Nirmala Sitharaman

The comparisons of numbers from the interim budget of 2014 and the current interim budget show a massive difference between the two budgets, both after 10 years of rules of UPA and NDA govts.

Finance Minister announced white paper on economy and committee to study poopulation explosion

The budget projects savings of up to Rs 15,000 to 18,000 annually for households from free solar electricity and selling the surplus to distribution companies.

Ms Sitharaman lauded the role of Self Help Groups (SHGs) who are positively impacting the lives of crores of women in the rural areas making 'Lakhpati Didi' scheme a success.

"Indian economy witnessed profound positive transformation in the last 10 years," said Sitharaman, while presenting Budget 2024 in the Parliament

The Indian economy under Prime Minister Narendra Modi has witnessed a profound transformation in the last 10 years when the government took several pro-people reforms that were structural, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Thursday, as she rose to present the interim Budget for 2024-25. 

The interim budget will take care of the financial needs of the intervening period until a government is formed after the Lok Sabha polls. A full budget will be presented by the new government.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman voiced her concerns about the repression of religious festivities and the infringement of Hindus' rights by the DMK-led state government.

ISIS-backed magazine called for fundraising via privacy cryptocurrency Monero.

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah has written a letter to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, seeking special grants.