Nirmala Sitharaman

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

New Delhi : Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday highlighted the key thrust areas outlined in the Union Budget and the expectations from the financial sector. She gave these directions while addressing the central board of…

New Delhi : Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said that regulators in India are quite experienced and experts in their domain. She said this when asked to react to Supreme Court's observation on the Hindenburg-Adani group…

New Delhi : Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman was all fire and brimstone as she took on the opposition in Lok Sabha over lack of adequate funds for minorities welfare, MGNREGA and farmers, saying that it is wrong to say that the…

New Delhi : During a virtual meeting with IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said that debt discussions will be at the forefront during the forthcoming meeting of the G20 Finance Ministers…