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Raising farmers income key to better agri-production
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 10 (ANI): NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar on Wednesday said the government will now focus on raising the incomes of farmers.
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Time to target job growth: NITI Aayog VC
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 10 (ANI): NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar on Wednesday said the apex body has set up a task force to examine the high frequency data on job growth.
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PM interacts with economists, experts
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 10 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday interacted with over 40 economists and other experts at an event organised by the NITI Aayog.
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Union Budget 2018 won't be populist: NITI Aayog VC
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 8 (ANI): NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar on Monday said the Union Budget 2018-19 would not be a populist budget, contrary to what many believe.
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NITI Aayog VC predicts 7.5-8 pct GDP growth in upcoming fiscal
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 6 (ANI): NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar on Saturday stated that GDP is expected to grow at around 7.5 to 8 percent in the coming months.
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NITI Aayog expects robust GDP growth in 2018-19
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 5 (ANI): Although the reported GDP numbers have seen a dip year-on-year, the NITI Aayog on Friday said the growth would become more robust in 2018-19.
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Prime Minister Modi likely to meet economists before budget
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 4 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to hold a meeting with top economists of the country on January 10.
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NITI Aayog VC assures upswing in economy
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 1 (ANI): Responding to the recent surge in India's Gross Domestic Products (GDP) by 6.3 percent in the September quarter, NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar assured that the economy is now on an upswing.
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Finance Secretary Adhia, others for fewer GST slabs
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 25 (ANI): Finance Secretary Hasmukh Adhia on Saturday said the Goods and Services Tax (GST) needs further simplification and suggested a reduction in the number of slabs if there is any scope to do so.
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CEA Subramanian hints at lesser slabs under GST
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 25 (ANI): Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian has hinted reduction in the number of tax slabs under the Goods and Services Tax (GST), with the merger of 12 percent and 18 percent tax slabs into one.
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NITI Aayog VC dubs Chidambaram's stance on Moody's rating as 'baseless'
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 20 (ANI): Responding to former finance minister P Chidambaram's comment on India's recent upgradation by global credit rating agency Moody, NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar brushed it off as "baseless", adding that such comments did not create a good impressio
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7.5-8 pct GDP growth expected this year: NITI Aayog VC
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 20 (ANI): NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar on Monday opined that the outlook for India's GDP is projected to be around 7.5 to 8 percent this year, with an estimate of 6.2 percent growth for this quarter.
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