Page 43 - Latest Updates on Nirmala Sitharaman
Lok Sabha to meet at 10 am on Saturday instead of 4 pm: Speaker Om Birla
FM to reply on Budget discussion
 "Lok Sabha to meet at 10 am on Saturday instead of 4 pm: Speaker Om Birla")
Top headlines: Govt, Twitter get SC notice, Chanda Kochhar granted bail
Business Standard brings you top news of the evening
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Highest ever spending under MNREGA during FY21: FM Sitharman
Sitharman claimed Modi-led NDA government has removed all ills from the rural-employment guarantee scheme MNREGA
 "Highest ever spending under MNREGA during FY21: FM Sitharman")
Budget 2021 aimed at sustainable economic growth in medium term: FM in RS
Infrastructure creation, continuing reforms, transparency of accounts are features of Budget 2021, says Nirmala Sitharaman in Rajya Sabha
 "Budget 2021 aimed at sustainable economic growth in medium term: FM in RS")
Top headlines: Digital tax proposal may end up in court, Ruia's faith
Amit Shah said the process of granting Indian citizenship to refugees under the CAA, will begin once the process of Covid-19 vaccination has ended. Read top stories with Business Standard
 "Top headlines: Digital tax proposal may end up in court, Ruia's faith")
FM Sitharaman seeks Parliament nod for Rs 6.3-trillion extra spending
Demand includes highest ever net cash outgo of Rs 4.12 trillion in the second supplementary demands for grants
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Don't read 41% share for states from divisible tax pool as 'reduction': FM
Her remarks came in response to a query in Lok Sabha about the allocation by NCP member Supriya Sule
 "Don't read 41% share for states from divisible tax pool as 'reduction': FM")
The public sector has failed but private sector is hardly an inspiration
Though private sector now creates more jobs than public sector, the scale of operations of even the giants in Indian biz has not been big enough to alter employment dynamics the way China has managed
Union Budget for the rich, of the rich, by the rich: Chidambaram
The Congress tore into the government in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday for presenting a "disappointing" budget
 "Union Budget for the rich, of the rich, by the rich: Chidambaram")
Would industry still hail a budget without tax sops if cost of money rises?
Higher interest rates will clip investment plans of companies and could bad news for FM Nirmala Sitharaman who feels she has kept her part of the deal in Budget FY22 by not raising taxes
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Understanding the zero-sum game of the new agriculture infra cess
While the FM has ostensibly got her act right on imposing the levy without punishing the consumer, questions about the share of states, the rate structure and the use of funds remain
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Govt's vehicle scrapping policy may be hobbled by lack of strong incentives
Automakers are counting on the plan to boost sales, which have been smashed by a widespread fall in demand
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Expect to meet Sitharaman on arbitration award next week, says Cairn CEO
Last month, the Edinburg-based firm had written to the govt saying it would be forced to seize Indian government assets if New Delhi fails to pay it $1.4 bn
 "Expect to meet Sitharaman on arbitration award next week, says Cairn CEO")
A steep fiscal correction
With modest revenue effort, the burden of cutting the deficit will fall on a big expenditure contraction
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Cairn Energy CEO Thomson to meet FM next week over arbitration award
Decision comes in the wake of Indian govt's plan to appeal against the award that went against it
Centre's plan to club unviable airports unlikely to enthuse investors
Airport monetisation is a crucial component of the Centre's aggressive asset monetisation plan unveiled by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Budget for 2021-22
 "Centre's plan to club unviable airports unlikely to enthuse investors")
FM's 'Mool Mantra': Can't dodge fiscal deficit, has to be carefully tackled
Sitharaman asserts while govt can give stimulus, long-term infra financing is job of DFIs. Private players in this space will make funding competitive
Govt set to divest stake in defence PSUs Garden Reach, Mishra Dhatu
The government has already invited preliminary bids to sell its 26 per cent stake in BEML along with transfer of management control
 "Govt set to divest stake in defence PSUs Garden Reach, Mishra Dhatu")
Gold exchange blueprint tops Sebi's board meet agenda on February 17
The Sebi board is set to discuss the structure and challenges while setting up a spot gold exchange as proposed in the Union Budget last week
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Govt taking steps to carefully monitor fiscal deficit: FM Sitharaman
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said the government is taking steps to carefully monitor the fiscal deficit, which is estimated at 9.5 per cent of the GDP for the current financial year.
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