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Nirmala Sitharaman meets World Bank chief David Malpass, seeks greater focus on middle income…
New Delhi : Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday held a meeting with World Bank President David Malpass, where they discussed India's G20 presidency and priorities, Capital Adequacy Frameworks, and addressed debt…
Nirmala Sitharaman meets ADB President Masatsugu Asakawa, lauds support to India
New Delhi : Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday met Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Masatsugu Asakawa, and acknowledged the swift response and support provided by the institution to all its developing member countries,…
Youths investing in crypto: Campaign continues to inform on high risk : Nirmala Sitharaman
Jaipur : Even at a time when the Crypto Bill remains delayed in India, there are thousands of youngsters who are investing huge amounts in the digital platform aiming at drawing bigger returns.
In fact many of these are students who are…
Petrol, diesel can be brought under GST ambit if council takes a call : Nirmala Sitharaman
Jaipur : Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Monday said that petrol and diesel can be brought under the GST ambit if the GST council takes a call. She was in Jaipur to attend the post-budget press conference where she answered at…
Nirmala Sitharaman refuses to provide NPS funds for old pension scheme
Jaipur : Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday refused to give the money kept aside for the New Pension Scheme (NPS) to the state governments for the Old Pension Scheme (OPS).
"If any state takes a decision for some reason…
Entire Rs 16,982 cr GST compensation cess to states to be cleared : Nirmala Sitharaman
New Delhi : Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Saturday that the entire GST compensation cess for June 2022 totalling Rs 16,982 crore will be cleared. She said this while addressing a press conference soon after the 49th meeting of…
Fund allocation for MGNREGA has not gone down: Nirmala Sitharaman
Bhubaneswar : The fund allocation for Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme(MGNREGA) has not gone down, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman here on Friday, adding it is a demand driven scheme and as and when the demand…
Nirmala Sitharaman asks states to expedite formalities to seek GST compensation
New Delhi : Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday came down heavily in Parliament on states complaining about delay in getting GST compensation, saying that rather than blaming the Centre for delay in facilitating the payment, they…
India talking with G20 nations to build norms for regulating crypto mining : Nirmala Sitharaman
New Delhi : Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday told Parliament that India has taken on board the G20 member nations to formulate a standard operating protocol to regulate crypto mining.
Replying to a question on crypto mining…
Too early to gauge spillovers of central bank digital currency : Nirmala Sitharaman
New Delhi : Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday told the Parliament that it is still too early to gauge the spillovers of the central bank digital currency (CBDC), while assailing concerns on whether it would impinge on an…