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Borrowing limit of states increased from 3 to 5 percent, will give extra r
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): To deal with the economic fallout of COVID-19, the Centre increased borrowing limit for states from three to five per cent for 2020-21 only, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced on Sunday.
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Sitharaman announces decriminalisation of Companies Act defaults
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): In order to provide relief to the companies amid COVID-19 pandemic, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced the decriminalisation of Companies Act defaults.
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Centre to increase public expenditure on health: Sitharaman
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced that public expenditure on health will be increased and a dedicated hospital block for treatment of infectious diseases will be set up in each district across the nation.
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Govt to allocate additional Rs 40,000 crore under MGNREGS: Sitharaman
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced that the Centre has allocated an additional amount of Rs 40 thousand crores under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS).
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Sitharaman to announce last tranche of economic package today
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): The last tranche of economic package announcement by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will be held on Sunday.
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Long term policy reform made to ensure coal is available at cheaper rates:
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday said that a long term policy reform has been made in the Coal sector to ensure that coal is available at cheaper rates and there's more production.
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Mining sector reforms is huge opportunity for employment, add to GDP: Unio
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): Hailing the reforms in the mining sector announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday, Union Mines and Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi on Saturday said that reforms will bring a huge opportunity for employment as well as to add to the GDP.
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Will opening of defence, airspace to foreign companies make self-reliant I
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): Congress leader Anand Sharma on Saturday hit out at the BJP-led government over the announcements made by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman concerning the Rs 20 lakh crore economic package to make India self-reliant and asked if opening up of defence, airsp
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Military veterans, industry welcome defence reforms, say self-reliance wil
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): Military veterans and the defence industry on Saturday welcomed the defence reforms announced by the government saying it will help remove the tag of being one of the largest defence importers and strengthen warfighting abilities of the country.
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FM's fourth tranche has no fiscal measure: P Chidambaram
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman did not announce any fiscal measure in her fourth tranche of the economic stimulus package, said senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Saturday.
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FM's latest announcements will establish new dimensions of development: U'
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], May 16 (ANI): Hailing the announcements made by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat has said that these measures would establish new dimensions of development.
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Amit Shah says strong, secure, empowered India PM Modi's top priority, lau
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday hailed the announcements made by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the fourth tranche of the Rs 20 lakh crore stimulus package and said that a "strong, secure and empowered India" is Prime Minister Narendra Mo
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