GST bills passed in LS; how top finance ministry bureaucrats react to this historic move; CBEC to turn CBIC

AS THE historic Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime on Wednesday came one step closer to a rollout on July 1 — with Lok Sabha saying “yes” to four supplementary legislations — secretary of the department of economic affairs (DEA) Shaktikanta Das said, he was “fortunate to witness this transformative moment” whereas his colleague in the North Block and revenue secretary Hasmukh Adhia took to Twitter to compliment everyone including the officers behind the success. Adhia, a 1981 batch Gujarat cadre IAS said:

Allowance hike only after finance secretary-headed panel submits report: Govt in Lok Sabha; Any proposal to include Yoga in UPSC syllabus?

THE 7th Central Pay Commission (CPC) has already been in force, but when will there be a hike in allowances other than dearness allowances, as recommended by the CPC? The question cropped up in Lok Sabha on Monday to which MoS personnel Jitendra Singh informed in a written reply that…

Women On Top: Meera Meets Meira

Ambassador of India to USA Meera Shankar (Right) meets Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar in New Delhi on August 27, 2009