Jul

2

Indian Government shares Economic Survey of India 2008-2009

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The Indian Government today presented the Economic Survey of India 2008-2009 in the Indian parliament. The FY 2009-2010 budget session commenced today with Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee tabling the Economic Survey of India for the year 2008-09. The railway budget 2009 will be presented tomorrow by the railway minister Mamta Banerjee.

Here are some highlights:

* In the 11th “Five-Year Plan” period from 2007-12, the Govt is expecting to create 58 million jobs in the country. This is great news.

* The next phase of economic stimulus will include both govt expenditure and tax cuts, while keeping the macro economic fundamentals like interest rates, exchange rates and growth rates in mind.

* For the current fiscal 2009-10, the economic survey has projected a fiscal deficit of 5.5% of the GDP. The target for the Govt is to bring down the fiscal deficit to about 3% of the GDP.

* Recommends raising the FDI cap in Insurance sector from 26% to 49%

* Recommends raising the FDI limits in defence sector from 26% to 49%

* Suggests removing the cess, fringe benefit tax, different surcharges on taxes and bring in many different reforms in petrol pricing and the financial sector.

*  India could grow at an average rate of 7% in FY 2009-10, and achieve growth rates of 8-9% in medium term if all reforms being planned are implemented.

Jun

9

Scheme of Arrangement between Reliance Infrastructure and its fully-owned Subsidiaries

Filed Under Energy, Indian Companies, Infrastructure | 1 Comment 

Reliance Infrastructure Limited has informed the Exchange that the equity shareholders of Reliance Infrastructure Limited, at their meeting convened pursuant to the Order of the Honble High Court of Judicature at Bombay, held on June 09, 2009 have approved the Scheme of Arrangement between the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries Reliance Energy Generation Limited , Reliance Goa and Samalkot Power Limited, Reliance Power Transmission Limited, Reliance Energy Limited, Reliance Infraventures Limited and Reliance Property Developers Limited and their respective shareholders and creditors under Sections 391 to 394 of the Companies Act, 1956.

The votes cast in favour of the resolution approving the Scheme were 99.9993% of the total votes cast at the meeting. Further, the Company has submitted to the Exchange the Media Release dated June 09, 2009 titled “Shareholders of Reliance Infrastructure Limited approve the Scheme of Arrangement for Demerger of the following divisions of the Company:

i. Dahanu Thermal Power Station

ii. Goa and Samalkot Power Stations

iii. Power Transmission

iv. Power Distribution

v. Toll Roads

vi. Real Estate to the respective wholly owned resulting companies”.

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