
March 01, 2015 02:53 IST
The provision is at present available only to firms that employ 100 new workers in a fiscal.
Sun, Mar 01, 2015
March 01, 2015 02:49 IST
Bank to lend to set up SMEs, encourage entrepreneurship among SC/STs, OBCs.
Sun, Mar 01, 2015
March 01, 2015 01:56 IST
In a major rejig in retirement savings, workers will have a choice on whether to invest in the EPF or the National Pension System.
Sun, Mar 01, 2015
March 01, 2015 01:37 IST
Jaitley proposed “to commence work on developing an Indian gold coin, which will carry the Ashok Chakra on its face”.
Sun, Mar 01, 2015
March 01, 2015 01:16 IST
Fiscal deficit goalposts shifted; focus on PSU capex, channelling public savings.
Sun, Mar 01, 2015February 27, 2015 01:23 IST
Many announcements from the Budget presented on July 10 have been implemented such as Swachh Bharat, financial inclusion and an expenditure management commission.
Fri, Feb 27, 2015
February 26, 2015 01:55 IST
Under the plan being finalised, the ministry would largely target school drop outs for skilling.
Thu, Feb 26, 2015February 25, 2015 01:14 IST
The Centre should not have much difficulty in meeting its fiscal consolidation plan as the actual increase in tax devolution to states is only 3 to 4 per cent, said M Govinda Rao.
Wed, Feb 25, 2015February 20, 2015 01:06 IST
PSUs asked to hike IEBR projections, could enable Centre walk fiscal tightrope.
Fri, Feb 20, 2015February 18, 2015 02:32 IST
There are 66 CSS schemes implemented by the Centre and states and more than two dozen Central sector schemes that would now be included under DBT.
Wed, Feb 18, 2015February 18, 2015 02:06 IST
The exercise was based on the frame using the data of the Economic Census 2005 of the non-manufacturing, non-farm sector.
Wed, Feb 18, 2015February 16, 2015 02:37 IST
The move comes after the Standing Committee in its report suggested a rethink on many of the amendments.
Mon, Feb 16, 2015
February 15, 2015 02:34 IST
M Govinda Rao, NIPFP and member, 14th Finance Commission believes that the government needs to cut down wasteful expenditure.
Sun, Feb 15, 2015
February 14, 2015 01:25 IST
The loan amount would be either four times the average monthly balance or 50 per cent of credit summations in six months.
Sat, Feb 14, 2015February 12, 2015 02:16 IST
Inflation in manufacturing has tended to be lower than for other sectors.
Thu, Feb 12, 2015February 11, 2015 01:40 IST
The CSO has moved from the ‘establishment’ approach to the ‘enterprise’ approach while collecting manufacturing sector data.
Wed, Feb 11, 2015February 10, 2015 01:40 IST
Announcement likely in Union Budget if proposal passes muster.
Tue, Feb 10, 2015February 09, 2015 03:10 IST
Substitution of hazardous ‘process’ with ‘substance’ faces flak.
Mon, Feb 09, 2015
February 07, 2015 02:16 IST
Arun Jaitley is likely to consider some sectoral tax sops to to boost manufacturing activity.
Sat, Feb 07, 2015
February 07, 2015 02:00 IST
A small factory is proposed to be defined as “any premises wherein a manufacturing process is carried on and which employs less than forty workers.”
Sat, Feb 07, 2015February 04, 2015 01:18 IST
Country’s chief statistician TCA Anant cautions against comparing India’s growth rate with other countries.
Wed, Feb 04, 2015February 04, 2015 01:10 IST
The finance ministry last November announced a liberalised DR scheme that includes new asset classes.
Wed, Feb 04, 2015February 03, 2015 02:55 IST
Banks had also issued 10.99 crore RuPay debit cards while 4.12 crore accounts were also Aadhaar seeded.
Tue, Feb 03, 2015
February 03, 2015 02:49 IST
The Centre’s fiscal deficit overshot its Budget target of Rs 5,31,177 crore by December, 2014.
Fri, Feb 06, 2015
January 31, 2015 02:38 IST
"The higher growth rates points out that economy was not in as bad a shape over the last two years as was thought."
Sat, Jan 31, 2015


