Finance Minister of India

Nirmala Sitharaman attacks Anti-India Agenda in Washington,says, 'Muslims of India are progressing'

In Washington, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman made a big statement while making a scathing attack on the anti-India agenda and said, 'Indian Muslims are progressing'. While minorities are being oppressed in Pakistan. Know in detail in this report what Sitharaman said.

Apr 11, 2023, 12:00 PM IST

Cabinet Meeting to Take Place at 10:15 am ahead of Budget

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the budget in Parliament House at 11 am today. This year's budget will be the last full budget of Modi 2.0. Employed people are expecting tax exemption from the 2023 budget.

Feb 01, 2023, 08:48 AM IST

Today Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman present the budget in Parliament at 11 am

The first phase of the budget session of Parliament began on Tuesday. The first phase of the budget session will continue till February 13. During this, Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi and President Draupadi Murmu gave an address. Today Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present this year's budget in Parliament at 11 am.

Feb 01, 2023, 08:44 AM IST

AAP And BRS To Boycott President Draupadi Murmu's Address During Budget Session Of Parliament

Budget session of the Parliament is going to start from today. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the budget tomorrow i.e. on 1st Febrauary 2023. The first phase of the budget session will continue till February 13. Whereas the second phase will start from March 13 and will continue till April 6. But before that, Aam Aadmi Party and BRS will boycott the President Draupadi Murmu's address today.

Jan 31, 2023, 11:16 AM IST

Budget 2020: Will Nirmala Sitharaman provide women with special privileges

In this segment of Budget 2020, we will discuss what will Budget 2020 bring for the women. India's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Budget is herself a woman and she can accurately understand the needs of the women of India. So what relief can the Indian women accept?

Jan 30, 2020, 16:08 PM IST

Problem of black money can be tackled by rationalising taxes: Jaitely

 Rationalisation in the rate of taxes and more people coming under the net of banking will help in curbing the menace of black money, said Finance Minister Arun Jaitley

Oct 06, 2015, 11:22 AM IST

Economic Survey recommends huge investment in farm research, warehousing

To boost farm and food sector, the Economic Survey today prescribed huge investment in areas like research, irrigation and warehousing, besides calling for subsidy rationalisation and setting up of a national common market for agri-produce.

Feb 27, 2015, 17:50 PM IST

Opportune time for removal of gold import restrictions: Eco Survey

Citing prevailing favourable factors boosting the country's overall trade performance, the Economic Survey today said it is an "opportune time" to remove restrictions on gold imports.

Feb 27, 2015, 17:39 PM IST

Bring local bodies under cooperative federalism, says Eco Survey

After hiking state's revenue share and creating NITI Aayog, the other policy challenge will be to bring cities and other local bodies under the ambit of cooperative and competitive federalism, says the Economic Survey.

Feb 27, 2015, 17:35 PM IST

Fiscal deficit target of 4.1% to be met in FY15: Eco Survey

The government is committed to fiscal consolidation and will restrict fiscal deficit to 4.1 percent of the GDP in the current financial year, says the Economic Survey.

Feb 27, 2015, 17:31 PM IST

Survey has been made readable like "a blog": Subramanian

"Joining RCEP might help but not fully since the expectation is that the overall standards in RCEP will be weaker than under the TPP and TTIP," the Survey said, adding "in the context of the slowdown in both world growth and India's export buoyancy, any possible exclusion from the mega-regionals would be additionally worrisome".

Feb 27, 2015, 17:18 PM IST

'Weak infra, challenging labour laws affecting India's trade'

Expressing concerns over declining "buoyancy" of India's exports, the Economic Survey 2014-15 today said that weak infrastructure, challenging labour laws and scarcity of skilled manpower are affecting the country's trade.

Feb 27, 2015, 17:11 PM IST

'Infra sector growth marred; has most stressed loans of PSBs'

The infrastructure sector has remained clogged by bottlenecks so much so that it accounted for one of the highest stressed advances by public sector banks, but a slew of steps are on fast-track its growth, says the Economic Survey.

Feb 27, 2015, 17:09 PM IST

Domestic passenger traffic at Indian airports increases: Economic Survey

India`s Economic Survey Friday showed a healthy increase of 7.1 percent in the domestic passenger traffic handled at the Indian airports during April-December 2014-15.

Feb 27, 2015, 17:06 PM IST

Affordable homes, procedural delay major policy concerns

Widening demand-supply gap in the housing sector and solutions for financing affordable homes are major policy concerns, the Economic Survey said.

Feb 27, 2015, 17:02 PM IST

Airport PPP model leads to better infrastructure, revenues

The success of public private partnership (PPP) model in Indian airports has led to a significant improvement in infrastructure and collection of revenues, says the Economic Survey 2014-15.

Feb 27, 2015, 16:59 PM IST

Coal, power, cement lead infrastructural growth: Economic Survey

Compared to the sluggish industrial sectors` growth of 2.1 percent from April-December 2014, coal, power and cement in the infrastructure sector have registered double digit growth in the past few months, the Economic Survey for 2014-15 said Friday.

Feb 27, 2015, 16:42 PM IST

ONGC most profitable PSU, BSNL worst performer in 2013-14

Oil explorer ONGC was the country's most profitable PSU in 2013-14, while telecom major BSNL was the worst performer, says the Economic Survey.

Feb 27, 2015, 16:38 PM IST

Cumulative impact of new reforms could be substantial: Eco Survey

Cumulative impact of new reform measures, such as deregulation of diesel prices, coal ordinance and raising FDI limits, taken by the Narendra Modi-led government could be substantial, says the Economic Survey.

Feb 27, 2015, 16:36 PM IST

Need to create quality education infra to grab futuristic jobs: Eco Survey

India needs to build quality education and skill development infrastructure and a policy especially for higher education to meet requirements of futuristic employment opportunities, the Economic Survey has said.

Feb 27, 2015, 16:33 PM IST