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India to be fastest growing economy among G-20 nations in 2024, all big ra
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
On Saturday, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in an event at Mumbai that India will grow over 8 per cent in the January-March quarter of 2024. The country has become the 5th largest economy of the world and the Modi government has pledged to make it the 3rd largest by 2027.
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We were able to make payment of around Rs 26,000 despite Centre-state row:
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Kerala Finance Minister KN Balagopal said that the state government has successfully completed the payments even though there were financial constraints, including arguments between the state and union government.
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Lok Sabha Polls: Rajnath Singh to lead BJP's Election Manifesto Committee
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
BJP president JP Nadda announced the 27-member committee which will be headed by defence minister and former BJP chief Rajnath Singh.
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Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman takes on Kerala govt at NDA election con
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman launched an attack on the Communist Party of India (Marxist)-led government in Kerala during an election convention organised by the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Thiruvananthapuram on Thursday.
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"Three continuous quarters we have had more than 8 per cent growth", says
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Nirmala Sitharaman said, "Three continuous quarters, we have had more than 8 per cent growth. 8.3 was quarter three."
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"For elections, people support needed, not money": DMK reacts to Nirmala S
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
"Probably the finance minister is running away from contesting the elections, giving flimsy reasons. For contesting elections, you don't need money, you need the support of people, which she doesn't have," Annadurai said.
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"Don't have that kind of money to contest": Nirmala Sitharaman opts not to
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
"But I don't have that kind of money to contest, I also have a problem because whether it is Andhra Pradesh or Tamil Nadu, there is also going to be a question of various winability criteria that they use, are you from this community or from that religion. I said no I dont think I am goin
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'Several summons, but no appearance': Nirmala Sitharaman weighs in on Kejr
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has slammed Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who is currently in ED custody, for skipping as many as eight summons by the central enforcement agency, in connection with the alleged scam linked to now-withdrawn Delhi excise policy.
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"Congress prefers that poor shouldn't have pensions," Niramala Sitharaman
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
eacting to Jairam Ramesh's remark that the Atal Pension Yojana is a "poorly designed scheme," Union Finance Minister Niramala Sitharaman on Tuesday slammed the Congress General Secretary and said that the Congress prefers that the poor should not have pensions so that they are forced to rely
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5.26 lakh people benefitted from Atal Pension Yojana in Bengaluru: Sithara
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Speaking at an informal interaction organised by the Thinkers Forum here, Sitharaman said, "The Atal Pension Yojana has benefitted 5.26 lakh poor people aged 60 and above in Bengaluru, alone. As many as 1.95 lakh houses have been sanctioned for urban and rural pockets within Bangalore, and a
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"Every penny due for Karnataka given on time": Sitharaman denies Cong clai
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
In a push-back against allegations of fiscal bias against Congress-ruled Karnataka and non-provision of funds, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Sunday every penny due to the state is accounted for and was released on time.
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Housing for all: About 3.36 crore houses delivered under PM Awas Yojana so
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Launched on June 25, 2015, PM Awas Yojana will end after extensions on March 31, 2024. The interim Budget of the central government for 2024- 25 tabled on February 1, 2024, by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced 2 crore additional houses in rural areas over the next five years.<
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