New Delhi, Dec 31, 2019: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is addressing a press conference in Delhi today.
In her second press conference in three days, she said that the government has firmed up plans of Rs 102 lakh crore worth of infrastructure projects. Today’s announcements are further to the government’s plan to get infrastructure projects worth Rs 100 lakh crore going in the next five years, Nirmala Sitharaman said.
In her previous press meet, she had made major announcements including waiving of MDR (merchant discount rate) on payment via RuPay and UPI platforms to boost India’s cashless economy.
Nirmala Sitharaman had also launched an online portal called EBkray for auction of assets attached by banks. Meanwhile, RIL’s retail arm has launched its own e-commerce platform which is expected to spar with Jeff Bezos-owned Amazon and Walmart-backed Flipkart.
The stock market was trading under pressure today with BSE Sensex closing down 266 points and Nifty 50 ending down 80 points.
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