The government's asset monetisation initiative under the National Monetisation Pipeline (NMP) 2.0, launched by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday, is expected to increase India's GDP by approximately Rs 40 lakh crore over the next 5-10 years, noted a report by NITI Aayog.
As per the detailed report released by the NITI Aayog, NMP 2.0 targets to achieve Rs 16.72 lakh crore, including private sector investment of Rs 5.8 lakh crore, from monetisation of assets belonging to 12 sectors, during the course of five years (FY26 to FY30).
Addressing a press conference at the customary post-Budget meeting, the Finance Minister said, "Gold is always an investment for households, seen seasonal spikes during festival season. We are watching it, but not seeing that prices are gone beyond certain limit." On IDBI Bank, Sitharaman
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In its chargesheet filed before the NIA special court in Jagdalpur in Chhattisgarh's Bastar, the anti-terror agency has charged the commander of 'Raoghat Area Committee', namely Raje Kange alias Malti alias Nirmala, under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Unlawful Activit
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Leader of Opposition Umang Singhar and other Congress MLAs symbolically carry dirty water in bottles to mark their protest on the occasion. They stressed that the state minister who is MLA from the area should immediately resign from his post.
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman met Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank (ECB), in Munich, Germany, among several other key dignitaries, during her ongoing visit.
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