Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said the cost of insurance to the policy holder is expected to come down if the GST Council recommends a reduction in GST rate on health and life insurance policies.
Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena has written to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman regarding a proposal where vehicles with a history of violations, including speeding, reckless driving, or other traffic offences, would be required to pay higher insurance premiums.
NPS Vatsalya is a pension scheme designed for minors. This initiative was rolled out across 75 locations nationwide with over 250 PRANs (permanent retirement account numbers) being allocated to young subscribers.
The Congress president alleged that the BJP-led government at the Centre is only committed to benefiting Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “crony friends”.
At a meeting conducted to review the performance of Public Sector Banks (PSBs) on Monday, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman discussed a range of issues including financial parameters, deposit mobilisation, digital payments and cyber security framework.
The allocation to the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for FY 2024-25 is higher by approximately Rs one lakh crore (18.43 per cent) over the allocation for FY 2022-23 and 4.79 per cent more than allocation of FY 2023-24.
E-vouchers would be given for this purpose directly to one lakh students every year at an annual interest subvention of 3 per cent of the loan amount.
Delhi Mayor Shelly Oberoi on Saturday requested Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to release central government funds for the development and maintenance of the city.
Audio series platform Pocket FM on Monday announced it has completed its first ESOP (employee stock ownership plan) buyback worth $8.3 million.
"These are energy, mineral and cement corridors, port connectivity corridors, and high traffic density corridors," Nirmala Sitharaman said.
