According to the law, the contribution "should not be more than 5 per cent of the amount paid to gig workers. The government is likely to start seeking contribution from gig companies towards the fund from April 1, 2021.
'It is a package for a new self-reliant India.'
Most of the extra spending in the Budget is in fact an accounting entry that shifts the cost of an interest subsidy to the agriculture Budget that was previously borne by the finance ministry
Overall mobile phone production was about 68 million in 2014, increased to 100 million in 2015 and 350-400 million in July 2016.
Public sector banks' need for capital should be used to make fundamental reforms to their governance and management.
Rahul Khullar's guiding credo was that a civil servant must never lose sight of his client: The little guy. The evil men are those who are decision-makers but abdicate their responsibility of taking decisions, leading people to lose confidence in public institutions.
In a message to public sector banks (PSBs) that only performers will survive, the government, in an unprecedented move, has decided to allocate capital to only nine PSBs.
There are several welcome standalone reforms, but these do not add up to a coherent strategy to achieve a $5 trillion economy or secure Aatmanirbharta, observes Rathin Roy.
In the previous Budget, the government had come out with a similar scheme.
Inter-ministerial programmes have run into obstacles as rules written by bureaucrats hamper rather than promote investments.
Govt mulls raising duty on non-essential goods with annual import bill exceeding $1 billion
The former RBI deputy governor talked about the prospects of an economic revival, reforms in IMF, etc.
Reaching a consensus might also get tougher, as already seen with issues like inclusion of natural gas in GST and imposition of a sugar cess, both central proposals being resisted.
Central banking is a science, not an art, Tamal Bandyopadhyay tells RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das.
These self-appointed well-wishers of AMU are basically for the control or police model of university governance. They have no faith whatsoever in the democratic functioning of the universities, observes Faizan Mustafa, former dean, Faculty of Law, and Registrar, Aligarh Muslim University.
A well-established tax system would have a predictable buoyancy - how fast the collections grow as a proportion to the growth of the economy. But that is not the case with GST. It is still undergoing substantial changes as the government responds to structural as well as administrative glitches.
The choice clearly is between prompt corrective action and slow but sure destruction, says Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
'The full effects of the government initiatives will have to work their way through, whether in infrastructure or in the banking sector.'
His finest years came when he served as deputy governor under C Rangarajan.
The RBI wants to include shares and options within the variable salary of the CEOs, proposed to be capped at 200 per cent of their fixed salary; the floor for it is 50 per cent.
There is no clarity on the stand taken by the PM on many issues plaguing the aviation sector
Cheap equipment imports, especially from China, is a major reason for falling tariffs in solar tenders
Experts believe that states will be in a predicament because of their tight fiscal position and reluctance to replace their own health schemes with this newly announced National Health Protection Scheme.
The peak rate of 30% applies on annual income of individuals above Rs 10 lakhs.
India Inc is seeking at least quarterly interactions with senior government representatives to establish a channel of communication and help change the opinion at the highest level.
'India Inc has been afraid to criticise the government of the day for many years now, and it is perhaps unfair to blame the current one alone,' says Shyamal Majumdar.
Watal panel had suggested an independent payments regulator be set up.
States to give choices, Centre to decide by year-end.
The allegation against Khan is that he had applied to purchase the agricultural land for farming but constructed a farmhouse for personal use instead.
The statue of Gandhi, which was donated by the Indian government to the city of Davis, was installed by the city council four years ago amidst protests from anti-Gandhi and anti-India organisations.
Most of the projects face hurdles such as delay in approvals and lack of coordination between state governments and the railways.
On the face of it, there could be a bump up in tax filings, but its impact on tax collections is not that straightforward
The GST Council, that includes representatives of all states, will meet again on November 3-4 to decide on the tax rates
It was unclear how bankers were deciding which jewellers to support
The focus is on tapping all resources, even foreign agencies.
This is the Centre's highest-ever budgeted capital outlay.
The approvals would be handled independently by administrative ministries of different sectors.
If someone does reduce his contribution, he should scale it back to the 12% level as soon as he can, suggests Sanjay Kumar Singh.
ONGC's chairman and managing director Sudhir Vasudeva tells Business Standard that any price for natural gas that is more than $4.2 a unit is good for the company.
The Niti Aayog has finalised the first draft of a new national energy policy.
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