On the first leg of his visit, Jaitley will reach Canada where he will hold meeting with foreign investors
On the first leg of his visit, Jaitley will reach Canada where he will hold meeting with foreign investors
FM will also attend the Annual Meetings of the World Bank & IMF
Building responsive, inclusive and collective solutions is the core-theme for the BRICS chairmanship
Jaitley elaborated that some states wanted a Rs 10 lakh threshold, while others proposed a Rs 25 lakh exemption limit for applicability of the new national sales tax
He pointed out that projects in highways, ports and railways will be mega economic activities as far as the infrastructure is concerned
The finance minister also cautioned the people of poll-bound Punjab to be 'wary' of the party
Terror attacks has nothing to do with complexion of the governments in power at the Centre, said Jaitley
Finance Ministers of BRICS countries are also likely to deliberate on the economic issues on the sidelines of the Fund Bank meeting
He described the NPAs situation as being not static or permanent
PMJDY, the flagship financial inclusion scheme of govt, aims to provide financial services, deposit accounts, remittances, credit and accident insurance to everyone
Jaitley has earmarked 700 billion rupees in bank capital injections in the four years to March 2019
It is to see the progress of various financial inclusion schemes, but also to look at the overall health of the banking system
A web portal has been launched by bthe govt where pensioners can view their complete pension profile
Jaitely also launched a web responsive service portal to ease access to information relating to the status of pension cases and speedy redressal of grievances
Inaugurating a webportal for pensioners, Jaitley said govt money should be calibrated with utilisation and it cannot be allowed to lie idle
Portal will provide a one-stop solution for pensioners to access information relating to status of pension cases, and pension payments
He also said that India's economy needed to grow faster than the 7.1 per cent
GDP growth was 7.1 per cent in the first quarter of the current financial year
PSBs control seven tenths of assets in the financial system