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Digital payment up by 55 percent, notes NITI Aayog
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 3 (ANI): An analysis of the current digital payments landscape in the country revealed that during the financial year 2016-17, there has been a 55 percent increase in digital payments, as revealed by Ratan P Watal, Principal Advisor, NITI Aayog and former finance sec
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Union Cabinet to review Pay Commission allowances
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 19 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a review meeting with Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and Finance Secretary Ashok Lavasa to discuss his views on Pay Commission allowances today.
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Lavasa committee submits 7th Pay Commission report on allowances to Arun J
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 28 (ANI): A high-level committee, headed by finance secretary Ashok Lavasa, submitted its report on Thursday, on allowances of 47 lakh government employees, to Finance Minister Arun Jaitely.
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Ashok Lavasa receives cheque by CMD of REC for Swachh Bharat Kosh
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 9 (ANI): The Finance Secretary Ashok Lavasa, who is also the Chairperson of the Swachh Bharat Kosh (SBK) on Thursday received a cheque of Rs. 25 crore towards the SBK by P.V. Ramesh Babu, CMD of Rural Electric Corporation (REC) Limited as part of REC's Corporate S
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Budget is progressive, pragmatic and people-oriented: Finance Secretary
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 4 (ANI): The Budget 2017-18 charts a story that is consistent with the policies of government in the last couple of years, predictable in its approach and is shorn of unnecessary surprises for the industry and society, said Ashok Lavasa, Finance and Expenditure Secret
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NCP urges Centre to provide detailed report on demonetisation
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 4 (ANI): After the Finance Secretary Shaktikanata Das stated that the remonetisation of new currency has almost completed, the National Congress Party (NCP) on Saturday urged the Centre to provide a detailed report on the entire process of demonetisation of high-value
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Political parties not exempted from depositing old notes, clarifies Financ
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 16 (ANI): Putting an end to all speculations over political parties being exempted under the Income Tax law to deposit old notes, Finance Secretary Ashok Lavasa said there was no such provision against anybody.
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Rupee 2000 notes introduced for big transactions: Finance Secretary
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi[India], Nov. 9(ANI): Finance Secretary Ashok Lavasa on Wednesday said that government's intention in demonetising is to curb the flow of black money in and out of the system. He added that the Rs. 2000 note has been introduced for big financial transactions.
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Passage of GST Bill, shows system's immense maturity: Lavasa
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug. 4 (ANI): Finance Secretary Ashok Lavasa on Thursday said the passage of the Goods and Service Tax (GST) Bill in the Rajya Sabha is a major step forward towards economic stability.
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