Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Union Budget has projected an ambitious revenue deficit target of 2.9 per cent for the next financial year compared to the revised estimate of …

Following Union Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman’s Press conference on Wednesday after presentation of the Budget, her colleague and Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw addressing the media laid the roadmap for the …

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that India is moving along to become a $5 trillion. Addressing the customary post Budget press conference. She said that the emphasis points are on …

As many as 50 tourist destinations across the country will be developed as a “complete package”, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman outlined in her fifth Union Budget. Every destination would be …

The Union Budget – the fifth presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman — reflects Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s emphasis on “India first, citizens first.” The feel good Budget has touched …

In  a massive concession to the “hard working” middle class, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today slashed the income tax on various slabs by as much as 25% and raised the …

·       Capital investment outlay for infrastructure projects to be raised by a whopping 33% to ₹ 10 lakh crore, will go up to 3.3% of GDP in 2024 ·       ₹ 2.4 lakh crore For railways, …

Union Budget 2023-24, which will be the last full Budget before the 2024 general elections, will be presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today. The Finance Minister on Wednesday morning …

The Economic Survey tabled in Parliament by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today has pegged India’s GDP growth rate for 2023-24 between 6 and 6.8 per cent. The growth projection is higher …

South Asian countries especially Bangladesh and Nepal will be closely monitoring India’s Economic Survey and the Union Budget this year as the fine prints will directly have a bearing on …

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman along with her ministers of state Bhagwat Karad and Pankaj Chaudhary, other senior finance ministry officials and members of budget press held the customary ‘halwa’ ceremony …

In a major shot in the arm for the Narendra Modi government, the country’s gross direct tax collections during the current fiscal year up to 10th January, 2023 have shot up …

Expect this year’s Union Budget — to be presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in less than a month — to be a growth oriented one with a focus on …

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and United States Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Friday discussed ways to increase cooperation between India and the US amid increasing geopolitical uncertainties. “Our meeting today …

Issues such as global policies, taxation and debt distress will be the focus for India as it gears up to assume the presidency for Group of 20 (G20) countries in …

The ban on foodgrain exports which include rice and wheat is set to continue for long as India looks to prioritise its domestic needs. Not just that. The government is …

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, who attended the 4th G20 meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors, highlighted that India’s economic revival journey has been marked by balancing the immediate …

Indian economic managers are unfazed by the revision of the country’s GDP growth projections. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday slashed India’s growth projection from the earlier 7.4 per …

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said that India is likely to register a growth rate of about 7 per cent this financial year. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reduced …

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will leave for the US to attend a series of events including the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank, the G20 Finance Ministers and …

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today held a review meeting to assess the performance of public sector banks (PSBs) on credit and other welfare schemes for scheduled castes to ensure that …