Monetary incentives under Skill India to small entrepreneurs, capital infusion into technology fund to help businesses expand operations
US retail major is in talks with Flipkart, Snapdeal, ShopClues and Grofers for partnership.
Chief economic advisor Arvind Subramanian discusses the Budget, goods and services tax, Centre-state relationship and larger issues facing the economy
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.
This would include state capitals and 53 cities with a population of 10 lakh each.
The states will be asked to tap the Centre's JAM trinity.
Excise exemptions may be whittled in Budget to offset higher govt salaries, pensions
Economists have cautioned that any deferment of the government's fiscal goals would prove counter-productive and raise the interest payment burden.
Room for rise of up to 2 percentage points, move to help meet higher expenditure need in FY17
For a long time, the Indian economy has been drifting without a credible monetary anchor.
The GST bill's draft says tax would be levied on Maximum Retail Price
Common items between Centre and states - bread, eggs, milk, vegetables, cereals, books and salt - will continue to be exempted.
Union Budget had projected the fiscal deficit at Rs 5.56 lakh crore.
The norms will affect companies in pharma, energy, manufacturing, software sectors.
The Central Board of Direct Taxes is set to rationalise I-T rules.
There are about 500,000 fair price shops in states and UTs combined.
Andhra Pradesh posted 8.14% consumer inflation in October.
The festival season holds out hope for the real estate industry as demand from end users increases in many markets.
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