Tag: Piyush Goyal

Vijay Mallya a criminal, cannot be taken seriously: BJP

Mallya, he asserted, had no credibility as he was under the "glare of law" and was a criminal. He could not be taken seriously, Goyal said.

September 13, 2018

CCEA approves 100% electrification of railway tracks

After the completion of electrification on 20,000 km of tracks, about 78 per cent of the railway network would have been electrified, he said.

September 12, 2018

6000 railway stations will be WiFi-enabled in next 6 months: Goyal

Around 6,000 railway stations will be WiFi-enabled in the next six-eight months, Minister of Railways Piyush Goyal said today.

August 28, 2018

Arun Jaitley re-appointed as Finance Minister after 3 months break

The temporary charge was given to Union Minister Piyush Goyal as Jaitley had undergone a kidney transplant on May 14 and was recovering from it.

August 23, 2018

Lok Sabha passes GST amendment bills

Goyal said that acknowledging the need to simplify return filing process, a committee was set up to study return forms which came up with a single-page return. 

August 9, 2018

Govt withdraws FRDI Bill on panel’s suggestion

The Bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha on 10 August last year and thereafter, was referred to the Joint Committee of Parliament, which was asked to submit its report on the Bill.

August 2, 2018

GST collections in line with government target, to rise further

During its last meeting, the GST Council had cut rates on a range of goods including sanitary pads, small TVs, refrigerators, washing machines and many other consumer goods.

August 1, 2018

Railways launches ethics drive

The Indian Railways organised a programme on Ethics in Public Governance and Launched “Mission Satyanishtha” at a day-long event held at National Rail Museum in the capital on Friday. Railway Minister Piyush Goyal administered the oath to officers and supervisors at the programme. He said, “People define an organisation and an organization defines its people, …

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July 29, 2018

Bullet train project delayed by 50 years until Modi came: Piyush Goyal

"We got a loan of Rs 1.08 lakh crore for 50 years at an interest of 0.1 per cent from Japan. We want to develop a network of speed rail in the country.

July 25, 2018

Naidu tells TDP MPs to move privilege motion against PM Modi, Piyush Goyal

TDP MP YS Chowdary had on Tuesday accused the Modi government of “centrally-sponsored lynching” of Andhra Pradesh.

July 25, 2018

GST Council tweaks rates | Complete list of items that will get cheaper

Decisions applicable from 27 July; Piyush Goyal says the GST Council will now focus on job creation too.

July 22, 2018

Govt slashes GST rates, eases filing of returns

The Union Government exempted sanitary napkins from the Goods and Services Tax (GST) net and slashed the rates of many other commodities in the 28th GST Council meeting chaired by interim Finance Minister Piyush Goyal in New Delhi.

July 21, 2018

Govt abolishes GST on sanitary napkins

In what comes as a major boost for women in the country and would go a long way to ensure the success of heath programmes centred on women, the Union Government decided on Saturday that there will be no Goods and Services Tax (GST) on sanitary napkins.

July 21, 2018

Don’t understand Shashi Tharoor’s foreign accent: Union Minister Piyush Goyal

Launching a scathing attack on the Modi government, Tharoor highlighted that Nirav Modi, was photographed with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Davos.

July 20, 2018

Truck operators on nationwide indefinite strike from today

Unionised truckers claim over 9.3 million members and the strike was announced on May 17.

July 20, 2018

Finance Ministry likely to infuse about Rs 10,000 crore soon in PSU banks

Some of these banks have come under pressure because of interest paid to their bondholders of Additional Tier 1 (AT-1) bonds, sources said.

July 17, 2018

GST Council to decide on simplified GST return in July 21 meet: Piyush Goyal

The GST Council will discuss ease of filing returns, ease of assessment and may also consider further rationalisation of tax rates in its upcoming meeting on July 21, Finance Minister Piyush Goyal said on Thursday. He said the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council had been responsive to industry demands and it will take the …

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July 12, 2018