Santosh Kumar Gangwar

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  "No Reason That Employment Has Come Down...": Union Minister

  There is no reason to show that employment has come down, Union minister Santosh Kumar Gangwar told Lok Sabha on Monday in response to remarks that demonetisation has severely impacted jobs.

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  12.8 Lakh Children 'Mainstreamed' Through National Child Labour Project: Minister

  The minister informed the Parliament that no Kendriya Bal Shramik Vidyalayas have been opened in the country since the inception of NCLP scheme.

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  Reports On High Unemployment Rate Misleading: Union Minister

  Union Minister Santosh Kumar Gangwar on Monday said that reports about high unemployment rate in the country are misleading and asserted that employment generation is the priority of the government.

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  Unemployment Data From 2016 Onwards To Be Released In The Next 2 Months

  The government said in the Rajya Sabha today that it will come out with unemployment data from 2016 in the next two months and asserted that various schemes are being implemented with an aim to create more jobs.

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  Bill To Change Gratuity Rules Tabled In Parliament

  The Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) Bill, 2017 was introduced by Labour Minister Santosh Kumar Gangwar in the house, amid continued sloganeering by opposition members and counter-slogans by those of the BJP.

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  Over 11.44 Lakh PANs Deactivated, Says Junior Finance Minister

  "As on July 27, 11,44,211 PANs have been identified and deleted or de-activated in cases where multiple PANs were found allotted to one person," Santosh Kumar Gangwar said.

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  No Rs 2,000 'Withdrawal', New 200-Rupee Note Coming: Junior Finance Minister

  On July 26, the issue was raised in Parliament when the opposition asked Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to confirm if the government was going to "demonetise Rs 2,000 notes" and if its printing had been stopped.

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  Notices Issued In Cases Of Rs 200-Crore Benami Property

  Though the Benami Transaction (Prohibition) Act, 1988 has been on the statue book for more than 28 years, the same could not be made operational because of certain inherent defects.

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  Taxman Identifies 1,155 Shell Firms Used To Launder Rs 13,300 Crore

  Minister of State for Finance Santosh Kumar Gangwar said investigations conducted by the Income Tax department have led to identification of number of entities which existed and operated only in form but not in substance.

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  SBI Spent Rs 775 Crore In Maintaining Jan Dhan Accounts: Government

  "The balance of deposit in PMJDY was Rs 45,636 crore as on November 9, 2016 and Rs 71,036 crore as on December 28, 2016," Santosh Kumar Gangwar said.

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  Income Tax Department Uncovers Rs 45,622 Crore Undisclosed Income

  Of the cases disposed of by criminal courts during the period, the minister said, "116 persons were convicted of offences committed under the Act."

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  Government Sends Out Notices In 140 Cases Under Benami Law

  The Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Amendment Act, 2016, came into effect from November 1, 2016.

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  Government To Write Off Tax Dues Up To Rs 100; 21.54 Lakh To Benefit

  This was stated by Minister of State for Finance Santosh Kumar Gangwar in a written reply in the Lok Sabha.

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  No Proposal To Replace Income Tax With Banking Transaction Tax: Government

  To a query if the government has any proposal to replace the Income Tax with BTT, Minister of State for Finance Santosh Kumar Gangwar said: "There is no such proposal under consideration of the government at present."

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  Tax Department App to Help Pay Taxes, Track Refunds

  Minister of State for Finance Santosh Kumar Gangwar made the announcement in a written reply to the Lok Sabha on Friday.