‘Which planet she is living in’: Priyanka Gandhi’s barb at Nirmala Sitharaman over reply in Lok Sabha
1 month, 2 weeks ago

‘Which planet she is living in’: Priyanka Gandhi’s barb at Nirmala Sitharaman over reply in Lok Sabha

Live Mint  

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi took a dig at Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for saying that "there is no inflation, there is no rise in unemployment" during her speech in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, February 9. During the debate on the Union Budget in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the inflation trend, particularly food, appears to be moderating. Intervening during Question Hour in Rajya Sabha, Sitharaman said that GST rates have been brought down and the average GST rate has come down to 11.3 per cent from 15.8 per cent. Sitharaman said that the Indian economy is seeing a "speedy rebound" from 5.4 per cent growth clocked in the second quarter of the current fiscal, and the government shall take measures to ensure that India remains the world's fastest-growing economy.

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FM Sitharaman quotes critic Raghuram Rajan to explain rupee dip in LS: ‘Reality is…'
1 month, 2 weeks ago

FM Sitharaman quotes critic Raghuram Rajan to explain rupee dip in LS: ‘Reality is…'

Hindustan Times  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, while speaking in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, quoted former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan, who has been a long-time critic of the PM Narendra Modi-led government's policies. FInance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman quoted her long-time critic Raghuram Rajan while explaining the dip in rupee Sitharaman was talking about the recent dip in the value of the Indian …

Which planet is she on? Priyanka Gandhi on Nirmala Sitharaman's inflation remark
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Which planet is she on? Priyanka Gandhi on Nirmala Sitharaman's inflation remark

India Today  

Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday attacked Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for her remark that inflation in India under Prime Minister Narendra Modi is far lower than what it was under the UPA government. Overall, retail inflation is within the notified tolerance band of 2-6 per cent," Sitharaman said. Sitharaman then went on to say that food inflation …

Budget 2025: Should Nirmala Sitharaman focus on boosting consumption?
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Budget 2025: Should Nirmala Sitharaman focus on boosting consumption?

India Today  

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman faces a challenging economic backdrop as she prepares to present Budget 2025-26 on February 1. The Reserve Bank of India also lowered its real GDP growth forecast for 2024-25 to 6.6%, citing global uncertainties, volatile commodity prices, and fragmented economic conditions. MIDDLE-CLASS RELIEF & CONSUMPTION REVIVAL Anand Ramanathan, Partner and Leader for the Consumer Products …

Centre working to slow inflation, FM Nirmala Sitharaman says
2 years, 3 months ago

Centre working to slow inflation, FM Nirmala Sitharaman says

Live Mint  

The government is working to slow inflation further, and is closely monitoring the prices of essential commodities, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said, adding that the country is protected from the risk of stagflation due to its relatively slow inflation rates and fast growth. The government will further bring down inflation and is constantly watching the price situation of essential commodities,” …

Govt to further bring down inflation: FM in Lok Sabha
2 years, 3 months ago

Govt to further bring down inflation: FM in Lok Sabha

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday assured the Lok Sabha that the government will take measures to further ease inflation, which has dipped below the RBI's upper tolerance level of 6 per cent. "We will bring down further for the sake of common people," she said while replying to a discussion on the first batch of Supplementary Demands …

Finance Minsister Nirmala Sitharaman buys vegetables from market, interacts with vendors in Chennai | Watch
2 years, 5 months ago

Finance Minsister Nirmala Sitharaman buys vegetables from market, interacts with vendors in Chennai | Watch

India TV News  

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman took a break from her packed schedule in Chennai and was seen stopping at the Mylapore vegetable market in Chennai on Saturday. Image Source : @NSITHARAMANIndia's retail inflation rose to 7 percent in August from 6.71 percent in July and this was due to higher food prices. The Finance Minister's office shared the video of …

Nirmala Sitharaman links inflation, State fuel taxes
2 years, 6 months ago

Nirmala Sitharaman links inflation, State fuel taxes

The Hindu  

Emphasising that it was unfair to blame the Centre for some States’ higher price levels, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Thursday that States that have not cut fuel taxes are recording inflation rates higher than the national average and mooted a Centre-State co-operation mechanism to handle price rise matters. But the fact remains, and I find, coincidentally, and I …

