Thu, Feb 01, 2018
Niti Aayog will discuss with state govts for mechanism to ensure farmers get better prices, said the FM
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Sun, Jan 07, 2018
The key focus areas for the government will be growth acceleration, employment generation and improving agricultural income
Sun, May 21, 2017
According to sources, the Indian government has started its preliminary work on shifting the country's financial year to January 1 from the current practice of starting it from April 1.
Tue, May 09, 2017
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said the government has no plans to tax agricultural income, including that of prosperous farmers, saying a rich farmer is "a very rare institution" and not the norm.
Thu, Apr 27, 2017
Niti Aayog member Bibek Debroy cooked up a storm earlier this week when he said that agriculture in India should come under the purview of income tax. So severe are the political implications of such a move that Finance Minister Arun Jaitley immediately swung into action and denied any such thought within the government.
Mon, Jan 30, 2017
With good monsoons and 7th Pay Commission bounty, analysts expect rural India to do well. However, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's demonetisation programme that started on November 9, 2016 has put a spanner in his works.
Wed, Dec 21, 2016
In an attempt to curb people from converting black money into white, economists in their pre-budget consultative meeting with Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in New Delhi on Tuesday suggested the minister to bring certain type of agriculture income under tax net.
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