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CAIT demands high-level enquiry by govt to probe 'unholy nexus' of e-commerce cos, banks in price distortions
•CAIT criticised the banks giving cashback and various types of discounts for purchasing goods from e-commerce portals by making payments through their respective credit/debit cards.
Centre constitutes GoM on development, social issues in J&K and Ladakh; Ravi Shankar Prasad, Jitendra Singh among members, say sources
•GoM will look into issues concerning Jammu and Kashmir after abrogation of Article 370
Centre to go ahead with Air India disinvestment; Ministry of Civil Aviation says support from govt has led to improved performance
Fp Staff •The government failed last year in its attempt to sell a 76 percent stake in loss-making Air India due to a lack of interest from bidders but said it would return with an alternative proposal soon
Ministerial panel favours uniform tax on lottery, GST Council to decide rate on 20 February
•The eight-member group of ministers under Maharashtra Finance Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar favoured hiking GST rate on the state-organised lottery to either 18 percent or 28 percent.
GST ministerial panel to study uniform tax rate on lotteries; GoM to examine issues related to enforcement
•Currently, a state-organised lottery attracts 12 percent GST while a state-authorised lottery attracts 28 percent tax.
#MeToo in India: MHA constitutes Rajnath Singh-led panel to look into sexual harassment at workplace
Fp Staff •The GoM will recommend action required for effective implementation of the existing provisions, as well as for strengthening the existing legal and institutional frameworks for addressing issues related to sexual harassment at workplace
India to form group of ministers to resolve issues regarding proposed RCEP agreement among ASEAN countries, FTA partners
•The government will set up a group of ministers (GoM) to look into issues related to the proposed mega free trade agreement RCEP, official sources said.
Infosys to configure editing facility in the GST network to enable traders to file returns
Ians •Instead of tax payers writing e-mails and making calls for glitches, an engineer has been posted in every state capital.
Essar Group was in touch with ex-finance minister, planted questions in Parl: NGO to SC
Fp Archives •Essar Group was allegedly in touch with the then Finance Minister over the issue of Group of Ministers (GoM) constituted by the erstwhile UPA government for clearances on coal allocation issues, an NGO has said in a PIL before the Supreme Court.
Ministerial panel relaxes age limit for top position in public firms
Fp Archives •The GoM also considered other suggestions such as providing greater autonomy to CPSE boards for selection of joint venture partners and acquisition of companies.