Nirmala Sitharaman Press Conference Highlights: Booster Shot for MSMEs, Income Tax Payers Get New Return Deadline and TDS, TCS Rate Cuts
News 18Nirmala Sitharaman Press Conference LIVE Updates: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday announced 15 measures to revive and support business under the Rs 20 lakh crore stimulus package announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday. which is equal of 10 per cent of India’s Gross Domestic Product, includes Reserve Bank of India’s liquidation worth close to Rs 8.04 lakh crore along with Rs 1.7 lakh crore relief package under Gareeb Kalyan Yojana spelled out by Sitharaman last month. In a televised address to the nation on Tuesday evening, PM Modi had announced Rs 20 lakh crore – equivalent to 10 per cent of India’s GDP – in fiscal and monetary measures to support an economy badly hit by the 50-day lockdown to fight the spread of Covid-19. In a series of tweets after Modi’s address, the finance minister on Tuesday said “this shall not be just a financial package, but a reform stimulus, a mindset overhaul, and a thrust in governance.” “Indian economy has acquired strength in its various dimensions.