Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman  

Sitharaman arrived at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in a white silk saree with a purple border. She was there to meet President Murmu before heading to Parliament to announce the Budget at 11 AM. 

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Ahead of the Budget on Tuesday, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman was seen with a red sleeve tablet. She is set to present the Budget for the fiscal year 2024-25, which will also be her seventh straight Budget presentation.

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman prepares to present India's seventh consecutive Union Budget on July 23, 2024, focusing on economic growth through infrastructure, social welfare, and self-reliance initiatives.
 

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The 53rd GST Council meeting led by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman focused on simplifying taxation, exemptions, and enhancing compliance measures.

‘During the lockdown last year, PM Modi announced the Pradhan Mantri Gareeb Kalyan Yojna worth 2.76 lakh crore for the poor and the needy,’ Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said
 

Even as Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented her budget, she did not miss out on mentioning the phenomenal performance of the Indian cricket team in Australia, who won the test series 2-1
 

The Economic Survey 2020-21, tabled by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Parliament, has observed that in spite of an unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic and consequential challenges, the industrial and infrastructure sectors of Indian economy are on a fast V-shaped recovery path.
 

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday promised a "never before" like Union Budget as the government looks to steer the pandemic-battered economy and push growth
 

Indian finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman features on the Forbes list of 100 most powerful women for the year 2020 
 

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced 12 new stimulus measures as part of the ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat 3.0’ package for the economy in the wake of the coronavirus disease pandemic. This is yet another stimulus package ahead of Diwali on Saturday

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said a V-shaped pattern of recovery in the economy is being seen in several high-frequency indicators and expressed confidence in the government's stimulus measures to support a sputtering economy amid the Coronavirus crisis

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharam says government employees need to be incentivised to contribute to the revival of demand for the benefit of the less fortunate

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman took on those who criticised her using the term ‘Act of God’