Dearness Allowance hike to 31% effective from July 1, says Finance Ministry

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Dearness Allowance for central government employees has been hiked to 31 per cent of the basic pay from 28 per cent with effect from July 1, 2021, the Finance Ministry said. In an office memorandum, the Department of Expenditure, under the Finance Ministry, said the term ‘basic pay’ means the pay drawn as per the … Read more

Finance Ministry releases Rs 9,871 cr to 17 states as revenue deficit grant

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The Finance Ministry on Thursday said it has released the sixth monthly instalment of revenue deficit grant of Rs 9,871 crore to 17 states. Post Devolution Revenue Deficit Grant is provided to the states under Article 275 of the Constitution. The grants are released as per the recommendations of the 15th Finance Commission in monthly … Read more

No order issued for payment of increased DA, DR, says FinMin

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The Finance Ministry on Saturday said that no order relating to the payment of increments in dearness allowance for central government employees and dearness relief for pensioners has been issued. In a tweet, the Ministry said a document is doing the rounds on social media claiming resumption of DA to Central Government employees & Dearness … Read more

Keep expenses in check, finance ministry tells ministries

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The finance ministry has asked all ministries and departments to cut controllable expenditure by a fifth and suggested as many as 18 areas where reductions can be made, such as advertisement and publicity, office expenses and overtime allowance. The government faces higher expenditure on the centralised procurement of Covid-19 vaccines and the free food ration … Read more

India may allow low threshold for beneficial owner under the new FDI rule

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The lower limit will ensure that while small and financial investments will not face scrutiny, significant investments from China and other countries covered by the new regime will face checks. Synopsis On April 18, India tightened its FDI policy for countries with which it shares a land border, putting investments from them on the approval … Read more