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Govt ready for discussion on price rise in Parliament, says Piyush Goyal
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): Amid ongoing protests and disruptions by opposition parties' leaders in the Parliament, Union Commerce and Industry Minister and leader of the house in Rajya Sabha Piyush Goyal on Tuesday said the government is ready for discussion on price rise and other is
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Overall sharp rebound, recovery of economy reflective of India's resilienc
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 1 (ANI): Presenting the Union Budget, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said that overall sharp rebound and recovery of the economy is reflective of India's strong resilience.
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Budget 2022: Healthcare sector expects substantial increase in budgetary a
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 21 (ANI): Coronavirus crisis has brought healthcare to the focus of priorities for the common people and the policymakers alike. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is likely to give a big push to investments in health infrastructure and provide some other financia
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Some CMs requested for increasing states' capital expenditure: Sitharaman
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 15 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said that some of the Chief Ministers requested for increasing the states' capital expenditure during the meeting today on the subject of economic recovery post-COVID pandemic.
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Nirmala Sitharaman holds meetings with CMs, state Finance Ministers on pos
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 15 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday chaired a meeting of chief ministers/finance ministers of states, via video conferencing on the subject of economic recovery post-COVID pandemic.
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Centre to issue free tourist visas to first 5 lakh tourists after internat
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 28 (ANI): As part of efforts to revive the tourism sector which has been hit hard due to COVID-19, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday announced some measures including free tourist visas to the first five lakh tourists.
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Centre announces Rs 1.1 lakh crore loan guarantee scheme for COVID-19-hit
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 28 (ANI): With a focus on health and medical infrastructure, the Finance Ministry on Monday announced a Rs 1.1 lakh crore loan guarantee scheme for COVID-19-hit sectors. Out of the Rs 1.1 lakh crore, the health care sector will get Rs 50,000 crore, while the others
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Sitharaman says items already exempted from tax listed in Mamata's letter
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 9 (ANI): Responding to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking exemption from duties and taxes on some COVID-related items, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday said the items on the Chief Minister's
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Govt exempts Section 269ST of IT Act for hospitals, other medical faciliti
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 8 (ANI): Granting further relief in view of the pandemic, provisions of Section 269ST of Income-Tax Act, 1961 have been relaxed by the Central government, allowing hospitals and other medical facilities providing Covid treatment to patients to receive cash payments of
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Govt working arduously for smooth co-ordination between states, hospitals
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 23 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said the government is working towards smooth coordination between states, hospitals and suppliers of oxygen and vaccines to give relief to people in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Nirmala Sitharaman receives first dose of COVID-19 vaccine
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 4 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday received her first dose of COVID-19 vaccine at Fortis Hospital in Vasant Kunj.
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Despite COVID-19, govt took up reforms to make India one of the top econom
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 13 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said that the ongoing COVID-19 situation did not deter the Central government from taking measures for reforms that are necessary for sustaining long term growth for this country.
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