The goods and services tax, the bankruptcy code, PM-Kisan — key economic initiatives India has seen over the past 10 years. The last decade has also been marked by big social interventions, beginning with the financial inclusion drive launched soon after the NDA came to power in 2014. The results of these measures will serve … Read more
Vivek Joshi, Secretary, Department of Financial Services, in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: KAMAL NARANG The roadmap for 2047, includes an average growth of 7% to 7.5%; rise of domestic savings to 31% of GDP; rise in credit-to-GDP ratio to 130% among others, said Vivek Joshi, Secretary, Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance on … Read more
Kolkata: Invoking Goddess Durga, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday reaffirmed his government’s irrevocable commitment to women’s empowerment. Reaching out to the people of West Bengal during the state’s biggest festival, the prime minister said though it was being celebrated on a limited scale due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the “enthusiasm is still unlimited”. Noting … Read more
BY SMRITI Z IRANI He arrived in the political corridors of India three decades ago, not in search of an office or accolades but with the purpose of nation-building. And the best way to bring to life his aspirations for his countrymen and women was to strengthen his organisation by changing the political landscape of … Read more