Tag: Arun Jaitley

Srinagar: The crucial 14th Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council meeting to finalise tax slabs on services and commodities in the country started here on Thursday. Chaired by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, this is the first time that such an important national policy-making meet is being held in Jammu and Kashmir. Finance Ministers, Finance […]

New Delhi: The Union Finance Ministry has paid over Rs 1 lakh crore to the beneficiaries of the various social schemes under the Direct Benefit Transfer during the last three years, an official statement said on Monday. “Rs 1,02,786.77 crore has been paid through the public financial management system to the beneficiaries of the various […]

Srinagar: Militants abducted and killed a 22-year-old Kashmiri Army officer when he had gone to attend a family wedding in Shopian district, officials said on Wednesday. Defence Minister Arun Jaitley has called it an act of cowardice and the Army has vowed to bring those responsible to justice. The bullet-riddled body of Lieutenant Ummer Faiyaz, […]

Yokohama: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday urged the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to set up a regional hub for South Asia in New Delhi so that the majority of proposals could be processed speedily. Addressing the ADB Board of Governors here, Jaitley said there was need to look at processes and procedures for which […]

New Delhi: The ICICI Group on Tuesday said it has made 100 villages digitally-enabled in 2017 while planning to transform another 500 by the year-end. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley while inaugurating the 100 ICICI digital villages here said: “The ICICI initiative should be followed by other banks in rural areas.” ICICI Bank MD and CEO […]

Washington: The vexed issue of restrictions on American H-1B visas has been taken up with the US administration by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley during his ongoing visit to the US, an Indian official said on Friday. The issue was raised by Jaitley at his meeting here on Thursday with AUS Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, an […]

New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is still calculating and taking stock of the currency that was returned to banks post demonetisation, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Tuesday. In response to a question by Samajwadi Party leader Naresh Agarwal in the Rajya Sabha, Jaitley said that the RBI was taking stock of […]

New Delhi: British Defence Secretary Michael Fallon, who arrives here on Tuesday on a four-day visit, will hold talks with his Indian counterpart Arun Jaitley during the first India-UK Strategic Dialogue. Fallon, the third British Cabinet Minister to visit India in April, will also visit Mumbai. He will also meet Indian Defence Ministry officials, military […]

New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday said post the November 8 demonetisation, around 18 lakh bank accounts have been found where the amount deposited does not match with the income profile of the account holder. Replying to questions in the Lok Sabha on Friday, Jaitley said data mining was used to find such […]

New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday slammed Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for reportedly fighting defamation suits filed against him by using public money. The BJP asked why the public should pay for Kejriwal’s “karma” (deeds)? “Defamation cases are personal cases against Kejriwal, not against the Chief Minister of Delhi. Hence, Kejriwal […]

New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday moved four GST Bills simultaneously for consideration and passage in the Lok Sabha. “The four bills are being taken together because the matter of the bills are same,” Jaitley said while introducing the bills. “Before the constitutional amendment, under the indirect tax regime, the Centre had the […]

While the Central government employees are still waiting for a hike in minimum pay and hope that the Modi government will come up with an announcement in this regard on August 15, the Manohar Lal Khattar led BJP-government in Haryana on Friday announced revision of pay scales as per the 7th Pay Commission for its […]

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Much has been said about the further hike in minimum pay of the Central government employees beyond the 7th Pay Commission recommendations. While all are expecting these rumours to turn into reality, there’s good news making rounds that the Narendra Modi-led NDA government is in close-doors discussions over the hike. As per reports, […]

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Further hike of Rs 8,000 in minimum pay- a demand that the lakhs of Central government employees have been pushing forward since the day of implementation of the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission. However, the government is yet to take any major step in this regard. The present minimum pay is Rs […]

Bhubaneswar: Will the Central government employees get to hear the good news that they have been waiting for since long- further hike in the minimum pay with 3.68 times fitment factor as against the recommendation of the 7th Pay Commission- or their hopes will be crushed again? The minimum pay hike issue has erupted again […]