The Central GST collection so far this fiscal stood at Rs 3.26 lakh crore, which is around half the government's target for 2019-20, Parliament was informed on Monday. “The Budget Estimates for Central Goods and Services Tax (GST) for 2019-20 has been fixed at Rs 6,63,343 crore. The actual net GST collection for the Centre till October 2019 in current fiscal year is Rs 3,26,490 crore,” Minister of State for Finance Anurag Singh Thakur said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha. pti
Rs 5.7 lakh cr highway projects in progress
To ensure timely completion of Rs 5.72-lakh crore national highway projects across the country, a number of steps are being taken including revamping of the dispute resolution mechanism, Parliament was informed on Monday. In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha to a query with regard to actions taken by the government to complete underconstruction, partially constructed or pending national highway projects in the country, Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said there are 1,407 ongoing projects in the country. pti
Rajya Sabha marshals back to old uniform
The Marshals in the Rajya Sabha on Monday came in their old uniform, but without the white safa (Indian headgear) they used to wear earlier. The change in the uniform has come a week after introduction of the new military style dress on which objections were raised by both politicians and retired officials of the armed forces. The two marshals, who flank the Chair, came to the House wearing dark coloured Indian bandhgala, a dress that a Congress member remarked was “very smart”. The marshals were seen in military-style outfits with caps in place of traditional Indian attire comprising turbans when the 250th session of the House opened on Monday last week. tns
from The Tribune https://ift.tt/35Ae7lI
via Today’s News Headlines
No comments: