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The ministry of health and family welfare spent Rs 3,948 crore in May this year compared to Rs 7,816 crore in the corresponding month of the previous year. On the other hand, at Rs 12,930 crore, the expenditure had risen almost 200 per cent in April against Rs 4,327 crore in the corresponding month of 2019-20.
Assocham president Niranjan Hiranandani said his talks with government officials showed dues to industry and states were pending in the form of refunds of income tax, value-added tax, and GST, and compensation, payments to discoms in the power sector, fertiliser subsidies, etc.
'However, this time it looks like that is not working.'
Earners in between Rs 50 lakh and Rs one crore will have to pay 10% surcharge
Earners in between Rs 50 lakh and Rs one crore will have to pay 10% surcharge
Currently, confiscation can be done through multiple laws, but it is a complicated process.
Experts warn of over-interpreting the numbers and said their sustainability needed to be watched beyond November, says Indivjal Dhasmana.
'There are deliberations on whether there can be lowering of income taxes and other sops to keep more money in the hands of taxpayers, enabling them to spend more and boost demand.'
Modi government plans to set up a committee of five or six chief ministers to suggest ways to promote digitisation.
'I suggest a cut in the GST rates and an infusion of Rs 1.2 trillion into the economy in six months.'
'It is entering growth territory on a month-on-month basis.'
'India's sizeable foreign exchange reserves should serve as a buffer.'
When the Centre tries to encroach upon the subjects that are under the prerogative of the state, or where the centre tries to evade from any responsibility guaranteed to a state through a constitutional provision/obligation, it poses a threat to federalism.
'Prime Minister Modi stated several times that we shall not let this challenge go away without converting it into an opportunity to undertake systemic reforms.' 'And hasn't that been reiterated in action?'
Pronab Sen, the government's former chief statistician, says contrary to perception, GDP growth won't be drastically hit in the present quarter.
The ease of doing business has not picked up in a vast number of states and Union Territories.
'Willing to spend is different from when to spend and how much to spend'
'I would like to convey the message to your readers that the prime minister himself is directly seized of the situation on the ground. He periodically reviews the situation on the ground and how it is moving forward, taking inputs from economists, business leaders, chambers of commerce.'
Before the MCC came into effect, Modi was busy laying stones, cutting ribbons, and unveiling plaques across the country.
'Day by day, the queues will shorten.'
'If there is an RBI majority in the committee, there is no question of a veto.'
While the farmers are not getting remunerative prices for their produce, at the same time they are forced to pay high prices for items they consume.
'The CEA suggested that could be as high as 19 per cent.'
'Most of the measures the finance minister announced will take effect after the lockdown.' 'By that time, millions of people will be starving.'
'India has not integrated into any major trade agreement'.
Limited IT staff may compel them to focus on big fish than small depositors.
The I-T Department had identified 1.8 million taxpayers in its Operation Clean through data mining and asked them to submit responses about the source of their deposits.
In simple terms, it refers to a deduction allowed in income tax, irrespective of expenses incurred or investment made by assessees.
A large number of people using cards at PoS Cards being used more frequently Small-ticket transactions Mastercard South Asia head Porush Singh calls these the three key trends for a cashless future. And post-demonetization India, he believes, is steadily moving towards it.
'A sum of Rs 6,000 a year is very significant for a small farmer whose land holding is very small and whose produce is very small. All these calculations on a daily basis are extremely unfortunate and an insult to farmers.'
However, economic growth in five years of the UPA and NDA cannot be compared because of the now complex back series data, reports Indivjal Dhasmana.
Information gathered from a person's social media account will be matched with his or her declared income.
The new Chief Economic Advisor Krishnamurthy Subramanian believes that more than unemployment, it is the quality of employment which needs to be focused on. In an interview with Arup Roychoudhury and Indivjal Dhasmana, Subramanian said that controlling inflation was the Modi government's biggest achievement.
Experts said the slowdown could be attributed to adjustments leading to destocking and the offering of discounts by companies as the government ushered in the new indirect taxation system on July 1.
'If you consider only demonetisation and GST as my government's work, it will be a big injustice to me.'
'There were lots of functionalities the Group of Ministers asked us to incorporate.'
Slight recovery in growth is expected only in July-September.
Bureaucratic insensitivity gave way to compassion with the state administration, police and passersby joining forces to help the stream of Indians fleeing Delhi.
'The full effects of the government initiatives will have to work their way through, whether in infrastructure or in the banking sector.'