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FM Nirmala Sitaraman visits farm fields in Andhra's Krishna district, inte
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Krishna (Andhra Pradesh) [India], October 7 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman on Wednesday visited the farmers in the Gannavaram Mandal in Krishna district and took stock of agricultural fields in the area.
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Contract farming will not be detrimental to farmers: Nirmala Sitharaman
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh) [India], October 7 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said that contract farming will not be detrimental for farmers and alleged that Congress was opposing agricultural reforms for "political reasons".
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Chidambaram takes jibe at current CEA, compares him with his predecessor
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 7 (ANI): Senior Congress leader and former finance minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday took a jibe at current Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) Dr Krishnamurthy Subramanian for describing Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government as "lost decade".
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Farm Laws were long-waiting reforms, MSP to continue: Sitharaman
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], October 7 (ANI): Amid protests over the recently enacted farm Laws in different parts of the country, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday termed them as long-waiting reforms in the agriculture sector.
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GST Council extends levy of compensation cess beyond 5 years
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 5 (ANI): The GST Council at its 42nd meeting on Monday decided to extend the levy of compensation cess beyond the transition period of five years for such period as may be required to meet the revenue gap.
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Compensation cess of Rs 20,000 crore to be distributed to states tonight:
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 5 (ANI): Several decisions were taken at the 42nd meeting of GST Council held on Monday with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stating that compensation cess collected this year amounting to about Rs 20,000 crore will get disbursed to all states by tonight. Read More
Nirmala Sitharaman to chair 42nd GST Council meeting today
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 5 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will chair the 42nd Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council meeting at 11 am on Monday.
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Nepal appoints former Finance Minister Dr Yuvaraj Khatiwada as ambassador
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], October 2 (ANI): Nepal's cabinet has recommended former Finance Minister Dr Yuvaraj Khatiwada to be appointed as Nepal's Ambassador to the United States, Nepal 24 hours reported on Thursday.
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Sitharaman slams Sonia Gandhi's advice to party-ruled states on farm bills
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 29 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday targeted Congress over party chief Sonia Gandhi's advice to party-rules states to bypass farm laws brought by Centre through legislative measures and said the opposition party in its 2019 Lok Sabha ma
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Farmers' income this year lowest in 14 years, says Cong leader Manpreet Ba
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], September 25 (ANI): Punjab Finance Minister and Congress leader Manpreet Singh Badal on Friday said that though Prime Minister Narendra Modi has stated that the income of farmers would be doubled, it is the lowest in the last 14 years this year.
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Banks sanction Rs 1.77 lakh crore to MSMEs under ECLGS: Nirmala Sitharaman
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 25 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said that around Rs 1.77 lakh crore credit has been sanctioned by Public Sector Banks (PSBs) and private banks to MSMEs and individuals reeling under the slowdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
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Punjab government to continue fight against agriculture bills till last br
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], September 24 (ANI): Assuring the state farmers of that Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh led Punjab government is committed and duty-bound to safeguard their interests, the state Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal on Thursday said that the fight against '
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