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TopicNirmala Sitharaman

Topic: 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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Several Oppn MPs said that it was unfortunate that the Manipur budget was being discussed in Parliament and not the state assembly.

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Risha Chitlangia -
The programme aims to create jobs, support small farmers, empower rural women, expand skill training & reduce migration by promoting entrepreneurship & modernising agriculture.

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Centre cuts down the budget allocation for the Ministry of Civil Aviation from Rs 2,658.68 crore allocated in the revised budget for 2024-25 to Rs 2,400.31 crore for 2025-26.

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Focusing on well-being of small & marginal farmers, boosting income levels through DBTs, launching crop-specific ‘missions’ are some of Modi govt's measures announced in Budget.

Budget boost for 5 youngest IITs with 6,500 additional seats, more infra; fellowships for all IITs

Fareeha Iftikhar -
Budget allocation hiked to support IITs to Rs 11,349 crore, which is 10% higher than the previous year’s budget estimate & 8.4% higher than revised estimate.

For India’s youth to drive growth, Budget 2025-26 must deliver on jobs and skills

Siddhartha Chepuri -
To unlock the potential of India's demographic dividend, Budget 2025-26 must focus on boosting private investment, enhancing skills development, and advancing education reforms to build a prosperous Viksit Bharat.

From more funds for Amaravati to interest-free loan, what’s on Naidu & Nitish’s budget wishlist

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Bihar's request can play in Centre’s mind as the state heads to polls in October-November. Last year, Opposition had dubbed Budget as ‘kursi bachao’ (cling to power) exercise.

RSS-linked trade union’s Budget demands: Raise income tax exemption to Rs 10 lakh, notify 2 labour codes

Neelam Pandey -
Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh also demands removal of 'anti-worker ' provisions before the remaining 2 labour codes are rolled out, calls for constitution of 8th Pay Commission.

India’s GST system is now a mess. Those who designed it also are confused

TCA Sharad Raghavan -
The root cause of GST’s complexity lies in the multiplicity of rates. Time and again, experts recommended a simple dual-rate system. They were all ignored.
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