New Delhi [India], March 29 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said that writing off does not mean "completely waiving the amount" and banks follow up on loans to recover the outstanding dues.
New Delhi [India], March 26 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday rejected opposition allegations against the government over the rise in fuel prices and said that the ruling alliance believes "in lowering the taxes and bringing less burden on common people".
New Delhi [India], March 25 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Friday the payment of around Rs 53,000 crore is pending as Goods and Services Tax (GST) compensation to states for the current financial year.
New Delhi [India], March 24 (ANI): The Lok Sabha on Thursday passed the Appropriation Bill, 2022 authorising payments from the Consolidated Fund of India after demands for grants being guillotined for several ministries.
New Delhi [India], March 20 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Union law and justice minister Kiren Rijiju will travel to Imphal on Sunday to attend the meeting of the newly-elected BJP MLAs in Manipur.
Colombo [Sri Lanka], March 17 (ANI): Sri Lanka's Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksha is expected to meet his Indian counterpart Nirmala Sitharaman this week to discuss USD 1 billion loan that the Indian government agreed to provide and will also share the road map on the utilisation of funds.
New Delhi [India], March 14 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said the removal of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, as many as 890 central laws have become applicable in the union territory.
New Delhi [India], March 14 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Budget for Union Territory Jammu and Kashmir for the financial year 2022-23 in Lok Sabha on Monday.
New Delhi [India], March 13 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will table the Jammu and Kashmir budget for the financial year 2022-23 in Parliament on Monday.
New Delhi [India], March 12 (ANI): Communist Party of India (CPI) Rajya Sabha MP from Kerala Binoy Viswam on Saturday wrote to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and urged her to reconsider the decision to slash the interest rate of EPFO from 8.5 per cent to 8.1 per cent.
Guwahati (Assam) [India], March 10 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said India is getting ready to be on top of the curve in various sectors by using technologies in the next 25 years.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], March 8 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman held an interaction with leading entrepreneurs of IT/BT, Startups and Semiconductor sectors on Monday, said a press release. Dr CN Ashwatha Narayana, Karnataka Minister was also present.