Wed, Dec 28, 2022
Arun Jaitely 70th birth anniversary: Several ministers, such as Nirmala Sitharaman, Piyush Goyal and Dharmendra Pradhan, are believed to have been his proteges.
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Wed, Aug 24, 2022
During the period of Emergency (1975-77) when civil rights were suspended and political leader were arrested, Jaitley was arrested and kept in the Ambala Jail and then in the Tihar Jail, Delhi.
Sun, Apr 16, 2017
In the Budget 2017-18 speech on February 1, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announced capital infusion of Rs 10,000 crore for the current fiscal.
It has also sought clarity on treatment of goods and services under GST for exports, gems and jewellery, MSME sector, banking and telecom.
The task before the panel is to keep the impact of GST on inflation and prices near neutral or zero.
Fri, Apr 07, 2017
Jaitley also said that financial inclusion was a top agenda of the government and it was on a rise, particularly for women.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in its first bi-monthly monetary policy document for the current fiscal year said that new investment proposals have recovered in the fourth quarter from its decadal low level at the end of third quarter.
Thu, Apr 06, 2017
Jaitley said the successive governments have contributed towards the GST and no one person can take credit for it.
Wed, Apr 05, 2017
Last week, the panel had stated that it will finalise the report after receiving comments from ministries on treatment of 14 allowances and benefits.
As per the Ministry, the fund aims to leverage private sector investment from the City of London to invest in green infrastructure projects in India.
Tue, Apr 04, 2017
The Indian government in partnership with the UK government on Tuesday has announced to raise 500 million pounds (nearly Rs 4,063 crore) to finance India's energy sector projects.
After months of delay, the pension committee under 7th Pay Commission, has submitted its recommendation to Shiv Gopal Mishra, the convenor of National Joint Council of Action, a media report said.
Mon, Apr 03, 2017
The equipment is being procured as a repeat order with 'buy global' categorisation at a cost of approximately Rs 311 crore.
Indian government ordered its central departments and states to maintain strict privacy of Aadhaar card details of people, a report by ET Now said on Monday.
Sun, Apr 02, 2017
Adhia said the endeavour would be to maintain the current tax incidence on a commodity or service at the same level in the new Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime.
Sat, Apr 01, 2017
The Association also shot off a letter to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, seeking his intervention in the matter.
Jaitley said the first agreement for an NDB loan in India to finance major district roads in Madhya Pradesh has been signed a couple of days ago.
Advancement of the Budget will give government departments more leeway to spend as well as allow companies time to adapt to business and taxation plans.
Jaitley said India has sought USD 2 billion loans for various projects from the NDB, which is set up by the emerging nations India, China, Brazil, Russia and South Africa.
Fri, Mar 31, 2017
Speaking at a press conference in New Delhi, Finance Minister, Arun Jaitley on Friday said that the GST Council approved rules on input tax credit, valuation, transitional provisions and composition.
Lavasa panel was formed last year to examine the 7th pay Commission recommendations.
Thu, Mar 30, 2017
The Narendra Modi government on Wednesday faced embarrassment in the Rajya Sabha as five of the amendments moved by the opposition to the Finance Bill, 2017, were adopted by division before the bill was returned to the Lok Sabha.
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