Ministry of Finance

Nirmala Sitharaman highlights India’s process, governance reforms for more investor-friendly engagements

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said that India has undertaken a host of process and governance reforms over the…

1 month ago

With 2.31 lakh crore deposits and over 53 cr accounts, PM Jan Dhan Yojana completes ten years

After a decade of its commencement, the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) has achieved a milestone of a total…

3 months ago

51 lakh, or 7.5% more Indians filed income tax returns this year; 72% of taxpayers opted new regime

The taxpayers and tax professionals made their compliances in time, leading to a surge in filing of Income-tax Returns (ITRs),…

4 months ago

FATF recognises India’s efforts to combat money laundering, terrorist financing

India has achieved an "outstanding outcome" in the 2023-24 Mutual Evaluation conducted by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). The…

5 months ago

Union Finance Minister Sitharaman chairs pre-budget meeting with finance ministers of states, UTs; GST Council to meet later today

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday morning chaired a pre-budget meeting with Finance Ministers of all States and Union…

5 months ago

PM Modi to flag off Finance Ministry’s Iconic Week celebrations today

<p> Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 'Iconic Week Celebrations' of the Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Corporate…

2 years ago

Watch: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman gets up to bring water for speaker at Mumbai event in act of humility

<p> Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has won praise on social media for her humility in getting up from her…

3 years ago

FM summons Infosys chief Parekh for failing to fix flaws in portal for e-filing income tax returns

<p> The finance ministry has directed Infosys chief Salil Parekh to submit an explanation tomorrow to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman…

3 years ago