New Delhi, Hailing the Prime Minister’s decision to force the agenda for poverty-based reservation as the single greatest pro-poor step, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday accused the Congress of grudgingly supporting the bill for 10 per cent reservation for poor among the upper castes. “The Prime Minister’s decision to[Read More…]
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Personal ambitions leading to degeneration of Congress ideology: Jaitley
New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday said the personal ambitions of the Congress leadership had led to the “degeneration of its ideology” and that its dynastic tendencies would have turned India into a kingdom rather than even a dynastic democracy had it not been for the BJP. He[Read More…]
Private companies could still be allowed to use Aadhaar by law: Jaitley
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday said it was possible to restore linking of mobile phone and bank accounts with Aadhaar through legislation. “By law it can still be done, provided you do it under the adequate provision,” the minister said while addressing Hindustan Times[Read More…]
Rahul asks Modi, Jaitley to ‘stop lying’, reiterates Rafale JPC demand
Dismissing Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley’s latest defence of the government over the choosing of an offset partner in the Rafale deal, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Sunday asked him and Prime Minister Narendra Modi to “stop lying” and instead order for a JPC probe. “Jetlie’s (sic) specialty is his[Read More…]
Congress slams Jaitley after Mallya says he met him, demands response from government
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) As fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya on Wednesday said he had met Finance Minister Arun Jaitley before leaving the country, the Congress took a dig at him dubbing him as “fiscal mismanagement blog minister” and demanded a detailed response and disclosure from the government and inquiry into[Read More…]
Kumar Vishwas apologises to Jaitley, defamation suit disposed off
New Delhi: As dissident Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Kumar Vishwas apologised to Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, the Delhi High Court on Monday disposed off a defamation suit filed by the latter against Vishwas as withdrawn. Vishwas tendered a written apology to Jaitley and his family for causing any[Read More…]
Don’t shift National Insurance’s head office from Kolkata, Mitra urges Jaitley
Kolkata: West Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra has urged Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley not to shift the headquarters of National Insurance Company from the city as a part of a proposed merger of public sector general insurance companies. In a communication to Jaitley, he also said any move to shift[Read More…]
Vodafone retrospective tax decision was erroneous: Jaitley
New Delhi: The decision taken by the previous UPA government to tax British telecom multinational Vodafone Group retrospectively was an “erroneous” one, the likes of which the ruling NDA would be loath to repeat, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Saturday. He was responding to a question from the audience here[Read More…]
Long-term capital gains tax will fund insurance, MSPs: Jaitley
New Delhi: The proposed 10 per cent tax to be levied on long-term capital gains (LTCG) alone will be able to fund both the National Health Protection Scheme (NHPS) and increased minimum support prices (MSPs) for farmers, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said here on Friday. At India TV Budget Conclave, Jaitley[Read More…]
Rs 5 lakh healthcare cover for 10 crore poor families: Jaitley
New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday announced a flagship National Health Protection Scheme under which Rs 5 lakh cover will be provided a year to 10 crore poor and vulnerable families in the country. “We are now launching a flagship national health protection scheme to cover 10 crore poor[Read More…]
Creditors need to take haircut in resolving bankruptcy: Jaitley
Banks and creditors would need to take a “haircut” on their bad loans, even as defaulting promoters could make their businesses operational again by paying the outstanding interest on the loan, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Friday. He was replying to the debate in the Lok Sabha on Friday[Read More…]
Defence Minister Jaitley, Army Chief Rawat to visit J&K to examine security situation
Defence Minister Arun Jaitley and Army Chief General Bipin Rawat will visit Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday to examine the security situation in the valley state. Notably, this will be Jaitley’s first visit to the state after he took over the charge from Manohar Parrikar. His visit came amid intensified[Read More…]