Expenditure Secretary AN Jha named new Finance Secretary
Fifty-nine-year-old AN Jha is a 1982-batch IAS officer of Manipur Tripura cadre.
Dec 03, 2018, 22:10 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi mocks PM Narendra Modi for 'mass-bunk' at Finance Ministry
Both the Finance Minister and the Finance Secretary are out of action for one reason or another.
May 08, 2018, 13:44 PM IST
GST collection on upswing, close to Rs 90,000 cr: Finance Secretary Hasmukh Adhia
Last week, the Finance Ministry had released initial figures of the GST collection for February which showed a decline in revenue by Rs 1,144 crore compared to January.
Apr 03, 2018, 00:27 AM IST
Hasmukh Adhia appointed as new Finance Secretary
"The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved designating Hasmukh Adhia, Secretary, Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance as Finance Secretary," said the order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training.
Nov 06, 2017, 21:12 PM IST
Demonetisation: Cash withdrawal restrictions likely to continue beyond December 30
Since RBI and printing presses are unable to keep pace with the demand of new currency notes, restrictions on withdrawal of cash from banks and ATMs may likely to continue beyond December 30
Dec 25, 2016, 15:47 PM IST
7th Pay Commission: Revised allowances for central govt employees to come into effect only after March 2017
Central government employees have been demanding a better monthly pay package under the 7th Pay Commission, and demanding reinstatement of all the allowances abolished or subsumed by the pay panel.
Dec 17, 2016, 07:26 AM IST
7th CPC: Committee of Secretaries on Allowances to meet on September 1; invites employees' unions for talks
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Aug 23, 2016, 22:30 PM IST
Ratan Watal new Finance Secy, new team takes charge
Ahead of beginning of work on the Budget for 2016-17, government Monday designated Ratan P Watal as new Finance Secretary even as a new team of officials took charge at the finance ministry.
Aug 31, 2015, 22:15 PM IST
India plans to amend RBI Act by Feb to set up monetary panel: Official
The government plans to change the Reserve Bank of India Act before the end of the fiscal year so it can set up a new committee to direct the country`s monetary policy, retiring Finance Secretary Rajeev Mehrishi told Reuters.
Aug 31, 2015, 14:18 PM IST
Loans under PMMY to double to over Rs 1 lakh cr by March
Since the launch of the scheme in April by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, about Rs 14,000 crore worth of loans have been disbursed under the scheme to 20 lakh people.
Aug 19, 2015, 13:16 PM IST
Govt clears FDI proposals worth Rs 10,379 crore
"The government has approved 23 proposals of foreign direct investment amounting to Rs 10,378.92 crore," the Finance Ministry said.
Aug 13, 2015, 21:45 PM IST
Govt has right to nominate representative on RBI board: FinSecy
Defending the Finance Ministry's decision to nominate Additional Secretary on the board of RBI, Finance Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi Monday said government has the right to decide who will represent it at the board meetings.
Aug 03, 2015, 20:36 PM IST
Finance secretary says doesn't wants to curb RBI's powers
Rajiv Mehrishi said it was not right to conclude on the basis of the draft bill that the government was trying to clip the central bank`s wings.
Aug 03, 2015, 16:21 PM IST
Govt names Additional Secretary to RBI board in place of Fin Secy
As per the convention, Economic Affairs Secretary besides the Financial Services Secretary is part of Central Board Directors of RBI.
Jul 31, 2015, 11:53 AM IST
Impact of Greek developments will be indirect: Finance Secretary
Ongoing developments in Greece have only indirect implications for India and their impact, if any, is difficult to quantify, Finance Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi said on Monday.
Jul 13, 2015, 16:20 PM IST
Measures will be in place in case of poor monsoon: FinMin
Government will put in place a combination of measures like offloading rice and wheat stocks to cool down prices in case of a below normal monsoon this year.
May 20, 2015, 19:03 PM IST
Union Finance Secretary releases Rupee 1 notes
Union Finance Secretary Rajiv Mahrishi has released new Rupee 1 notes at Srinathiji temple in Nathdwara after offering prayers, a temple spokesman said.
Mar 08, 2015, 21:10 PM IST
Rajiv Mehrishi designated as Finance Secretary
The Finance Ministry has four secretaries - Economic Affairs, Expenditure, Revenue and Financial Services.
Nov 11, 2014, 14:05 PM IST
Arvind Subramanian appointed CEA; finance secy Mayaram shifted to tourism
Government has brought in a new team at the Finance Ministry shunting out Finance Secretary Arvind Mayaram and inducting US-based economist Arvind Subramanian as Chief Economic Advisor as it prepares the groundwork for its first full-fledged Budget next February.
Oct 16, 2014, 18:47 PM IST
Economic conditions becoming favourable for rate cut: Mayaram
Mayaram argued that the WPI inflation is at the lowest level since October, 2009 and retail inflation is less than 8 percent which is the target for this year according to a RBI panel report.
Sep 29, 2014, 21:06 PM IST
