About 2 million head of cattle are smuggled into Bangladesh annually.
India plans to phase in cash transfers of food and kerosene subsidies from September, saving 10-15 per cent of the $21 billion in annual outlays on the benefits by eliminating fraud, a senior finance ministry official said on Thursday.
India's existing web of federal and state sales taxes is levied at different stages of the supply chain and often results in double taxation, while forcing trucks to spend nearly a quarter of their road time in border checks or other inspections.
Worries over Greece sparked a sell-off in emerging markets on Monday
Retail food inflation eased to 4.80% last May.
The government plans to transfer all subsidies including food, fertiliser and kerosene, potentially taking direct payments to more than $60 billion.
New Delhi says existing food stocks will be sufficient to contain any food price shock.
Overhauling India's bloated and often sluggish state banks is critical for the government
He assured fears of food shortages were far-fetched.
To cover most of the gap, the road ministry plans to raise $7 billion.
Modi's government plans to support domestic demand
The government had no option but to cut spending to meet its borrowing targets.
Officials said the government had no option but to cut spending.
India likely to overtake China on strong GDP growth.
The RBI holds its next policy meeting in early June.
The finance ministry is seeking to speed up deals with outside investors.
Modi sees export-led growth one of the best ways to create jobs.
The introduction of GST would constitute India's biggest reform.
Modi has taken a slew of measures to attract investment, but he has yet to initiate steps that could help repair corporate balance sheets.
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