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Nirmala Sitharaman
Nirmala Sitharaman (born 18 August 1959) is an Indian politician serving as the Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs since May 2019, and previously as the Minister of Defence. A senior
...Read more- Govt allocates additional Rs 40,000 crore to MGNREGA, will help migrant workers headed home: FM
The move is expected to generate nearly 300 crore person days in total, the finance minister said, adding that the move will especially benefit those migrant workers who have returned to their native villages.
- FM Nirmala Sitharaman May 16 press conference: Here’s a list of key announcements
The latest measures under the Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan focused on sectors such as coal mining, defence, aviation, and space.
- Government to provide 30% viability gap funding for social infrastructure projects: FM Nirmala Sitharaman
FM Nirmala Sitharaman said that social infrastructure projects suffer from poor viability and that the government will enhance the quantum of VGF up to 30 percent each of the total project cost.
- Centre to ease restrictions on Indian airspace utilisation to reduce cost of flying: FM Sitharaman
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman gives the finer details of the Rs 20 lakh crore stimulus announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi earlier this week.
- Atmanirbhar Bharat | Government to raise FDI limit in defence manufacturing from 49% to 74%: FM Sitharaman
FM Sitharaman also announced that Ordnance Factories will be corporatised, clarifying that corporatisation is not the same as privatisation.
- Structural reforms to boost growth, employment in mineral sector: FM Nirmala Sitharaman
A joint auction of bauxite and coal mineral blocks will be introduced to enhance the Aluminium industry's competitiveness, said sitharaman
- Centre to introduce commercial coal mining: FM Nirmala Sitharaman
The announcement was a part of the fourth set of measures under the Rs 20 lakh crore COVID-19 relief package.
- Here are the key highlights from FM Sitharaman's press briefing on third tranche of economic measures
The finance minister said the measures announced under the third tranche focus on agriculture and allied sectors.
- 3 Point Analysis | FM's second set of stimulus measures targets Bharat
Here is a 3 point analysis on the key measures announced by the Finance Minister.
- Business Insight | How is the government financing the COVID-19 economic package?
In this edition of Business Insight, find out how the government is financing the COVID-19 economic package.
- Proposed Labour Code offers universal minimum income, modifies definition of migrant workers: FM Nirmala Sitharaman
In her second press briefing, Sitharaman's announcements focused on migrants, street vendors, small farmers, small traders and the self-employed.
- FM Nirmala Sitharaman press conference: Here's a list of key announcements
A total of 9 measures were announced, which focused on food and housing for migrant workers and the urban poor
- Focus shifts to Bharat in second tranche of measures to fight COVID-19
The FM announced the next set of measures as part of the government's Rs 20-lakh crore package to counter the debilitating impact of the COVID-19 outbreak.
- Atmanirbhar Bharat package: NABARD to provide Rs 30,000 crore additional refinancing for farmers, says FM
NABARD will offer this working capital fund to meet the crop loan requirement of farmers via rural co-operative banks and regional rural banks.
- FM announces Rs 2 lakh crore concessional credit for farmers, fishermen via Kisan Credit Cards
Around 2.5 crore farmers are expected to benefit from this move, the finance minister said.
- Atmanirbhar Bharat Package: CAMPA funds of Rs 6,000 crore for tribal employment in forestry jobs, says FM
The finance minister said that the CAMPA funds will help generate employment for tribals and adivasis in the areas of afforestation and regeneration.
- Atmanirbhar Bharat | FM Sitharaman announces special credit facility of Rs 5,000 crore for street vendors
Around 50 lakh street vendors will be able to avail credit via this scheme as they restart their businesses once the lockdown is lifted.
- Govt provides 2% interest subvention for prompt Mudra-Shishu loan repayments
FM outlines a tranche of the contours of India’s massive Rs 20 lakh crore fiscal stimulus announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
- Atmanirbhar Bharat | National portability of 'One Nation One Ration' card to be completed by March 2021
FM outlines a tranche of the contours of India’s massive Rs 20 lakh crore fiscal stimulus announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
- FM Sitharaman announces free food grain to all migrants for next two months
This is part of the three measures the government has proposed to support migrant workers
