Chidambaram
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Poor are more trustworthy and bankable, says Chidambaram
Oct 01, 2013, 09:25 PM ISTSrinagar: Seeking to promote financial inclusion, Finance Minister P Chidambaram today called upon banks to focus on poor customers who are more trustworthy and “bankable” as compared to large borrowers.“The poor of India are bankable,
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Digitise insurance policies: Chidambaram
Sep 16, 2013, 05:42 PM ISTHyderabad: Finance Minister P. Chidambaram Monday inaugurated insurance sector regulator IRDA's insurance repositories and called for making digitisation of all policies mandatory.Chidambaram launched the insurance repository system, which will help policy holders keep insurance policies
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Chidambaram to meet US Treasury secretary, FIIs next month
Sep 15, 2013, 11:38 AM ISTNew Delhi: Faced with a high current account deficit and declining forex reserves, Finance Minister P Chidambaram in his forthcoming US visit will meet FIIs in San Fransisco to woo investments. The Minister will be in
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Chidambaram dismisses opposition over food bill
National | Sep 08, 2013, 07:32 PM ISTSivaganga (TN): Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram today dismissed the opposition to food security scheme, saying it has been introduced to benefit country's poor by providing them foodgrains at subsidised rates.On Tamil Nadu government's opposition
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Govt will take hard decisions to curb inessential imports: Chidambaram
Sep 07, 2013, 07:08 PM ISTNew Delhi: Grappling with the stressed economy, Finance Minister P Chidambaram today said “hard decisions” would be taken in the next few days and weeks to trim wasteful expenditure and curb import of “inessential” items.“We
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States growing at 5% will give economy a bounce: Chidambaram
Sep 06, 2013, 09:13 AM ISTNew Delhi: Brushing aside fears of slowdown of industrial production/growth rate and fluctuating Indian currency, a confident Finance Minister P. Chidambaram stressed in Lok Sabha on Thursday that the country will bounce back from the
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Rupee will correct itself, growth will bounce back, says Chidambaram
Sep 05, 2013, 11:21 PM ISTNew Delhi: Seeking to dispel the perception of gloom and pessimism, Finance Minister P Chidambaram today asserted in the Lok Sabha that rupee will correct itself and the growth will bounce back.Conceding that economy is
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Chidambaram will one day say 'thank God RBI exists': Subbarao
Aug 30, 2013, 04:48 PM ISTNew Delhi: Bringing their differences into open, outgoing RBI governor D Subbarao on Thursday took a dig at finance minister P Chidambaram for his comment once that he would "walk alone" to ensure growth in
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Banks must be strict with willful defaulters, Chidambaram says
Aug 29, 2013, 07:49 PM ISTNew Delhi: Public sector banks should deal strictly with wilful defaulters to check non-performing assets (NPAs) while being sympathetic towards borrowers facing difficulties, Finance Minister P Chidambaram said today.“Genuine defaulters and wilful defaulters need to
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Govt will not take any captial control action: Chidambaram
Aug 22, 2013, 06:10 PM ISTNew Delhi: Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Thursday said there was no need to panic and assured Indian investors that the Indian economy and currency is doing better than many countries across the world.While admitting
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Don't panic, says Chidambaram as Sensex crashes four percent
India | Aug 16, 2013, 08:58 PM ISTNew Delhi: Terming the Indian equity sell-off that saw the Sensex crash nearly four percent as a result of the US data reaction, Finance Minister P Chidambaram Friday urged investors to maintain calm."I think this
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Telangana won't take too long, Chidambaram tells Parliament
National | Aug 13, 2013, 06:51 AM ISTNew Delhi: Finance Minister P Chidambaram Monday refused to set a deadline for formation of Telangana state but said the process won't take too long even as the opposition targeted the government over the decision."I
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Swamy seeks probe into Chidambaram's role in 1987 Hashimpura massacre
National | Aug 06, 2013, 10:19 PM ISTNew Delhi, Aug 6: The Delhi High Court today sought Uttar Pradesh government's response to Janata Party President Subramanian Swamy's plea seeking further probe to ascertain the alleged role of Finance Minister P Chidambaram in
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Government preparing cabinet note on Telangana: Chidambaram
National | Aug 05, 2013, 06:59 PM ISTNew Delhi, Aug 5: A cabinet note is being prepared to deal with procedural issues around formation of Telangana, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram told parliament Monday."In the matter relating to the separate state of Telangana,
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All bank branches to have one ATM before March, 2014: Chidambaram
Jul 28, 2013, 02:36 PM ISTNew Delhi, July 28: Public sector banks have been asked set up ATMs in all branches by March, 2014 to enable customers in rural pockets to do banking round-the-clock, Finance Minister P Chidambaram has said.Inaugurating
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No charges on Sonia, Rahul rallies: Chidambaram
National | Jul 16, 2013, 05:14 PM ISTJaipur, July 16: Taking a dig at BJP for charging Rs 5 per person for attending Narendra Modi's public meeting in Hyderabad, Congress leader P Chidambaram today said there would be no charge on the
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Rupee woes: Chidambaram meets PM, RBI Governor
Jul 16, 2013, 04:57 PM ISTNew Delhi, July 16: With plummeting rupee, Finance Minister P Chidambaram met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and later held discussions with RBI Governor D Subbarao who said the central bank will look into latest inflation
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Chidambaram to attend G20 Ministerial in Moscow
India | Jul 14, 2013, 10:18 AM ISTNew Delhi, July 14: Finance Minister P Chidambaram will be leaving for Moscow later in the week to attend the two day G-20 ministerial meeting, which among other things, will deliberate upon the current economic
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Chidambaram asks US to invest, says India is growth oriented
Jul 11, 2013, 11:25 AM ISTWashington, July 11: The Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram has defended Indian policies as growth oriented as he invited American companies to establish manufacturing plants in India during his meetings with the industry leaders and
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Chidambaram arrives in US to pitch for investment in India
Jul 10, 2013, 11:31 AM ISTWashington, July 10: At a time when Indian rupee is a record low, Finance Minister P Chidambaram has arrived here to not only address the US concerns on India's economic policies, but also pitch among