Santosh Kumar Gangwar

Santosh Kumar Gangwar, Minister of State (Independent Charge), Labour and Employment: Agriculturist-cum-advocate has been elected seven times from Bareily

Born in Bareilly Uttar Pradesh on 1 November, 1948, BJP leader Santosh Kumar Gangwar one of the 22 Ministers of State who took oath along with Narendra Modi's first Cabinet at the Centre.

Union minister Santosh Kumar Gangwar asks states to ensure adequate creche facilities under Maternity Benefit Act

The official conceded that the compliance rate with regard to the creche facilities remains low and the states can only be nudged by the Central government.

EPFO members can withdraw 75% funds after 30 days of job loss; can still keep their PF accounts active

EPFO members would also have an option to withdraw remaining 25 percent of their funds and go for final settlement of account after completion of two months of unemployment

Parliament passes Bill doubling limit of tax free gratuity to Rs 20 lakh, Narendra Modi says it will 'benefit lakhs of Indians'

The Parliament on Thursday passed the Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) Bill, 2017, paving the way for doubling the limit of tax free gratuity.

Payment of Gratuity Bill passed: Law allows govt to change tax-free gratuity amount, maternity leave with executive order

Parliament on Thursday passed a key bill that will empower the government to fix the amount of tax-free gratuity and the period of maternity leave with an executive order.

India’s missing employment data: We aren’t better off as a nation living in the dark about job scenario

The last time the labour bureau released job data, it showed unemployment in the country rose to a five-year high of 5 percent in 2015-16.

Shifting financial year to January-December may not happen in 2018, says Santosh Kumar Gangwar

Though discussions on shifting the financial year to January-December instead of April-March are still on within the government, the change will not happen next year, according to Minister of State for Finance Santosh Kumar Gangwar.

Tax evasion: Over 6.83 lakh companies have PAN but did not file I-T returns, says Santosh Kumar Gangwar

Delhi had the most number of such companies at over 1.44 lakh, followed by Mumbai (94,155) which had PAN but were non-filers for assessment year 2016-17.

I-T sleuths unearth Rs 21,454 crore undisclosed income in last 2 fiscal years

As part of enforcement measures and based on credible evidence of tax evasion and other serious violations of provision of the Income-tax Act, the Income Tax Department (ITD) conducts searches on various persons including companies and individuals

Union Budget 2017: Meet Arun Jaitley’s crack team in charge of creating India's Budget

This year's Union Budget is unique and a first-of-its-kind in many ways, and that’s why it has been hailed as ‘mega budget’.