Nirmala Sitharaman
- Business
GST 2.0 will further ease tax compliances and boost economic growth
New Delhi: Goods and Services Tax (GST) is one of the major economic reforms in the last decade in India which replaced the Value Added Tax (VAT) system. It paved the way…
- India
GST cut on health insurance premium deferred, cancer drugs to become cheaper
New Delhi: The GST Council, headed by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, on Monday announced setting up a Group of Ministers (GoM) on slashing the tax rate on life and health insurance, as…
- Photos
In pics – GST Council meeting: 09-09-2024
New Delhi: Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Nirmala Sitharaman chairs the 54th meeting of the GST Council, at Sushma Swaraj Bhawan in New Delhi, Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (PTI Photo)…
- Business
Over 53 crore Jan Dhan accounts opened in last 10 years: FM Sitharaman
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Tuesday that a total of 53.13 crore Jan Dhan accounts for the poor have been opened in the last 10 years with deposits worth…
- Telangana
Telangana dy CM asks Sitharaman for financial aid, resolution of bifurcation woes
Hyderabad: Telangana’s deputy chief minister, Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, met with Union Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman in New Delhi on Saturday, August 24, seeking financial support and the resolution of issues related to…
- Telangana
Telangana CM writes to Centre seeking funds for Telangana
Hyderabad: Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy has addressed multiple letters to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, seeking the funds that were meant for Telangana, but are…
- Business
India’s textiles, garment sector impacted due to Bangladesh unrest: FM Sitharaman
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said that there was some uncertainty in India’s textiles and garments sector following the political turmoil in Bangladesh but it was too early to…
- Politics
Banks must raise more deposits, step up lending: FM Sitharaman
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday urged banks to raise more deposits from the public and step up lending for government schemes announced in Budget 2024-25. Addressing the media after…
- India
FM Sitharaman tables Appropriation (No 2) Bill 2024 in Rajya Sabha
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday introduced the Appropriation (No 2) Bill 2024 in the Rajya Sabha which authorises certain sums out of the Consolidated Fund of India for services…
- Business
Centre moves amendment in LTCG tax on real estate transactions
New Delhi: Listening to the industry’s demand, the government on Tuesday moved an amendment to the Finance Bill 2024, to allow taxpayers select either a 12.5 per cent long-term capital gains (LTCG)…
- India
SFIO probe into Sahara group companies ongoing, says FM Sitharaman
New Delhi: The Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) is carrying out a detailed probe into the matter related to the Sahara group companies and further action will be taken after its report,…