Building on India’s growth aspirations and its success in navigating times of exceptional uncertainty, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is slated to inaugurate the fourth edition of the Kautilya Economic Conclave (KEC 2025) in the national capital on October 3, an official statement said on Saturday. Union Minister for External Affairs, Dr. S. Jaishankar, will close…
A delegation from the Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO), led by President S C Ralhan and including Vice President Ravikant Kapur, Director General & CEO Ajay Sahai, Director Israr Ahmed of Farida Group, and Pankaj Chadha, Chairman of EEPC, met Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday. The delegation briefed the finance minister on the…
There has been a more than 90 times rise in direct benefit transfer (DBT) in just a decade under the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Thursday. Moreover, India leads the world in real-time payments, with more than Rs 260 lakh crore worth of transactions processed in 2024-25, the Finance…
The Kisan Credit Card (KCC) scheme has emerged as a crucial support system for India’s farming community, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Saturday, highlighting its role in ensuring timely and affordable institutional credit for farmers. Sharing a post on X, the Finance Minister’s office called KCC a “lifeline for millions of farmers” under the…