Ruchika Chitravanshi

Journalist at Business Standard

Journalist, @bsindia. Previously @AFP @EconomicTimes, @FCLive

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Ajay Bhushan Pandey

3 weeks ago | business-standard.com | Ruchika Chitravanshi

With his three-year tenure as chairperson of the National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA) ending on Monday, Ajay Bhushan Pandey, in an interview with Ruchika Chitravanshi in New Delhi, says audit firms have taken corrective steps following the regulator's inspections, which are among the pivots the organisation is working on. Edited excerpts:How do you look back at these three years? We have been able to establish and stabilise auditing as an institution.
Geopolitics, mkt volatility pose growth risks: FinMin

4 weeks ago | rediff.com | Ruchika Chitravanshi

Geopolitical tensions, trade policy uncertainties, volatility in international commodity prices and financial market uncertainties pose considerable risks to India’s economic growth in the coming year, the finance ministry cautioned on Wednesday. “Global trade continues to be affected by uncertainty in the policy environment... tariff-related developments in multiple countries have heightened trade-related risks, affecting investment and trade flows globally.
Why Govt Is In No Hurry On Digital Competition Bill

1 month ago | rediff.com | Ruchika Chitravanshi

'Indian players in the digital market should not be dominated by global players, and they should not dominate the smaller players -- these discussions are on.'IMAGE: BJP MP Harsh Malhotra with his daughter Harshaali Malhotra at Parliament House during the Budget Session, in New Delhi, March 12, 2025.
Rs 1 Trillion Welfare Funds Idle in States

1 month ago | rediff.com | Ruchika Chitravanshi

The Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Grameen has the highest unutilised amount (Rs 13,111 crore) compared to any other centrally sponsored scheme. Kindly note the image has been posted only for representational purposes. Funds to the tune of Rs 1 trillion for centrally sponsored schemes are lying unspent in the single nodal agency (SNA) accounts of states.
Govt may use reserve oil funds to finance fertiliser subsidy gap

2 months ago | rediff.com | Ruchika Chitravanshi

For the first time, the government is likely to dip into the Oil Industry Development Fund (OIDF) to finance part of its fertiliser subsidy programme for 2025-26, according to official sources. The finance ministry has accounted for Rs 23,000 crore in the FY26 Budget as net additional resources to be drawn from dedicated reserve funds, including the OIDF, the Agriculture Infrastructure and Development Fund, and the Universal Service Obligation Fund.
Govt May Cut Small Savings Rates

2 months ago | rediff.com | Ruchika Chitravanshi

The interest rate on these schemes have remained unchanged for over a year now. Kindly note the image has only been posted for representational reasons. In a bid to boost consumption following the repo rate cut by the Reserve Bank of India, the Union ministry of finance may consider bringing down the rates for small savings schemes in the next financial year, government sources indicated.
Coming Soon! New Internship Scheme

2 months ago | rediff.com | Ruchika Chitravanshi

'We are getting to understand the mind of this generation.''Minor tweaks are being made to ease the process as we go along.'Kindly note the image has been posted only for representational purposes. The first few months of its internship scheme have proved to be a learning experience for the government.
'Prime Minister Modi Has Been Fiscally Conscious'

2 months ago | rediff.com | Ruchika Chitravanshi |Asit Ranjan Mishra |Nivedita Mookerji

'Spend, but create assets, spend but make sure that people benefit from it.''This has been a beautiful guiding principle. And I think as a finance minister I owe so much to the prime minister for keeping this path clear before us.'IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi and other ministers congratulate Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Union Budget 2025, February 1, 2025.
'Budget's Main Objective Was To Honour Taxpayers'

2 months ago | rediff.com | Ruchika Chitravanshi |Asit Ranjan Mishra |Nivedita Mookerji

'Our attempt to honour the taxpayer has been since 2014 and more actively since 2019-2020 onwards.'IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Finance Secretary Tuhin Kanta Pandey address a Post Budget media conference, February 1, 2025.
'We Expect Everyone Will Shift To New Tax Regime Now'

2 months ago | rediff.com | Ruchika Chitravanshi |MONIKA YADAV |Harsh Kumar

'Nearly 10 million people will benefit from the increase in the rebate limit for those earning up to Rs 12 lakh.''We expect all that money will come back into the economy in either savings, consumption, or investments.'IMAGE: People watch the live telecast of Union Budget 2025 at a showroom in Patna, February 1, 2025.