The finance minister, who was speaking at a Financial Stability Development Council meeting, also said better monsoon and increased foodgrain output would help ease the price situation
India clocked 7.6% growth rate in 2015-16 when there was a global slowdown
Arun Jaitley's financial assets, movable and immovable, were Rs 60.99 crore, down from Rs 67.01 crore in 2014-15
Jaitley's financial assets, movable and immovable, were Rs 60.99 crore, down from Rs 67.01 crore in 2014-15
PM Modi had earlier warned the black money holders to take advantage of the scheme or face action
He returned in the wake of attacks on him and top officials of his ministry by BJP MP Subramanian Swamy
Jaitley said India has undertaken reforms in FDI and initiated large investments in infrastructure
The government intends to connect seven hundred thousand villages with roads by 2019 as part of a massive modernisation plan
He emphasized on investments in infrastructure, urbanisation, housing, power, water and social sector
Finance Minister made the remarks ahead of the crucial AIIB Board of Governors meeting which he attended
Jaitley said the country had immediate and medium-term firewalls in the form of healthy forex reserves
Neither Prime Minister Narendra Modi nor Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah spoke on the issue
Neither Prime Minister Narendra Modi nor BJP President Amit Shah spoke on the issue
Apart from ministers, top officials of Doordarshan, AIR, DAVP will also be present in the meeting
Jaitley hit out at Amarinder, to whom he lost 2014 Lok Sabha polls from Amritsar for claiming his family has been wrongly framed
Addressing a rally in Bathinda, Jaitley highlighted the corruption free image of an NDA government at the centre
'GST was mooted by the Congress and will help the country,' said the Union Minister
The premium bus service scheme which was slated for launch in June did not get approval from Lt Governor Najeeb Jung