Prime Minister Narendra Modi to participate in Kautilya Economic Conclave, New Delhi

October 03rd, 10:50 am

PM Modi will participate in the Kautilya Economic Conclave at Taj Palace, New Delhi, where he will address the gathering. The third edition of the conclave will focus on financing the green transition, geo-economic fragmentation, and policy principles for resilience, featuring Indian and global scholars and policymakers. It is organized by the Institute of Economic Growth in collaboration with the Ministry of Finance.

List of Outcomes: Official visit of President of Maldives to India

August 02nd, 10:20 pm

Six key agreements were inked between India and Malpes during President Solih's visit. India also announced extension of USD 100 million new Line of Credit to finance infrastructure projects in Malpes.

21st century India is moving ahead with the approach of people-centric governance: PM

June 06th, 10:31 am

PM Modi inaugurated iconic week celebrations of the Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Corporate Affairs. The Prime Minister said the country has borne the brunt of government-centric governance in the past but, today 21st century India is moving ahead with the approach of people-centric governance.

PM inaugurates Iconic Week Celebrations of Ministry of Finance & Ministry of Corporate Affairs

June 06th, 10:30 am

PM Modi inaugurated iconic week celebrations of the Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Corporate Affairs. The Prime Minister said the country has borne the brunt of government-centric governance in the past but, today 21st century India is moving ahead with the approach of people-centric governance.

PM to inaugurate Iconic week celebrations of Ministries of Finance and Corporate Affairs on 6th June

June 05th, 09:52 am

PM Modi will inaugurate the Iconic Week Celebrations of the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Corporate Affairs on 6th June, 2022 at 10:30 AM at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. The PM will launch the national portal for credit linked government schemes - Jan Samarth Portal. It is a one-stop digital portal linking Government credit schemes. It’s a first of its kind platform which directly connects beneficiaries to lenders.

PM to address depositors in a bank deposit insurance programme on 12th December

December 11th, 09:55 am

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will address the function on “Depositors First: Guaranteed Time-bound Deposit Insurance Payment up to Rs. 5 Lakh” on 12th December, 2021 at 12 noon in Vigyan Bhawan.

PM to address the conference on ‘Creating Synergies for Seamless Credit Flow and Economic Growth’ on 18th November

November 18th, 12:10 pm

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will address the concluding session of the conference on ‘Creating Synergies for Seamless Credit Flow and Economic Growth’ on 18th November 2021 at 12 noon at The Ashok Hotel, New Delhi.

PM’s tweets on measures announced by FM

June 28th, 07:33 pm

The Prime Minister , Shri Narendra Modi has said that the measures announced by the Finance Minister today will help to stimulate economic activities, boost production & exports and generate employment. He also underlined the measures taken for healthcare, healthcare facilities for children, farmers, small entrepreneurs and self-employed persons.

Finance Minister announces measures of Rs 73,000 crore to stimulate consumer spending before end of this Financial Year in fight against COVID-19

October 12th, 07:18 pm

Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman announced measures of Rs 73,000 crore to stimulate consumer spending in the economy in an effort to fight the slowdown due to COVID-19 pandemic following lockdown.

PM Modi holds a review meeting to discuss Civil Aviation Sector

May 01st, 06:09 pm

PM Modi held a comprehensive meeting to review the strategies that could help in making India’s Civil Aviation sector more efficient. For generation of more revenue as well as to bring in more efficiency at the airports, Civil Aviation ministry has been asked to expedite the process of handing over of 6 more airports on PPP basis.

Prime Minister holds a comprehensive meeting to discuss strategies on boosting investment in India

April 30th, 05:08 pm

PM Narendra Modi held a comprehensive meeting to discuss strategies to attract more foreign investments into India as well as to promote local investments in order to give a boost to the economy against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Rs 1.70 lakh crore relief package announced for the poor to help them fight against Corona Virus

March 26th, 05:42 pm

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced Rs 1.70 lakh crore relief package under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana for the poor to help them fight against Corona Virus menace.

Significant relief for taxpayers with new personal income tax regime

February 01st, 05:24 pm

In order to provide significant relief to the inpidual taxpayers and to simplify the Income-Tax law, the Union Budget proposes to bring a new and simplified personal income tax regime wherein income tax rates will be significantly reduced for the inpidual taxpayers who forgo certain deductions and exemptions.

Making India an attractive investment destination

February 01st, 05:18 pm

In order to increase the attractiveness of the Indian Equity Market, to provide relief to a large class of investors and to make India an attractive destination for investment, the Union Budget proposed to remove the Dividend Distribution Tax.

Better education & skill development

February 01st, 05:15 pm

Meeting the needs of Aspirational India in which all the sections of the society seek better standards of living with access to education, health and better jobs is one of the key themes of the Union Budget 2020-21. The Budget lays special emphasis on the employability and quality aspects of education.

Reforms in banking sector

February 01st, 05:01 pm

With a view towards unlocking flow of capital to the financial sector, the Union Budget proposes several reforms across the banking sector, financial markets and infrastructure financing.

100 more airports by 2024 to support UDAN Scheme

February 01st, 04:59 pm

The Finance Minister announced that 100 more airports would be developed by 2024 to support Udan scheme. The Finance Minister also announced launch of “Krishi Udaan” on International and National routes. This is aimed to help improve value realisation especially in North-East and Tribal districts.

Over Rs. 1 lakh crore GST Gross Revenue collected for January, 2020

February 01st, 04:57 pm

The GST revenues during the month of January, 2020 from domestic transactions has shown an impressive growth of 12% over the revenue during the month of January, 2019.

Union Budget 2020-21: ‘Vivad Se Vishwas’ – No dispute but trust

February 01st, 04:47 pm

The Union Budget has proposed ‘Vivad Se Vishwas’ Scheme (No dispute but trust) which aims at reducing litigations in the direct taxes payments. Under the scheme, a taxpayer would be required to pay only the amount of the disputed taxes and will get complete waiver of interest and penalty provided he pays by 31st March, 2020.

MSMEs turnover threshold for audit up by 5 times to Rs 5 crore

February 01st, 04:40 pm

In order to reduce the compliance burden on small retailers, traders, shop keepers who comprise the MSME sector, the Union Budget proposed to raise by five times the turnover threshold for audit from the existing Rs. 1 crore to Rs. 5 crore.