Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday assured the industry that momentum of economic reforms will continue to make India a hotspot of global investment. India has turned the crisis created by COVID-19 pandemic into an opportunity to push the economic reforms, which remained pending for decades, she said while addressing the National MNC's Conference 2020 organised by industry chamber CII.
'If approved it will be a voluntary engagement and there will be no dilution in selection criteria'
However, ration card, driving licence, voter identity card, Kisan passbook with photo, job card issued under MGNREGS and a certificate issued by a gazetted officer or a tehsildar will be admissible as proof of identity for people to get the benefits under the scheme till the time they get Aadhaar.
The curious thing is that savings instruments have not really kept pace with changing needs, although people have access to a wider variety than before.
Union Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore on Sunday said the government will launch a 'Khelo India' programme at a cost of Rs 1,756 crore for the period 2017-18 to 2019-20.
It raises three major questions - the incentive compatibility issue, the fairness issue and fiscal challenge, said Panagariya.
The top two in the government and in the Bharatiya Janata Party, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party President Amit Shah, respectively, spent the day trying to hard sell not just the contentious land Bill but also how the Modi government stood for the welfare of farmers.
Following is the Facebook post of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on one-year of the BJP-led NDA government.
'If Modi is talking to every Tom, Dick and Harry, why is he afraid of talking to ex-servicemen?'
Recently, the government announced yet another ambitious scheme aimed at providing health insurance to 50 crore individuals.
He cautioned people against forces inside and outside India which are working against the country by targeting it and its constitutional values.
Terming the attempts by war veterans to burn medals as an insult to the nation and armed forces, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Friday said it was for protesting ex-service personnel to prove there was no political motive behind the OROP stir.
The next phase of the COVID-19 vaccination drive for people above 60 years and those aged 45 and above with comorbidities will begin from March 1 and registration on the Co-WIN2.0 portal will open at 9 am on Monday.
The Kerala chief minister's four years in office may well be remembered for the way he handled Cyclone Ockhi, two floods, Nipah, and now COVID-19, reports Shine Jacob.
Taking a veiled swipe at the Congress party, he said one of the things he found when he came to Delhi was that those who got opportunity to rule the nation for "many, many years, loved to keep things in a pendulum mode".
While some CMs suggested reopening economic activity in phases, others pitched for the extension of the coronavirus lockdown, but with a carefully crafted exit strategy
Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi suggesting five measures to conserve money for the fight against COVID-19, including a complete ban on media advertisements by government and PSUs for two years and suspending the Central Vista beautification project.
Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav and warring uncle Shivpal were conspicuous in their absence.
'There is no money with the villagers as there is little work.'
The states will be asked to tap the Centre's JAM trinity.
Getting locked into instruments before the new regime kicks in would be a good strategy.
The video clips showed some terrorists being killed, besides destruction of bunkers and other military constructions.
Government is looking at a "middle path" in resolving the "ticklish issue" of 'One Rank One Pension' demand of ex-servicemen, officials sources said.
Salaried employees get several benefits under Sections 80C, 80D, 80G and others.
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved 'Mission Karmayogi', dubbed as the biggest bureaucratic reform initiative, aimed at capacity building of government employees to make them more "creative, proactive, professional and technology-enabled". The core guiding principles of the competency-driven programme will be to support a transition from "rules based to roles based" HR management to prepare the Indian civil servant for the future, according to a government statement.
EPF is the major vehicle for the long-term savings of organised private sector employees.
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.
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'Many enter the civil services with the desire to do good work but get beaten by the system, step back or become part of it.' 'Ten fantastic officers out of 100 can completely change the game.'
Lt Gen Bakshi announced 'full support' to the new chief and made it clear that he won't resign.
What is it about Arohan that puts it in the top league of microfinance institutions in the country?
Prime Minister Modi has said it is their small units that drive the Indian economy.
The ministry has got Rs 1,03,927 crore for 2019-20 which is 4.9 per cent more than Rs 99,034 crore given in 2018-19.
The court was hearing petitions challenging the Aadhaar scheme.
The Congress leader said a 'storm' was brewing on the economic front that will cause damage and hurt many.
Protesting ex-servicemen allege they were manhandled by the Delhi police
Home and kitchen appliances, electronic products, apparel and B-segment cars stand to gain.
Universal basic income or social security? Economist Nitin Desai feels we need a blueprint for universal health care and pensions to help the vulnerable section.
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