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Online filing of IT returns up by 20 percent: Finance Ministry
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 3 (ANI): Online filing of income tax (IT) returns recorded a surge of 20 percent, with about 2.33 crore people submitting their returns as on August 1 for the financial year 2016-17, a senior official from the Ministry of Finance told ANI.
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Subhash Garg takes over as Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 12 (ANI): Former Executive Director of World Bank Subhash Chandra Garg on Wednesday took charge as the Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs under the Ministry of Finance.
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NSE technical glitch matter of serious concern: Fin Min
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): The Ministry of Finance on Monday summoned the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to monitor the status of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) after trading on it came to a three-hour halt due to technical glitches.
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Five pct concessional GST for specified items for physically challenged pe
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): The Centre or more specifically the Ministry of Finance has listed 22 products or devices for physically challenged persons that will attract a concessional GST rate of five percent only.
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Jaitley launches mobile-friendly upgraded webpage of Finance Ministry
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 2 (ANI): As part of the Digital India Programme, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday launched a common landing webpage of the Ministry of Finance to offer single point access to all the websites of the five different departments under the Ministry.
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Jaitley gives fillip to Modi's agenda to make 'New India'
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] May 16 (ANI): The Ministry of Finance led by Arun Jaitley has been working tirelessly to fulfill the agenda of Prime Minister Narendra Modi of providing a cashless, corruption less clean governance to make New India.
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Centre seeks stakeholders view on ICDS draft on real estate transactions
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): The Ministry of Finance, through the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), has sought the general public's view on a draft version of the Income Computation and Disclosure Standards (ICDS) on real estate transactions.
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PM Modi urges action against Benami property holders
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 2 (ANI): Addressing a review meeting with revenue officials of the Ministry of Finance here on Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged the officials to speed up the action to be taken against Benami property holders, according to Government sources.
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GST to be implemented on July 1: GSTN
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 2 (ANI): The Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN) will comply with the deadline set by the Ministry of Finance regarding the official implementation of the much-awaited GST Bill scheduled for July 1, 2017.
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NSE and BSE trading being monitored constantly: Finance Ministry
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 7 (ANI): Arjun Ram Meghwal, Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance stated in Rajya Sabha on Tuesday that the Government, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) and Stock Exchanges maintain constant vigil in the market, and in case of any abnormality, take
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PSBs record decline in NPA recovery
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 7 (ANI): Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance, Santosh Kumar Gangwar, revealed in Rajya Sabha on Tuesday that Public Sector Banks (PSB) recorded a moderate decline of Rs. 2,556 Crore in recovery of Non-Performing Assets (NPA).
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RBI proposes to waive off bank transactions charges and decrease interest
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 4 (ANI): In an attempt to promote cashless transactions in the country, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has given banks the freedom to fix bank service charges for transactions, stated Santosh Kumar Gangwar, Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance, in Lok Sabha on Fr
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