Tag: Economic Affairs Secretary

New Delhi: Trying to grapple with the economic slowdown, the government on Thursday appeared to keep the option of a stimulus package open, even as it is set to hike the capital expenditure by PSUs by Rs 25,000 crore over and above the budgeted Rs 3.85 lakh crore for the current fiscal. This emerged after […]

New Delhi:  The Goods and Services Tax (GST) will be implemented from July 1 as all states have agreed on the implementation date, Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das said on Tuesday. “GST should be implemented by July 1. All states have agreed (on the date),” Das told reporters here. The government plans to get the […]

New Delhi: In a bid to ensure a smooth sowing season, the government on Thursday allowed farmers to withdraw up to Rs 25,000 per week from their designated bank accounts and a similar additional amount credited to their bank towards produce they sell to state agencies. This apart, traders who are registered with the Agricultural […]

New Delhi: Economic Affairs Secretary Subhash Chandra Garg, the senior-most bureaucrat in the Finance Ministry, has been named Finance Secretary. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved designating Subhash Chandra Garg as the Finance Secretary. Former Finance Secretary Ajay Narayan Jha superannuated on February 28. A Personnel Ministry […]