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Govt received representations, seeking GST rate cut on knives, spoons, wat
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Upon a query on whether the government proposes to reduce GST slabs on aforesaid items, the Minister of State for Finance had said the GST rates and exemption were prescribed by the government, based only on the recommendations of GST Council, which is a constitutional body comprising member
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FM Sitharaman to inaugurate 65th founding day of DRI tomorrow
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
During the event, DRI said it will take the opportunity of its founding day to organise Regional Customs Enforcement Meeting (RCEM) for effectively engaging with partner Customs organisations and International agencies like World Customs Organisation, INTERPOL for enforcement-related issues.
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Pakistan government on defensive after IMF rebuke
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 6 (ANI): Pakistan's minister of state for Finance and Revenue Aisha Ghous Pasha said that the country had not breached the agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), saying "any shortfall in petroleum duties will be adjusted in coming months".
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Pakistan floods: Over 60,000 pregnant women lack maternal health services
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 30 (ANI): The floods that ravaged one-third of Pakistan have left about 600,000 pregnant women lacking maternal health services including a huge impact on the health facilities for children, media reports said citing a state minister.
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UP Police busts fake currency racket in Bareilly, recovers over 3.5 lakh f
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Bareilly (Uttar Pradesh) [India], August 26 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Police busted a fake currency racket in Bareilly that was smuggling fake currency notes from Nepal and Bangladesh, on Wednesday.
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Govt aims to monetise infra assets worth Rs 1.62 lakh crore in 2022-23
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 8 (ANI): The government has set a target to monetise infrastructure assets worth Rs 1.62 lakh crore in the current financial year, Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary said on Monday.
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No proposal under consideration to constitute 8th Pay Commission, says MoS
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 8 (ANI): Union Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary on Monday informed Loka Sabha that the government has no proposal under consideration to constitute the 8th Central Pay Commission for the central government employees.
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Value of fake currency seized declined 80 pc since 2016-17, MoS Finance in
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 8 (ANI): The value of counterfeit notes detected in the banking system has reduced from Rs 43.47 crores in 2016-17 to Rs 8.26 crores in 2021-22 -- a decline of around 80 per cent, Union Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary informed Lok Sabha on Monday.
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RBI has allowed invoicing, payments for international trade in Indian Rupe
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 2 (ANI): The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has allowed invoicing and payments for international trade in the Indian Rupee, Union Minister of State for Finance Bhagwat Kisanrao Karad said on Tuesday.
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Several supply-side measures taken to address inflation: Union Minister
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): The government is monitoring the price rise situation of major essential commodities on a regular basis and has taken a number of supply-side measures to address inflation, Union Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary said on Tuesday.
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313 schemes from 53 ministries on boarded on DBT Bharat portal
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 29 (ANI): Union Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary said on Tuesday 313 central sector and centrally sponsored schemes from 53 ministries have been onboarded on the DBT Bharat Portal to ensure accurate targeting of the beneficiaries.
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Multiple Expressions of Interest received for privatisation of BPCL
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 22 (ANI): The government has received multiple Expressions of Interest (EoIs) for privatisation of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), and the transaction is in the second stage of the process, Union Minister of State for Finance Bhagwat Kisanrao Karad said
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