Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman launched the nation's first 3D printed house on Tuesday at IIT, Madras, which was designed by previous alumni and created in only 5 days, and said the nation wants more such youthful brains who spread 'optimism and exhibit India's skills to the nation.
Nirmala Sitharaman is an Indian economist and politician who now serves as India's Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs. She has been a part of the Rajya Sabha, India's upper house of parliament, since 2014. Sitharaman previously served as India's Defence Minister, becoming the country's second female defense minister as well as the country's second woman minister of finance after Indira Gandhi and the first full-time female finance minister. She has held the positions of Minister of State for Finance and Corporate Affairs within the Ministry of Finance, as well as Minister of Commerce and Industry with independent charge. Previously, she was a national spokeswoman for the Bjp.