Page 10 - Stimulus Package

FM's Day 3 stimulus: Agriculture, allied activities get Rs 1.5-trn package

Opposition, experts say measures do nothing for farmers facing income loss

Sitharaman brings farm sector reforms, to deregulate onion, potato prices

Stock limits will be imposed only under exceptional circumstances like national calamities and famine, said the FM

Best of BS Opinion: When perception is reality, Covid-19 crisis, and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

MSMEs to get loans at 9.25% under Centre's Rs 3-trillion package

100 per cent guarantee coverage will be provided by National Credit Guarantee Trustee Company (NCGTC) for additional funding of up to Rs 3 trillion to eligible MSMEs and interested MUDRA borrowers

When perception is reality

A deft, economically sensible policy maneuver puts PM Modi's political capital at risk

Rationale behind the package

Govt seems to be preserving some firepower

Rs 90,000 cr discom package: Street anxious over impact on PFC and REC

While state government guarantee offers comfort, operational inefficiency may continue to impact debt servicing ability of electricity distributors, say experts; the two stocks are down 10-13 per cent

I've to be careful, am answerable to Parliament: FM Nirmala Sitharaman

Nirmala Sitharaman tells Indivjal Dhasmana & Nivedita Mookerji that the government has made sure that mistakes committed during 2008-2013 are not repeated while announcing the Rs 20-trillion package.

Top 10 biz headlines: FM interview on stimulus, RIL rights issue and more

Here are the top 10 headlines on Wednesday morning

Best of BS Opinion: Fiscal math of imponderables, power reforms, and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard Opinion pieces for the day

Door open for stimulus 6.0; govt with industry: FM Nirmala Sitharaman

Calling her stint as FM during the pandemic "the most challenging assignment yet", Sitharaman said she was not upset with the criticism that the recent stimulus package was too little

Govt to further revise criteria for MSME definition, says Nitin Gadkari

Unveiling the contours of the Rs 20-trillion stimulus package, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had last last week announced a change in the definition of MSMEs

Credit line for street vendors may've few takers; half of 10 mn not covered

A majority of street vendors, due to closure of their business, do not have the liquidity to pay back a loan.

Power reforms won't electrify the sector

At best, the scheme can be viewed as a one-time measure, while the larger problem of insolvency of discoms remains

Make reforms work

Govt has to find a way to remove the stumbling blocks

Covid-19: Govt's Rs 20-trn rescue package proves to be a damp squib

The reason for discontentment is that the actual fiscal outlay is only a fraction of the amount

Govt's recent reforms won't help ailing power sector: CARE Ratings

Study says lockdown has sapped power demand, taking accumulated coal inventory to 51 million tonnes

Best of BS Opinion: Unemployment rate at 24%, Covid-19 impact, and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces of the day

Stimulus disappoints Street; Sensex ends 1,069 pts lower, bank stocks fall

The Sensex closed at 30,028, down 1,069 points, or 3.4%, and the Nifty fell 314 points, or 3.4%, to end at 8,823

Indian economy to contract 5-7% in FY21: Bernstein, Goldman Sachs

Analysts say the Rs 20-trn stimulus package by govt a lost opportunity