Nirmala Sitharaman
FM announces Rs 1.1 L cr loan guarantee scheme for Covid affected sectors
The scheme would include Rs 50,000 crore loan to the health sector aimed at scaling medical infrastructure targeting underserved areas. The scheme would entail guarantee cover for expansion and new projects related to health and medical infrastructure in cities other than eight metropolitan cities. For aspirational districts, the guarantee cover would be 75 per cent for both new projects and expansion.
'Don't let taxpayers down': FM tells Infosys over issues on ITR e-filing portal
Citing complaints on her Twitter timeline the Finance Minister said that ease of compliance for the taxpayer should be or higher priority. "The much awaited e-filing portal 2.0 was launched last night 20:45hrs. I see in my TL grievances and glitches," she said in a tweet.
Centre working with states to protect lives, livelihood: FM
"Spoke on telephone with each of the following business/Chamber leaders. Took their inputs on industry/Association related matters. Informed them that GoI at various levels from @PMOIndia is responding to #Covid management. Working together with states for lives and livelihoods," she said.
Union Budget 2021: Mamata Banerjee calls it 'anti-people'
Mamata said the budget will increase prices of the essential commodities. The West Bengal Chief Minister dubbed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) as a vindictive government.
Facing revenue constraints, Centre looks at PSUs for higher dividends
Government looks towards public sector undertaking (PSUs) as COVID drenches out the economy
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