Department of Economic Affairs (DEA) Secretary Anuradha Thakur on Saturday expressed confidence that India will meet its fiscal deficit target of 4.4 per cent for 2025-26, despite the first quarter showing a wider deficit than last year.
Robust Q1 GDP growth underlines the basic resilience and the strengthening of the momentum in the economy, which is anchored in strong macro-economic fundamentals, a senior government official said on Saturday.
With Revenue Secretary Sanjay Malhotra set to take charge as Reserve Bank of India Governor, the government has given the additional charge of the post to Economic Affairs Secretary Ajay Seth.
Secretary to the Department of Economic Affairs, Ajay Seth, on Wednesday asserted that the government doesn't see any significant downside risks on economic growth, despite a slight slowdown and an uptick in inflation.
The 7th Pre-Budget 2023 meeting was attended by Ministers of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary and Bhagwat Kisanrao Karad; Finance Secretary T V Somanathan; Department of Economic Affairs Secretary Ajay Seth; DIPAM Secretary Tuhin Kanta Pandey and Department of Revenue Secretary Sanjay Malh
New Delhi [India], April 19 (ANI): The Union Finance Ministry is reportedly looking for a new secretary for the Department of Economic Affairs (DEA) as Ajay Seth, the 1987-batch Karnataka cadre IAS officer who currently holds this charge, has been detected with a serious illness.
New Delhi [India], April 2 (ANI): Amid uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic Revenue, and Department of Economic Affairs Secretary, Tarun Bajaj on Tuesday predicted a better growth for the Indian economy and said World Bank has projected India's growth rate between 7.5 per cent to 12 p
New Delhi [India], May 6 (ANI): The Centre has nominated Secretary of Economic Affairs Department Ministry of Finance Tarun Bajaj as a director on the Central Board of Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
New Delhi [India], Jan 4 (ANI): Economic Affairs Secretary Subhash Chandra Garg on Friday asserted that the government there was "no decision" on printing Rs. 2,000 notes as there are "more than adequate" in the system.
New Delhi [India], Dec 11 (ANI): Shaktikanta Das, a member of the 15th Finance Commission and former Economic Affairs Secretary, was on Tuesday appointed as RBI Governor, a day after Urjit Patel quit abruptly.
New Delhi [India], Sep 19 (ANI): Economic Affairs Secretary Subhash Chandra Garg on Wednesday informed that government will announce restrictions on non-essential import items very soon.