Sitharaman has already held meetings with stakeholders of industries, financial sectors players, labour unions, agriculturists and leading economists...

In the virtual pre-budget consultation held with FM Nirmala Sitharaman, industry chambers said govt measures will help firmly entrench the nascent signs of recovery...

To augment their resources, banks would be encouraged to raise funds from the market and also by selling their non-core assets...

During the current financial year, Centre has earmarked Rs 20,000 crore for the recapitalisation of Public Sector Banks...

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman will have to come up with measures to revive the Covid-19 battered economy and put it on a sustained growth path...

The budget for the next year will have to address critical issues of demand generation, job creation and putting the economy on a sustained 8 per cent plus growth path...