Finance Minister

Buckling under pressure to check petrol prices and that of diesel, the government cut excise duty on petrol and diesel, thereby bringing down the prices

During 2020-21, Rs 9,950 crore was infused in three PSU general insurers United India Insurance, National Insurance and Oriental Insurance

The FM has told parliament that the CBI has registered a case against the company and its directors last month and no PSU employee has been found to be involved in the ABG scam

Nirmala Sitharaman has clearly placed big focus in the Union Budget 2022-23 on enabling energy transition through policy support, increasing public spending on clean energy sector

Synopsis: Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget for 2022-23, asserting that it aims to provide a boost to growth in the economy which is still recovering from a COVID-induced slump. Read the 20 key highlights from Budget 2022-23

Budget 2022-23 will lay the foundation for growth through public spending and will spell out a blueprint for readying infra for a 100-year-old nation, said Sitharaman

Synopsis: In the budget speech for FY 2022-23, Finance Minister proposed to introduce Digital Rupee, using blockchain and other technologies. The digital currencies will be issued by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) starting 2022-23.

The Union Budget 2022-23 is to be presented by the Union Finance & Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1 in paperless form

Union Minister for Finance Nirmala Sitharaman held pre-budget consultations with the Finance Ministers of States and Union Territories for Union Budget 2022-23

Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman chaired the pre-Budget consultation meetings for Budget 2022-23