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PM Modi reconstitutes Economic Advisory Council to revive GDP growth
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Economic Advisory Council will be led by Bibek Debroy and include Surjit Bhalla, Rathin Roy, Ashima Goyal, and Ratan Watal as member secretary
2 min read26 Sep 2017Digital payments surge 55% in 2016-17, says Niti Aayog’s Ratan Watal
In April 2017, there has been again a significant growth in digital payments as compared to April 2016, said Ratan Watal, principal advisor of Niti Aayog
2 min read3 Jul 2017Ratan Watal panel calls for updated law to boost digital payments
As reported by Mint earlier, the Ratan Watal panel also recommends a number of regulatory changes along with those to the primary payments law
2 min read28 Dec 2016RBI too backs an independent regulator for digital payments
RBI proposes constituting a payments regulatory board along the lines of the monetary policy committee
3 min read15 Dec 2016Watal panel moots independent payments regulator
Ratan Watal panel on digital payments suggests strengthening existing laws to address privacy issues, similar treatment for banks, payments apps
3 min read14 Dec 2016Watal Committee suggests interoperability between banks, digital payment gateways
Eleven-member panel headed by former finance secretary Ratan Watal recommends upgrading digital payment infrastructure in report to finance minister Arun Jaitley
1 min read10 Dec 2016Panel set up to boost digital payments
Committee asked to explore leveraging Aadhaar, a centralized know-your-customer registry incentivizing card and digital payments, a single payment interface for government payments and creating a credit history based on digital payments
2 min read27 Aug 2016Ashok Lavasa becomes new finance secretary
1980 batch Haryana cadre IAS officer Ashok Lavasa will be filling up the finance secretary post which has been lying vacant since Ratan Watal retired in April
1 min read31 May 2016Finance ministry looks to drop open-ended interest subsidies
The ministry plans to replace them with direct interest subsidies that do not interfere with the monetary policy transmission mechanism
2 min read12 Apr 2016Ratan Watal appointed new expenditure secretary
Watal has been appointed officer on special duty in the expenditure department with immediate effect to facilitate a smooth transition
1 min read11 Nov 2013Popular Topics
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