Smt. Anupriya Patel was elected to the Lok Sabha, from the constituency of Mirzapur in 2014 and again in 2019. She was also the Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, from 2016 to 2019.
Dr Karad is a first time member of the Rajya Sabha. Active in public service, he has served as Mayor of Aurangabad Municipal Corporation and also as Chairman of Marathwada Legal Development Corporation.
The Ministry of MSME earlier notified that Retail and Wholesale Trade will now be included under the ambit of MSMEs. In this regard, RBI has notified that Retail and Wholesale Trade are now allowed to migrate to the Udyam Registration Portal.
On account of the disruptions caused by the second wave of COVID 19, especially on the healthcare sector, PM Modi has approved Loan Guarantee Scheme for Covid Affected Sectors (LGSCAS) enabling funding to the tune of Rs. 50,000 crore.
The Government of India has received Rs.3,54,787 crore for May 2021 comprising Rs. 2,33,565 crore Tax Revenue (Net to Centre), Rs. 1,16,412 crore of Non Tax Revenue and Rs.4,810 crore of Non Debt Capital Receipts.
Finance Minister emphasised that enhanced CAPEX will play a critical role in revitalising the economy post-pandemic and encouraged the Ministries to front-load their capital expenditure.
A Stimulus package of Rs 6,28,993 crore has been announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to support the Indian economy in the fight against the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
During Q4 of FY21, the Central Government issued dated securities worth Rs 3,20,349 crore as against Rs 76,000 crore in Q4 of FY20, while repayment was at Rs 29,145 crore.
RBI has decided to prescribe guidelines on the distribution of dividend by NBFCs. These guidelines shall be effective for declaration of dividend from the profits of the financial year ending March 31, 2022, and onwards.
Media reports allude to the fact that the figures reported are official figures reported by banks to Swiss National Bank (SNB) and do not indicate the quantum of much debated alleged black money held by Indians in Switzerland.