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in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha, the minister said that Rs 93,318 crore is the gross taxes paid as per ITRs filed, before the claim for refund

SGBs Of Rs 16,000 Cr Proposed To Be Issued In Current FY: Govt

In a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha, he said that Rs 8,000 crore has already been raised in the first tranche of the SGBs

UPI Transactions Grow Eight Times In Last Three Years: Centre

Banking & Finance Banking

Growth of more than 200 per cent in digital payment volume during the last four years since 2018-19, the central government tells Parliament

Parliament's Winter Session Ends Earlier, Both Houses Adjourned Sine Die

A total of seven bills passed by Lok Sabha and nine bills passed by Rajya Sabha, says Pralhad Joshi, Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Coal and Mines

Rs 27 Lakh Cr Allotted To Create Employment For Unorganised Sector, Migrant Workers: Govt

Employment generation coupled with improving the employability of the youth is the priority concern of the government, says Minister of State for Labour and Employment Rameswar Teli

India's Maiden Human Space Flight Gaganyaan Expected To Launch In 2024: Jitendra Singh

The Union Minister of State Science and Technology Dr Jitendra Singh, in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha, said that given the paramount significance of unit safety, two test vehicle missions are prepared before the Gaganyaan mission

Textile Sector Received $1522.23 Mn FDI From 2017-2022: Govt Tells Lok Sabha

Centre has approved the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for textiles, with an approved outlay of Rs 10,683 crore

Unemployment Rate In J&K Down To 5.9% In 2020-21 From 6.7% In 2019-20: Govt Tells Lok Sabha

Economy

In Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), 17.95 thousand loans have been disbursed under the scheme as on 02 December 2022

Rs 10.09 lakh Cr Loans Written Off In Last Five Financial Years: FM Sitharaman

She further acknowledged that as per guidelines by RBI which are approved by banks' boards, NPAs including the ones which have completed the four-year provision were discarded from the bank's balance sheet

BRO Has Built Over 13,000 km Of Roads In Last Five Years, Govt Reveals In LS

While giving information about the development of border states of India, Union Minister of State for Defence Ajay Bhatt revealed that a total of 13525.417 km of roads have been built by the BRO in the last five years, which included 3140.535 km in Ladakh, 3097.15 km in Arunachal Pradesh and 2381.963 km in Jammu and Kashmir

Indian Airports To Witness Investment Of Rs 98,000 Crore Over Next 5 Years

In a reply in the Parliament, the MoS Civil Aviation Gen VK Singh (retd) informed that Delhi, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Lucknow and Ahmedabad have earmarked capital expenditure of Rs.10,550 crore, Rs.13,552 crore, Rs. 6,288 crore, Rs.1,383 crore respectively for the period 2019-25

Fuel Prices Not Hiked Since April Amid High Global Rates: Hardeep Puri

Centre has reduced the central excise duty twice on 21 November 2021 and 22 May 2022 to insulate Indian consumers from the impact of high international rates of crude oil, Puri stated

Centre Data Reveals That 1.83 Lakh Indians Gave Up Citizenship In First 10 Months Of 2022

According to a reply by Union Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan in the Parliament, this number is up by 20,000 since 2021. The data also reveals that since 2014, over 12.43 lakh Indians have renounced their citizenship

19 State Legislatures Have Less Than 10% Women Representatives, Reveals Government Data