Finance Minister meets realtors, homebuyers; govt says will address issues ailing sector
NEW DELHI: The government of India on Sunday said it will soon address issues affecting the real estate sector after industry bodies and homebuyers met Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to flag their concerns regarding liquidity crunch, demand slowdown and stalled projects. The finance minister on Sunday held two separate meetings — the first with the […]
Nirmala Sitharaman holds Pre-Budget Consultation with Economists
NEW DELHI: The Union Minister of Finance & Corporate Affairs, Nirmala Sitharaman held here her 6th Pre-Budget Consultation Meeting with the leading Economists in connection with the forthcoming General Budget 2019-20. The main areas of discussion during the aforesaid Meeting included boosting Economic Growth, Job Oriented Growth, increased Macro-economic Stability, Fiscal Management including ideal size […]
Finance Minister holds Pre-Budget Consultation with representatives of Social Sector
NEW DELHI: The Union Minister of Finance & Corporate Affairs, Nirmala Sitharaman held her Fifth Pre-Budget Consultation Meeting with the stakeholders from Social Sector Groups here today. In her Opening Remarks, the Finance Minister, Sitharaman said that the public investment in social infrastructure like education, health and other services is a key determinant of quality […]
Nirmala Sitharaman takes charge as Minister of Finance & Corporate Affairs;Thakur takes charge as Minister of State
NEW DELHI: Nirmala Sitharaman has assumed charge as the Union Minister of Finance & Corporate Affairs here. She was greeted at the office in North Block by Minister of State for Finance & Corporate Affairs designate,Anurag Singh Thakur, Finance Secretary Subhash Chandra Garg and other Secretaries of the Ministry. Sitharaman is the first woman appointed […]
Nirmala Sitharaman launches Tamil Nadu Defence Industrial Corridor
By Deepak Patel TIRUCHIRAPPALLI: In a major move to boost indigenisation of defence manufacturing, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday launched a mega corridor to link leading military manufacturing units in five cities in South India, which entails an investment to the tune of over Rs 3,000 crore. The project, christened the Tamil Nadu Defence […]
Defence minister of India visits Rafale manufacturing facility in France
PARIS: Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday visited a production facility of French aerospace major Dassault Aviation near Paris where the Rafale jets to be supplied to India are being manufactured, official sources said. They said during her visit to the plant in Argenteuil, Sitharaman spoke to officials of the Dassault Aviation, the makers of […]
DAC approves procurement of equipment worth Rs 9,100 crores
NEW DELHI: The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by Raksha Mantri (Defence Minister ) Nirmala Sitharaman, met here today and accorded approval for the procurement of equipment for the Defence Forces valued at over Rs 9,100 crores. Pursuing the goal of indigenisation and self-reliance, the DAC approved procurement of two Regiments of Akash Missile Systems […]