President Ram Nath Kovind’s address to the nation on the eve of 71st Republic Day
Dear fellow citizens,1.On the eve of our 71st Republic Day, I extend my warm greetings to all of you, in India and abroad.2.Seven decades ago, on 26th January, our Constitution came into effect. Even before that, this date had acquired special significance. Having resolved to attain ‘Purna Swaraj’, our people had been celebrating ‘Purna Swaraj Day’ on every 26th January from 1930 to 1947. That is why, in 1950 we embarked our journey as a Republic on the 26th January, affirming to the principles
Full text of Gazette order on revoking President's rule in Maharashtra
The Hindu Net Desk The BJP-NCP government took charge in Maharashtra on Saturday after the President’s rule, imposed in the State about a fortnight ago, was revoked at 5.47 am.According to a Home Ministry notification, President Ram Nath Kovind signed the proclamation for revocation of the central rule this morning. The gazette notification to this effect was issued by Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla at 5.47 a.m. Click here to read/download the notification as PDF.
Report of the task force for drafting the new income tax law
Was a task force report that recommended a new law to replace the more than 50-year-old Income Tax Act, 1961 suppressed because it inadvertently provided factual evidence for the debilitating impact of demonetisation on the formal corporate sector?On September 1-2, 2017, at the Rajaswa Gyan Sangam (an annual conference of senior tax administrators), Prime Minister Narendra Modi had made an observation regarding the need to redraft the Income Tax Act, 1961. The Union Finance Ministry set the ballFull Text of J&K Reorganisation Bill
The government, on Monday, introduced a resolution to remove provisions of Article 370, which provides special status to Jammu and Kashmir.In addition, Home Minister Amit Shah also introduced a Bill bifurcating the State of Jammu of Kashmir into Union Territory of Ladakh and the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.Click here to read the full textRead: Full text of Budget speech 2019
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the maiden budget of Narendra Modi 2.0 government in Lok Sabha on Friday. "Gaon, Garib and Kisan is at the centre of all policies of this government," said the Finance Minister.Read the full text of her speech Budget_Speech 2019.pdf