 | MP seeks extension of moratorium for hospital industryMP Dr M Gurumoorthy on Saturday wrote to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman urging her to extend the moratorium on bank loans to the hospitality industry. |
 | MFI industry seeks higher credit guarantee scheme in budgetThe MFIs said the sector is facing a few challenges in terms of higher credit costs and access to low-cost long term funds. |
 | Andhra Pradesh BJP leader Lanka Dinakar writes to Union Finance Minister SitharamanMismanagement of the systems in raising loans out of FRBM limits have been driving the state towards a debt trap, Dinakar wrote to the Union Finance Minister. |
 | Telangana Budget may not cross Rs 2 lakh crore as grant-in-aid from Centre remains lowAs against the Budget estimate of Rs 30,557.35 crore non-tax revenue, the state realised only Rs 2,854 crore till October, 2021. |
 | Rein in Rythu Bandhu, free power costs, urges Forum for Good GovernanceThe Forum for Good Governance (FGG) made several suggestions to Finance Minister T Harish Rao ahead of the 2022-23 Budget. |
 | Consider bankers as frontline workers for booster dose: Bank officers' union to FMAll India Bank Officers' Confederation (AIBOC) suggested the implementation of a 5-day week to break the chain of the spread of the virus. |
 | Andhra Pradesh Finance Minister Buggana seeks incentives for Uttarandhra & RayalaseemaFinance Min urges Centre to approve revised outlay for Polavaram |
 | GST tax hike on textiles put on hold: Finance Minister Nirmala SitharamanSitharaman said a similar demand for footwear was not agreed to. A group of state finance ministers that is looking at GST rate rationalisation, has been asked to look at tax rate on textile. |
 | Withdraw additional GST on textile industry: KTR to CentreThe Minister said the GST hike would affect the industry which is hoping to come out of the Covid crisis. |
 | Keep promises made to Telangana, state tells CentreTelangana tells Union government to honour Finance panel recommendations, release backward districts grant as Harish Rao ‘told to’ skip the pre-budget meeting |
 | Power tariff less in Telangana than in other States: MinistersThe power tariff is less in Telangana when compared with Gujarat and other States in the country, Finance Minister T Harish Rao and Energy Minister G Jagadish Reddy said. |
 | Power tariff hike inevitable, hint Telangana MinistersThe increased cost of coal means an additional burden of Rs 725 crore on Discoms every year, the Ministers said. |
 | Film festivals offer a platform for dissent: Kerala MinisterFinance Minister K N Balagopal also said Kerala should be watchful to ensure that the art world is not affected even in times of the pandemic. |
 | Ministers' meeting undecided on power tariff hike in TelanganaThe meeting explored the options at hand to bridge the revenue gap, without raising the tariffs, and finally put off the decision to a later date. |
 | Companies raised Rs 52,759 crore from IPOs till October this fiscal, says Nirmala SitharamanFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that a large number of manufacturing and service sector companies are coming up for listing. |