KTR takes a dig at Sitharaman over inflation
2 years, 7 months ago

KTR takes a dig at Sitharaman over inflation

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: IT minister K.T. Rama Rao criticsed the NDA government at the Centre and Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on the issue of inflation. In a media statement here on Thursday, Rao said that the minister’s statements in Parliament on inflation were a crude joke on millions of Indians who were suffering due to mismanagement of the economy by the …

FM Nirmala Sitharaman busts Derek O'Brien's claim, reminds him that he had walked out of Parliament when she was replying
2 years, 7 months ago

FM Nirmala Sitharaman busts Derek O'Brien's claim, reminds him that he had walked out of Parliament when she was replying

Op India  

Following the address given by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Rajya Sabha over inflation, GST and other matters, Trinamool Congress’s MP Derek O’Brien claimed that she ‘evaded his questions’. https://t.co/5kT4w78Icv — Nirmala Sitharaman August 2, 2022 She had quoted the TMC MP where he had tagged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to “complain” against Fm Sitharaman. He had said, “Mr …

No Collapse Of Rupee, No New Levy On Items Consumed By Poor: Sitharaman In Rajya Sabha
2 years, 7 months ago

No Collapse Of Rupee, No New Levy On Items Consumed By Poor: Sitharaman In Rajya Sabha

ABP News  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, while replying to a debate on price rise in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday, said the GST Council had not imposed any new levy on essential items consumed by the poor. Price Rise Debate In Rajya Sabha: Key Points Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that taxes have not been levied on food items consumed by the …

India doing ‘much better’ than its peers
2 years, 7 months ago

India doing ‘much better’ than its peers

Live Mint  

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said that the Indian economy is in a much better condition to compared to other economies in its peer group and many developed countries. “Indian economy compared to the situation prevailing in many of our peer groups and compared to the situation in many of the developed economies is definitely much better,” she said …

Nobody is in denial about price rise, Indian economy definitely much better, Sitharaman in Rajya Sabha
2 years, 7 months ago

Nobody is in denial about price rise, Indian economy definitely much better, Sitharaman in Rajya Sabha

India TV News  

Nobody is in denial about price rise, Indian economy definitely much better, Sitharaman in Rajya Sabha Nirmala Sitharaman in Rajya Sabha: The finance minister said that the government has adopted a targeted approach based on ground-level inputs to tackle retail inflation which is ruling at around 7 per cent. Highlights Indian economy, compared to developed economies is definitely much better, …

‘Indian economy is…’: Sitharaman's reply over inflation debate in in Lok Sabha
2 years, 7 months ago

‘Indian economy is…’: Sitharaman's reply over inflation debate in in Lok Sabha

Hindustan Times  

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said India's economy is much better than most countries, adding that India is still the fastest growing economy. “Global agencies have ranked India's economy high,” the minister said in a reply to the debate over price rise in the Lok Sabha. Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman replies in Lok Sabha. “So, I fully credit the …

Excise Duty Cut On Fuel Prices, Subsidy On Cylinders: Govt Rolls Key Measures To Tackle Inflation
2 years, 10 months ago

Excise Duty Cut On Fuel Prices, Subsidy On Cylinders: Govt Rolls Key Measures To Tackle Inflation

ABP News  

New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman revealed on Saturday that the government has decided to lower the Central Excise Duty on petrol by Rs 8 per litre and on diesel by Rs 6 per litre. Sitharaman further stated that the government will provide a subsidy of Rs 200 per gas cylinder to nearly 9 crore Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana …

Govt will intervene in economic issues when required: Nirmala Sitharaman
5 years, 3 months ago

Govt will intervene in economic issues when required: Nirmala Sitharaman

India Today  

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday while replying to a question on whether the economic growth will pick in the second half said that the second half is not over yet. States that surrendered powers to collect taxes on goods and services after local levies got subsumed into the Goods and Services Tax from July 1, 2017, was through …

