Indian Railways to bring on board ready-to-eat food companies
On the basis of Budget projections, the Centre needs Rs 7.3 trillion revenue during December-March and its expenditure must be limited to Rs 6.7 trillion.
Fifteen stations might be taken up in the first stage with an investment of Rs 6,000-7,000 crore.
The tankers carrying fuel from terminals to dealer outlets would not just have global positioning system (GPS) tracking but also an electronic key (e-key).
The government had also appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers as consultant to come up with a road map to upgrade base kitchens and service on trains.
The kerosene subsidy is expected to decline by 40 per cent from Rs 7,595 crore in 2016-17 to Rs 4,500 crore this financial year.
Around 30-50 million passengers in the reserved category have switched over to digital payments.
The government had last year excluded those with an annual income of more than Rs 10 lakh from LPG subsidy
With recent rate cuts, November collections could be even less
A panel will draft direct tax legislation, keeping in mind the system in other countries, international best practices and economic needs of the country
Panel formed to simplify return-filing process, take feedback from stakeholders, experts
Piyush Goyal has begun his term as railway minister with characteristic energy, but not all his new initiatives are being praised
'There were lots of functionalities the Group of Ministers asked us to incorporate.'
The case relates roughly to assessment years 2000-01 to 2002-03 and 2004-05 to 2007-08
Govt squeezed capital expenditure, and also cut revenue expenditure, that does not go into creating assets, by 11% in H1
'The full effects of the government initiatives will have to work their way through, whether in infrastructure or in the banking sector.'
Indian Railways under Piyush Goyal has chalked out a new plan for station redevelopment. Railway stations in 15 cities may soon offer residential apartments.
Contract finally given for Rs 2,400-cr project, with GIFT City-like features
Indian companies place orders worth $600 million for US crude, which is likely to increase by nearly $2 billion in the near future.
The Railway Board has decided to wind up the ambitious Rs 5,000-crore One ICT plan and the transformation cell