FM Sitharaman to meet PSBs' heads on Apr 23 to nudge them for credit expansion
The upcoming meeting is the first full review meeting after presentation of Budget 2022-23.
Apr 10, 2022, 16:05 PM IST
Decision on banning or not banning crypto to come later, says FM Sitharaman
Sitharaman said, "I am not going to legalise it or ban it at this stage. Banning or not banning will come subsequently, when consultations give me input".
Feb 11, 2022, 13:34 PM IST
Wanted to undertake public expenditure in building infra for modern India, says FM Sitharaman
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that in order to attain growth, the government wanted to undertake public expenditure in building infrastructure for a modern India.
Feb 11, 2022, 12:29 PM IST
Banks sanction loans worth Rs 3.1 lakh crore to MSMEs under ECLGS: FM Sitharaman
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said banks have sanctioned loans worth Rs 3.1 lakh crore under the Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme.
Feb 10, 2022, 21:38 PM IST
News Rush: Heavy snowfall in Turkey, 47 vehicles buried in snow
In this section, you will find the top stories of the day. Segment 'News Rush' is a part of Zee News' important bulletins in which we cover all the important news.
Jan 25, 2022, 09:48 AM IST
News Rush: The budget will be presented on February 1
In this section, you will find the top stories of the day. Segment 'News Rush' is a part of Zee News' important bulletins in which we cover all the important news.
Jan 24, 2022, 11:02 AM IST
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman asks banks to support COVID-affected sectors
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chaired a meeting with chiefs of public sector banks and assessed their readiness to tackle any possible disruptions due to the Omicron variant.
Jan 07, 2022, 18:05 PM IST
India administered over 2 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses today, says Health Ministry
In a massive vaccination drive organized on PM Modi's 71 st birthday, India administered over 2 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses.
Sep 17, 2021, 10:05 AM IST
Finance Minister Sitharaman meets Infosys officials, asks them to fix tech glitches on new I-T e-filing portal
Several stakeholders have submitted written inputs highlighting the issues facing the portal as well as areas that need to be fixed. More than 700 emails detailing over 2000 issues including 90 unique issues or problems in the portal were received in response to the same.
Jun 22, 2021, 22:23 PM IST
NO tax on Black Fungus Medicines: GST Council
The GST Council has now approved the recommendations of GoM on GST rates on COVID relief material. It further agreed to stick to a 5% GST rate on the COVID-19 vaccine.
Jun 12, 2021, 16:56 PM IST
Rising fuel prices is a vexatious issue: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman after petrol hits Rs 100
On Saturday (February 20), Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman gave a statement on rising fuel prices. While expressing her concern on the matter, she said that this is a serious and important issue and both the central and state governments should talk to provide fuel at the appropriate level to consumers.
Feb 20, 2021, 15:42 PM IST
Budget 2021: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman recalls Indian cricket team’s win over Australia in speech
India’s performance drew widespread praise from the cricketing world with Rahane being lauded for his attitude, poise and captaincy. Beyond the world of cricket, the praises have continued to pour in with the likes of Prime Minister Narendra Modi recalling the performance during his Mann Ki Baat programme.
Feb 01, 2021, 13:03 PM IST
Better performance of CPSEs can help economy recover from COVID-19 impact: FM Nirmala Sitharaman
The Finance Minister said that better performance of CPSEs can help the economy in a big way to recover from the impact of COVID-19.
Jul 07, 2020, 20:24 PM IST
FM Nirmala Sitharaman to announce 4th tranche of measures related to Rs 20 lakh crore Atmanirbhar Bharat package
On Friday (May 15) Sitharaman announced the third tranche of measures related to Atmanirbhar Bharat. The third tranche was focused on 11 measures. 8 of them related to infrastructure, agriculture and allied activities and the rest three pertained to governance and administrative reforms.
May 16, 2020, 10:14 AM IST
FM Nirmala Sitharaman addresses the media on the third tranche of economic package
FM Nirmala Sitharaman is addressing the media on the third tranche of the Rs 20-lakh-crore stimulus economic package that will cover agriculture and allied activities.
May 15, 2020, 18:02 PM IST
FM Nirmala Sitharaman to announce 3rd tranche of measures related to Rs 20 lakh crore Atmanirbhar Bharat package
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will address a press conference today at 4 pm at National Media centre to announce the third tranche of the Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan economic package of Rs 20 lakh crore.
May 15, 2020, 08:40 AM IST
FM Nirmala Sitharaman announces second tranche of stimulus package for COVID-19 hit economy
Nirmala Sitharaman on May 13 revealed the first tranche of the mega economic package aimed at uplifting the economy hit by the nationwide lockdown to combat the spread of coronavirus. The FM is announcing the next set of measures under the Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan.
May 14, 2020, 18:04 PM IST
FM Nirmala Sitharaman on Rs 20 lakh crore Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan package
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said the Atmanirbhar Bharat package announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi will spur growth and built a self-reliant India. FM announced to infuse Rs 50,000 crores liquidity by reducing rates of TDS, for non-salaried specified payments made to residents, and rates of Tax Collection at Source for specified receipts, by 25 percent of the existing rates.
May 13, 2020, 18:44 PM IST
FM Nirmala Sitharaman announced lockdown relief package for poor people
FM Nirmala Sitharaman has announced a big relief package Rs 1.7 lakh crore ‘PM Gareeb Kalyan’ scheme aimed at reaching out to the poorest in the crucial time of Lockdown Watch this video to know what are the big announcements
Mar 26, 2020, 15:04 PM IST
Best Moment of Budget 2020, Nirmala Sitharaman recites Kashmiri poem in the Lok Sabha
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Budget 2020 in Lok Sabha, on Saturday (February 1). She recited a poem by Kashmiri poet Pandit Dinanath Kaul. Sitharaman recited a few lines from the poem which was in Kashmiri, along with its English translation, emphasising on 'hamara vatan' (our motherland) with references to the spirit of Kashmir.
Feb 01, 2020, 22:28 PM IST
