-Business Standard Among various solutions, AIMO pushed for the supply of raw materials such as steel and aluminium to MSMEs at a lower subsidised cost Chennai: The TMSME (Traders, micro, small and medium enterprises) sector has seen a loss of around 3.5 million jobs in the past 4.5 years, according to a survey conducted by the All India Manufacturers Organisation (AIMO). Demonetisation and the goods and services tax (GST) are the main...
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With due respect, Finance Minister -Arun Kumar
-The Indian Express There has been only a marginal increase in the direct tax to GDP ratio after demonetisation. And the economy didn’t need to suffer for digitisation. The government did not celebrate the second anniversary of demonetisation, one of its biggest policy initiatives. It has celebrated the anniversary of all other big policies. Why the diffidence? The finance minister did come out with a statement listing the achievements of demonetisation. But his...
More »BHIM UPI, RuPay swipe Mastercard, Visa -Shishir Sinha
-The Hindu Business Line Home-grown payment systems corner over 60% of Digital transactions New Delhi: India’s own Bharat Interface for Money (BHIM) and RuPay cards have garnered over 60 per cent market share of the Digital transactions business, pushing back global giants such as Mastercard and Visa. BHIM is a UPI-based payment interface that allows real-time fund transfer using a single identity, typically a mobile number or a name. Unified Payments Interface (UPI)...
More »Demonetisation led to 1% drop in GDP, says parliamentary report; BJP bans it
-MirrorNowNews.com The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MPs on Tuesday stalled a parliamentary report which slammed demonetisation. The report mentioned that demonetisation led to a drop of one per cent in the country's GDP. New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MPs on Tuesday stalled the note ban report which slammed the incumbent government's decision of demonetising Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 currency notes with effect from November 8, 2016. The report mentioned...
More »Demonetisation effect: Demand for cash rises 7%, says RBI -Advait Rao Palepu
-Business Standard Over the past four years, through its twin policies of Jan Dhan Yojana and demonetisation, the govt has taken necessary steps to expand banking services substantially. Mumbai: People’s demand for cash continues to head northwards compared to pre-demonetisation levels despite the frequency of Digital transactions going up and a substantial increase in bank deposits since November 2016. Currency with the public (CwP), or people’s demand for cash or currency, is 7...
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