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Nirmala Sitharaman

Nirmala Sitharaman

DOB: August 18, 1959

Nirmala Sitharaman joined the BJP in 2008 and has served as a spokesperson for the party. In 2014, she was inducted into Narendra Modi's cabinet as a junior minister and in June 2014, she elected as a Rajya Sabha Member from Andhra Pradesh. In May 2016, she was one of the 12 candidates nominated by the BJP to contest the Rajya Sabha elections due on 11 June 2016. She successfully contested her seat from Karnataka. On 3 September 2017, she was elevated to Defence Minister. After Narendra Modi was re-elected in 2019 she became the first full time woman after Indira Gandhi to hold the Finance Minister post.

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Union Minister of Finance Nirmala Sitharaman with MoS

Budget 2022: What gets cheaper, what's costlier

Business | Feb 01, 2022, 05:30 PM IST

The Budget documents usually include the finance minister’s speech in Parliament, highlights, annual financial statement, finance bill containing tax proposals, memorandum explaining the provisions in the financial bill, and macroeconomic framework statement.

Budget for world's fastest growing economy: Key numbers to

Budget for world's fastest growing economy: Key numbers to be watched

Business | Feb 01, 2022, 10:58 AM IST

Sitharaman, who had in her first budget in 2019 replaced leather briefcase -- which had been in use for decades for carrying budget documents -- with a traditional red cloth 'bahi-khata', has spurt in tax collections to her aid in the budget that is expected to a spend-all budget.

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Centre collects Rs 1,38,394-crore gross GST revenue for January 2022

Business | Feb 01, 2022, 10:34 AM IST

Of the total revenue collected, CGST is Rs 24,674 cr, SGST is Rs 32,016 cr, IGST is Rs 72,030 cr and cess is Rs 9,674 cr.

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Budget 2022: Sitharaman dons rusty brown saree; takes digital tab in red pouch

Business | Feb 01, 2022, 10:53 AM IST

For the uninitiated, the Union Finance Minister's love for subtly elegant handloom and silk sarees is well known, and hence, it's reasonable to assume that her sartorial choices are what distinguishes her appearance.

Sensex surges over 500 points ahead of Budget, Nifty above

Sensex surges over 600 points ahead of Budget, Nifty above 17,500

Feb 01, 2022, 10:24 AM IST

Equity benchmarks notched up solid gains on Tuesday ahead of the presentation of the Union Budget 2022-23.

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Budget 2022: Focus on infra, jobs, connectivity as FM provides booster dose for 'Naya Bharat'

Business | Feb 01, 2022, 08:57 PM IST

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that overall, sharp rebound and recovery of the economy is reflective of our country's strong resilience. India's economic growth in the current year is estimated to be 9.2 per cent, the highest among all large economies.

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Budget 2022: US companies expect tax parity, transparency, predictability

Business | Feb 01, 2022, 08:19 AM IST

Mukesh Aghi, president, US India Strategic and Partnership Forum (USISPF) said the American companies have high expectations from what Sitharaman would present in her fourth annual budget on Tuesday.

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Union Budget 2022-23: What different business sectors expect from FM Nirmala Sitharaman

Business | Feb 01, 2022, 04:08 PM IST

Ahead of the Union Budget 2022-2023, let's take a look at what different business sectors are hoping for from the Modi government.

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Economic Survey: Growth projected at 8-8.5% in 2022-23; economic activity at pre-pandemic level

Business | Jan 31, 2022, 02:25 PM IST

The Economic Survey 2021-22, details the state of different sectors of the economy as well as reforms that should be undertaken to accelerate growth.

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Budget Session 2022: 'India one of fastest growing economies due to govt's relentless efforts'

Business | Jan 31, 2022, 03:02 PM IST

Parliament Budget Session: President Ram Nath Kovind said that India is emerging as one of fastest growing economies due to the government's relentless efforts.

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Budget Session 2022-23 to commence from today | Check full schedule

Business | Jan 31, 2022, 07:00 AM IST

On the first day on Monday, the President will address the Members of both the Houses after which copies of his address will be laid on the Table.

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Ahead of Union Budget 2022, here's all you need to know about its history, facts

Business | Jan 30, 2022, 11:56 PM IST

Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1, 2021 presented what she called was 'once-in-a-century budget' as it looked to revive Asia's third-largest economy via investing in infrastructure and healthcare while relying on an aggressive privatisation strategy and robust tax collections.

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Incentives for green hydrogen likely in Union Budget 2022

Business | Jan 30, 2022, 01:15 PM IST

Earlier this month, Power and New & Renewable Energy Minister RK Singh had indicated that a green hydrogen policy will be unveiled in Feb which would feature many incentives to boost green hydrogen in the country.

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Union Budget 2022: Rajya Sabha releases Code of Conduct for members

Business | Jan 29, 2022, 01:19 PM IST

As per the statement, of the rules of procedure and conduct of business lists the members of Rajya Sabha should "acknowledge their responsibility to maintain the public trust reposed in them and should work diligently to discharge their mandate for the common good of the people."

Budget 2022: Sitharaman to present 2nd paperless budget, no

Budget 2022: Sitharaman to present 2nd paperless budget, no halwa ceremony

Business | Jan 28, 2022, 11:59 AM IST

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Union Budget 2022-23 in a paperless form for the second time on February 1. Earlier, the Union Budget of 2021-22 was delivered in paperless form for the first time.

What healthcare sector expects from Union Budget 2022  

What healthcare sector expects from Union Budget 2022

Business | Jan 20, 2022, 04:17 PM IST

Budget 2022: The healthcare sector wants the government to allocate funds for the development of resources to strengthen the monitoring system of the health status of the public and push the research and development to discover products to address health-related issues.

Fraud of the Congress, for the Congress and by the

Fraud of the Congress, for the Congress and by the Congress, says Sitharaman on Devas-Antrix issue

Business | Jan 18, 2022, 06:41 PM IST

The Finance Minister said the government is now fighting in every court to save taxpayers' money that would otherwise go towards paying for arbitration awards that Devas has won against the cancellation of the 2005 deal.

LIC IPO to hit markets by March; draft papers to be filed

LIC IPO to hit markets by March; draft papers to be filed with Sebi by January end

Business | Jan 13, 2022, 07:17 PM IST

LIC IPO is crucial for meeting the ₹1.75-lakh crore disinvestment target set for the current financial year ended March 2022.

Indian currency retrieved by Income Tax officials from UP

'It's not BJP money', says FM Sitharaman on Rs 200 crore seizure from perfume trader in Kannauj

India | Dec 31, 2021, 05:29 PM IST

Nirmala Sitharaman said that Akhliesh Yadav is shaken by the raids, as she sought to defend the action by central agencies against perfume traders in Uttar Pradesh ahead of the polls.

GST Council defers implementation of tax rate hike on

GST Council defers implementation of tax rate hike on textiles

Business | Dec 31, 2021, 03:26 PM IST

The 46th meeting of the GST Council, chaired by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and comprising state counterparts, decided to deliberate on the issue further in its next meeting.

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