Check Out Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s Impressive Success Story
By Anshika Verma31, Jan 2024 10:17 AMjagranjosh.com
Nirmala Sitharaman - India’s Finance minister
On August 18, 1959, in Madurai, Nirmala was born to Savitri and Narayanan Sitharaman into Tamil Iyengar Brahmin. Let's take a look at her impressive success story. Tap to read!
Nirmala Sitharaman's Educational qualifications
Nirmala finished her education in Tiruchirappalli and Madras. She has an economics bachelor's degree from Seethalakshmi Ramaswami College in Tiruchirappalli.
Master of Philosophy in economics
Nirmala Sitharaman relocated to Delhi in 1984 to finish her studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) for her Master of Arts and Master of Philosophy in economics.
India's first full-time Minister of Defence
Nirmala Sitharaman was appointed as the Minister of Defence on September 3, 2017. She is the second woman to hold it after Indira Gandhi.
Nirmala Sitharaman’s Political Career
Nirmala Sitharaman joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in 2006, and in the year 2010 she was appointed as the party's national spokeswoman.
2016 Rajya Sabha elections
She was chosen as an Andhra Pradesh lawmaker for the Rajya Sabha in June 2014. She ran for and won the Karnataka seat in the May 2016 Rajya Sabha elections.
India's first full-time Finance Minister
She became India's first full-time female finance minister on May 31, 2019, when she was appointed as the minister of finance and corporate affairs.
Budget 2024 expectations
The next Budget, which will be delivered in Parliament on Thursday, February 1, is expected to be between Rs 49 and 50 lakh crore, according to economist Sonal Badhan of Bank of Baroda.
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