Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das

Old Rs 500 notes not acceptable from December 15 midnight: Ministry of Finance

That means old 500 currency notes will not be acceptable at medicine shops and for paying public utility services such as payment of electricity and water bill etc.

Dec 14, 2016, 15:15 PM IST

Moody's flags bad loan concerns at Finmin meeting

Citing reforms and steps taken towards ease of doing business, the Finance Ministry today pitched for a rating upgrade with Moody's, while the US-based agency expressed concern over the state of bad loans in the banking sector.

Sep 21, 2016, 18:16 PM IST

Finance Ministry hopes RBI will factor in better inflation print

 Enthused by moderation in retail inflation, the Finance Ministry today expressed hope that RBI will take into account improvement in the price situation while deciding on rate cut in its next policy review due in October.

Sep 12, 2016, 22:40 PM IST