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FM's fourth tranche has no fiscal measure: P Chidambaram
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman did not announce any fiscal measure in her fourth tranche of the economic stimulus package, said senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Saturday.
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Chidambaram seeks clarification from Sitharaman on funds allocated for bee
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): Congress leader P Chidambaram on Saturday asked the Centre if the sum announced for bee-keeping and for animal husbandry are subsumed in the Expenditure Budget numbers or additional sums of money.
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They've forgotten poorest classes completely, on way to forgetting middle
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 14 (ANI): Former Finance Minister and senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Wednesday said that apart from a couple of liquidity and regulatory measures, there is no fiscal support for the middle class in the announcement made by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
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Self-reliant economy depends on whether farmers, working-class is self-suf
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 14 (ANI): A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave a call for building 'Atmanirbhar Bharat' (self-reliant India), senior Congress leader P Chidambaram said that a self-reliant economy will depend on whether farmers are self-reliant and working-class are self-su
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Govt is a prisoner of its own ignorance, fears: Chidambaram
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 13 (ANI): Former Finance Minister and senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Wednesday said that except for the "modest MSME package," he is disappointed with announcements made by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and alleged that the government is a prisoner of it
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State finances in dire straits, urgent assistance needed: Chidambaram at C
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 23 (ANI): Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Thursday underlined that finances of states across the country are in "dire straits" amid the coronavirus lockdown, and said that they need urgent assistance.
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Chidambaram supports lockdown extension, questions Centre's efforts on rel
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 14 (ANI): While extending support to the coronavirus lockdown extension, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Tuesday accused the Central government of neglecting the needs of the poor and said that "not a rupee" has been added to the economic package announced to
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We will light 'diyas' but you address economic woes : Chidambaram to PM Mo
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 3 (ANI): Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi must listen to the advice of epidemiologists and economists to tackle India's economic woes.
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Shocking that promised COVID-19 economic task force hasn't been set up: Ch
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 24 (ANI): Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Tuesday took a pot shot at the Centre and said that four days since the Prime Minister's announcement, the COVID-19 Economic Response Task Force under Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has not been set up.
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I'm observing Janta Curfew strictly, says P Chidambaram
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 22 (ANI): Congress leader P Chidambaram on Sunday informed that he is 'strictly' observing Janta Curfew, an initiative called by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to express gratitude towards those who are providing relentless services in a battle against COVID-19, which ha
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Chidambaram supports PM Modi's steps against coronavirus
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 19 (ANI): Former union minister and Congress leader P Chidambaram on Thursday expressed support to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his call to wage a war against coronavirus.
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Chidambaram expects PM Modi to announce total lockdown for 2-4 weeks as pr
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 19 (ANI): As Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to address the nation at 8 pm on Thursday amid a surge in coronavirus cases in the country, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram said it would be disappointed if the former did not announce a total lockdown for
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