Sitharaman announces measures to spur agricultural growth to support ‘Annadata’
Union Minister for Finance Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday announced a slew of measures to spur agricultural growth and productivity, to benefit the 'Annadata'.
Union Minister for Finance Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday announced a slew of measures to spur agricultural growth and productivity, to benefit the 'Annadata'.
Union Minister of Finance Nirmala Sitharaman, while presenting the Budget 2025-2026 in Parliament today, said the Government will set up an Urban Challenge Fund of Rs one lakh crore to implement the proposals for ‘Cities as Growth Hubs’, ‘Creative Redevelopment of Cities’ and ‘Water and Sanitation’ announced in the July Budget.
Union Minister for Finance Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday announced that the possibility of a 'Deep Tech Fund of Funds' will be explored to catalyse the next generation start ups.
The Finance Minister informed the Lok Sabha that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has been successful in recovering assets from several high-profile economic offenders.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said that India has undertaken a host of process and governance reforms over the last 10 years for more investor-friendly engagement.
Responding to the Congress leader's allegations in the Lok Sabha, Sitharaman said, "Adhir ji, please understand I don't have the right to change as per my whims and fancies, that I like a state or another state, it is against my party politics. No way, I have no role. I would have to follow rules 100 per cent, and that's what I have done."
In her last Budget before the Lok Sabha elections, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday laid down the strategy for ‘Amrit Kaal’.
On the financial front, Sitharaman said that the government was conscious about its debt position.
The Finance Minister expressed happiness over the fact that under India's presidency, G20 has given the world a glimmer of hope, especially at a time when one thinks that multilateral institutions can't take any decisions and deliver.
The annual meetings are customarily held in Washington DC for two consecutive years and in another member country in the third year.
