The action has been taken against officials harassing tax assesses.
India has now around one billion mobile subscribers, he added.
The change may give "secure creditors" the first right to auction an asset in order to recover the dues.
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The move was necessitated by growing number of crimes especially against women.
India grew at 7.6% in 2015-16 and at 7.2% in 2014-15.
PFRDA will invite bids to appoint pension fund managers.
India's IPR framework and enforcement were comparable to those in developed countries
Laws in several states are inconsistent with the model Bill passed by Parliament.
'It is important to improve the quality of spending.'
Telcos demanding OTT players to come under some sort of regulation as they are eating into their SMS and voice revenues.
'A fresh look is being given to ways of processing, transmission, and delivery.'
The Budget for 2016-17 has announced a massive rollout of ATMs and micro-ATMs.
For 2015-16, the planned outlay for the department was Rs 2,568 crore.
The higher salaries and pension outgo will be equivalent to about one per cent of the GDP.
Online booking started on February 18 but the site soon crashed.
In 2015, the Reserve Bank of India cut interest rates by 125 basis points to 6.75 per cent.
While number of commitments inched up in 2015, its value slipped 23% to 11-year low.
Trai plans to allow consumers to change operators without changing set-top box