Budget 2024

Impact of digitisation, connectivity on rural economy yet to be measured, says FM Sitharaman

The FM also said that college recruitments, and hiring in top institutions like IIMs are important, but jobs created in middle and lower order are not being counted when talking about employment in the economy.

'Centre-state synergy important for system to be transparent': Sitharaman on road for reforms

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said that for the system to become more transparent more things will have to be done to ensure that we work together with states, in an effort to continue on the road for reforms.

Biggest strength under PM Modi is stability in policy, says FM Nirmala Sitharaman

In an exclusive interview with Managing Director of Network18 Rahul Joshi termed the Interim Budget 2024-25 “secularism” in action. “People on the ground are talking about programmes, this is secularism in action, ” she said.

AI a big factor in job markets, newer skill sets required to enter certain area, says Nirmala Sitharaman

"With AI coming in, job requirements are also changing. New skills are in demand," said Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in an exclusive interview to News 18

Nirmala Sitharaman Interview: FM says hopeful FY25 capex target will be achieved

In Budget 2024, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the Centre's capex target for next year will be a new record of Rs 11.11 lakh crore, up 11.1 per cent from the budget estimate for 2023-24

Nirmala Sitharaman Interview: 'Confident that we will manage inflation & keep robustness of growth,' says FM

In an exclusive interview with Rahul Joshi, Editor-in-Chief , Network18, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said emerging market economies like India despite the odds are doing their job

FM Nirmala Sitharaman Interview: Budget 2024 didn't have any sops announced, we treated it like true vote on account

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said several programs launched are reaching the ground, power of word of mouth very strong, beneficiaires understand intent of the government

No other party working on upliftment of tribals except BJP, says FM Nirmala Sitharaman

In an exclusive interview with Managing Director of Network18 Rahul Joshi, the FM said also said Budget 2024 did not announce any sops as the government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi treated it like a true vote on account.

White paper to be tabled soon, will focus on impact of mismanagement of economy during UPA regime, says Sitharaman

"White paper will focus on the impact of the mismanagement of the economy during the previous regime. The white paper will talk about all the steps that were immoral and what kind of positive impact the right steps could have had on the economy then," Sitharaman said

FM Nirmala Sitharaman called interim budget 'secularism in action', says people are recognising reforms

Sitharaman on Thursday presented her sixth consecutive budget. In less than an hour-long budget speech, she presented the Modi government’s achievements in the last 10 years that transformed India from being a ‘fragile’ economy to the world’s fastest-growing major economy.