Tag: Jaitley
Jaitley's Last Rites Held With Full State Honours
The mortal remains of former Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, one of the veterans of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), were given the last rites with full state honours at the Nigambodh Ghat here on Sunday amid heavy rain, a day after he passed away.....
Jaitley Hopes To Resolve Dual Control Issue In Next GST Council Meet
Admitting that the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council was racing against time on its deadline of April 1, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday said it is hoping to resolve the two vexed issues of Integrated GST (iGST) and dual control in its next meeting on January 16.....
Double-digit Increase In Tax Collection:Arun Jaitley
The currency squeeze in November and December has failed to hit revenue mop up, with direct and indirect tax collection from April to December showing a double-digit increase, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Monday.....
CPI-M To 'hang' Modi Over Failure Of Demonetisation
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) will hold a special programme in 14 district headquarters in the state where Prime Minister Narendra Modi would face a mock trial and would be hanged.....
Why Election Commission Didn't Defer Budget
The Election Commission (EC) has directed the government to refrain from announcing any state-specific scheme in the Union Budget 2017 that may influence the voters in the five poll-bound states. ....
Steps Hoped In Budget For Cyber Security, Broadband
As the government pushes for a less-cash economy via digitisation, IT and telecom players are expecting the upcoming Union budget to contain measures that will seek to strengthen cyber security and make broadband available to all, among other measures.....
For Pro-poor Thrust, Budget Focus On Housing, Infrastructure Must
Considering that the welfare of the poor and middle class is the priority area of the government and the assembly elections manifestos of all the major political parties centre around housing and urban development, this year's budget is expected to give a major thrust on real estate housing & infrastructure.....
Jaitley Launches India Post Payments Bank Branches
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday launched the India Post Payments Bank branches, saying the network of post offices can take banking operations to every doorstep.....
Economic Survey Moots Formation Of Public Sector Asset Rehabilitation Agency
The Economic Survey 2016-17 tabled in Parliament on Tuesday by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has mooted the formation of a centralised public sector asset rehabilitation agency (PARA).....
Apparel Industry Key To Creating Jobs, Pushing Exports: Economic Survey
The Economic Survey for 2016-17 tabled by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in parliament on Tuesday said that apparel, leather and footware industries have enormous potential for creating jobs as well as for exports.....
