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
Last Updated: February 03, 2024, 00:11 IST Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman. (Image: News18) Asked why the government has seemingly underperformed in the disinvestment of public sector undertakings (PSUs), the finance minister said that issue needs to be put into the frame laid by her in the matter of public sector enterprise policy One of … Read more
Last Updated: February 02, 2024, 20:30 IST FM Nirmala Sitharaman said the agencies take a lot of time to make their cases compact and ready. (PTI File) “If a survey or a search happens, tell me if they have come empty-handed. Rooms full of cash, at a time when we are talking about common man … Read more
The government is planning to set up more medical colleges by utilizing existing hospital infrastructure. For this purpose, it will be setting up a committee to examine the matter, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said today while presenting the interim Budget for 2024-2025. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said while presenting the Interim Budget 2024-25 that … Read more
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman (ANI) New Delhi: The budgetary allocation for the Ministry of Minority Affairs has increased by Rs 574.27 crore to Rs 3,183.24 crore for 2024-25 as against the revised estimate of Rs 2,608.93 crore in 2023-24. The budget allocation for the ministry was Rs 3,097.60 in 2023-24. However, the revised estimate … Read more
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her Interim Budget allocated ₹47619.77 cr to the Education Ministry’s Department of Higher Education for FY 24-25. Finance Minister highlighted that female enrolment in higher education increased by 28 percent and that in STEM courses stands at 43 percent which is one of the highest in the world.(Sanchit Khanna/ Hindustan … Read more
India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman during the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India, on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024. | Photo Credit: Bloomberg The Finance Minister presented her sixth budget today. Her announcements ranged from railways, tourism, healthcare, technology, aviation, green energy, aquaculture, housing, and more. With regards to taxation, no changes were announced to … Read more
