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Living standards to see steepest rise in coming decades: FM Sitharaman

India will witness the steepest rise in living standards of the common man on the back of the government's initiatives and the efforts towards doubling per capita income in few years, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Friday. Addressing the 3rd edition of the Kautilya Economic Conclave, the minister stressed that inequality in India has declined with the Gini coefficient, a statistical tool to measure inequity, showing improvement in urban as well as rural areas. "I expect these improvements to continue as the effects of the last ten years of economic and structural reforms manifest more thoroughly in the data in the coming years as the Covid shock fades from the economy," Sitharaman said. The upcoming decades, the minister said, "will see the steepest rise in living standards for the common man, truly making it a period-defining era for an Indian to live in". "While it took us 75 years to reach a per capita income of USD 2,730, as per IMF projections, it will take only f

On a shoestring: Waqf wallet shrinks on dwindling property income

This is despite an increase in properties registered under the Waqf

Bayer CropScience Ltd Q1 results: Net profit decreases 23% to Rs 254 cr

Bayer CropScience Ltd on Thursday reported a 23 per cent decline in its net profit to Rs 254.2 crore in the first quarter of this fiscal. Its net profit stood at Rs 328.5 crore in the corresponding period of the previous year. The company's total income fell to Rs 1,658.7 crore in the April-June period of this fiscal from Rs 1,760.3 crore in the year-ago period, according to a regulatory filing.

Growth challenges

Global prospects have worsened in recent years

RBI balance sheet grows 11.08% to Rs 70.47 trn in FY24, income up 17%

Central bank's contingency risk buffer at 6.5% of balance sheet, says annual report

Usha Martin Q4 result: PAT rises 1% to Rs 106 cr, income falls to Rs 838 cr

Usha Martin on Friday reported a marginal 1 per cent rise in consolidated profit after tax (PAT) to Rs 106.33 crore for the March quarter of FY24. The company had posted a PAT of Rs 105.32 crore in the year-ago period, Usha Martin said in a filing to the BSE. The consolidated income in the January-March period declined to Rs 838.5 crore from Rs 866.5 crore in the year-ago period. Commenting on the performance, Usha Martin Non-Executive Director Tapas Gangopadhyay said, "We have concluded the financial year 2023-24 on a positive note with our robust operating cash flows, reflecting strong performance." Despite facing macro-economic challenges, the company managed to generate an 18.6 per cent EBITDA margin during the year, he said. "Notably, our core wire ropes division continued to perform well and contributed 71 per cent to our overall consolidated revenues," Gangopadhyay added. Usha Martin is a leading specialty steel wire rope solutions provider.

People reporting annual income over Rs 1 cr increase to 216,000 in AY24

The number of people earning above Rs 1 crore annually has risen to over 2.16 lakh as on December 31, 2023, for Assessment Year 2023-24, Parliament was informed on Tuesday. Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary gave assessment year-wise details of the number of individuals submitting ITR with income of more than Rs 1 crore. The number has increased from over 1.09 lakh in AY 2019-20 to about 1.87 lakh in AY 2022-23. The number of ITRs filed till December 31, 2023, with income over Rs 1 crore for AY 2023-24 has risen to 2.16 lakh. Chaudhary further said the total number of individuals who reported income from 'Profession' in AY 2023-24 is 12,218, up from 10,528 reported in AY 2022-23. In 2019-20, the number of people reporting income from 'profession' was 6,555. In reply to a separate question, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said direct tax collection (for the financial year 2023-24 up to January 31, 2024), personal income tax has grown at a rate of 27.6 per cent ...

Sona BLW Q3 profit rises 24% to Rs 133 crore, income up 13% at Rs 777 cr

Mobility tech firm Sona BLW Precision Forgings (Sona Comstar) on Tuesday reported a 24 per cent year-on-year growth in consolidated profit after tax at Rs 133 crore in the three months ended December 2023. The company had recorded a consolidated profit after tax of Rs 107.10 crore in the December quarter of FY23, it said. Total income in the third quarter of the current fiscal was Rs 777 crore as against Rs 685 crore reported in the year-ago period, a growth of 13 per cent, according to the company. EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortisation) for Q3FY24 stood at Rs 227.3 crore, a growth of 22 per cent compared to Rs 186.2 crore in the same quarter last fiscal, it said. The company also said that with five new BEV (Battery Electric Vehicle) programme wins, the net order book has increased to the highest ever level of Rs 24,000 crore. "We delivered our highest quarterly EBITDA, net profit, BEV revenue, BEV revenue share and order book in Q3 FY24. "Our BE

HDFC Life Q3 FY24 results: Net profit rises 16.6% to Rs 368 crore

The investment income rose by 130.7 per cent Y-o-Y to Rs 11,372 crore, from Rs 4,929.8 crore a year ago