Govt working on measures to boost economy, I-T rate cuts under consideration: Nirmala Sitharaman
5 years, 3 months ago

Govt working on measures to boost economy, I-T rate cuts under consideration: Nirmala Sitharaman

India Today  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said that the government is working on more steps, including rationalisation of personal income tax rates, to revive the sagging economy. Besides, Nirmala Sitharaman said that the public sector banks have disbursed nearly Rs 5 lakh crore without compromising on prudential norms in the last two months to boost consumption in the hinterland. When …

Nirmala Sitharaman in Rajya Sabha says growth may have slowed down but economy will never slip into recession
5 years, 4 months ago

Nirmala Sitharaman in Rajya Sabha says growth may have slowed down but economy will never slip into recession

Firstpost  

Sitharaman reeled out numbers to defend the economic track record and said the direct tax-to-GDP ratio has risen from 5.5 per cent in 2014-15 to 5.98 per cent in 2018-19. New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday launched a spirited defence of her handling of the economy, comparing macroeconomic indicators with past Congress rules and said the growth may …

‘I’ve been working’ on the economy, Nirmala Sitharaman tweets after criticism
5 years, 6 months ago

‘I’ve been working’ on the economy, Nirmala Sitharaman tweets after criticism

Live Mint  

India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman defended her handling of the economy in a Twitter post, following criticism by a corporate leader on the lack of fiscal measures to support growth. “As Finance Minister — you might’ve observed — I’ve been working on and regularly speaking about measures we’ve been taking on matters of the economy,” Sitharaman said via Twitter, responding …

'BJP, ministers lack vision to revive economy': Congress' Anand Sharma calls Nirmala Sitharaman's comments on inflation 'absurd'
5 years, 6 months ago

'BJP, ministers lack vision to revive economy': Congress' Anand Sharma calls Nirmala Sitharaman's comments on inflation 'absurd'

Firstpost  

The Congress on Saturday termed Nirmala Sitharaman’s comments on inflation as “absurd” and accused the BJP-led government of lacking a ‘vision’. New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday termed Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s comments on inflation as “absurd” and accused the BJP-led government of lacking a “vision” to put the country’s economy back on track. Sharma, who served as commerce minister, …

Nirmala Sitharaman 'clueless' in dealing with economic slowdown, steps to boost economy 'cosmetic': Congress
5 years, 6 months ago

Nirmala Sitharaman 'clueless' in dealing with economic slowdown, steps to boost economy 'cosmetic': Congress

India TV News  

The Congress on Saturday alleged that Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman was "clueless" in dealing with the economic slowdown and termed the latest steps announced by her to boost the economy as "cosmetic" and "piecemeal". The Congress' attack came after Sitharaman announced an over Rs 70,000-crore package for export and real estate sectors, including setting up of a stressed asset fund, …

Priyanka Gandhi appeals Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to rise above politics and acknowledge 'slowdown'
5 years, 6 months ago

Priyanka Gandhi appeals Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to rise above politics and acknowledge 'slowdown'

India TV News  

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday attacked Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for not acknowledging that there was a "slowdown", saying she needs to get over "politicking" about the state of the economy and come clean with the people of India. India's economic growth on Friday slumped for the fifth straight quarter to an over six-year low of 5 per …

Nirmala Sitharaman must get over 'politicking' about economy and acknowledge 'slowdown', says Priyanka Gandhi
5 years, 6 months ago

Nirmala Sitharaman must get over 'politicking' about economy and acknowledge 'slowdown', says Priyanka Gandhi

Firstpost  

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday attacked Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for not acknowledging that there was a ‘slowdown’, saying she needs to come clean with the people of India New Delhi: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday attacked Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for not acknowledging that there was a “slowdown”, saying she needs to get over “politicking” …

Nirmala Sitharaman meets economists for budget suggestions
5 years, 9 months ago

Nirmala Sitharaman meets economists for budget suggestions

Live Mint  

Ahead of the Union budget, top economists met finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman to present their suggestions that would boost growth, create jobs and promote manufacturing in the country. “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 of public sector borrowing requirements and increase in …

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