Finance Minister Current Affairs, GK & News

Govt buries Retrospective Tax

August 6, 2021

Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, introduced a Bill in Parliament to nullify the provisions of Income Tax Act. This bill has put an end to contentious retrospective tax law which has hit the confidence of foreign investors like Vodafone and Cairn. Highlights Government also proposed to refund amount paid in litigation by companies without any interest. ..

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FM addressed USISPF-Global Investors Meet

June 25, 2021

Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, addressed the Global Investors Roundtable organised by US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) on June 24, 2021. Highlights While addressing the investor’s meet she asserted that; continuous reforms make India a great place to do business. She also invited global investors to take advantage of recent FDI reforms, privatisation policy and performance ..

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Cabinet clears DFI with capital infusion of Rs 20000 crore

March 17, 2021

The Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, announced on March 16, 2021 that the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, has cleared the proposal of setting up of the “Development Finance Institution (DFI) with the capital infusion of rupees 20,000 crore. This proposal was approved in a bid to boost the infrastructure development in country. ..

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42 Crore Citizens received Financial Aid of Rs 65,454 Crore under PMGKP

June 20, 2020

As per the data provided by the Union Finance Ministry on 20th June 2020,  through Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package (PMGKP), a total of 42 crore citizens across the country have received financial aid of Rs 65,454 crore to date. The amount was distributed in the 3 forms, :(i) Through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) to ..

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INR-USD Futures and Options Contracts launched by Finance Minister

May 9, 2020

On May 9, 2020, the Union Finance Minister Smt Nirmala Sitaraman launched the INR-USD Futures and Options contracts in the BSE and NSE platforms. They were launched at the GIFT International Financial Service Centre (IFSC) in Gandhinagar, Gujarat through video conference. Significance The contracts have been launched to increase economic activity and employment in the ..

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