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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has called for greater support in talent, ideas and capital to achieve the Viksit Bharat goal by 2047. She highlighted India’s fiscal discipline and economic management while addressing members of the Indian diaspora in Chicago

Tamil Nadu Finance Minister N. Marie Wilson presented the TVK government's first Budget, praising Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay for ending alleged tender "cuts." The Budget reiterated opposition to NEET, urged its abolition, and highlighted financial recovery measures alongside reforms promoting transparency in public tenders

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay has allotted key portfolios to his cabinet after Governor approval. Vijay retains major departments including home and administration, while ministers such as K.A. Sengottaiyan and others take charge of finance, health, rural development, and infrastructure

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said banks cannot access or record locker contents as it violates rules. She ruled out differential insurance based on stored valuables, stating compensation remains fixed at 100 times the annual locker rent

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FM Sitharaman will hold bilateral meetings with her counterparts from Uzbekistan, Qatar and China, along with the AIIB President. The Finance Minister will attend the meeting as the Indian Governor to the AIIB, according to a statement from Ministry of Finance.

The standard deduction for salaried employees is proposed to be increased from Rs 50,000 to Rs 75,000 annually. Similarly, deduction on family pension for pensioners is proposed to be enhanced from Rs 15,000 to Rs 25,000.

Sources said Naidu, during the meeting, highlighted various ongoing projects in Andhra Pradesh that require urgent Central assistance

If the MSME entrepreneur flourishes, GST collections too will flourish

She stressed the importance of re-electing PM Narendra Modi for the state's progress.

Nirmala emphasized the need for a more transparent system in the future, without commenting on the possibility of a new law.

Kejriwal replied, "I have repeatedly requested you to replace these two bureaucrats with better officers as these are very critical departments.

Meanwhile the Finance Minister said that India will soon become the world's third largest economy, from being the 10th largest economy in 2013-14.

“Further, this decision will encourage illegal offshore gambling operators, drive Indian users to them and ultimately lead to neither optimal tax collection nor the growth of the legitimate industry,” the letter read.

The Finance Minister has penned an article on the achievements of the Modi government. Many examples she has cited are true as would be true of every government that has ruled for 5 or 10 years said, Chidambaram

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday bashed reports that the Union budget for 2023-24 was ‘not good enough’ and that it offered little in terms of support for the middle class.

Sitharaman ignores the harsh realities of the economy and the sufferings of the common man due to inflation, unemployment.

Finance Minister T Harish Rao said the Central government had released Rs.495 crore as part of the Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) share to Andhra Pradesh in 2014-15.

In a statement issued on the occasion of the completion of eight years of the scheme on Sunday, the Finance Minister said that the PMJDY has an expanded coverage of 67 per cent in rural or semi-urban areas.

Peddapalli: Finance Minister, T Harish Rao informed that per capita income of Telangana was far ahead than that of the BJP ruled states. For instance, while Telangana has Rs 2.78 lakh per capita income, Uttar Pradesh has only Rs 70,000. Not only Uttar Pradesh but many BJP ruled states were also far away from Telangana […]