Cover Story Jan 01, 2018 Decoding Digital India In what should have been a major story that was buried under other headlines, India achieved a significant milestone in its Digital India programme when 100,000-gram panchayats, or village councils, across the country were connected through a high-speed optical fibre network called BharatNet.
Web Exclusive Apr 05, 2017 Digital economy critical to make govt services accessible to remote area | DIPP Ramesh Abhishek, Secretary, Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Government of India, has emphasised that the digital economy is critical for India to make government services and welfare benefits accessible to remote areas of the country seamlessly.
Web Exclusive Mar 16, 2017 Committees on digital payments submit recommendations A committee had been constituted by the Department of Economic Affairs, under the Chairmanship of Ratan P Watal, former Finance Secretary and Principal Adviser, Niti Aayog, in August 2016 to review medium term measures necessary to promote digital payment systems in the country. This Committee on Digital Payments has recommended structural reforms in the payment ecosystem, including amendments to the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007.
Cover Story Feb 01, 2017 Ashwin Vasista, Associate, Singhania and Co The introduction of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) is in itself a path-breaking fiscal reform. Corporate tax and other indirect taxes may be revamped keeping in view GST requirement.
Cover Story Feb 01, 2017 The Union Budget has a progressive outlook The Union Budget for fiscal 2018 has a progressive outlook and encourages investments with initiatives like affordable housing being given infrastructure status to avail new funding avenues. The Budget has expanded the scope for the capital and bond markets.
Editor's Page Dec 15, 2016 From Black Cash to CashleSs The whole thing started out on the basic premise of corruption and black money. Now, the crusade against black money has morphed into a rather arcane campaign for promoting a cashless economy. Why this midcourse change of the primary objective of such a nationwide project like demonetisation?
Focus Dec 01, 2016 Hitting the High Notes The government´s move to demonetise old Rs.500 and Rs.1,000 banknotes has been widely hailed by the country´s infrastructure sector as a positive development. Industry representatives would also like the government and its agencies to simultaneously roll out adequate measures to counter any likely bumps on the road ahead.
Legalese Jun 01, 2016 Digital Payment Systems Banks and financial institutions in India are poised to leverage the benefits of technology, and mobile devices, to increase their presence in under-banked sectors in India, without needing brick and mortar structures.