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TopicFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

Topic: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

Nirmala Sitharaman is an Indian politician with the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP), and has served as Minister of Finance and Minister of Corporate Affairs since 2019 (this is as of March 2024). In the first Modi government, Sitharaman served as the Minister of Defence between 2017 and 2019, thereby becoming India’s second female defence minister and the second female finance minister after Indira Gandhi, and the first full-time female minister to hold each of those portfolios.

Sitharaman first joined the BJP in 2004 and was appointed party spokesperson six years later. She was first elected to the Rajya Sabha in 2014. While presenting her first budget, she made a statement by replacing the traditional budget briefcase with a ‘bahi-khata’ with the National Emblem to carry the speech and other documents.

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As number of Covid cases has declined, both Rajya Sabha & Lok Sabha have returned to normal sittings for second part of Budget session — the two Houses will now convene concurrently.

As Modi govt revisits LIC IPO timing, experts say best to delay it due to market volatility

Shubham Batra -
A group of ministers is likely to meet on 4-5 March to decide whether the govt should go ahead with the IPO, as foreign portfolio investors could be key to its success.

Sitharaman pitches for expeditious, equitable vaccine distribution to aid global recovery

PTI -
Participating in first G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting, Sitharaman stressed that it is crucial to address the gaps in global pandemic preparedness.

Sitharaman asks SEBI to initiate next generation reforms to improve ease of doing business

PTI -
Sitharaman also asked the watchdog to boost corporate bond market and develop green bond market in context of increasing focus on environment, social and governance (ESG) investments.

RBI, govt on board regarding digital currencies, Nirmala Sitharaman says

PTI -
The finance minister said that discussions with the RBI regarding the Central Bank Digital Currency were going on prior to the Budget announcement, and they are continuing.

Modi govt to try again to sell Delhi’s The Ashok hotel, process to begin this week

Shubham Batra -
The Ashok hotel is owned by the Indian Tourism Development Corporation, in which the government has over 87% stake.

India is finally willing to grow manufacturing at home with customs exemptions of Budget 2022

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Andy Mukherjee -
By the time Modi’s Gati Shakti plan charges up the transportation sector, today’s young workers would be middle-aged. Missing out on a generation would be a tremendous waste.
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