The extra spending is on top of the budgeted Rs 34.83 trillion announced for the 2021/22 fiscal year in February
Amount realised in top 100 CIRPs is Rs 2.37 trillion, over 36% of admitted claims
India's strong fundamentals and market size will continue to attract market-seeking greenfield investments, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in a written reply to Lok Sabha
India's continuous wide-ranging reforms make the country an attractive destination for foreign investments, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said while addressing executives of top US companies.
New responsibilities for the finance minister and the home minister indicate the government's focus on privatisation and cooperatives
Sitharaman says platform facilitated 22 billion transactions worth Rs 41 trillion in 2020-21
National Asset Reconstruction Company Ltd's paid-up capital is Rs 74.6 crore
A month after its launch and two weeks after the finance minister reviewed its functioning, technical glitches continue to mar the functioning of the new income tax portal
Sitharaman shared recent policy responses of Government of India to strengthen the health system and economy, including the efficient application of CoWIN Platform
Sitharaman said that India has made this platform freely available to all countries given the country's firm belief that humanitarian needs outweigh commercial benefits.
Sitharaman shared India's successful experience in integrating technology with inclusive service delivery during the pandemic, the Finance Ministry said in a series of tweets.
Sitharaman on Friday emphasised on the role of technology in fighting climate change and called for international cooperation to increase supply of alternative sources of energy and technologies.
The third meeting of G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors is scheduled on July 9 and 10
Telangana IT and Industries Minister KT Rama Rao wrote to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, seeking support for the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in the state amid the pandemic
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Sitharaman on Monday highlighted the slew of measures undertaken to support the economy during the pandemic
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The latest power distribution scheme reflects old structural flaws
Sitharaman said taxpayer base has almost doubled to 1.28 crore in four years of rollout of the historic tax reform and the enhanced GST mop up in the recent months should now be the "new normal"
She also said that the flow of Covid-19 vaccination across the country will be well managed and all states will be taken care of