Hasmukh Adhia, former finance secretary, appointed chancellor of Gujarat Central University
Adhiya's appointment has been approved by President Ram Nath Kovind who is also the visitor of the university.
Mar 09, 2019, 08:03 AM IST
Expenditure Secretary AN Jha named new Finance Secretary
Fifty-nine-year-old AN Jha is a 1982-batch IAS officer of Manipur Tripura cadre.
Dec 03, 2018, 22:10 PM IST
Ajay Bhushan Pandey takes charge new Revenue Secretary
Pandey, a 1984-batch IAS officer of the Maharashtra cadre will continue to head the Unique Identification authority of India (UIDAI) as its CEO and will also hold his position as the Chairman of GSTN.
Nov 30, 2018, 18:03 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi mocks PM Narendra Modi for 'mass-bunk' at Finance Ministry
Both the Finance Minister and the Finance Secretary are out of action for one reason or another.
May 08, 2018, 13:44 PM IST
GST collection on upswing, close to Rs 90,000 cr: Finance Secretary Hasmukh Adhia
Last week, the Finance Ministry had released initial figures of the GST collection for February which showed a decline in revenue by Rs 1,144 crore compared to January.
Apr 03, 2018, 00:27 AM IST
Government will look into market slump: Hasmukh Adhia
Hasmukh Adhia said he will discuss the issue of fall in local markets with Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.
Feb 06, 2018, 14:50 PM IST
Equity market sell off due to global cues, not LTCG tax: Adhia
Adhia, who is also the revenue secretary, said the income of government from Securities Transaction Tax (STT) is a paltry Rs 9,000 crore.
Feb 05, 2018, 12:33 PM IST
GDP growth rate figure of 6.3% may go up further: Adhia
Adhia said while calculating the GDP figure this time, the indirect tax number that was taken was based on certain calculations.
Nov 30, 2017, 21:43 PM IST
Demonetisation drive was meant to cleanse the system: Hasmukh Adhia
The government's demonetisation drive was meant to cleanse the system and do away with black money, Finance Secretary Hasmukh Adhia said here on Saturday.
Nov 25, 2017, 18:39 PM IST
Companies have to ensure GST rate cut benefit reaches common man: Finance Secretary
FMCG firms and big corporates will have to ensure that retailers pass on the benefit of GST rate cut to consumers, Hasmukh Adhia said on Saturday.
Nov 18, 2017, 23:48 PM IST
Hasmukh Adhia appointed as new Finance Secretary
"The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved designating Hasmukh Adhia, Secretary, Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance as Finance Secretary," said the order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training.
Nov 06, 2017, 21:12 PM IST
Govt will take about a year to stabilise GST: Hasmukh Adhia
He said the Goods and Services Tax (GST), which amalgamates more than a dozen central and state levies like excise duty, service tax and VAT, will take about a year to stabilise.
Oct 22, 2017, 14:58 PM IST
New limit for reporting gold transactions soon: Govt
The government had on Friday reversed its August order of bringing gems and jewellery dealers under the purview of the reporting requirement of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
Oct 08, 2017, 12:28 PM IST
Exporters' pending GST refunds to be cleared in 2 months: Hasmukh Adhia
A nominal 0.1 per cent tax will be levied on merchant exporter as they themselves do not manufacture.
Oct 08, 2017, 12:03 PM IST
Amid slowdown worries, Arun Jaitley reviews economy, discusses stimulus package
A high-level meeting chaired by Finance Minister got underway on Tuesday evening to review the economic situation.
Sep 19, 2017, 21:03 PM IST
Fast-track GST refund, else Rs 65K crore may be stuck: Exporters
In a presentation before the Committee, the Gems and Jewellery Industry demanded exemption from Integrated GST (IGST) on procurement of precious metals from the nominated agencies for the purpose of manufacture and export of jewellery.
Sep 19, 2017, 19:05 PM IST
Hasmukh Adhia-led panel to meet on exporters' issues post GST today
This will be its first meeting ever since the constitution of the panel on September 12.
Sep 19, 2017, 09:10 AM IST
Finance Ministry asks taxmen to submit note on high-pitched assessments
Last year, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) had set up 'local committees' comprising senior officers in each region to dispose such grievance and complaint petitions within a short period of time.
Aug 21, 2017, 15:44 PM IST
GST to reduce inflation by 1-2% by year end: Revenue Secretary
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) will help bring down the inflation by one to two percent by the end of this year, Revenue Secretary Hasmukh Adhia has been quoted, as saying.
Jul 11, 2017, 14:37 PM IST
