Santosh Kumar Gangwar

Proposal for doubling minimum pension to Rs 2,000 sent to finance ministry: Gangwar

The retirement body has also extended the term of 5 fund managers and its consultant Crisil till March 31, 2019.

Dec 04, 2018, 18:12 PM IST

Govt is working on simplifying labour laws: Santosh Kumar Gangwar

Asserting that workers are backbone of the economy, Gangwar said it is for the first time that minimum wages have been enhanced for all sectors, including agriculture and construction.

Sep 17, 2017, 18:33 PM IST

Even if 15-20% of transactions are cashless, it will be big achievement: MoS Saantosh Kumar Gangwar

Denying that government ever talked about going 100 percent cashless, Union Minister Santosh Kumar Gangwar said that even if 15-20 percent success is achieved in going cashless, it will be a big achievement for the country.

Dec 18, 2016, 10:02 AM IST

Tata Motors, Kingfisher Airlines owe over Rs 1,000 crore each in indirect tax

Tata Motors and Kingfisher Airlines are among the four companies that owe over Rs 1,000 crore in indirect taxes to the exchequer, Parliament was informed on Friday.

Nov 25, 2016, 15:20 PM IST

No extension of Income Disclosure Scheme: Minister

 The government is not considering any proposal to extend the September 30 deadline for disclosing domestic black money under the Income Disclosure Scheme (IDS), a minister told Lok Sabha on Friday.

Aug 12, 2016, 23:14 PM IST

Black money: No proposal to extend Income Disclosure Scheme deadline, says Govt

The government on Friday said it is not considering any proposal to extend the four-month deadline for disclosing domestic black money under the Income Disclosure Scheme (IDS), which ends on September 30.

Aug 12, 2016, 16:00 PM IST

Govt detects nearly Rs 44K cr in undisclosed income

Undisclosed income of Rs 43,829 crore, both from domestic and foreign sources, has been detected by government in the last two financial years, Parliament was informed.

Jul 19, 2016, 20:57 PM IST

PMO is appointing authority of RBI Governor: Govt

RBI Governor is appointed by Prime Minister's Office (PMO) on recommendation of Finance Minister, Parliament was informed Tuesday.

Jul 19, 2016, 15:56 PM IST

Bad loans may jump further to 10.1% by March 2017: Gangwar

Bad loans of the state-owned banks are likely to go up further to 10.1 percent by the end of the current fiscal, Minister of State for Finance Santosh Kumar Gangwar said while quoting an RBI report.

Jul 19, 2016, 15:48 PM IST

Cotton output to be lower at 390 lakh bales in 2014-15

The government has lowered the estimates of cotton production for the 2014-15 season to 390 lakh bales from 400 lakh bales due to untimely rains and hail storm across the country.

Apr 23, 2015, 15:44 PM IST

LS clears bill to revive sick textile units

To speed up revival of sick textile units, Lok Sabha Monday passed a bill to free the ailing National Textile Corporation, which has property worth Rs 25 lakh crore, from rent control laws.

Dec 01, 2014, 22:33 PM IST

New textile policy to be announced soon: Gangawar

The Union government would soon come out with a national textile policy, Minister of State for Textiles Santosh Kumar Gangwar said here on Sunday.

Aug 31, 2014, 19:01 PM IST

'Textile exports set to touch $50 bn mark this fiscal'

Textile exports are set to touch USD 50-billion mark in the current fiscal, Union Textiles Minister Santosh Kumar Gangwar said Monday.

Jun 23, 2014, 19:37 PM IST