Tag: economic
3.5 Crore Youth To Acquire Skills Under SANKALP
Aimed at enhancing the skilled workforce, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday announced a Rs 4,000 crore SANKALP programme under which 3.5 crore youth will be given market relevant training.....
GDP Growth To Be 7% Plus In 2017-18: Shaktikanta Das
The impact of demonetisation on the Indian economy is transient and it will attain a growth rate of over 7 per cent in 2017-18, Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das said on Saturday.....
Jaitley Appeals To Industry To Invest In Jharkhand
Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday appealed to business organisations to invest in Jharkhand as the state has an investor-friendly government.....
Over Rs 1 Lakh Crore Worth New Rs 500 Notes Have Been Printed
The Finance Ministry on Friday said that over Rs 1 lakh crore worth of the new Rs 500 notes have already been printed with the presses churning out approximately 22 million pieces of it everyday.....
Jaitley To Leave For 5-day Official Visit To Britain
Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley would leave on Friday morning for a five-day visit to Britain during which he will hold a businesses interaction with UK-India Business Council and deliver a lecture at London School of Economics, an official statement said. ....
GST To Come Into Effect From July 1: Shaktikanta Das
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) will be implemented from July 1 as all states have agreed on the implementation date, Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das said on Tuesday.....
30,000 Engineers Unemployed In Kerala
There were 30,719 unemployed engineering graduates in Kerala as on October 30, 2016 -- up from 23,984 in 2015, the latest Economic Review for the state shows.....
Demonetisation Improved India's Economic Landscape: Jayant Sinha
Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha on Monday said the government's demonetisation decision has led to a dramatic improvement in India's economic landscape. ....
Modi Taunts Note Ban Critics
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday taunted critics of demonetisation and said the country was on the road to unprecedented economic growth.....
Jaitley, RBI Governor Discuss Banks' Bad Loans
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley met with Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Urjit Patel and other senior officials here on Friday to discuss the issue of banks' non-performing assets (NPAs) or bad loans, sources said.....
