Arun Jaitley is the 24th finance minister to present India Budget on the floor of the House since Independence. Before Budget 2018, as many as 88 Union Budgets, including interim, have been presented.

Budget 2018: Finance Ministers who presented budgets since Independence

Budget 2018: Finance Ministers  who presented budgets since Independence

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A section of Akasa Air has written to the civil aviation ministry seeking a probe into the airline's hiring practices, alleging rostering issues and other lapses.
Among others, these pilots have claimed that some operating crew do not report to work on time and claimed that there are issues with reporting of On Time Performance.
On Thursday, the section of the pilots sent an e-mail to Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu, Civil Aviation Secretary, and Director General of Civil Aviation, flagging various issues at the airline.
There was no immediate comment from Akasa Air.
In the e-mail, the pilots have sought an investigation into the airline's hiring practices, claiming that hiring was being done at the whims and fancies of a chosen few.
It also alleged that the carrier does not have a stable roster.
Recently, the section of pilots had raised concerns about alleged training and safety issues at the airline even though the airline had rejected them as baseless and untrue.
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Among others, these pilots have claimed that some operating crew do not report to work on time and claimed that there are issues with reporting of On Time Performance

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In a significant reshuffle within the Finance Ministry, senior IAS officer Arunish Chawla has been reassigned from his position as revenue secretary to head the Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM), a move which comes three weeks ahead of the Union Budget.
DIPAM secretary Tuhin Kanta Pandey has been appointed as the new revenue secretary in place of Chawla, according to a personnel ministry order. Pandey is also the finance secretary.
The changes come at a time when the Finance Ministry is working on the the Union Budget, scheduled for presentation on February 1. Wednesday's reshuffle is seen as the government's strategic adjustments as it gears up for the crucial financial planning period ahead.
Chawla, a 1992-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of Bihar cadre, was appointed as the revenue secretary only on December 25 last year. He was then working as the Secretary, Department of Pharmaceuticals.
He will also hold additional charge of the pos

DIPAM secretary Tuhin Kanta Pandey has been appointed as the new revenue secretary in place of Chawla

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Budget 2018: Finance Ministers who presented budgets since Independence

Arun Jaitley is the 24th finance minister to present India Budget on the floor of the House since Independence. Before Budget 2018, as many as 88 Union Budgets, including interim, have been presented.

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