Finance Ministry

April 01, 2021

Govt withdraws cut in interest on small savings, rates to remain same as in 2020-21

The Finance Ministry on Wednesday had reduced interest rate by up to 1.1 per cent across various small savings schemes including National Savings Certificates and Public Provident Fund.

February 07, 2021
Silverline project: Centre asks Kerala to begin land acquisition

Under the revised debt funding plan submitted and approved by the Centre, Kerala has nearly halved the JICA loan to USD 2.5 billion from USD 4.6 billion earlier.
January 30, 2021
What's in focus for India's high stakes federal budget

Here's a look at some top topics Finance Minister Niramala Sitharaman is going to touch upon on Monday as Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government tries to bring the country's economy back on track:
January 27, 2021
Indian economy to get a shot in the arm from budget

The world's second-most populous country has begun a huge vaccination drive and a steep fall in new coronavirus cases over the past few months is supporting a recovery in Asia's third-largest economy.
December 16, 2020
Column | Nirmala Sitharaman's next budget may be unlike her first two

The last finance minister who faced such a bleak prospect was Madhu Dandavate under Prime Minister V P Singh in 1990, as India was plagued by global economic distress.
December 06, 2020
States accept Centre's GST compensation formula to meet revenue shortfall

The Central government has set up a special borrowing window for the states and union territories who choose Option-1 to borrow the amount of shortfall arising out of GST implementation.
October 24, 2020
Centre extends deadline for filing tax returns to Dec 31

The further extension for filing tax returns has been given in view of the challenges faced by taxpayers in meeting the statutory and regulatory compliances due to the outbreak of COVID-19.

Finance Ministry

Govt withdraws cut in interest on small savings, rates to remain same as in 2020-21

Silverline project: Centre asks Kerala to begin land acquisition

What's in focus for India's high stakes federal budget

Indian economy to get a shot in the arm from budget

Column | Nirmala Sitharaman's next budget may be unlike her first two

States accept Centre's GST compensation formula to meet revenue shortfall

Centre extends deadline for filing tax returns to Dec 31

GST Council meet ends without reaching consensus on compensating states

Centre agrees to waive compound interest on loans up to Rs 2 crore for six-months

13 states submit borrowing option to Centre to fund GST shortfall