Union Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman Guwahati: Completion of projects after laying foundation is the hallmark of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s development model, Union minister Nirmala Sitharaman said here on Thursday. Sitharaman, the Union Finance Minister, claimed that prior to 2014, when the Modi government came to power at the Centre, foundations were laid but projects … Read more
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said Direct Benefit Transfer of Rs 34 lakh crore has been facilitated by the Public Financial Management System (PFMS) and asked accounts officers to further enhance efficiency and transparency of the system. In a written message to the Controller General of Accounts (CGA) and the Indian Civil … Read more
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday raised concern about the law & order situation in Bengal and claimed that Trinamool Congress government in Bengal was depriving the poor of benefits of central government schemes for the “sake of politics”. She slammed the Trinamool Congress government for “poor law and order situation” and “corruption” and … Read more
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman (File image: PTI) FM Sitharaman to review the state of the economy amid global challenges at a meeting of the Financial Stability and Development Council on February 21. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is scheduled to review the state of the economy amid global challenges at a meeting of the Financial Stability … Read more
Last Updated: February 09, 2024, 19:14 IST Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman. (Image: PTI) One of the biggest political takeaways from the White Paper was how ‘aam aadmi’ fared during the Congress-led UPA government After the Congress Party’s ‘White-lie Paper’ remark against the Modi government, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday defended her White Paper … Read more
February 07, 2024 10:36 Congress MP Manish Tewari gives adjournment motion in Lok Sabha, seeks discussion on border situation with China Congress MP Manish Tewari has moved an adjournment motion in the Lok Sabha seeking a discussion on the border situation with China in the Lower House on Wednesday. The MP from Sri Anandpur Sahib … Read more
New Delhi: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Monday that the Centre is not discriminating against any non-BJP-ruled state in the release of funds, as the transfer is based purely on the recommendation of the Finance Commission, and termed the allegation of bias as a “politically vitiated narrative”.The minister was responding to a question from … Read more
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman (Image: PTI/File) The govt has taken various measures like increasing tax revenue buoyancy, enhancing public expenditure effectiveness, commitment to reducing fiscal deficit To bring down the debt burden, the government has taken various measures like increasing the tax revenue buoyancy, enhancing the public expenditure effectiveness, commitment to reducing fiscal deficit and … Read more
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will lead a dharna of Karnataka’s ministers and lawmakers at Jantar Mantar in Delhi on Wednesday on alleged lack of funding support from the Centre as the Congress seeks to make it a major campaign issue and put the BJP on the defensive in the run up to the Lok Sabha polls.The … Read more
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to reply to the Motion of Thanks to the President’s Address in Lok Sabha on Monday. President Droupadi Murmu had addressed the joint sitting of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha on January 31, the first day of the Budget Session.Meanwhile, the Bharatiya Janata Party has issued a … Read more
