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Finance Ministry highlights basic custom duty rates on Interactive Flat Pa
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
Before the new Budget for the country is announced on Feb 1, the Ministry of Finance took to X to highlight the prior customs duty rates announced. During the previous Budget sessions, in a decisive move to solidify India's position as a global electronics hub and to promote domestic manu
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AI-enabled tools to streamline complaint handling at RBI: MoS Finance
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
While answering an unstarred question in Rajya Sabha, the Minister of State (MoS), Ministry of Finance, Pankaj Chaudhary, said, "The process of complaint resolution is being streamlined through revision in the Reserve Bank-Integrated Ombudsman Scheme."
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Finance Ministry warns public against fake ED summons
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Union Finance Ministry on Thursday warned citizens about a rise in incidents involving fake summons being circulated in the name of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for cheating and extortion.
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Atal Pension Yojana achieves major milestone, gross enrolments surpass 8 c
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
The Atal Pension Yojana (APY) has achieved a significant milestone by surpassing 8 crore total gross enrolments with an addition of 39 lakh new subscribers in the current Financial Year (FY 2025-26) alone, said the Union Finance Ministry.
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No plans to introduce Rs 50 coin, public prefers notes due to light weight
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
The Union Finance Ministry has informed the Delhi High Court that it currently has no plans to introduce a Rs 50 coin, attributing the decision to widespread public preference for currency notes over heavier coins such as Rs 10 and Rs 20.
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GST collections grows 12.5 pc to over Rs 1.68 lakh crore in February
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The gross Goods and Services Tax (GST) revenue collected for February 2024 stood at Rs 1,68,337 crore, marking a robust 12.5 percent increase compared to that in the same month in 2023, the Union Finance Ministry said on Friday.
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Union Finance Ministry spearheads two-day conference on transformative rol
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST), Central Excise and Customs hosted an All Chief Commissioners' Conference on use of AI and other technology needs in customs functioning and transformative approach in Customs automation at Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.
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India's GDP expected to grow by 6.5 per cent in FY24: Finance Ministry
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Hours after the Union Finance Ministry stated that the Indian economy grew 7.6 per cent during the July-September quarter of the current financial year 2023-24, it said that India's GDP is expected to grow by 6.5 per cent in financial year 2024.
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Centre approves Rs 56,415 cr for states under 2023-24 capital investment s
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Union finance ministry has approved capital investment proposals of Rs 56,415 crore in 16 states in the current financial year 2023-24. Approval has been given under the 'Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment 2023-24' scheme.
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ADB Governors' seminar: Sitharaman calls for greater digital integration o
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Sitharaman stressed that the protection of vulnerable sections has been India's prime focus as the government charted its course towards recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Finance minister Sitharaman meets US Secretary of Commerce Raimondo, discu
Updated : 3 years ago IST
During the deliberations that followed, FM Sitharaman and the US Secretary of Commerce also exchanged views on enhancing bilateral cooperation to further boost investment and trade in mutually agreed areas, according to a tweet posted by the official handle of the Union finance ministry.
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Finance ministry congratulates Ajay Banga on being nominated to lead World
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The official Twitter handle of the ministry -- @FinMinIndia -- tweeted on Thursday, "Congratulations to Mr Ajay Banga on being nominated to lead @WorldBank. India supports Mr Banga's nomination and looks forward to his leadership of the @WorldBank."
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