FM Nirmala Sitharaman unveils Rs 102 lakh crore infra plan to achieve USD 5 trillion target by 2025
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday revealed the government's infrastructure investment plan and said the task forces have identified projects related to Rs 102 lakh crore.
Nirmala Sitharaman holds Pre-Budget consultation with Finance Ministers of State or UTs
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman held the Pre-Budget consultations with Finance Ministers of States and UTs (with legislature) here today.
Finance Ministry updates major steps taken to boost economy in the last few months
New Delhi/IBNS: The government today highlighted a slew of economic measures taken in the last few months on consumption and investment fronts and added that patterns have already started to emerge resulting from these steps, though Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman avoided stating the extent of the impact.
Govt working on income tax rate cuts among other measures to put economy on track: Sitharaman
New Delhi/IBNS: The government is set to introduce more measures, including rationalisation of personal income tax to revive the economy, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Saturday, media reported
Union Cabinet approves Bharat Bond, country's first bond exchange-traded fund
New Delhi/IBNS: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the first exchange-traded fund bond, called Bharat Bond, aimed at strengthening country's bond market and encouraging retail participation, the Finance Minister said on Wednesday.
There won't be any recession ever: Nirmala Sitharaman
New Delhi/IBNS: Countering opposition claims, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman on Wednesday addressed the Parliament and said the country's growth may have dimmed a bit but there will not be any 'receission' ever.
Retail inflation in India rises to 4.62 per cent in Oct
New Delhi/UNI: Driven by high food prices, India's retail inflation increased to 4.62 per cent in October, according to government data released on Wednesday.
Govt sets up 25,000 cr AIF to revive the struggling realty sector in India
New Delhi/UNI/IBNS: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved setting up of a fund in which the government would infuse up to Rs 10,000 crore while Life Insurance Corporation(LIC) and State Bank of India would jointly contribute Rs 15,000 crore to help revive the struggling realty sector, informed Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
Fin Min Nirmala Sitharaman says govt to infuse Rs 10,000 cr into cash-strapped realty sector
New Delhi/UNI: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved setting up of a fund to infuse funds up to Rs 10,000 crore into the realty sector, informed Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
Will further simplify GST to improve India's ranking in Ease of Doing Business: Nirmala Sitharaman
New Delhi/UNI: Buoyed by India's jump of 14 places and reaching at the 63rd place on the World Bank's ease of doing business ranking, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said the government will further simplify Goods and Services Tax, and expressed hope that it will help in further improving India's ranking.
New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said that the global economic risks and imbalances reinforce the need to strengthen global co-operation at the multilateral level, besides governmental initiatives.
Nirmala Sitharaman assures Public Sector Banks in good health, have enough liquidity
New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said that the process of mega merger Public Sector Banks “is going on smoothly” and progressing in the right direction.
PMC Bank: FM Nirmala Sitharaman says RBI taking action
New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman assured depositors of crisis-hit Punjab and Maharashtra Co-operative Bank of fast recovery into the trouble.
FM Nirmala Sitharaman to inaugurate National e-Assessment Centre of Income Tax Department tomorrow
New Delhi: The Income Tax Department is ushering in a paradigm shift in its working by introducing faceless e-assessment to impart greater efficiency, transparency and accountability in the assessment process. There would be no physical interface between the tax payers and the tax officers.
Nirmala Sitharaman to inaugurate National e-Assessment Centre of Income Tax Department tomorrow
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IBNS): The Income Tax Department is ushering in a paradigm shift in its working by introducing faceless e-assessment to impart greater efficiency, transparency and accountability in the assessment process.