[ad_1] Written by Harish Damodaran Nushaiba Iqbal The | New Delhi | Updated: May 15, 2020 8:34:06 am A migrant family on their way to Chhattisgarh, near the Pune train station. (Express photo of Arul Horizon) Announcing the second installment of coronavirus relief package, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said Thursday …
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[ad_1] By Ashok V Desai The Prime Minister is a sloganeer master. The first in public memory, “Zero Defect, Zero Effect”, was not very clear. It is obvious that Indian companies should reduce defects in their manufactures. But why should it have a “zero effect”? Then came the one who …
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[ad_1] The second installment of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman of the Rs 20 lakh crore financial aid package Atma Nirbhar Bharat on Thursday focused on farmers, migrant workers and street vendors. In addition to free food grain for migrant workers and credit facilities for street vendors and concessional credit for …
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[ad_1] By Arvind Panagariya Even from the limited details that Prime Minister Narendra Modi explained in his speech on Tuesday night about the Rs 20 trillion stimulus package, it was clear that this main figure would be achieved by adding apples and oranges. The details now provided by Finance Minister …
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[ad_1] The central government has announced assistance related to the Employee Provident Fund (EPF) for companies and individuals employed in the private sector by extending its contribution to the EPFO for an additional three months for small businesses and reducing the mandatory contributions of the employers’ EPF and employed by …
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[ad_1] The government on Wednesday launched a life preserver to the stressed shadow Indian banking sector with an announcement of a Rs 45 billion liquidity infusion through a Partial Credit Guarantee Scheme (PCGS) 2.0 for non-bank financial companies ( NBFC) Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman made the announcement as part …
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[ad_1] The central government announced six reforms on Wednesday to shore up Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), considered the backbone of the Indian economy, affected by the economic crisis caused by the coronavirus outbreak. The finance minister, in announcing the reforms, said the changes were aimed at making the …
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[ad_1] Breaking a two-session losing streak, the BSE Sensex racked up 637 points on Wednesday as investors applauded the government’s Rs 20 lakh crore stimulus package for the coronavirus-affected economy. After gathering 1,474.36 points during the day, the benchmark of 30 shares delivered some gains to settle 637.49 points or …
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