Responding to the Congress leader's allegations in the Lok Sabha, Sitharaman said, "Adhir ji, please understand I don't have the right to change as per my whims and fancies, that I like a state or another state, it is against my party politics. No way, I have no role. I would have to follow rules 100 per cent, and that's what I have done."
In her last Budget before the Lok Sabha elections, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday laid down the strategy for ‘Amrit Kaal’.
On the financial front, Sitharaman said that the government was conscious about its debt position.
The Finance Minister expressed happiness over the fact that under India's presidency, G20 has given the world a glimmer of hope, especially at a time when one thinks that multilateral institutions can't take any decisions and deliver.
The annual meetings are customarily held in Washington DC for two consecutive years and in another member country in the third year.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday listed out some key measures undertaken by the Central government to ensure financial inclusion.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday advised NABARD to work towards ensuring efficiency and outcomes at the ground level with improvement in rural income as top priority.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday exhorted Japanese investors to invest in India, while highlighting the country's digital public infrastructure revolution and its impact in the areas of health, education, financial inclusion and agriculture.
The Gujarat Chamber of Commerce & Industry (GCCI) on Friday requested Union Finance Nirmala Sitharaman to waive off interest and penalty for Integrated Goods and Services Tax (IGST) payable under notification No. 54/2018 dated October 9, 2018.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will lead the Indian delegation to attend the 56th annual general meeting (AGM) of the Board of Governors of Asian Development Bank (ADB) in South Korea's Incheon from May 2 to May 5.
