"PSBs were treated as 'ATMs' for their cronies and shady businessmen. It was actually during the UPA regime when bank employees were harassed and forced to give loans to cronies through "phone banking" by the then Congress-led UPA Govt functionaries," Sitharaman said.
Organized by the Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), the forum brought together key stakeholders to deliberate on the theme of decadal priorities for the global economy.
Sitharaman said, "The attempt, both of industry and governments everywhere should be to restore some global calm, restore some normalcy, talk, sit and discuss, War sud be avoided, disruptions should be avoided, they are the main cause for disruptions in food value chains. Inflation globally
Takin to social media X, Sitharaman wrote in a post that Krishna made invaluable contributions to public life and served with distinction as the Chief Minister and the Union Minister of External Affairs.
"Since 2017-18, the recruitment of women agents has also been undertaken. In 2017, there were 6 lakh women agents, which increased to 7.45 lakh agents by 2023," she said.
It is expected that the function will be graced by Haryana Governor Bandaru Dattatreya, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, and select Ministers from central government and state government.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chaired another pre-Budget meeting, this time with the stakeholders from Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, to gather their inputs and suggestions for the upcoming Budget for 2025-26.
On Saturday, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chaired a pre-Budget meeting with various farmer associations and leading agricultural economists to gather their inputs and suggestions for the upcoming Budget.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chaired the second Pre-Budget Consultation meeting on Saturday with representatives from various farmer associations and prominent agricultural economists in the national capital.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma met Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal at his official residence here and extended an invitation to the Union Minister to attend the Advantage Assam Summit 2.0 in Guwahati in February next year.