Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman chaired the pre-budget consultation meetings for Budget 2023-24 held in virtual mode from 21st to 28th November, 2022. The pre-budget meeting were concluded here today.More than 110 invitees...

The Union Finance Minister held the pre-budget consultations with the Finance Ministers of States and Union Territories (with Legislature) here today. The meeting was attended by Union Ministers of State (Finance), Chief Ministers, Deputy Chief Ministers,...

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday inaugurated the 3-day celebrations of the 400th birth anniversary of the 17th century Ahom Army General Lachit Borphukan at Vigyan Bhawan in Delhi.Speaking at the event, Sitharaman congratulated the Assam...

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday urged the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) to scale up investments and mobilise private finance in India's key priority areas like renewable energy, energy efficiency and climate smart technologies.She...

Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs, Nirmala Sitharaman chaired the 5th meeting of the Governing Council (GC) of National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF), in New Delhi, yesterday (17th Nov. 2022) late evening.The GC noted that NIIF...

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday asked the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) to leverage India's attractive investment fundamentals to expand its operations.Presiding over the 5th meeting of NIIF's governing council, she encouraged...

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said that India will continue to rely on the US to address global economic challenges.She made these comments in her opening remarks ahead of the 9th meeting of the India-US Economic Financial Partnership with US...

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said the double engine government is must in the state for the overall development.She told the media here that the Himachal Pradesh government not only implemented schemes of the Central government but...

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday lauded all 12 public sector banks for recording combined net profits worth Rs 25,685 crore in the second quarter of the current fiscal.In a series of tweets, she said, "The continuous efforts of our government for...

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that a fast growing economy like India needs greater investment in coal production and gasification projects. Globally, energy prices especially that of gas is going up. Launching the 6th round of coal mine...

Union Minister for Finance Nirmala Sitharaman stated on Wednesday that for industries which are moving out from China and Europe, Karnataka is the best place for investments.Sitharaman was delivering her keynote address at the inaugural session of the three-day...

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said that climate financing, funding energy transition, developing urban infrastructure and regulating crypto assets would be some of the major agenda items for India as G20 President.India will be assuming presidentship...

Union Minister for Commerce and Industries, Consumer Affairs, Food, Public Distribution and Textiles Shri. Piyush Goyal attended as Chief Guest at the inagural of Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), Kakinada Campus, in Andhra Pradesh today. Union Minister...

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said that despite exogenous threats, India's well-targeted policy mix, accompanied by major structural reforms and sound external balance sheet, have aided its growth to remain resilient.She made these observations...

As the rupee continues with its downward trend against the dollar, touching 82.32 on Friday, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said that she sees the phenomenon as dollar strengthening and not the Indian currency sliding.Addressing a press conference...

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has reiterated that the inflation rate, which is hovering over 7 per cent in India, is "at a manageable level" compared to where some other countries are at present. But anticipating critics, she added that the government...

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has urged the World Bank to avoid a unidimensional view of subsidies and not to lose focus on the internationally agreed basic principle of common but differentiated responsibilities.She made the remarks on Friday during a...

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman shared concerns on key downside risks to the economy owing to slowdown in growth in major economies during a meeting at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) headquarters in Washington D.C.While addressing the Plenary...

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday met Paolo Gentiloni, Commissioner of Economy at EU Commission, on the sidelines of IMF-WBG Annual Meetings here.Both the leaders discussed issues related to global economy and furthering India-EU collaboration during...

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has underlined the significance of technology transformation, which she said, was the main reason behind ensuring good governance in India.Speaking on the topic "Technology, Finance and Governance: The Multiplier Effect" at...