Third Infrastructure Working Group Meeting to take place in Rishikesh from June 26-28, 2023

The third G20 Infrastructure Working Group (IWG) meeting under G20 Indian Presidency is scheduled to take place in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, from 26th to 28th June 2023. Total 63 delegates from G20 member countries, invitee countries, and international organisations will participate in the meeting to further the discussions on the 2023 Infrastructure Agenda under the Indian G20 Presidency […]

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Third G20 International Financial Architecture Working Group Meeting Concludes

The Third G20 International Financial Architecture Working Group Meeting (IFA WG) under the Indian Presidency concluded in Goa on June 7, 2023. The two-day meeting saw the participation of approximately 100 delegates from G20 member countries, invitee countries, and various international organizations, including multilateral development banks (MDBs). The meeting was jointly steered by the Ministry […]

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Third G20 International Financial Architecture Working Group (IFA WG) Meeting in Goa

The Third G20 International Financial Architecture Working Group (IFAWG) meeting under the Indian G20 Presidency is being organized during 6-7 June 2023 in the vibrant state of Goa. The discussions during the two-day meeting will be jointly steered by the Ministry of Finance and the Reserve Bank of India along with France and the Republic […]

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Union Finance Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman chairs review meeting with Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (CBIC)

Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman chaired a review meeting with Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (CBIC), here today. The review meeting was attended by the Revenue Secretary; Chairman, CBIC and Members of CBIC. The comprehensive review covered a variety of work areas including trade facilitation, tax payer services, grievance redressal […]

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High-level Event on Sri Lankan debt issues on the sidelines of IMF/WB Spring meetings

Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman participated in a high-level Event on Sri Lankan debt issues on the sidelines of International Monetary Fund (IMF)- World Bank (WB) Spring Meetings in Washington D.C today. Mr. Suzuki Shunichi, Finance Minister of Japan and Mr. Emmanuel Moulin, Director General of the Treasury, France, and Mr. Shehan […]

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Unified Portal of Central Bureau of Narcotics Launched

Portal to be the one step solution for all licensing processes of the Bureau The Unified Portal of the Central Bureau of Narcotics was launched today by the Revenue Secretary Shri Sanjay Malhotra in the presence of the Additional Secretary (Revenue) Shri Vivek Aggarwal, Narcotics Commissioner Shri Dinesh Kumar Bouddh, and other officers Shri Anil […]

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Union Finance Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman chairs meeting to review the preparedness of Public Sector Banks

Union Finance Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman chairs meeting to review the preparedness of Public Sector Banks in wake of the stress in banking systems in the US and Europe Review focused on PSBs preparedness along with due diligence through adherence to the regulatory framework by focusing on risk management, diversification of deposits and assets base […]

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Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) to commemorate 40 years of glorious and successful journey

Hon’ble Mr. Justice Dinesh Maheshwari, Judge, Supreme Court of India, will preside over as Chief Guest at inaugural function Hon’ble Mr. Justice Satish Chandra Sharma, Chief Justice of Delhi High Court, will be the Guest of Honour The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) will commemorate 40 years of glorious and successful journey […]

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CBDT’s e-Verification Scheme harnesses information technology to facilitate voluntary compliance

On a pilot basis information of financial transactions pertaining to 68,000 cases from FY 2019-20 taken up for e-Verification e-Verification completed in approximately 35,000 cases out of 68,000 cases in the above pilot study The Income Tax Department has taken several progressive steps to encourage voluntary tax compliance and facilitate a transparent and non-intrusive tax […]

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virtually inaugurates ICES at 2 new Land Customs Station, Nagarakata and Kulkuli in West Bengal

Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman virtually inaugurated Indian Customs EDI – Electronic Data Interchange – System (ICES) in recently operationalised two Land Customs Stations, Nagarakata in the districts of Jalpaiguri and Kulkuli in the district of Alipurduar in West Bengal. The delegates of the Royal Govt. of Bhutan, Govt. of […]

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