Rs 20 Crore Fiscal Package

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is chairing a Group of Ministers meeting in Delhi to discuss the economic situation and implementation of the Rs 20 lakh crore fiscal relief package announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi

The government's Rs 20 lakh crore economic rescue package outlined last week rests largely on boosting company credit for MSMEs.

The government will privatise state-run enterprises in non-strategic sectors and allow private companies to invest in all areas, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced on Sunday as part of the centre's COVID-19 economic stimulus programme.

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in the fifth and final session of unveiling the Centre's Rs 20 lakh crore "Atma-Nirbhar Bharat" package, announced a big boost in spending on the MNREGA scheme, an upped borrowing limit for states, more relaxations for private players and big changes for health and education sectors. The minister announced...

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced reforms in seven key areas,including MGNREGA, healthcare and education, ease of doing business, in the fifth and final tranche of economic stimulus package to deal with the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic. also announced an increase in borrowing limit forstates from 3 per cent to 5 percent. Th...

A seamless composite exploration-cum-mining-cum-production regime will be introduced in the mineral sector as the government brings in commercial mining in the coal sector, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said this evening, unveiling the government's fourth tranche of Rs 20 lakh crore fiscal stimulus announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on...

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday announced structural reforms for eight sectors, including introduction of commercial mining in coal and easier foreign investment norms for defence manufacturing. The moves came as the Finance Minister shared details of the fourth instalment of measures as part of the government's "Atma Nirbhar Bharat...

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is unveiling the fourth tranche of Centre's Rs 20 lakh crore fiscal stimulus which attempts to soften the blow of the coronavirus and the lockdown on the economy.

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman unveiled the third tranche of Centre's Rs 20 lakh crore fiscal stimulus which attempts to soften the blow of the coronavirus and the lockdown on the economy. Today's announcements focused on agriculture and allied activities. She has already unveiled two tranches of measures - Day 1 focused on small busines...

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman today unveiled the second tranche of Centre's Rs 20 lakh crore fiscal stimulus, which attempts to address the question of food, shelter and livelihood for migrant workers, street vendors and small farmers. The immediate relief measure announced was extra grain. A universal, portable ration card which can be...

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman unveiled the second tranche of Centre's Rs 20 lakh crore fiscal stimulus, focused exclusively on migrant workers, street vendors and small farmers. This included extra ration, a universal ration card that would work across the country and affordable rental housing scheme.

Coronavirus lockdown: The second tranche of the centre's Rs 20 lakh crore fiscal stimulus, which will be unveiled by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today, is likely to focus on the migrant issue and the rural economy, sources said.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman unveiled the first set of measures under the government's "Atma Nirbhar Bharat" economic package on Wednesday to support workers and businesses struck by the nationwide lockdown to curb the coronavirus pandemic. "Essentially this is to spur growth and to build a very self-reliant India," Nirmala Sitharaman said, ...

Former finance minister P Chidambaram today expressed his disapproval of the first tranche of the Rs 20 lakh crore fiscal stimulus announced by Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman. "Except for modest MSME package, we are disappointed with announcements," said Mr Chidambaram, who handled the finance portfolio in the UPA government led by Manm...

Domestic stock markets traded more than 2 per cent higher on Wednesday afternoon, having given up more than half of intraday gains, ahead of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's address to the media to share details of the Rs 20 lakh-crore economic package announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi the previous day. PM Modi, in his address to the n...

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is chairing a Group of Ministers meeting in Delhi to discuss the economic situation and implementation of the Rs 20 lakh crore fiscal relief package announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi

The government's Rs 20 lakh crore economic rescue package outlined last week rests largely on boosting company credit for MSMEs.

The government will privatise state-run enterprises in non-strategic sectors and allow private companies to invest in all areas, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced on Sunday as part of the centre's COVID-19 economic stimulus programme.

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in the fifth and final session of unveiling the Centre's Rs 20 lakh crore "Atma-Nirbhar Bharat" package, announced a big boost in spending on the MNREGA scheme, an upped borrowing limit for states, more relaxations for private players and big changes for health and education sectors. The minister announced...

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced reforms in seven key areas,including MGNREGA, healthcare and education, ease of doing business, in the fifth and final tranche of economic stimulus package to deal with the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic. also announced an increase in borrowing limit forstates from 3 per cent to 5 percent. Th...

A seamless composite exploration-cum-mining-cum-production regime will be introduced in the mineral sector as the government brings in commercial mining in the coal sector, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said this evening, unveiling the government's fourth tranche of Rs 20 lakh crore fiscal stimulus announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on...

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday announced structural reforms for eight sectors, including introduction of commercial mining in coal and easier foreign investment norms for defence manufacturing. The moves came as the Finance Minister shared details of the fourth instalment of measures as part of the government's "Atma Nirbhar Bharat...

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is unveiling the fourth tranche of Centre's Rs 20 lakh crore fiscal stimulus which attempts to soften the blow of the coronavirus and the lockdown on the economy.

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman unveiled the third tranche of Centre's Rs 20 lakh crore fiscal stimulus which attempts to soften the blow of the coronavirus and the lockdown on the economy. Today's announcements focused on agriculture and allied activities. She has already unveiled two tranches of measures - Day 1 focused on small busines...

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman today unveiled the second tranche of Centre's Rs 20 lakh crore fiscal stimulus, which attempts to address the question of food, shelter and livelihood for migrant workers, street vendors and small farmers. The immediate relief measure announced was extra grain. A universal, portable ration card which can be...

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman unveiled the second tranche of Centre's Rs 20 lakh crore fiscal stimulus, focused exclusively on migrant workers, street vendors and small farmers. This included extra ration, a universal ration card that would work across the country and affordable rental housing scheme.

Coronavirus lockdown: The second tranche of the centre's Rs 20 lakh crore fiscal stimulus, which will be unveiled by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today, is likely to focus on the migrant issue and the rural economy, sources said.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman unveiled the first set of measures under the government's "Atma Nirbhar Bharat" economic package on Wednesday to support workers and businesses struck by the nationwide lockdown to curb the coronavirus pandemic. "Essentially this is to spur growth and to build a very self-reliant India," Nirmala Sitharaman said, ...

Former finance minister P Chidambaram today expressed his disapproval of the first tranche of the Rs 20 lakh crore fiscal stimulus announced by Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman. "Except for modest MSME package, we are disappointed with announcements," said Mr Chidambaram, who handled the finance portfolio in the UPA government led by Manm...

Domestic stock markets traded more than 2 per cent higher on Wednesday afternoon, having given up more than half of intraday gains, ahead of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's address to the media to share details of the Rs 20 lakh-crore economic package announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi the previous day. PM Modi, in his address to the n...