Harsh Kumar

Says IBC amendment Bill will come up in second half of Budget session

Following the announcement, shares of the two entities surged up to 6% on Sunday's special trading session

On hiking FDI in PSBs, DFS Secy M Nagaraju says govt is considering raising the FDI cap to 49% from 20% to boost capital; inter-ministerial consultations are underway

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and top officials explain the thinking behind Budget 2026-27, from record capex and tax reforms to disinvestment and global risks

Budget 2026 raises the FY27 disinvestment and asset monetisation target to Rs 80,000 crore, banking on a stronger pipeline of stake sales and infrastructure monetisation despite a shortfall in FY26

Budget FY27 proposes a Rs 10,000-crore SME Growth Fund, mandatory TReDS adoption for CPSEs, and expanded credit guarantees to improve equity access, liquidity, and payment discipline for MSMEs

Finance Ministry asks NABARD to study RRB mergers' impact as viability reforms, IPO plans and tech integration aim to boost sustainability, inclusion and rural credit growth

Survey moots changes to Companies Act, so that CPSEs remain govt firms even with a 26% stake

Delayed payments worth ₹8.1 trillion continue to choke MSME cash flows, with fear of losing business ties discouraging firms from pursuing legal remedies, says Economic Survey

Demanded five-day work week including all Saturdays

PFRDA has approved a pilot NPS Swasthya Pension Scheme under its regulatory sandbox to test health-linked benefits, allowing medical withdrawals and premature exits for treatment

The DFS said banks have conveyed that ATMs are being adequately loaded with sufficient cash, and arrangements have been made to ensure timely replenishment

As Nirmala Sitharaman prepares to present her ninth Budget, a new team of top bureaucrats and economists will shape India's FY27 fiscal and reform roadmap

PFRDA has set up a high-level expert panel, SAARG, to review and modernise the NPS investment framework, focusing on asset allocation, risk governance and long-term returns

J&K Bank expects gross NPAs to fall below 2% in two years as recoveries stay strong, even as margins face pressure from cumulative repo rate hikes

Centre approves wage hikes for public sector insurers and Nabard, and pension revisions for RBI and Nabard retirees, benefiting over 93,000 employees and pensioners

PNB Housing Finance MD Ajai Kumar Shukla says asset quality remains stable and margins steady near 3.6-3.7% despite rate cuts, with growth led by housing loans

The unions said that even during an earlier conciliation held on March 21, 2025, they were assured that the matter was under serious consideration, but no decision has been communicated till date

800,000 employees to observe one-day protest, want all Saturdays to be made bank holidays

The Cabinet decision extends government funding and gap support for Atal Pension Yojana till FY31, aiming to deepen financial inclusion and ensure old-age income security for unorganised sector worker