FM Sitharaman urges regional rural banks to onboard customers to digital services like mobile banking by Dec 2024

Nov 30, 2024

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has urged Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) to onboard rural customers to digital services such as Internet Banking, Mobile Banking,...

Nirmala Sitharaman discusses renewable energy, UPI with Uzbekistan Trade Minister in Samarkand

Sep 24, 2024

The two leaders acknowledged the successful agreement towards the Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) between India and Uzbekistan and agreed that the signing of BIT...

UPI targets 1 billion transactions daily in next 5 years: Nirmala Sitharaman

Sep 20, 2022

New Delhi [India], September 20 : Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said Unified Payments Interface-based transaction is expected to reach one billion...

Praveen Khandelwal urges Centre to exempt small merchants, consumers from paying Merchant Discount Rate

Mar 26, 2025

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in December 2019 announced that no MDR charges would be applicable on transactions through RuPay and UPI platforms beginning...

Nirmala Sitharaman virtually attends Global Convergence for Growth Summit

Jun 11, 2026

The Union Finance Minister attended the meeting from New Delhi on Thursday.

"Three continuous quarters we have had more than 8 per cent growth", says Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

Mar 28, 2024

Nirmala Sitharaman said, "Three continuous quarters, we have had more than 8 per cent growth. 8.3 was quarter three."