Nirmala Sitharaman to address media on economic stimulus today: Time, when & where to watch live streaming

Nirmala Sitharaman to address media on economic stimulus today: Time, when & where to watch live streaming

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharman is going to hold a press briefing today, in which she will spell out details regarding the Modi government's economic stimulus package worth Rs 20 lakh crore; this package is about 10 per cent of India's GDP

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  • May 13, 2020,
  • Updated May 13, 2020 4:00 PM IST

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharman is going to hold a press briefing at 4 pm today, in which she will spell out details regarding the Modi government's economic stimulus package worth Rs 20 lakh crore. This package is about 10 per cent of India's GDP. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced a mega fiscal stimulus to provide relief to big industries, MSEs and poor as well as middle-class people.

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The package will give a new impetus to the development journey of the country in 2020 and a new direction to a self-reliant India campaign, PM Modi said in his televised address to the nation. Hinting at big-ticket reforms in future, the PM said: "To prove the resolve of a self-reliant India, land, labour, liquidity and laws -- all have been emphasised in this package."

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharman is going to hold a press briefing at 4 pm today, in which she will spell out details regarding the Modi government's economic stimulus package worth Rs 20 lakh crore. This package is about 10 per cent of India's GDP. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced a mega fiscal stimulus to provide relief to big industries, MSEs and poor as well as middle-class people.

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The package will give a new impetus to the development journey of the country in 2020 and a new direction to a self-reliant India campaign, PM Modi said in his televised address to the nation. Hinting at big-ticket reforms in future, the PM said: "To prove the resolve of a self-reliant India, land, labour, liquidity and laws -- all have been emphasised in this package."

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