Government and Policy

News and views related to the Government of India, government schemes, government services and policies

Government refutes reports of issue of en masse prosecution notice to TDS defaulters, says reports completely misleading

OpIndia Staff - 21 January, 2019

The taxation body claimed that a few defaulter firms are deliberately misleading the media to thwart action against themselves.

Economy and Finance

India surges ahead, likely to overtake UK in largest economy rankings in 2019: PwC report

OpIndia Staff - 21 January, 2019

"India and France are likely to surpass the UK in the world's largest economy rankings in 2019, knocking it from fifth to seventh place in the global table," PwC's Global Economy Watch report said.

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Media spreads half-truths about central government debt under Modi

Shantanu - 20 January, 2019

On January 19th 2018, several media houses reported how the central government debt had increased massively under the Modi government

Government and Policy

Indian Railways mulls export potential for Train-18, plans to set its foot into $200bn global market with the new semi-high speed train

OpIndia Staff - 20 January, 2019

The Train-18 is all set to replace the Shatabdi Express that has been in the service of Indian Railways for the past 30 years

Government and Policy

Interim Budget may go beyond conventional vote-on-account, indicates Finance Minister Arun Jaitley

OpIndia Staff - 18 January, 2019

Jaitley rubbished doubts that he is under pressure to present a populist budget after the recent election defeat in three states and ahead of general elections in April-May

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‘2016 Rafale deal achieved objectives of better price, delivery and terms’: MoD spokesperson rubbishes The Hindu report

OpIndia Staff - 18 January, 2019

In a point by point response, the Ministry of Defence spokesperson has rubbished The Hindu article about the Rafale deal written by N Ram. Read the full statement here

Government and Policy

At 7.3%, the average GDP growth over last 4 years has been highest for any government since 1991: PM Modi at Vibrant Gujarat

OpIndia Staff - 18 January, 2019

Various initiatives taken by the Modi government have helped India improve the GDP and contain inflation

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The saffron dawn: A tale of progression, coalition and trust

Devid Debbarma - 18 January, 2019

The Vision Document for Vision 2020, earmarked for the development of the North Eastern Region, brought about the first true rays of hope to the citizen of the states.

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Cursed by vultures: Will Opposition end Ayushman Bharat if it gets power at the Centre

Abhishek Banerjee - 18 January, 2019

It goes without saying that Ayushman Bharat, which covers 10 crore households and has over 50 crore potential beneficiaries, is the largest health scheme anywhere in the whole world.

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