Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has urged the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) to ensure that the capital expenditure (Capex) target for the financial year 2024-25 is met within the stipulated timeframe.
Citing the example of a restaurant owner of Coimbatore who reportedly apologised to Union Finance Minister Sitharaman over asking a question relating to GST, Priyanka Gandhi claimed that when a small businessman asks questions from the government, he gets 'humiliated'.
The discussions took place with Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Union Minister for Heavy Industries, H.D. Kumaraswamy, and Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. Each meeting addressed critical areas where Karnataka seeks enhanced support and collaboration to drive its industrial a
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the announcement of Thiruvalluvar Cultural Centre to be opened in Singapore.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chaired a review meeting on the Budgeted capital expenditure for the Ministry of Road, Transport and Highways and the Department of Telecom, Ministry of Communication, in New Delhi, on Tuesday.
The Ministry of Finance posted on X, "The leaders discussed boosting India-Singapore Strategic Partnership by focusing on key areas like #digitalisation, #GreenInitiatives, and #SkillDevelopment. FM Smt. @nsitharaman appreciated President Mr. @Tharman_S for being a strong proponent of mul
The Ministry of Finance took to X and posted, "Union Finance Minister Smt. @nsitharaman met former FATF President Mr. T. Raja Kumar, in Singapore, today. The Union Finance Minister congratulated Mr. Raja Kumar for completing a successful tenure as the President of FATF @FATFNews . FM Smt.
Leading the Indian delegation are Union Ministers Piyush Goyal (Commerce and Industry), Nirmala Sitharaman (Finance and Corporate Affairs), Subrahmanyam Jaishankar (External Affairs), and Ashwini Vaishnaw (Railways, Information and Broadcasting, and Electronics and Information Technology).
In a significant decision, the Centre on Saturday approved the Unified Pension Scheme (UPS), which provides an assured pension, a minimum pension and an assured family pension.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal and Union Minister of Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw will participate in the meeting.