Paytm and Fintech: FM Sitharaman hailed the youths’ contribution to fintech; ‘Won’t comment on a particular company’

Earlier this week, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) imposed severe restrictions on Paytm Payments Bank, after noting material discrepancies and non-compliance issues.

“I wouldn’t want to comment on a particular company. But fintech is an area in which all of us are very enthusiastic,” the finance minister said in an exclusive interview with Rahul Joshi, Editor-in-Chief, Network18.

FM Nirmala Sitharaman to Network18 Group’s Rahul Joshi: “This is secularism in action”

The impacts of digitisation and connectivity on the rural economy are not coming through in current economic indicators, FM Nirmala Sitharaman said in the interview with Joshi, Editor-in-Chief, Network18 on February 2. (Still from the interview)

Takeaways from Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman exclusive interview with Network18 Group Editor-in-Chief Rahul Joshi.

Budget 2024: What does “GDP” stand for on this government’s watch?, asks Shashi Tharoor

In the video, Shashi Tharoor went on to state that the ‘film was not yet finished’. “Votes can’t be counted until they are cast and the votes will be cast when the time comes. There is still time for the opposition to get its act together,” he said. (Image source: Moneycontrol)

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor’s hot-take on the Interim Budget.

Pranjal Kamra: With the election of the new government, the old tax regime should merge into the new tax regime

Pranjal Kamra, CEO, Finology Ventures, stated, "I think there should be some formal regulation for finfluencers because we need to understand the intent behind the RIA regulation. When they came in 2013, it was to actually regulate the mode through which advice was rendered back then. Back then, the primary mode was websites and physical consultations."

Pranjal Kamra, CEO, Finology Ventures, feels that if the new tax regime was meant to simplify the complications of the old tax regime, that has not happened and on the contrary, has complicated things more.

Pass or fail? Budget reactions from Haier, Agoda and Kalyan Jewellers

PM Vishwakarma Yojana is playing a critical role in empowering the India’s artisan community. (Image via CNBC TV18)

Krishna Rathi, Country Director India, Sri Lanka, and Maldives Agoda, NS Satish, President, Haier Appliances India and T S Kalyanaraman, Managing Director, Kalyan Jewellers share their views on budget 2024.

Harsh Goenka on FM’s Budget 2024 speech: “Recipe for sukh, shaanti aur aaRAM! Jai shree RAM!”

The budget makes a strong case for environmental sustainability, aligning with our Net Zero commitment. Viability gap funding for investments in renewable energy, green initiatives, and sustainable urban planning demonstrates our proactive stance on climate change. (Image source: Moneycontrol)

“Targeting structural issues of fiscal prudence, infrastructure and inclusion – no dRAMa, no RAMbling, clearly setting the country’s direction for growth,” said Harsh Goenka on Budget 2024 speech by FM Nirmala Sitharaman.