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Every state gets allocation as per density of population: Nirmala Sitharam
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], July 1 (ANI): Amid different statements coming from political leaders over the shortage of vaccines in states, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday clarified the basis of vaccine allocation to states and said every state gets allocation as p
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GST has reduced rate at which people have to pay tax: Nirmala Sitharaman
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 30 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said that the Goods and Services Tax (GST) has reduced the rate at which people have to pay tax and the GST rate at present is only 11.6 per cent.
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Goa CM welcomes Centre's financial package for Covid-hit tourism sector
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], June 28 (ANI): Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Monday welcomed the decision of Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to provide a financial package to revive the tourism sector which has been hit hard due to COVID-19.
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Drop in new COVID infections, strong reforms undertaken by govt, Sitharama
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New Delhi [India], June 25 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday participated in the Global Investors Roundtable organized by the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) through video conferencing which witnessed participation from some of the largest foreign
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Nirmala Sitharaman asks Infosys to make Income Tax portal 'more humane, us
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 22 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday flagged concerns in the new Income-Tax portal in a meeting with Infosys officials and urged them to address these issues.
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'Make it work more realistically': KT Rama Rao writes to Union Finance Min
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Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], June 18 (ANI): Telangana Minister for Information Technology and Industry K Taraka Rama Rao has written to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman urging for a reappraisal of the Aatmanirbhar relief package and make it work more realistically and humanly for
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BJD MP writes to Nirmala Sitharaman, proposes fund sharing norm of 90:10 f
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Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], June 15 (ANI): Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MP Amar Patnaik has written to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, proposing modification in central assistance fund sharing norms to 90:10 ratio for the Aspirational Districts.
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West Bengal demands additional GST compensation of Rs 4,911 cr
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Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], June 15 (ANI): West Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra on Monday said that the state needs to be given an additional compensation (Goods and Services Tax compensation) of Rs 4,911 crores, adding that he had written to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman i
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U'khand CM meets Sitharaman, seeks extension in GST compensation deadline
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New Delhi [India], June 14 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat on Monday met Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and sought the extension of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) compensation deadline by five years.
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GST Council cuts tax rate on Covid essentials
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New Delhi [India], June 12 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Saturday that recommendations of Group of Ministers (GoM) set up to look into tax relief on Covid-19 medical supplies have been accepted by the GST Council.
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Sitharaman chairs meeting to discuss infrastructure roadmap ahead
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New Delhi [India], June 11 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday held a virtual meeting with senior government officials to discuss the infrastructure roadmap ahead.
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Sitharaman meets heads of insurance companies to review progress of PMGKP
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 5 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman met the heads of insurance companies to review the progress made under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package (PMGKP) insurance scheme for health workers fighting COVID-19.
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