NITI Aayog-European Union panel bats for efficient use of resourcesThe report on 'Strategy on Resource Efficiency', released yesterday also suggested capacity development at various levels for strengthening...
01 Dec, 2017, 08.13 PM IST
Digital payments rose 55% in 2016-17The retail payments segment accounted for as much as 98 per cent-99 per cent of total volumes.
04 Jul, 2017, 09.04 AM IST
Govt to soon release digital payment fee policy: Niti Aayog officialNational Payments Corporation of India Managing Director & CEO A P Hota said it is necessary that banks issue debit cards to those customer...
03 Jul, 2017, 06.28 PM IST
Digital payments rise 55% in FY'17: WatalThe volume of overall digital payments, Watal further said, recorded a compounded average annual growth rate of 28 per cent from 2011-12 to...
03 Jul, 2017, 03.11 PM IST
Budget backing for payment regulatory board gives voice to payment industry in regulationsThe new board will replace the Board for Regulation and Supervision of Payment and Settlement Systems (BPSS) within RBI.
01 Feb, 2017, 01.15 PM IST
Mobile wallet companies seek open access to UPI frameworkThe committee, headed by former finance minister Ratan Watal, recommended among many things that access to payment system be opened up.
31 Dec, 2016, 12.44 AM IST
Ex-finance secretary Watal appointed as principal adviser in Niti AayogAppointed to the post for three years, it came a firtnight after his two month extended tenure as Finance Minister came to an end in April.
20 May, 2016, 12.54 PM IST
States must step up capex, invest more in rural areas: Finance Secretary Ratan WatalWatal said the Centre has accepted the recommendations of 14th Finance Commission and that will give more funds and greater autonomy to sta...
12 Apr, 2016, 04.00 AM IST
Centre asks states to enhance capital expenditureAddressing the second conference of state finance secretaries here, Watal said the Centre has accepted the recommendations of 14th Finance ...
11 Apr, 2016, 02.56 PM IST
NDA government gives more fiscal, legislative space to states: Ratan Watal, Finance secretaryIn reference to schemes prioritised by different state governments, Watal said that these would be funded on a 50:50 funding pattern.
21 Feb, 2016, 02.48 PM IST
Finance Secretary Ratan Watal gets two month extensionWith the Budget-making process under way, government today extended the term of Finance Secretary Ratan Watal by two months till April 30.
11 Feb, 2016, 09.35 PM IST
Shaktikanta Das designated as Finance Secretary for 15 daysShaktikanta Das was today designated as Finance Secretary for about a fortnight during the absence of incumbent Ratan P Watal.
21 Dec, 2015, 09.40 PM IST
Finmin mulling abolishing plan, non-plan expenditure: Ratan WatalIn order to link expenditure to the outcome more efficiently, government is mulling doing away with the practice of classifying it as 'plan...
09 Dec, 2015, 02.45 AM IST
Government tweaks funding pattern of 17 key central schemesIn a major decision that could adversely affect social sector schemes, funding pattern of 17 centrally-sponsored schemes have been brought ...
10 Nov, 2015, 12.01 PM IST
Ratan Watal is new Finance Secretary, new team takes chargeAhead of beginning of work on the Budget for 2016-17, government today designated Ratan P Watal as new Finance Secretary even as a new team...
31 Aug, 2015, 08.23 PM IST
Budget 2015: IT link-up to keep an eye on state spendingThe ministry is looking to develop a module for real time monitoring of fund flow for better utilization of scarce resources.
02 Mar, 2015, 01.33 PM IST
Government to consider tax incentive for wind sectorCabinet approved GBI with a retrospective effect for the wind sector. No decision was however taken on AD.
14 Aug, 2013, 06.26 PM IST