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.
Read MoreUnion Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Budget 2024 in Lok Sabha at 11 am.
The presentation on July 23 will be the first Budget by the BJP-led NDA government since it was re-elected last month.
Budget 2024: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the government will launch three employment-linked schemes. These schemes will be based on enrolment in Employees' Provident Fund Organization (EPFO).
Budget 2024: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to present the first budget of Modi 3.0 in Lok Sabha, marking her seventh budget presentation. Prime Minister Modi emphasised the budget's significance in the "Amrit Kaal" journey towards a developed India by 2047.
Presented ahead of the Union Budget, the Economic Survey document gives insights into the state of the economy and various indicators of 2023-24 (April-March) and some outlook for the current year.
Railway budget 2024: Key investments include increased funding for network expansion, high-speed rail projects like the Mumbai-Ahmedabad corridor, and safety upgrades such as track renewal and advanced signalling systems.
Union budget 2024: Key areas to watch include GDP growth projections, tax collection performance, fiscal deficit management, inflation control measures, and export strategies. The budget's impact on public spending and economic trajectory will be significant.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to present the Union Budget 2024-25 on Tuesday. Key expectations include populist measures to boost the rural economy and create jobs.
Union Budget 2024: The Budget is scheduled to be presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on July 23, marking her seventh presentation of a Union Budget.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tabled the Economic Survey 2023-24 in the Parliament on Monday. Here are the key highlights of the Survey.
Union Budget 2024: The first full budget of the BJP-led NDA government in its third successive term will be presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on July 23. Stay tuned to the India TV news channel for Nirmala Sitharaman's budget speech.
Budget 2024: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to present the Union Budget on July 23, marking the first comprehensive budget since the BJP-led NDA government won a third consecutive term earlier this year.
Parliament Monsoon Session 2024: Nirmala Sitharaman tabled the economic survey in Lok Sabha today. Union Budget will be presented in the House tomorrow.
Budget 2024: The Economic Survey provides statistical information and analysis on various sectors of the economy as well as data on employment, GDP growth, inflation, and the budget deficit.
The budget session will commence on July 21 and Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the budget in the Parliament on July 23.
The Halwa ceremony at North Block marked the final stages of preparing Budget 2024-25, attended by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and other officials. This traditional event symbolizes the commencement of a lockdown within the finance ministry until the budget's parliamentary presentation.
The Indian Space Association has urged the government to commit to procuring and adopting space technology solutions for various governance sectors. These sectors include agriculture, disaster management, infrastructure planning and development monitoring, and urban development.
Insurers are calling for increased tax benefits for health insurance, relaxed payment norms for MSMEs, and incentives for the agri-tech sector in the upcoming Union Budget 2024-25. FM Nirmala Sitharaman is set to present the budget on July 23, which will outline the new government's economic agenda.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has concluded consultations with various stakeholders, including representatives of industry and social sectors, as part of the budget preparation exercise. Sitharaman will present her seventh Budget on July 23. This would be the first full budget of Modi 3.0.
The first budget of the BJP-led government NDA in its fresh term would be significant with Prime Minister Narendra Modi having stated earlier that the third term will be used to write new chapters of bold decisions. The budget is set to be presented on July 23.
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