Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday tabled the Economic Survey of India in Parliament for the financial year 2025-26, setting the stage for the Union Budget, which will be presented on Sunday, February 1. This year, the Budget presentation falls on a weekend.
According to the list of business, Sitharaman will seek permission to introduce a Bill, which proposes amendments to three major legislations governing the insurance sector, the Insurance Act, 1938, the Life Insurance Corporation Act, 1956, and the Insurance Regulatory and Development Aut
According to the List of Business, the Finance Minister will seek the House's leave to introduce the Bill, which pertains to approving supplementary financial requirements for various government services during the current financial year.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is likely to move the Health Security se National Security Cess Bill, 2025 for consideration and passing in the Lok Sabha on Thursday.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said the global economy is facing new and complex challenges arising from the digitalisation of economic activity and the emergence of new financial products, and stressed that these issues require joint action by all jurisdictions.
The 6th Session of the 18th Lok Sabha and the 269th Session of the Rajya Sabha will commence on Monday, December 1, at 11 am, marking the beginning of the Winter Session of Parliament.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said that the vision of Atmanirbhar Bharat is not "an isolationist policy" but rather "a resilient interdependence capable of meeting domestic needs while integrating with global value chains."
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday stated that digital payment adaptability in India has reached 87%, a figure she contrasted with a global average of 60%.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the launch of the Foreign Currency Settlement System (FCSS) at Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City) on Tuesday.
India's National Pension System (NPS) has emerged as a high-performing and cost-effective retirement planning tool, delivering over 13 per cent average annual returns in its equity schemes since inception, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said while addressing the NPS Diwas conference on
Bajwa highlighted the discrepancy between figures announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and those reported by Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema.