Subsequently, the Government of India had notified the bullion spot delivery contract and bullion depository receipt (with bullion as underlying) as Financial Products and related services as Financial Services under the International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) Act, 2019.
PM Modi hailed the Bodo accord and the agreement to settle the members of Bru-Reang tribe in Tripura, terming them 'historic' successes of his government in this decade.
Highlighting the 16 action points for rural areas, PM said that an integrated approach has been taken to aid agrarian development.
The Congress in a tweet took a dig at the BJP government over its predictions on GDP growth.
Like the previous Union Budget, Nirmala Sitharaman, has this time too, replaced the Budget briefcase — the iconic briefcase used by former finance ministers — with the traditional 'bahi khata' in keeping with Indian tradition.
The Budget session of Parliament, beginning Friday, is set to be stormy as the opposition parties plan to take on the government on issues, like the economic slowdown and the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) that is facing countrywide protests.
While the Prime minister was talking to media, Congress led opposition members protested against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in another part of the parliament complex.
Among the most important fiscal measures the government has taken so far is the cut in corporate taxes, apart from a host of sectoral measures.
Javedkar also took a dig at the people criticizing the National Popular Register exercise, saying that it was done during the Congress-led government as well.
