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Centre should provide MSMEs wage protection assistance, credit guarantee f
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 29 (ANI): Congress leader and former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday said that the Centre should provide two funds of Rs 1 lakh crore each for wage protection assistance and credit guarantee fund to MSME sector to help them tide over the COVID-19 cr
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Pawar writes to PM Modi, seeks 'generous financial package' for Maharashtr
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 26 (ANI): NCP chief Sharad Pawar has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, seeking a 'generous financial package' from the Centre for Maharashtra to overcome the crisis caused in the State due to COVID-19
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Nirmala Sitharaman attends NDB meeting via video-conferencing
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 20 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday attended the 5th annual meeting of the board of governors of New Development Bank (NDB) through a video conferencing here.
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Sitharaman attends plenary meeting of IMF via video-conferencing
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 17 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday attended the Plenary Meeting of International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC), International Monetary Fund (IMF) via video conference.
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WB Finance Minister urges Nirmala Sitharaman to release entire sum of Reve
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 7 (ANI): West Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra on Monday wrote to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman urging to release the entire sum of Revenue Deficit Grant provided by the 15th Finance Commission to the state of Rs 5,031 crores in three instal
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Ajit Pawar urges FM Sitharaman to exempt essential medical equipment from
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 3 (ANI): As the number of coronavirus cases continue to surge, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Friday wrote to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman seeking essential medical equipment to be exempted from GST.
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Sitharaman participates in 2nd virtual meeting of G-20 Finance Ministers
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 31 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday participated in the second virtual meeting of the G-20 Finance Ministers to coordinate efforts to deal with the coronavirus pandemic.
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Punjab CM seeks amendment for utilisation of 14th Finance Commission grant
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Mar 29 (ANI): To combat the COVID-19 crisis, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Sunday urged Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to amend the conditions for the utilisation of the 14th Finance Commission grants for emergency relief in urban
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COVID-19: UDF MP urges Sitharaman to provide insurance coverage to police
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Attingal (Kerala) [India], Mar 29 (ANI): United Democratic Front (UDF) MP Adoor Prakash has urged Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to provide insurance coverage to police personnel and revenue employees in the country who are also in the highest risk of illness in wake of coronaviru
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P Chidambaram terms RBI's moratorium on EMIs as 'ambiguous', 'half-hearted
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 27 (ANI): Former Union finance minister P Chidambaram called the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) direction on the deferment of equated monthly instalments (EMIs) as "ambiguous" and "half-hearted".
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Additional 5 kilograms of rice or wheat, 1 kg pulses to be provided to 80
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 26 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said that 8.69 crore farmers will get immediate help during the lockdown period through direct cash transfers in the first week of April.
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Govt hikes MGNREGA wages to help poor tide over lockdown
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 26 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday announced a wage increase under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) amid the lockdown due to the coronavirus crisis in the country.
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