Highlighting that 'India's Constitution has stood the test of time', the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Monday slammed the Congress for brazenly amending the Constitution from time to time to help the family and dynasty.
Lashing out at Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi over his remarks on state-run banks, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said he has a penchant for making baseless statements.
In a series of lengthy tweets, FM Sitharaman said that Rahul Gandhi’s penchant for making baseless statements is on full display, yet again.
The Minister said the industry will have to realign its policies keeping in mind political and strategic decisions of the country.
The government plans to appoint 2 lakh Bima Sakhis or insurance agents over the next three years, starting with 25,000 appointments this year, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said at an event in this Haryana city.
She said the changes proposed through the Bill will strengthen governance in the sector and enhance customer convenience.
The Mahayuti alliance, which comprises the BJP, Shiv Sena (Shinde), and the Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar), is yet to finalise its chief ministerial candidate despite marathon meetings among its constituents.
Amid the ongoing suspense over the selection of the chief minister of Maharashtra, the BJP on Monday appointed former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani and Union Finance Minister Minister Nirmala Sitharaman as the saffron party's Central Observers for the state.
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.
An official spokesman said that the LG discussed the Centre's decision to revise the budget allocation for the capital component to UT Ladakh for the current financial year 2024-25 with the finance minister.
