Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Highlights India’s Path to AtmaNirbhar Bharat

November 6, 2025 7:33 PM November 6, 2025 7:33 PM

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Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Highlights India’s Path to AtmaNirbhar Bharat

Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs, Mrs. Nirmala Sitharaman today said that the new generation GST reforms have showcased the readiness of citizens to respond to governments who are responsive toward them. Addressing the 12th SBI Banking & Economics Conclave in Mumbai this afternoon, Mrs. Sitharaman said every sector recorded a positive response right from day one.      Talking about the conclave’s theme: ‘‘India’s Quest for Self-Reliance in a Fragmented World Order’, the financ...

FM Nirmala Sitharaman to Inaugurate Key Infrastructure Projects in Assam

November 6, 2025 3:54 PM November 6, 2025 3:54 PM

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FM Nirmala Sitharaman to Inaugurate Key Infrastructure Projects in Assam

  Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will visit Assam tomorrow. During her two-day visit, the Union Finance Minister will inaugurate two major projects in Guwahati and lay the foundation stone of a state university. In Guwahati, the Union Minister will inaugurate the Guwahati Gateway Terminal, a state-of-the-art river terminal, and the Guwahati riverfront project and will also visit the Jagiroad Semiconductor plant site in Morigaon district.    On Saturday, Sitharaman will lay the foundat...

Nirmala Sitharaman comes down heavily on Congress over Tamil Nadu hooch tragedy

June 23, 2024 6:29 PM June 23, 2024 6:29 PM

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Nirmala Sitharaman comes down heavily on Congress over Tamil Nadu hooch tragedy

Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman today came down heavily on Congress over the Tamil Nadu hooch tragedy. She said that 56 people have died and over 200 people are still in hospital in a critical stage, but Congress has not uttered a word against this. Mrs. Sitharaman said, where are Congress senior leaders? She added, that the congress contested elections just because they were assured that they would win. The Finance Minister demanded that this whole matter be given to the CBI for investigat...

GST Council at 53rd meeting decides to roll out Pan-India biometric authentication to check fake invoicing

June 22, 2024 8:51 PM June 22, 2024 8:51 PM

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GST Council at 53rd meeting decides to roll out Pan-India biometric authentication to check fake invoicing

The GST Council has recommended a uniform rate of 12 percent GST on all steel, iron, and aluminium milk cans. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, speaking to the media after the 53rd GST Council meeting held today in New Delhi, also announced that services provided by the Indian Railways to the common man, including the sale of platform tickets, facility of retiring rooms and waiting rooms, and battery-operated car services, will not attract any GST. She said, in a move that will benefit the ap...

Nirmala Sitharaman chairs second Pre-Budget Consultation with financial & capital market experts 

June 20, 2024 5:32 PM June 20, 2024 5:32 PM

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Nirmala Sitharaman chairs second Pre-Budget Consultation with financial & capital market experts 

Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has chaired the second round of Pre-Budget Consultations with leading experts of the financial and capital markets sector and the third round of Consultations with industry leaders and associations in New Delhi today.   The meeting was held in connection with the forthcoming General Budget 2024-25. The Pe-Budget consultation meeting was also attended by Union Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary, Finance Secretary, Secretar...