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Nirmala Sitharaman
BJP
DOB
18 Aug 1959
Age
64 years
profession
Minister of Finance of India
Nirmala Sitharaman biography
Nirmala Sitharaman has been the Union Finance Minister in Narendra Modi-led government since 2019. She was also the Defence Minister in Modi's last tenure. Earlier, she held the position of Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Commerce & Industry, during the first three years of the NDA regime. She served as a member of the National Commission for Women between 2003-2005.
Sitharaman, the first full-time woman finance minister of the country, has presented five full budgets since July 2019 and will present an interim or vote-on-account budget next week. With the presentation of the interim budget on February 1, 2024, Sitharaman will surpass the records of her predecessors like Manmohan Singh, Arun Jaitley, P Chidambaram, and Yashwant Sinha, who had presented five budgets in a row.
After the 2019 general elections, in the Modi 2.0 Government, Sitharaman was given the charge of the finance portfolio. She became the second woman to have presented a budget after Indira Gandhi, who had presented the budget for the financial year 1970-71.
That year, Sitharaman did away with the traditional budget briefcase and instead went for a ‘bahi-khata’ with the National Emblem to carry the speech and other documents.
Under Sitharaman, India has weathered the Covid pandemic with an array of policy measures announced for the poor and continued its tag of the fastest growing major economy and a ‘bright spot’ in the world economy.
She was first invited to become a member fo the BJP's National Executive in 2008, after which she became actively involved with party's economic and political resolutions. She was appointed as the National spokesperson of the party in 2010. In 2012, Sitharaman worked directly under Modi, given the responsibility of organising BJPs media campaign for the elections.
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Nirmala Sitharaman personal life
Spouse
Parakala Prabhakar
Education
M.Phil
NIRMALA SITHARAMAN NEWS
Nirmala Sitharaman, election finances and revelations about BJP’s limitations
April 04, 2024 6:58 pm
Finance Minister’s claim that she does not have the money, profile to contest Lok Sabha polls suggests that nationalist narratives the BJP puts out periodically mean little because everything ultimately is governed by narratives of money and narrower identities
Finance Minister: Opp is raising divisive issues like north-south debate
March 31, 2024 8:51 am
The Finance Minister said people themselves concede that every benefit, opportunity and social welfare programme has reached everybody.
Opted out of Lok Sabha polls, didn’t have kind of money to contest, says Nirmala Sitharaman
March 29, 2024 4:22 am
Asked if money power was such an influence that even the Finance Minister could not contest a Lok Sabha election, Sitharaman said, “My budget, my salary, my earning, my saving is mine, and not the Consolidated Fund of India. And obviously, I can’t.”
FM Nirmala Sitharaman and Congress leader spar on X over flagship scheme
March 27, 2024 5:33 am
Jairam calls Atal Pension scheme subscription 1/3rd non-consensual; Sitharaman retorts only 1.54-pc subscribers recorded this perception
I fear black money will be back, says Shah; Sitharaman says ED link just assumption
March 16, 2024 11:53 am
His colleague and Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman rejected any link between functioning of the investigation agencies, including ED raids, to the electoral funding of the ruling party, saying these charges were just assumptions.
Indian market has maintained certain level of sanity, should be allowed to play on own: Nirmala Sitharaman
March 15, 2024 1:53 pm
The statement from the Finance Minister comes days after Sebi chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch had said that there are pockets of froth in the small and midcap stocks and the regulator is looking into the same to come out with a possible consultation paper.
Nirmala Sitharaman at Express Adda: ‘There can’t be a temptation now to experiment with a coalition govt. It’s a critical time for India’
March 11, 2024 8:20 am
At the Adda held in Bengaluru on February 28, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman spoke on the next set of reforms, probe agencies going after black money and the Lok Sabha elections.
Not even the wickedest FM can tweak state tax share: Nirmala Sitharaman
March 01, 2024 11:38 am
‘Govt agencies will go after every fellow who has got black money’
‘No city can compete with Bengaluru on startups’: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
March 01, 2024 7:42 am
Nirmala Sitharaman said, “The Bengaluru business community is too decent and quiet. But we (Bengalureans) are all tech-savvy. We go on tweeting about the central government not doing anything.”
NIRMALA SITHARAMAN PHOTOS
Budget 2024: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s 6th Budget in a row, months ahead of Lok Sabha polls
February 01, 2024 10:36 am
Union Budget 2024 (Interim) in PHOTOS: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the interim Budget today, months ahead of the Lok Sabha polls.
IE 100 2023: Who are the top 10 most powerful Indians?
March 31, 2023 2:14 pm
Most Powerful Indians 2023: Most new entrants on the list are either players in the coming election-packed year or those who have seen a change in fortune
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents the Union Budget 2023-24
February 01, 2023 2:41 pm
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2023 on February 1, notably this government’s last full-fledged Budget before the Lok Sabha polls early next year.
Parliamentarians meet and greet on opening day of Budget session
January 31, 2023 8:58 pm
Prez Murmu, PM Modi pay tributes to Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his 98th birth anniversary
December 25, 2022 3:15 pm
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid tributes to Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his 98th birth anniversary, and said his contribution to India is indelible.
A day in Parliament: MPs debate, protest and walk out
August 01, 2022 11:12 pm
A day in Parliament: MPs discuss, debate, protest and walk out
In photos: India celebrates International Day of Yoga 2022
June 21, 2022 12:49 pm
As the world gears up to mark the 8th International Yoga Day today, India is celebrating it in physical mode after a gap of two years due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Union Budget 2021: Covid-19 vaccine push, FDI in insurance, tax relief for seniors
February 01, 2021 6:04 pm
The Finance minister in her Budget 2021 speech announced a slew of taxation reforms, along with increased spending on healthcare, with Rs 35,000 crore earmarked for Covid-19 vaccine development.
Union Budget 2020: Sitharaman carries 'bahi khaata' to Parliament
February 01, 2020 1:48 pm
As the Indian economy battles a sluggish growth, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday will table the second budget of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government after it returned to power last year.
Modi's Day 2 in Germany
April 13, 2015 6:12 pm
Narendra Modi enters the second day of his Germany visit.
NIRMALA SITHARAMAN VIDEOS
Rafale deal couldn't take place without Reliance, says report
June 22, 2020 6:14 pm
A report has claimed a top official of Dassault Aviation said in 2017 that a joint venture with Anil Ambani’s Reliance group was a condition to win the 36 jet Rafale deal.
Opinion | In Modi's Reshuffle, Bureaucrats Are In And Loyalty Pays
June 22, 2020 6:55 pm
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's cabinet reshuffle
June 22, 2020 6:55 pm
Nirmala Sitharaman on her growth in the BJP
August 26, 2014 10:34 am
Nirmala Sitharaman on the Leader of the Opposition controversy
August 26, 2014 10:32 am
Nirmala Sitharaman on breaking of talks with Pakistan
August 26, 2014 10:24 am
Nirmala Sitharaman on Narendra Modi's working style
August 26, 2014 10:09 am
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The Chess Candidates Tournament 2024 Round 1 has begun with 16 top players, including five Indian grandmasters, competing for a chance to face world champions Ding Liren and Li Wenjun. The tournament will be a double round robin with 14 games, but former champion Magnus Carlsen will not be participating. Stay tuned for updates.
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