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India's low per capita income worrying, needs to be looked at: Sitharaman

Addressing a talk on India - Today and Tomorrow, the finance minister said that dependency on agriculture in the post-pandemic world is one of India's strengths.

PM Modi to launch 'transparent' scheme tomorrow to honour honest taxpayers

In the Budget, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had announced that CBDT will adopt a "taxpayer charter" which will ensure trust between a taxpayer and the administration

Centre releases Rs 6,195 cr in revenue deficit grant to 14 states

The Finance Commission provides a mechanism for the Centre to compensate for any revenue loss incurred by states, which is referred to as post devolution revenue deficit grant

FM launches NIP online dashboard for info on infra projects across India

In the Budget speech of 2019-2020, Sitharaman had announced an outlay of Rs 100 trillion for infrastructure projects over the next 5 years

Happy at RBI's decision to bring start-ups under priority sector: FM

Sitharaman says govt will soon be coming with taxpayers charter of rights which was announced in the Budget

Taxpayers deserve better services, they are nation-builders: Sitharaman

There are only a few countries in the world, like Australia, the UK and US, where there is a Charter of Rights for the taxpayer, she said

Announced in Budget 2020, Kisan Rail to begin services from Friday

The train will reach Danapur at 6.45 pm on the next day, covering 1,519 km in 31.45 hours

RBI monetary policy review: Repo rate unchanged at 4%; stance accommodative

Lenders allowed to provide a restructuring facility on some loans that were standard as on March 1 this year

Moratorium extension fears, Covid tally spook investors; Sensex falls 1.8%

The Sensex ended at 36,940, down 667 points, or 1.8 per cent - the highest since July 14

SBI economists pitch for sector-specific loan recast after moratorium ends

They said the moratorium data is not "significantly perturbing" but hit out against the "spate of unplanned and unintelligent lockdown mania" in many pockets

Individuals to benefit as govt eases eligibility criteria for MSME credit

The Centre has also decided to include personal loans for business purposes under the scheme

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

GST Council to discuss legal opinion of AG on compensation: Sitharaman

Tthe Attorney General has opined that there is no obligation on the central government to pay the GST compensation shortfall to the states

Govt to come out with list of strategic sectors soon: FM Sitharaman

She said there could be various models to achieve minimum four PSUs in case of those falling under the strategic sector

In talks with RBI to extend moratorium, restructure loans: FM Sitharaman

Says work on development institution on, will go for reciprocity in trading arrangements

Borrowing by states for GST compensation to be cost inefficient: Punjab FM

Attorney General K K Venugopal has suggested that the Council can recommend to the Centre to allow states to borrow on the strength of future receipts from the compensation fund

Top headlines: SBI Q1 profit jumps 81%, RBI may extend moratorium

Here are the top headlines of the day

BS READS: Land revolution in Kashmir, but who is selling or buying?

Land prices have more than doubled officially to allure locals to sell, while land records have been cleansed and digitised over the past year to attract outsiders to buy without fear of fraud

PM Modi to meet chiefs of all financial sector regulators on Thursday

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Commerce Minster Piyush Goyal and Roads and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari will also be a part of the meeting

Market Ahead, July 28: All you need to know before the opening bell

A total of 132 companies, including UltraTech Cement, Nestle India, and IDBI Bank, are scheduled to announce their results today