HDFC AMC PAT surges 32% to Rs 488 cr, income up 23% in Oct-Dec quarter

HDFC Asset Management Company Ltd (HDFC AMC) on Thursday reported a 32 per cent year-on-year jump in profit after tax (PAT) at Rs 488 crore for the three months ended December 2023. In comparison, the company had posted a PAT of Rs 369.16 crore in the year-ago period, HDFC AMC said in a regulatory filing. The company's total income surged 23 per cent year-on-year to Rs 814.17 crore in the October-December quarter of the current fiscal (FY24), from Rs 663 crore in the year-ago period. During the period ended December 31, 2023, the asset management firm paid a final dividend of Rs 48 per equity share (face value of Rs 5 each) for the year ended March 31, 2023. For the nine months ended December 31, 2023, the company clocked a PAT of Rs 1,402 crore and total income of Rs 2,312.14 crore. HDFC AMC is an investment manager for HDFC Mutual Fund, one of the largest mutual funds in the country. Shares of HDFC AMC were trading 2.30 per cent higher at Rs 3,496.25 on the BSE.

10-yr reopening of I-T assessment applies to serious cases: Delhi HC

Only in cases where there is evidence of concealing income above Rs 50 lakh, says court

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Rural demand vulnerable due to higher food inflation, lower income: Report

The country's rural demand is vulnerable and could be further impacted by the "dual blows" of lower income and high food inflation due to an erratic monsoon, according to a domestic rating agency. The upcoming festivities may lead to a rise in consumption demand but such an increase will depend on the extent of the skewed monsoon impact, CareEdge Ratings said in a report released on Tuesday. Consumption, including rural demand, is considered an important factor influencing the overall GDP growth in the country. Some FMCG players have already flagged concerns on the rural demand front. "Rural demand remains vulnerable and can be hit by a dual blow of higher food inflation and lower income," the rating agency said. It said the risk to farm income remains high as uneven distribution of monsoon has affected the sowing of certain crops and can adversely affect yields. The cost of living is also rising due to high food inflation and expected hit to agriculture due to an erratic monsoon,

Monthly income of food delivery workers fell 11% over 3 years: NCAER

The report also mentions that the food delivery platforms have helped create jobs for young workers in Tier-II and Tier-III cities

Low income group consumers' sentiments buoyant about Indian economy : study

Home Credit India, which is a part of global consumer finance provider Home Credit Group, has said that sentiments of the low income population in urban and semi-urban spaces are quite buoyant about the country's economy. The company in its annual consumer survey 'The Indian Wallet Study 2023' found that with the economy growing, income levels have increased for 52 per cent of the low-income consumers last year. A total 76 per cent are expecting their incomes to rise in the coming year. This has made the low income population buoyant about the country's economy. However, despite the increase in their income the consumers are highly cautious when it comes to non-essential spending, the study said. The aim of the study is to understand the financial habits and sentiments of the consumers in the low-income strata within the urban and semi-urban areas. The study was made from a randomised survey of around 2200 respondents who are in the age group of 18 to 55 years with an annual incom

Welspun India to see over two-fold rise in domestic business by 2026

During the last financial year, the company's income dipped by around 12 per cent to Rs 8,215 crore from Rs 9,377 crore in 2021-22

India needs to take mfg to rural areas to bridge income gap, say experts

India does not consist of binary rural and urban areas anymore and the country needs to look at taking manufacturing to its villages to fill the income gap and achieve its development goals, experts said on Wednesday. At a conference on re-imagining rural India, organised by the Union Rural Development Ministry in collaboration with the World Bank and the Bills and Melinda Gates Foundation, NITI Ayog member Ramesh Chand said a major portion of resources allocated for rural development were on social schemes and stressed on the need for investment for overall development. Former secretary of Rural Development Ministry Nagendra Nath Sinha laid emphasis for formulating policies for rural areas that are fast transforming to urban areas. Speaking during the concluding session of the two-day conference, Chand said a clear trend has emerged over the years in the rural sector and there is a shift in balance from development approach to an approach which involves enabling a particular set of

Banks shine brightest in otherwise pale FY23 for India Inc, shows data

The share of their net profit in India's GVA hit a record high of 1%

Embassy REIT clocks 11% growth in net income, declares Rs 2,058 cr dividend

Embassy Office Parks REIT on Thursday reported an 11 per cent increase in its net operating income at Rs 2,766.3 crore during the last fiscal year and declared distribution of Rs 2,057.9 crore dividend to unitholders. Its net operating income stood at Rs 2491.1 crore in the 2021-22 fiscal. The board of directors of Embassy Office Parks Management Services Pvt Ltd, Manager to Embassy REIT, at its board meeting declared a distribution of Rs 532 crore or Rs 5.61 per unit for the fourth quarter of the last fiscal. The distributions of money to unitholders are in the form of dividend, interest and repayment of SPV level debt. "With this, the cumulative distribution for FY'23 totals Rs 2,058 crore or Rs 21.71 per unit. The record date for the Q4 FY2023 distribution is May 6, 2023, and the distribution will be paid on or before May 12, 2023. The company's revenue from operation rose to Rs 3,419.5 crore in the 2022-23 fiscal, from Rs 2,962.6 crore in the previous year. Embassy REIT CEO .

Consumer sentiments fall short

Expectations of household incomes a year later turned positive in March 2023 for the first time since April 2020