Nirmala Sitharaman

Union Budget 2025: Government to Provide ID Cards and Social Security for Gig Workers

01 Feb 2025

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in her Budget 2025 speech, announced that the government will issue ID cards to gig workers. These workers will also get healthcare benefits through a social security scheme. Moreover, the government will invest in street vendors, urban workers, and online platform workers to improve their financial...

What is the Urban Challenge Fund? Key Highlights from Budget 2025

01 Feb 2025

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the Urban Challenge Fund while presenting the Union Budget 2025-26 on Saturday, February 26. This is the eight successive union budget that she has presented. What is the Urban Challenge Fund? "The government will create an Urban Challenge Fund of ₹1 lakh crore to carry...

Budget 2025: What’s in Store for AI and Smartphone Prices?

01 Feb 2025

Tech enthusiasts and customers eagerly anticipate Smartphone price changes approaching Budget 2025. Many are asking if the new budget would lower mobile phone prices. First, Let's examine the prior year's budget to see what Budget 2025 could produce. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's major initiatives in 2024 helped to increase smartphone...

Nirmala Sitharaman Shares ‘Dahi-Cheeni’ Moment With President Before Presenting Budget

01 Feb 2025

Before introducing the Union Budget 2025, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman met with President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan today. President Murmu gave Ms some 'dahi-cheeni' (yogurt with sugar) pursuant to custom. Sitharaman, a sign said to bring "luck. Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary and several senior officials attended...

Economic Survey 2024-25: India’s Growth Outlook and Key Highlights

31 Jan 2025

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today presented the Economic Survey 2024-25 in the Lok Sabha, ahead of the Union Budget 2025-26. This document, a product of India's Chief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran, gives an overview of the economic performance of the country till now and how it is expected to...

Nirmala Sitharaman to Present Eighth Consecutive Union Budget in February 2025

27 Jan 2025

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman would make history presenting the eighth successive Union Budget on 1 February 2025. She would be the first finance minister who would deliver eight budgets in a row, equalling the record of former Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, who presented the Budget eight times. This is...

Union Budget 1950 Leak: How it Shook India’s Financial Transparency

25 Jan 2025

The Union Budget for the financial year 2025-26 is all set to be presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Parliament on February 1, 2025. This marks an important milestone as Sitharaman prepares for her second full-fledged budget under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s third term, and her eighth budget presentation...

PM Modi To Holds Pre-Budget Consultation With Top 20 Economists in India

24 Dec 2024

Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with a group of eminent economists and thought leaders in preparation for the Union Budget 2025-26 at the NITI Aayog premises on Tuesday afternoon. The meeting was held on the theme "Maintaining India's growth momentum at a time of global uncertainty", a statement from Prime...

Vijay Mallya Responds to Lalit Modi, Claims They’ve Been ‘Wronged’

19 Dec 2024

Vijay Mallya, the former liquor baron and owner of the defunct Kingfisher Airlines, recently responded to a birthday message from his “dearest friend” Lalit Modi, the founder of the Indian Premier League (IPL). In his reply, Mallya claimed that both he and Modi had been “wronged” by the very country...

FM Nirmala Sitharaman Announces Rs 14,000 Crore Returned to Banks from Mallya Asset Sales

18 Dec 2024

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman informed the Lok Sabha that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has restored assets worth Rs 22,280 crore to victims of various scams on Tuesday. This includes over Rs 14,000 crore returned to banks from the sale of fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya's assets. Additionally, Rs 1,053 crore from...

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