Page 19 - Economy Interviews

Reserves remove doubt on ability to act: RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das

Economic activities are expected to improve further going into July or into the second half, says Governor Das

4 years later, our worst fears have been confirmed with GST: Tamil Nadu FM

There is lower income inequality in Tamil Nadu than it is in most places. Therefore, we are also a very high-consumption state, said Tamil Nadu FM Thiagarajan

Herd immunity is both mystical and mythical: NTAGI chairman N K Arora

Herd immunity works when immunised and unimmunised individuals are mixed in a true random process and around 80 per cent are immunised, said Arora

Do not politicise GST Council: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

The government is conscious of the intensity of the second wave of Covid-19 and is assessing its full impact before coming out with further packages and interventions, says FM Sitharaman

Covid-related death claims have become a concern: Bajaj Allianz Life CEO

The experience in group term has been worsening because group term is more efficient in reporting claims, says MD Chugh

Stimulus package should be broad-based, like Budget: NITI Aayog chief

In a Q&A, Amitabh Kant says the package should aim to lift growth instead of picking specific sectors for assistance

While spearheading CoWIN, my challenge has been the scale: R S Sharma

We registered 13.7 million in a matter of eight hours-that was the scale, said Sharma

Time has come for fiscal stimulus to support the economy: Uday Kotak

We are working with the government and vaccine manufacturers to increase the vaccine available for Indian business and industries, said Uday Kotak

Do not make promises that you know you cannot keep: Suresh Prabhu

Former environment and power minister and current Sherpa on negotiations with G7 and G20, Suresh Prabhu tells Aditi Phadnis in an interview the approach India should adopt on Net Zero. Edited excerpts

We remain optimistic about targets for upcoming fiscal year: Tarun Bajaj

We will have higher revenue, but also our expenditure would exceed the revised estimates in the Budget, said Bajaj

Capacity building at appropriate time is important, says ISA's Ajay Mathur

International Solar Alliance (ISA): We don't want to land in the same situation as that of fossil fuels when it comes to waste, said Mathur

Privatising small PSUs first not a good idea: NITI Aayog's Amitabh Kant

What is required is for unions to be convinced that the steps being taken are in their and the country's best interests, says Kant

Carmakers agreed for 1% incentive, but govt wants more: Road secretary

In an interview, Road Secretary Aramane speaks about the sops that the govt will provide and the relevance of synergy between the public and the private sectors to make vehicle scrapping policy work

We have Covid vaccination data for any post facto verification: R S Sharma

The only problem we have now is that hospitals don't follow the system of vaccination many times, says Sharma

We've done heavy pruning in crop portfolio: GIC Re chairman & MD Srivastava

We will be looking to prune our portfolio to make GIC Re a healthier entity, said MD Srivastava

Reducing pendency of complaints is priority: ICAI president Jambusaria

Govt has to balance between ease of doing biz and ensuring compliance, says Jambusaria

Finance commission recommendations aren't a one-day match: N K Singh

In a Q&A, the chairman of the 15th Finance Commission is emphatic that cooperative federalism remains robust and dwells on the possibilty of dividing agro infra cess between Centre and states

2-6% inflation target works well, no need to tinker with it: Sanjeev Sanyal

In a Q&A, the finance ministry's Principal Economic Advisor also explains why he thinks the latest Budget is extraordinary

Air India divestment expected to be closed in first qtr of FY22: DEA secy

We have taken up some big-bang disinvestments, particularly Air India and LIC on priority, said Bajaj

21.5% growth in direct tax revenue for FY22 a realistic goal: CBDT chairman

In a Q&A, P C Mody says while income tax slabs have been left untouched, more money is being put in the hands of taxpayers with faster refunds. Tax administration reforms will boost tax compliance