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Anurag Thakur chairs high-level meet to review India's Olympic preparation

Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Monday chaired the first review meeting after taking charge of his ministry as he took stock of India's preparation for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics.

Anurag Thakur takes charge as sports minister succeeding Rijiju

The 46-year-old former Cricket Board President was given responsibility of sports and youth affairs along with the Information and Broadcasting ministry

Cabinet reshuffle: Full list of Modi govt ministers, and their portfolios

Among key changes in the reshuffle, Mansukh Mandaviya has become Union health minister, and Jyotiraditya Scindia civil aviation minister. Here's how the full list of ministers in the Modi Cabinet

Officials, Infosys working to resolve glitches in I-T portal: Anurag Thakur

Earlier today, senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor had slammed the Centre over the reported glitches in the new Income Tax portal

In relief to taxpayers, govt announces extension of compliance deadlines

PAN-Aadhar linkage deadline is extended by another 3 months till Sept 30; payment without interest under dispute-resolution scheme is extended by 2 months

Financial inclusion a top priority for govt, says Union Minister Thakur

Union Minister Anurag Singh Thakur on Thursday said financial inclusion is a top priority for the government and that promoting financial education would help in realising the collective potential. He was speaking at a virtual event to launch six modules of short films of Investor Education & Protection Fund Authority (IEPFA) titled 'Hisaab Ki Kitaab', according to an official release. Thakur is the Minister of State for Finance and Corporate Affairs. IEPFA comes under the corporate affairs ministry. The mandate of IEPFA is to build investor awareness among various stakeholders in the rural and urban areas. Due to the digital global community, the urban-rural divide in India is blurring. Yet the behaviour change in the rural populace with respect to investment and long term financial planning needs to be triggered, the minister said. Noting that financial inclusion is one of the top-most policy priorities for the government, Thakur said promoting and deepening financial education

Indian economy resilient, to rebound on strong fundamentals: Anurag Thakur

Thakur said reforms undertaken, and strong fundamentals ensured India is witnessing a 'swift' rebound from a contraction of 24.4 per cent in April-June 2020 to a growth of 1.6 per cent Jan-March 2021.

Thakur hits back at Chidambaram; says economy will rebound on reforms

Minister of State for Finance Anurag Thakur on Wednesday said India's growth will rebound on the back of consistent reforms and strong fundamentals.

Minister responds to Kharge letter to PM, says states get 70% vax revenue

Union Minister of State (MoS) for Finance and Corporate Affairs Anurag Thakur on Sunday gave point wise responses elaborating measures taken by the Centre and rectifying some of the "misconceptions"

175.6 mn free Covid-19 vaccine doses provided to states: MoS Anurag Thakur

Minister of State for Finance Anurag Singh Thakur on Sunday said the government has provided 175.6 million Covid-19 vaccine doses so far to states and union territories for inoculation of people

India open for stronger trade relations with EU, says Anurag Thakur

Union minister Anurag Singh Thakur on Thursday said India is open for stronger trade and investment with the European Union (EU)

CSR funds not used to run government schemes, says Anurag Thakur

Thakur on Monday said the government does not use the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) funds to run its schemes

Steps taken by govt during pandemic yielding results, says Thakur

Steps taken by the government to deal with Covid-19 pandemic are resulting in 'V-shaped' economic recovery, Thakur said

No proposal for scrutiny of GST assessment in faceless mode: Thakur

There is no proposal of faceless scrutiny assessment of GST returns as the Goods and Services Tax rule already provide for electronic filing and assessment, Thakur said

CSR funds not used for implementing govt schemes: MoS Finance

The government said CSR funds are not used for implementing the government's central schemes.

Govt to take care of job loss, other facilities in divestment: Thakur

The government on Monday said that concerns related to job loss and other facilities will be taken care of when a central public sector company is divested

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Centre, states need to think about reducing taxes on petrol, diesel: Thakur

Minister of State for Finance Anurag Thakur on Monday said both the Centre and the states need to think about reducing taxes on petrol and diesel

Indian economy looking at 'V-shaped' recovery, says Anurag Thakur

There are green shoots visible in various sectors of the economy and the country is already looking at a 'V-shaped' recovery, Minister of State for Finance and Corporate Affairs Anurag Thakur said

WB polls: Lotus will bloom in every corner of Bengal, says Anurag Thakur

Thakur said that it is natural for Mamata Banerjee to fear her impending defeat and to see all leaders leave one after the other