The previous highest divestment proceeds for the first half of a year was around Rs 21,000 crore in 2016-17.
DEA is currently headed on an interim basis by Corporate Affairs Secretary Tapan Ray
On the face of it, there could be a bump up in tax filings, but its impact on tax collections is not that straightforward
With weekly additions slowing, it's likely that demand could be slackening
While overall employment rose from 456 mn to 463 mn between FY11 and FY15, with farm employment falling by 26 mn over the same period, the net addition to employment over the entire four year period was a mere 7 mn.
North Block and Mint Road seem likely to now stick to the earlier convention of the RBI governor coming to Delhi and being the only MPC member meeting the finance minister and senior bureaucrats on pre-policy meetings
A panel led by the secretaries of the DEA and the DIPP would conduct a quarterly review on the pending proposals.
Fiscal discipline has been maintained but toxic assets worth Rs 7 crore are a massive headache
"There have been discussions on implementing UBI in J&K -- not just as a pilot in some districts, but in the entire state, according to Drabu's proposal in the state's Budget," said an official. "Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is also supportive of the idea. A presentation will now be made at the PMO."
The framework also envisages amendments to the Prevention of Corruption Act to exempt commercial decisions by PSBs from scrutiny by investigating agencies. Both the amendments are likely in the monsoon session of Parliament.
While they have restructured loans, there is still question mark over the success of such a work-out
Some may lose competitiveness due to higher compliance costs
There will be a dramatic alteration in the role the Centre and the states will play to shape India's fiscal and economic destiny, report Nitin Sethi and Ishan Bakshi.
New Development Bank plans to issue $300-500 mn worth masala bonds in rupee: K V Kamath.
This amount is just about 10% of the previous IDS
The BJP's manifesto for UP elections promised many things. But, given the state's precarious financial position, fulfilling these promises is likely to prove tricky, says Ishan Bakshi.
This can mean companies like Apple, Zara can sell in India through wholly-owned subsidiaries
Exemptions, and the fact that farm income is outside the tax net, ensure that India's tax-GDP ratio stays low.
It is difficult to reconcile the GDP numbers with other economic indicators.
RE of GDP for 2015-16 show that the economy grew 7.9% in 2015-16, rather than the earlier estimate of 7.6 per cent.
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