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GST Council meet: MSME exemption limit doubled to Rs 40 lakh; annual turnover for composition scheme now Rs 1.5 cr
Fp Staff • 6 years agoFinance minister Arun Jaitley said the council has also decides to increase GST registration threshold limit to Rs 40 lakh from Rs 20 lakh
'Savings through Aadhaar linkage can fund 3 schemes the size of Ayushman Bharat': Arun Jaitley terms initiative 'game-changer'
Arunjat • 6 years agoThe UPA, because of its contradictions and indecision remained half-hearted about Aadhaar. A decisive Prime Minister made it possible.
Govt to set up expert committee to look into tax issues faced by startups, angel investors: CBDT
• 6 years agoIt added that "no coercive action or measures to recover the demands of completed assessment under income tax would be taken" against such firms.
Simplified GST return forms to be rolled out from 1 April: Revenue Secretary Ajay Bhushan Pandey
• 6 years agoRevenue Secretary exuded confidence that the government will achieve the budgeted target for Goods and Services Tax (GST) collection
Revenue secretary Ajay Bhushan Pandey says excise duty hike on petroleum products needs 'analysis'
• 6 years agoIn face of mounting public pressure, the Centre had in October cut excise duty by Rs 1.50 per litre on both petrol and diesel
BSNL's 3,000 customer service centres to offer Aadhaar enrolment and updation facilities
• 6 years agoWith this, BSNL joins the roaster of entities like banks and post offices that are authorised by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) to offer Aadhaar services.
Finance Secretary Hasmukh Adhia to retire at end of November, says Arun Jaitley; Ajay Bhushan Pandey to take over
Fp Staff • 6 years agoIn a Facebook post titled 'Dr. Hasmukh Adhia retires', Arun Jaitley said "he was unquestionably a highly competent, disciplined, no-nonsense civil servant.
Told EC we can't link voter ID to Aadhaar unless law is changed, says UIDAI chief Ajay Bhushan Pandey
Fp Staff • 6 years agoUnique Identification Authority of India chief executive officer Ajay Bhushan Pandey told CNBC-TV18 the law will have to be changed to link voter IDs to Aadhaar and he apprised the Election Commission (EC) of the same during a meeting around two weeks ago.
India's digital journey to accelerate with stronger safeguards, says UIDAI CEO Ajay Bhushan Pandey
• 6 years agoThe Aadhaar-issuing body Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has initiated the process of deleting the authentication log beyond six months, as directed by the apex court.
Stronger safeguards to only accelerate country's digital journey says UIDAI CEO
• 6 years agoThe SC had also asked the UIDAI to take measures to enhance the privacy of people who use Aadhaar.