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.
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".
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
New Delhi [India], September 28 (ANI): Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said that the duration of several schemes has been extended till December 31 due to COVID-19.
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.
New Delhi [India], September 23 (ANI): The Rajya Sabha passed the Bilateral Netting of Qualified Financial Contracts Bill, 2020 by a voice vote following discussions on Wednesday.