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‘Personal income tax buoyancy helped to offer relief; states may have deregulations as conditions for capex loans’

AIMPWAMarch 14, 2025

In a post-budget interview with Mint, Pandey also said the government’s push for deregulation could see them being implemented as mandatory reforms, which states are required to implement to qualify for a share of the Centre’s 50-year interest-free capex loans. Meanwhile, the 16th Finance Commission, headed by economist Arvind Panagariya, will give guidance on the...

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Centre to tighten reform criteria for states seeking 50-year interest-free capex loans: Ajay Seth

New Delhi: The Union government plans to raise the bar for benchmark reforms for states seeking access to its 50-year interest-free capital expenditure (capex) loans, aiming to drive deregulation and improve ease of doing business—a key focus of the latest budget – said Ajay Seth, secretary at the Department of Economic Affairs (DEA). “As we...

Turmeric loses gleam as prices drop below ₹10,000/quintal in Telangana

The Golden Spice, a sobriquet for turmeric, has turned pale this year with prices falling below the ₹10,000 a quintal mark, triggering farmers’ protest in the turmeric belt of the undivided Nizamabad to take to the streets. Prices of turmeric have continued to drop over the last couple of months. Last year, prices soared to...

Rejections of non-basmati rice shipments to EU rise despite mandatory ‘certificate’

Cases of rejection of non-basmati rice consignments shipped by India to the European Union (UK excluded) due to higher than permitted pesticide residues increased between 2020 and 2024 from 3 to 37. In contrast, the number of rejection of Pakistani non-basmati rice consignments has dropped from 54 in 2020 to 2 in 2024, industry sources...