Government policies
Govt may do away with LPG subsidy for high-income groups
03 Feb 2015
The government is considering doing away with the LPG subsidy for consumers in the top income bracket
Government accepts Vodafone tax ruling
28 Jan 2015
Vodafone is yet to resolve another, high-profile relating to capital gains tax in its 2007 acquisition of Hutchison Whampoa's stake in the Indian telecom group in Hutchison Essar, which is awaiting international arbitration
Panel suggests FCI handing over grain procurement to states
22 Jan 2015
The committee has recommended a scaling down of NFSA coverage from 67 per cent of population to around 40 per cent and scaling up of grains supplied to priority households under TPDS from 5 kg per person to 7kg per person
WEF: Jaitley allays investor fears over India’s tax regime
22 Jan 2015
Finance minister Arun Jaitley has sought to remove foreign investors’ misconceptions about India’s taxation policy, saying that India is not, and has never been, a high-tax economy
Coal block allottees face penalty over production delays
17 Jan 2015
The inter-ministerial group, at its meeting held last month, observed that subsequent annulment of coal blocks cannot exempt the allottees of the cancelled coal blocks from invocation/deduction of bank guarantees
Government eases norms for land use by SEZs
10 Jan 2015
NITI Aayog to replace Planning Commission
01 Jan 2015
The revamped planning agency will foster a shared vision of national development with active involvement of states and develop mechanisms to closely monitor and evaluate programmes at the village level
Draft bill seeks to exempt small firms from mandatory labour laws
01 Jan 2015
The draft bill exempts firms employing less than 40 persons from the requirement of payment of provident fund, bonus and ESIS cover while giving hire-and-fire powers to employers