The government recently allowed Indians to quote Aadhaar Card number with PAN card in case of high value transactions. Adding to it, the government will be imposing a penalty of Rs 10,000 in case any one provides wrong or fake Aadhaar number during the transaction.

Indians can now use their Aadhaar card for cash transactions above Rs 50,000 and all other purposes in place of PAN card, said a top official.

Aadhaar card can now be used as a substitute of PAN card for all the purposes, including filing of tax returns, said Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman during Budget presentation.

The BJP-led NDA government has proposed an increase of excise duty and cess on petrol and diesel, resulting in an upcoming hike in the selling price of the two comodities.

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented her first budget of BJP-led NDA government's second budget in the Lok Sabha on Friday. Starting her speech she said a "strong nation comes from a strong citizen."

Nirmala Sitharaman will be presenting the first union budget of BJP-led NDA's second term on Friday and going by media reports; it looks like middle-class taxpayer will get a lot to cheer about by the end of the day.

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will be presenting her first budget on Friday with growth as its prime focus.

The recently announced pension scheme for unorganised section has brought smiles in the face of thousands but then, the officers at Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) are upset with the additional duty pressure. Sources confirm that they are not happy with the government’s diktat that asked the statutory body to organise and implement the nationwide launch of the scheme in which EPFO has no official role.

The Finance Minister Piyush Goyal in his speech in Budget 2019 had announced to launch a pension scheme namely 'Pradhan Mantri Shram-Yogi Maandhan' (PMSYM) for the unorganised sector workers. The government pension scheme is officially going to be launched on February 15, 2019.

The Finance Minister Piyush Goyal in his speech in Budget 2019 had announced to launch a pension scheme namely 'Pradhan Mantri Shram-Yogi Maandhan' (PMSYM) for the unorganised sector workers. The government pension scheme is officially going to be launched on February 15, 2019.