NEW DELHI : Central government employees can submit multiple lists of goods and services purchased in their own name to take advantage of the LTC (Leave Travel Concession) cash voucher program, according to the Ministry of Finance. The Department of Expenses, under the Ministry, has published a set of frequently …
Read More »Measures to boost consumption: offer to put money in hand and then tie it too
Written by P Vaidyanathan Iyer | New Delhi | Updated: October 13, 2020 6:59:36 am Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman addresses a press conference in New Delhi on October 12, 2020 (Express photo: Prem Nath Pandey) Just three days ago, a consumer confidence survey conducted by the Reserve Bank of India …
Read More »‘Timely moves’: Prime Minister Modi after Nirmala Sitharaman’s 73 billion rupee stimulus
Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday after she announced measures worth 73 billion rupees to stimulate consumer spending in the economy in an effort to combat the slowdown due to to the coronavirus pandemic. “Today’s announcements from FM @nsitharaman Ji are timely moves that …
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