Government policies

Deposit of banned notes in one go to help avoid confusion, says Jaitley

20 Dec 2016

Govt won't allow the cash bulge again, says Jaitley

17 Dec 2016

While adequate liquidity is essential for meeting the needs of the productive sectors, there is not a direct link between excess liquidity and lending rates, according to the finance ministry

PM's Garib Kalyan tax scheme for black money holders opens tomorrow

16 Dec 2016

Niti Aayog announces 2 incentive schemes for digital payments

16 Dec 2016

I-T Dept warns assessees against drastic revision of returns

16 Dec 2016

Digital economy to substitute parallel economy: Arun Jaitley

16 Dec 2016

Digital transactions will be a parallel mechanism and will not completely do away with cash transactions, but help check black money cash transactions, finance minister Arun Jaitley says

Supreme Court directs closure of all liquor shops along highways

15 Dec 2016

I-T finds Rs10 cr in new currency in Bank of Maharashtra lockers in Pune

15 Dec 2016

Maharashtra co-op banks under scanner for receiving Rs5,000 cr in 4 days

15 Dec 2016

Demonetisation would help govt lower tax rates in future: Jaitley

14 Dec 2016

As more hoarded money comes into the open, future tax revenues would also be much higher, which in turn would enable the government at some stage to make taxes more reasonable, Jaitley said

Finance ministry seeks details of all currency swap transactions

13 Dec 2016

Bank staff caught in note exchange racket in sting operation

13 Dec 2016

Reports say the finance ministry has received over 400 CDs of sting operations showing how the old notes from police officials, pimps and the influential were exchanged with the help of bank staff