Finance Minister Arun Jaitley

New Delhi, Feb 29: The government will set up 3,000 new generic medicine stores across the country to tackle the shortage of drugs in rural areas, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Monday. "For the better availability of generic…

New Delhi, Feb 29: The central government on Monday announced allocation of Rs.9,000 crore for the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (Clean India Campaign) in the country. "The concept of Swachh Bharat was very close to the heart of Father of the…

New Delhi, Feb 29: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday sought permission from Lok Sabah Speaker Sumitra Mahajan to continue presenting the union budget for 2016-17 while sitting in his seat. Jaitley sought the Chair's permission…

New Delhi, Feb 29: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley began presenting India's national budget for the next fiscal in the Lok Sabha on Monday, saying India remained a bright spot of the global economy while assuring continuity in reforms…

New Delhi, Feb 28: Former comptroller and auditor general Vinod Rai has been named the first chairman of the Banks Board Bureau that will give advice on how to recover the bad loans of state-run banks. In a statement, Finance…

New Delhi, Jan 7:  Hinting at an early budget session, Parliamentary Affairs Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday met Congress president Sonia Gandhi and former prime minister Manmohan Singh seeking cooperation on the early passage of…

New Delhi, Nov 9: BJP leader and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday attributed the party's resounding defeat in the Bihar assembly elections to its motormouth leaders whose remarks had "deflected from the main theme of development".…

New Delhi, Oct 31:  Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Saturday easier availability of land is prerequisite to ensure the success of the central government's "Housing for All by 2022" mission. "It is not cheaper availability of…