Food production will be higher this year: FM Jaitley

Last Updated: Friday, September 11, 2015, 16:07

Buoyed by reports of 'reasonably good sowing', Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday expressed confidence that the country's food production this year would be much more than last year's despite less than normal rainfall.

Government retreats on parliament plan for GST

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 9, 2015, 14:44

The government has given up plans to reconvene a parliament session to secure approval for a common goods and services tax (GST) because of lack of political support, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Wednesday, making it harder to meet an April 2016 deadline to implement the reform.

Bandhan Bank will focus on MSMEs: FM Jaitley

Last Updated: Sunday, August 23, 2015, 11:33

The Kolkata-based BFS had received a nod from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to start commercial banking operations last year.

FM Jaitley likely to meet heads of PSU banks in first half of Sept

Last Updated: Thursday, August 20, 2015, 18:00

The performance review meeting of Public Sector Banks (PSBs) may take place in the first half of September and the exact date will be decided soon, sources said.

FM Jaitley likely to meet heads of PSU banks in first half of Sept

Last Updated: Thursday, August 20, 2015, 18:00

The performance review meeting of Public Sector Banks (PSBs) may take place in the first half of September and the exact date will be decided soon, sources said.

India becoming more aspirational than politicians: Jaitley

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 18, 2015, 19:13

Terming the recent Parliament session as 'virtually wasted', Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said policymakers and "obstructionist" politicians must gauge the public mood before taking a position on reforms.

Govt introduces GST Bill for passage in Rajya Sabha

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 11, 2015, 09:06

The government on Tuesday introduced the much-awaited bill on GST for passage in the Rajya Sabha even as doubts persists if the opposition Congress will allow passage of the Constitution Amendment Bill.

Govt lists GST Bill for passage in Rajya Sabha on Tuesday

Last Updated: Monday, August 10, 2015, 21:25

The Revised List of Business of Rajya Sabha said Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will move the Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-second Amendment) Bill, 2014, incorporating recommendations made by a House Select Committee.

Ficci panel meets Jaitley, suggests measures to boost textiles

Last Updated: Saturday, August 1, 2015, 19:03

Representatives from a Ficci panel on Saturday met Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on issues related to the textiles sector and pitched increase in allocation of funds under Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme and interest subvention for exporters.

Standard format for reporting bank fraud cases on anvil

Last Updated: Sunday, June 28, 2015, 15:40

"Information received from the banks are highly unstructured which makes mining of data contained in the statements very difficult. They also use different narrations for debit and credit entries which are sometimes very cryptic in nature, making it difficult to decipher the nature of transactions and hence the money trail," an official said.

Private sector investments imperative for growth: Jaitley

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 23, 2015, 14:18

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday told Silicon Valley corporate leaders and investors that for growth to gain traction increase in private sector investments was imperative, even as he cautioned that ease of doing business would need constant monitoring and improvement.

Ficci biz delegation to accompany Jaitley on US visit

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 16, 2015, 21:10

A delegation of industry body Ficci, headed by its President Jyotsna Suri, will accompany Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on his 10-day visit to the US.