the economic impact of COVID-19 outbreak, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday announced several categories of collateral-free loans for Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME)s as a part of the Atmanirbhar Bharat Yojana (Self-reliant India) announced by PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday during his national address.
FM Nirmala Sitharaman begins her briefingÂ
New Delhi/IBNS: Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has started briefing the nation about the details of the Rs. 20 lakh crore economic stimulus package announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his 33-minute address to the nation last night.
What to expect from Centre's Rs. 20 lakh crore economic package: Report
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman at 4 pm on Wednesday will share the details of the mega stimulus economic package worth Rs. 20 lakh crore announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi last night.
Nirmala Sitharaman to share details of Modi's Rs. 20 lakh crore economic package at 4 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman at 4 pm on Wednesday will share the details of the mega stimulus economic package worth Rs. 20 lakh crore announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi last night.
Centre rejects report by IRSÂ officials suggesting Income Tax hike, calls it ill conceived
New Delhi/ IBNS: The Centre has rejected a report prepared by a group of IRS officers that suggested a 40 per cent hike in the income tax rate, a 4 per cent Covid-19 relief cess and imposing a super-rich tax, finance ministry officials have said, reported media.
New Delhi/ IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman met on Thursday to discuss the much-awaited financial package to mitigate the negative impact of COVID-19, said media reports.
CREDAI West Bengal writes to Union Finance Minister seeking reliefs for Real Estate industry
Kolkata/IBNS: The West Bengal chapter of the Confederation of Real Estate Developers' Associations of India (CREDAI) has approached the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for relief to aid the real estate industry in the backdrop of the Covid 19 pandemic.
Greatest emergency since Independence: Former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan over COVID-19 situation
New Delhi/IBNS: Advising the Indian government to spend more on poor to manage the crisis caused by the Novel Coronavirus, former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Raghuram Rajan has said the pandemic virus is the "greatest emergency since Independence".
RBI measures will give 'much-desired relief', says Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
New Delhi/UNI: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday welcomed the RBI announcement of massive 75 basis points cut in repo rates as a measure to counter the economic slowdown caused by the Covid-19 pandemic and maintained that three month moratorium on payments of term loan instalments and interest on working capital will give much-desired relief.
COVID-19: FM Sitharaman announces mega package for health workers, farmers, poor people
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday came out with a mega package of Rs. 1,70,000 crore under "Pradhan Mantri Gareeb Kalyan Scheme" to support health workers, poor people, farmers, women and other marginalised sectors as the country is in lockdown mode to combat COVID-19.