Finance ministry's drive is meant to meet fiscal deficit target and improve overall efficiency in government spending.
Ministry considering tax sops for India's first global financial centre, steps to liberalise futures and options markets.
Agri experts are meeting FinMin ministry officials on Monday to give their inputs on the Budget.
For a long time, the Indian economy has been drifting without a credible monetary anchor.
There are about 500,000 fair price shops in states and UTs combined.
The National Democratic Alliance won 64 seats.
Fiscal situation better but spending cuts likely in FY16 too.
In January-June, India attracted $31 billion (Rs 2.05 lakh crore) in capital expenditure (capex) from foreign companies.
The MPC states that the 4 external members will have a tenure of four years each.
The government is considering a proposal to privatise some state-owned banks in phases.
This is the Centre's highest-ever budgeted capital outlay.
Bureaucrats heading disinvestment and financial services usually don't get appointed as finance secretary.
The outgo for major subsides, is the highest in the first quarter.
The government notified the compliance window under the Act.
In 2014-15, capital expenditure in the April-September period was Rs 99,100 crore.
Clever wordplay does not change the fact that the government is going pretty easy on some tax offenders, says Arup Roychoudhury.
Notification, FAQs likely after FM Jaitley returns from the US
The world's largest cash transfer programme has eliminated around 40 million ghost connections
Finance minister Arun Jaitley has few feathers in his cap for taking serious eff
Public purpose is not defined in any treaty that India has signed.
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