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Insurance cover gives security to health workers: Dr Harsha Vardhan
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 26 (ANI): Union Health Minister Dr Harsha Vardhan on Thursday hailed the insurance package for health workers in the country, which was announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today.
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Equity indices jump on Rs 1.7 lakh crore stimulus package to tide over COV
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Mar 26 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices closed over 4 per cent higher on Thursday as Finance Minister Nirmala Sithamran announced a Rs 1.7 lakh crore stimulus package to provide various relief measures for the poor amid downturn caused by the coronavirus outbreak
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Coronavirus: FM Sitharaman announces Rs 1.7 lakh crore relief package for
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 26 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday announced a relief package for the poor and migrant workers amid a 21-day countrywide lockdown to mitigate the impact of coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
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Additional 5 kilograms of rice or wheat, 1 kg pulses to be provided to 80
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 26 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said that 8.69 crore farmers will get immediate help during the lockdown period through direct cash transfers in the first week of April.
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Govt hikes MGNREGA wages to help poor tide over lockdown
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 26 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday announced a wage increase under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) amid the lockdown due to the coronavirus crisis in the country.
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Coronavirus: FM announces Rs 1.7 lakh cr package for poor affected by lock
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 26 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharama on Thursday stated the government is planning to provide a relief package of Rs 1.7 lakh crore to the underprivileged, poor and migrant workers affected by the lockdown amid COVID-19 outbreak. The scheme has been named Pr
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Nirmala Sitharaman to address media shortly
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 26 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is scheduled to address a press conference here at 1 pm today.
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Govt likely to announce economic package this week for tackling COVID-19 d
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 25 (ANI): The government is likely to unveil an economic stimulus package as the country battles to curb the spread of coronavirus, a source from Finance Ministry told ANI on Wednesday.
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Punjab CM terms Sitharaman's announcements as 'inadequate' to address conc
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], Mar 24 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday expressed disappointment over the announcements made by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, terming them as "inadequate" to address the concerns of the people, businesses and industry in the wake of t
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There is need for economic package for daily wagers, says Congress' Naseer
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 24 (ANI): Congress MP Syed Naseer Hussain on Tuesday welcomed the extension in deadline of filing IT return for FY 2018-19 announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and said that there is a need for an economic package for those who earn their living on a daily
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Equities close in the green on hopes of economic package, Nifty IT up 6 pc
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Mar 24 (ANI): After a Monday mayhem, equity benchmark indices extended early gains in choppy trade on Tuesday amid some government relaxations on statutory and regulatory compliance-related issues.
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FM Sitharaman eases business rules to fight COVID-19
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 24 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman unveiled a series of relaxations for statutory and regulatory compliance matters on Tuesday and said the government will soon announce an economic package to absorb the negative impact of the coronavirus epidemic.
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