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Demonetisation, GST & more; Arun Jaitley's contribution to Indian politics

With Jaitley as the finance minister, the Modi government was able to take several key economic initiatives like demonetisation and the implementation of the GST

Arun Jaitley worked without any sentimentality; his legacy lives on

Arun Jaitley's credentials were much more than being just Narendra Modi's Finance Minister

RBI governors don't need an MPC but a helpful finance minister

An Monetary Policy Committee is not needed unless you want to decorate your central bank

Reducing farm wastage

New fund should help boost agricultural infrastructure

Govt widens ambit of Rs 3 trn MSME credit scheme, doubles upper loan limit

The maximum amount of guaranteed emergency credit line (GECL) funding under the scheme would also correspondingly increase from Rs 5 crore at present to Rs 10 crore

FM holds review meet for residential projects to boost realty investment

The meeting was conducted with the secretaries of the ministries of Finance and senior management teams

Mr Modi's last chance to jump start the economy

Economic historians will judge him by this, just as they judge P Chidambaram by his bold cuts in income tax rates in 1997 and Manmohan Singh by his 1991 reforms

Ensure bankers' safety, take stern action against unruly: FinMin to states

Department of Financial Services asks for action against 'unruly behaviour' after at least two attacks on employees of state-owned banks.

Economic revival: FM asks PSUs to spend 50% of budgeted expenditure by H1

Expenditure by PSUs slows down in Q1, PSUs flagged off problems faced by them

FM meets heads of 23 CPSEs, discusses need of timely capex for growth

The combined capex target of these 23 CPSEs for the year 2020-21 is Rs 1,65,510 crore

Nothing should threaten employees: FM after banker is assaulted in Surat

A short video went viral on Twitter on Tuesday which showed a person manhandling a female banker, following which #ShameSuratPolice started trending on the social media platform

Rebuilding the automotive chain

Demand generation is crucial to repair the broken supply chain. Steps should be taken to revive consumer confidence, create optimism

Revenue and compensation on table at GST Council meeting on Friday

The government has rung up just about Rs 95,000 crore as GST in April and May together, and that is less than half compared with the collection in the corresponding months last year.

Fair treatment of offences

Govt's move on decriminalisation is welcome

Maxim of the fish: New MSME norms may not be a blessing for small business

Enhancing the investment and turnover limits for MSMEs was overdue, but the smaller units will have serious reservations

Five ways to overhaul the rural jobs scheme

Five immediate steps are required to strengthen MGNREGS after the budget enhancement.

FM Sitharaman chairs FSDC meeting, takes stock of economy amid Covid-19

Various measures to maintain financial stability in the context of COVID-19 have been reviewed, an official said after the meeting

Need to create ecosystem to help pvt companies thrive: NITI Aayog CEO

Amitabh Kant tells Dilasha Seth in an interview that the measures announced recently by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman addressed both supply and demand side problems

Mining leaseholders urge govt to honour concessions saved under regulations

Fimi says existing leaseholders have invested huge resources and time to undertake risky exploration activities and have helped India to discover valuable mineral deposits

FinMin sanctions Rs 92,077 cr to states as devolution of central taxes

The Budget had projected the share of the states in taxes at Rs 7.84 trilllion for 2020-21.