While Bihar and J&K have the least proportion of bank account holders using debit cards at PoS machines, Telangana's record is the highest.
Industrialists have the same complaints as they did in the UPA's second stint.
Assocham told Modi policy makers needed to act fast to "bullet proof" India from global jitters.
The proposals before the ministry is to hike the tax exemption limit from the existing Rs 250,000 per annum to at least Rs 300,000 if not 500,000.
Industry favours a hike in foreign direct investment cap, a single regulator for insurance and pension sector and long-term debt papers among other reform measures to boost growth in the insurance segment, a FICCI survey said on Tuesday.
A month ahead of the Budget, Minister of State for Law Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday favoured "moderate" tax rates and further simplification of procedures while speeding up reforms to push up growth.
The $200 million Spic Fertilizers and Chemicals project at the Jebel Ali Free Zone in Dubai will go on stream in about a year as soon as gas supply to fire the facility is firmed up, the company's Chairman A C Muthiah has said.
Finance Minister Jaswant Singh said on Friday that the economy was too serious a matter to be budget-centric and a constant and year-long attention was required to ensure a higher growth.
Claiming political stability in the country now, Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on Friday said he was confident that his government would be the first coalition to complete its five-year term at the Centre.
India on Wednesday asked for enhanced economic ties with Central and East European countries.
Life Insurance Corporation on Wednesday said its Varishtha Pension Bima scheme will continue next year also, but the interest rate and other terms and conditions will be decided by the government.
In the past 18 months, the department of revenue intelligence has seized 50 containers of cigarettes, valued at nearly Rs 200 crore
LIC will fall in line with the other private insurers in meeting the IRDA's stringent norms on solvency margin by providing an aggregate Rs 10,000 crore (Rs 100 billion) by the end of 2003-04.
New risks have been identified, which include risk of non-compliance, business investment risk and legal regulatory risk.
Early GST rollout to help create more jobs, boost output, says IMF.
I am very pleased with the first Budget of Jaswant Singh. Positive moves have far exceeded the negative ones. The impetus to the industry has been very high particularly in the infrastructure sector.
I would place this Budget on very high pedestal. Finance Minister Jaswant Singh has done a commendable job
'I am not saying we will get $10 billion from overseas Indians at the end of the Pravasi Diwas conference. We will get just a trickle but the interest will be generated,' says FICCI Secretary-General Amit Mitra.
India Inc on Thursday rallied behind the Army's move to conduct surgical strikes on terror launch pads across the Line of Control and said it was the time to act tough while ruling out any negative impact on the country's economy and trade.
With India being the largest beneficiary of the GSP, it has been hit the most by the latest decision of the Trump administration
Insurance industry is poised to double its business with premium income expected to be 3 per cent of gross domestic product in 4-5 years compared to 1.6 per cent now, the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority said on Wednesday.\n\n\n\n
He said the Centre was determined to end cross-border terrorism.
Aam Aadmi Party swept the Delhi polls with 67 seats.
The RBI on Tuesday maintained status quo on interest rates, saying there have been no developments to warrant further easing since an unscheduled rate cut about a fortnight ago.
USAID looks forward to working with each to make financial inclusion a long-lasting and sustainable reality in India.
Welcoming the UK government's move to scrap the controversial 3,000-pound visa bond scheme, India Inc on Tuesday said this would further help in boosting trade and investments between the countries.
Almost 53 per cent of the companies covered by the survey felt that high cost of credit was creating a problem for India Inc.
India on Thursday expressed reservations over control of crit ical internet resources like allocation of domain names by a US contracted entity, saying this cannot really be reflective of the international character or community of internet users.
"India's middle class, small traders and farmers are the lifelines of its economic growth. By catering to these ambitions #Budget2019 infuses hopes for millions of dreams."
