Tag Nirmala Sitharaman
Budget 2022: Govt To Rolled Out Chip-Enabled ‘e-Passports’ In 2022-23
Nirmala Sitharaman, the Finance Minister of India on Tuesday in her budget 2022 announcement said that the govt of India will be rolled out chip-enabled ‘e-Passports’ from next year for more convenience to the public. The new e-Passports will be…
India Announced Free Visa To First 5 Lakh Tourists, Once International Travel Resume
In a bid to boost tourism in the country, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday announced that India will offer free tourist visas to the first 5 lakh tourists who come to India after the international travel resume. Once international…
Govt To Start Privatization Of 6-10 Airports From April
The Govt. Of India is planning to privatize 6 to 10 state-run airports in the next round of privatisation, said Civil Aviation Secretary Pradeep Kharola on Thursday. The divestment process of Air India is also on track, Kharola said. “The…
Budget 2021-22: Highlights For Indian Aviation Industry
The Finance Minister of India, Nirmala Sitharaman has announced Budget 2021-22 for India yesterday on 1 Feb 2021. In the budget, the Aviation industry has received ₹3,797 crores this year. That is 2.62 per cent more than ₹3,700 crores allotted in…
Centre Slashed Budgetary Allocation For Tourism By 19%
In the Budget 2021-22, the Centre has slashed the budgetary allocation for the Ministry of Tourism by 19% from Rs 2,500 crore in 2020-21 to Rs 2026.77 crore. The budget has allocated Rs 1088.03 crore for development of tourism infrastructure…
Govt. Plans Tier-2,3 Airports Monetisation And Air India Sale
The Finance Minister Of India Nirmala Sitharaman announced today that the government is going to monetise state-run airports in Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities for operations and management in Union Budget-2021-22. “Next lot of airports to be monetised for operations and…
LTC Cash Voucher Scheme: Here Is All You Need To Know
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday announced two schemes viz. LTC Cash Voucher Scheme and Special Festival Advance Scheme to primarily benefit central government employees. LTC Cash Voucher Scheme Under LTC Cash Voucher Scheme, government employees can opt to receive…
ITR, GST Filing, Aadhaar-PAN Linking Deadlines Extended to June 30: Nirmala Sitharaman
Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said that the last date to file income tax (I-T) returns for the financial year 2018-19 (FY18-19) has been extended to June 30, 2020. The interest on delayed payment has been reduced to…
Finance Minister may announce 100% aviation FDI in Budget
The government is planning a budget announcement to hike the FDI ( Foreign Direct Investment) limit in the aviation sector to 100%, currently, the FDI limit in the aviation sector in India is 49%. The reason behind 100% FDI is…