New Delhi, June 12 Amid calls for lower levies on items and medicines required in Covid-19 treatment, the GST Council on Saturday decided to slash rates of several Covid-relief items to 5 per cent from existing 12-18 per cent levels,
New Delhi, May 29 Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Friday that no final call has been taken on a new stimulus package to revive the growth of the economy. Addressing a press conference after the GST Council meeting on
New Delhi, April 19 Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said that the Centre is working together with states to protect lives and livelihoods. In a tweet, the Minister said that she has spoken to business leaders and took their
New Delhi, April 5 As the country witnesses a rapid resurgence of coronavirus cases, a Finance Ministry report has exuded confidence in the Indian economy and termed the economic recovery as resilient citing improvement in high frequency indicators. The Monthly
New Delhi, March 24 Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday clarified that the equalisation levy will not be applicable on foreign companies who pay income tax in India. The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed the Finance Bill, 2021, with Sitharaman
New Delhi, Feb 17 The 587th meeting of the Central Board of Directors of Reserve Bank of India was held under the chairmanship of Governor Shaktikanta Das, through video conferencing on Tuesday, an official statement said. The meeting was also
New Delhi, Feb 13 Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said that the Union Budget for FY21-22 attempts at providing stimulus to the economy. Noting that post the pandemic global economies have witnessed contraction, the Minister, in her reply during
Mumbai, Feb 7 Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday said the government’s latest disinvestment policy including the proposal to privatise two state-run banks is not akin to “selling the family silver” as alleged by the opposition. Speaking at an
New Delhi, Jan 9 The government will give a discount of Rs 50 per gram under its gold bond scheme to investors who apply online and the payment is made through digital mode. As per a statement from the Finance
New Delhi, Jan 5 India has been witnessing a ‘V-shaped’ recovery since June with the gradual easing of restrictions on economic activities, said a Finance Ministry report. “The sustained improvement in high frequency indicators ignite optimism of an improved performance
New Delhi, Dec 14 Banks have sanctioned additional credit amounting to Rs 2,05,563 crore to 80,93,491 borrowers under the Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS). The Rs 3 lakh crore ECLGS scheme was announced by the government early this year as
New Delhi, Nov 13 The Centre will allocate an additional amount of Rs 10,000 crore for the Prime Minister Garib Kalyan Rozgar Yojana in a bid to boost rural employment amid the pandemic, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Thursday.
New Delhi, Nov 12 The Centre on Thursday revamped its Rs three lakh crore emergency credit line guarantee scheme (RCLGS) launched for providing liquidity to the MSMEs during the Covid pandemic by extending its coverage to entities in 26 stressed
New Delhi, Nov 12 The Centre will allocate Rs 18,000 crore more to the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) – Urban for building houses for middle income and economically weaker sections of the country. The amount of Rs 18,000 crore
New Delhi, Nov 12 As part of efforts to provide proper funding to infrastructure projects, the government on Thursday decided to infuse Rs 6,000 crore equity in NIIF debt platform. The NIIF Strategic Opportunities Fund has set up a Debt
New Delhi, Nov 12 In a bid to boost housing sales, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday announced an increase in the permitted differential between the circle rale and the agreement value of housing units to 20 per cent from
New Delhi, Nov 12 Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said the Indian economy was witnessing a strong recovery. Addressing the media here, Sitharaman cited several data, including the growth in Composite Purchase Managers Index (PMI), GST collections, FDI inflow
New Delhi, Nov 12 The government is reportedly planning another stimulus package for the economy which could be finalised as early as Thursday. There is talk of a $20 billion stimulus package in a series of packages that the government
New Delhi, Oct. 27 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi will review the state of the economy with finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday to identify possible policy action including need for another stimulus to push up economic activity in the
New Delhi, Oct 26 Centre will seek the Parliament’s approval for additional spending of Rs 37,000 crore on infrastructure development in the second batch of supplementary demands for grant. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had earlier in the month announced that
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