Finance Ministry — current affairs timeline
8 news articles21 Dec 2025 to 25 Aug 2026
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2026
- 25 Aug 2026Finance Ministry Announces UPI Completes 10 Years with 13,000-Fold Rise in Transaction Volume
The Unified Payments Interface (UPI) was launched on August 25, 2016, completing a decade of operations in 2026. UPI was developed by the National Payments Corp…
49% - 05 Aug 2026Finance Ministry Announces 99.92% Banking Coverage in Inhabited Villages
India has achieved 99.92% banking coverage, with 6,00,868 out of 6,01,328 inhabited villages served by a banking outlet within a 5 km radius. Banking outlets in…
₹3,12,414 cr - 09 Jul 2026Finance Ministry extends National Pension System (NPS) investment choices to central autonomous bodies
The Finance Ministry has extended two additional investment choices under the National Pension System (NPS) to employees of central autonomous bodies (CABs). Th…
75% - 03 Jul 2026Finance Ministry retains interest rates for small savings schemes for July-September 2026 quarter
The Finance Ministry has kept interest rates unchanged for all major post office small savings schemes for the July-September quarter of financial year 2026-27.…
4% - 02 Jul 2026Finance Ministry releases June 2026 gross Goods and Services Tax (GST) collection of Rs 1,94,812 crore
Gross Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections rose 13.9% year-on-year to Rs 1,94,812 crore in June 2026. Cumulative gross GST collections for the April-June pe…
13.9% - 03 Mar 2026Finance Ministry records 8.1% YoY rise in February GST collections to ₹1.83 lakh crore
- 09 Jan 2026Finance Ministry (MoF) plans to scrap curbs on Chinese firms bidding for Indian government contracts.
2025
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