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New Delhi, March 17 Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Tuesday that the Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana has benefited many small entrepreneurs, and Rs 39.48 lakh crore has been sanctioned since the scheme's launch.Under the MUDRA scheme, launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on...

March 17, New Delhi: Today's proceedings in the Indian Parliament will focus on key financial matters and discussions among ministers in both houses. In the Lok Sabha, further discussion and voting will take place on the grants demanded by the Ministry of Railways for the fiscal year 2026-27...

March 16, New Delhi – Proceedings continued in both Houses of Parliament on Monday as the second part of the Budget Session remained in progress.In the Lok Sabha, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stated that the Stand-Up India Scheme, previously extended until March 31, 2025, is being...

New Delhi, March 16 Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Monday that four Special Lok Adalats have been planned for the year 2026 to dispose of pending cases before the District Court Tribunals (DRTs) and the Debt Recovery Appellate Tribunal (DRAT).Responding to a question in the Lok...

New Delhi, March 13 – Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman informed the Lok Sabha on Friday that the country currently holds a robust fertiliser stock of 163 lakh metric tonnes (LMT) for April.This represents a significant 26 per cent increase over the previous year's stock of 128.54 LMT.The...

New Delhi, March 13 Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Friday that the Rs 1 lakh crore Economic Stabilization Fund will help in dealing with the impact of an unanticipated crisis like the ongoing conflict in West Asia.Responding to a debate on the second batch of supplementary demands...

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stated that the government has strengthened the overall macroeconomic framework, which has enabled the nation to absorb economic shocks of various kinds without deviating from the fiscal consolidation roadmap. Responding to the Discussion on...

New Delhi, March 13 Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said the Rs 1 lakh crore Economic Stabilization Fund will provide fiscal space for India to respond to global challenges.Responding to the debate on the second batch of supplementary demands for grants in the Lok Sabha, she said...

New Delhi, March 13 Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned till 2 pm on Friday amid relentless protests by opposition members over the LPG situation and the increase in its price due to the ongoing West Asia crisis.As the House reassembled at 12 noon after an earlier adjournment over the same...

The Lok Sabha will continue discussions and voting on the Supplementary Demands for Grants – Second Batch for 2025-2026. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will respond to the debate in the House. In the Rajya Sabha, further discussion will be held on the functioning of the Ministry of Rural...

Bhopal, March 12 – Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav stated on Thursday that the state government is receiving full support from the Centre in obtaining approvals for several schemes.The Chief Minister made this statement after a series of meetings with Union Ministers, including...

Today, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman met with the President of the New Development Bank (NDB), Dilma Rousseff, in New Delhi. During the meeting, both sides discussed the deeper collaboration between India's private sector and the NDB to mobilize private capital and the bank's need to grow...

New Delhi, March 10 The government on Tuesday sought approval from the Lok Sabha for an additional expenditure of over Rs 2.81 lakh crore in the current fiscal year.The second batch of Supplementary Demands for Grants was presented in the Lok Sabha by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman...

New Delhi, March 8 The government has set up a 17-member committee to suggest larger reforms in the policy for special economic zones (SEZs), an official said.It will submit a concept paper or roadmap or suggestions or amendments within six months along with its recommendations for broad-based...

March 08, New Delhi – The Ministry of Women and Child Development organized the women-led "Shakti Walk" titled "She Leads Bharat" today, along Kartavya Path in New Delhi, as part of International Women's Day celebrations.The program included introductory remarks by the host, the national song...

The government has denied a social media post claiming that Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is promoting an investment instrument that offers returns of 10 lakh rupees per month on an investment of 22 thousand rupees. The Fact Check Unit of the Press Information Bureau has labeled...

Shimla, March 4 Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Wednesday appealed to the Central government to grant 50 per cent royalty on water used by hydroelectric power plants in the state, so that it can become self-sufficient in the absence of the Revenue Deficit Grant.The...

New Delhi, March 2 Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu met with Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman here on Monday and requested a financial package under special central assistance to cover the revenue deficit for the 2026-27 fiscal year.This development comes nearly...

New Delhi, March 2 Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman met with Zou Jiayi, the newly appointed President of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), on Monday, and emphasized the need to increase investments in member countries.Both leaders discussed strengthening the India-AIIB...

Shimla, March 2 Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh on Monday sought a financial package under special central assistance to cover the revenue deficit for the financial year 2026-27.Sukhu, who met with Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in New Delhi, informed her that discontinuing the...