Finance Minister

The Finance Minister added that Indian Railways will monetize dedicated freight corridor assets after commissioning. Indian railways have prepared National Rail Plan for India 2030.

FM Sitharaman announced that Rs 35,000 crore were allocated for the COVID vaccines which were rolled out earlier this year. She said that more funds will be provided if needed.

The archived records of the Indian parliament's discussion of the Union Budget in 1991-92 shows a section when, after the then Finance Minister Manmohan Singh allocated a sum of Rs 100 crores to the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation, there was a huge uproar from the opposition leaders.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the fifth and the last tranche of Modi government’s "Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan" package worth Rs 20 lakh crores

FM Sitharaman while announcing the fourth tranche of the Rs 20 lakh crore package said that by building a self-reliant India, the country needs to prepare for global competition.

Finance minister announced 11 measures for agriculture, 8 on strengthening infrastructure, the rest 3 on governance and administrative reforms.

Finance Minister Sitharaman said that the second tranche will be relating to migrant workers, street vendors, housing, employment generation for tribals and small farmers.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that the Rs 20 lakh crore economic package will focus on land, labour, capital and enterprise.

In a major initiative, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced Rs 3 lakh crores Collateral-free Automatic Loans for Businesses, including Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs).

Nirmala Sitharaman asks Rahul Gandhi to consult Manmohan Singh to know the difference between loan write off and waiver