According to the Centre's legislative business list for the upcoming session, three bills have also been listed to replace three ordinances.
With organisations like the Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh, which is a front of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, telling Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman they want OPS back, the government is in a bind, report Shiva Rajora and Aditi Phadnis.
The government's agenda also includes the Cryptocurrency and Regulation of Official Digital Currency Bill, 2021.
The PFRDA Act would give statutory status to the pensions sector regulator, and in addition to other objectives, aims to address apprehensions regarding safety and yield under the National Pension System.
The United Progressive Alliance government's confidence about getting legislative business done in the monsoon session of Parliament, beginning August 5, might be misplaced.
With barely a week left, the session has been able to accomplish next to no legislative business, says Aditi Phadnis
Reduction in the mandatory minimum contribution and extension to invest in the scheme from 60 years to 70 years has made the National Pension Scheme more friendly, says Anil Chopra, Group CEO & Director Bajaj Capital
Congress senior leaders concede that UPA could be safe in terms of numbers but that does not solve problem totally
The opposition will seek to target the government on the issue of farmers' plight as well as their demand for a legal backing for minimum support price.
The term of the last chairman of the pension regulator, Yogesh Agarwal, was cut short by the finance ministry in November.
Ramalingam Kalirajan explains the pros and cons of both investment types.
The 21st meeting of FSDC comes against the backdrop of the economy hitting a six-year low growth rate of 5 per cent in the first quarter of 2019-20. Even some of the macroeconomic data for the second quarter does not portray an encouraging picture of the economy.
The government wants to reduce the rate of contribution - part of the employee's share - for a class of workers depending upon age, income or gender, without changing the contribution from the employer's share.
The sudden exit of Yogesh Agarwal as the chairman of the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority, or PFRDA, has once again brought the relationship between financial sector regulators and the finance ministry into sharp focus.
The finance ministry is working on a Cabinet note for establishing a full-fledged Public Debt Management Office, officials told Business Standard.
Merging tribunals may lead to administrative convenience, but pendency of cases is likely to increase
Finance ministry considers tax sops, regulation of hospitals to make health care affordable.
Fund managers weren't too worried in 2014, as it was a year of positive surprises.
Indian economy about to take-off
Here's the full text of President Ram Nath Kovind's customary address to the joining sitting of Parliament on the first day of the budget session.
The government has taken a number of steps to address the situation faced by farmers.
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