Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday announced that the Goods and Services Tax Council has approved the reduction of GST on rice kernels to 5 per cent, exempted life-saving gene therapy from tax, and extended the GST exemption for parts used in manufacturing (SAM).
The Finance Minister informed the Lok Sabha that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has been successful in recovering assets from several high-profile economic offenders.
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.
Despite the not-so-impressive numbers, based on a 2023 UN study, women across the world have been emerging as a formidable force in political fora that has long been overpowered by men.
Union Minister for Finance Nirmala Sitharaman will inaugurate the one-day conference and will also deliver the keynote address.
“It was the government's duty to provide the next generation with a better India, and the third term of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government will continue with its reforms,” she said.
The FSDC discussed various issues related to formulation of strategy for implementing the decisions of the FSDC and the Union Budget announcements.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday tabled a 'White Paper' on the Indian economy in the Lok Sabha which blamed the erstwhile UPA government for the ‘mountain of bad loans’ and ‘double-digit inflation’ in the period before the Narendra Modi-led government took charge.
