Government receipts and expenditure: composition of receipts, state tax devolution, and major revenue outlays reported to February.
Consolidated monthly accounts to February 2019 report receipts by tax revenue, non tax revenue and non debt capital receipts (loan recovery and disinvestment), record devolution of share of taxes to States, and present total expenditure divided into revenue and capital accounts with major components identified as interest payments and major subsidies, each expressed relative to the revised estimates for 2018 19.

Financial inclusion via digital onboarding and India Stack to shape FinTech policy and investment priorities for broader access to finance.
NITI Aayog convened a FinTech Conclave to align stakeholder input on sustaining FinTech growth and shaping regulatory and policy initiatives to advance financial inclusion via digital tools such as voluntary Aadhaar and the India Stack. The event featured thematic panels on digital onboarding, product design for younger consumers, emerging FinTech areas, investment facilitation, and MSME inclusion, and sought to consolidate sector-specific findings to inform future policy and strategy while noting the role of advanced risk management and artificial intelligence in the FinTech ecosystem.

Monetary Policy Committee meeting schedule published under Section 45ZI, setting multiple bi monthly meetings for the year.
The Reserve Bank announces the annual meeting schedule for the Monetary Policy Committee under Section 45ZI of the Reserve Bank Act, confirming six bi monthly Monetary Policy Statement meetings for 2019-20 and stating the schedule is published to meet the Act's requirement that dates be issued at least one week before the first meeting.

Fiscal federalism: strengthen Finance Commission continuity and devolution to local bodies to secure predictable, equitable resource flows.
Fiscal federalism requires strengthening intergovernmental fiscal institutions to ensure predictable and equitable resource flows: maintain continuity and change across Finance Commissions, consider a permanent lean Commission for interim guidance and implementation issues, and prioritise constitutionally mandated State Finance Commissions and devolution to local bodies. The GST Council exemplifies cooperative federalism through tax harmonisation but must also work to enhance tax to GDP performance and broader reform consensus. Cooperative federalism should be balanced with competitive federalism and underpinned by fiscal consolidation guided by a commonly agreed expenditure code.

Government securities auction: re-issue of multiple dated stocks via price-based multiple-price auction with non-competitive bidding facility.
Announcement of re-issues of four dated Government securities through price-based auctions under the multiple price method, with an option to retain additional subscriptions within the notified limit. Up to 5% of each notified amount is reserved for eligible individuals and institutions under the Non-Competitive Bidding Facility. Competitive and non-competitive bids are to be submitted electronically via E-Kuber within specified time windows on the auction date; results are to be announced that day and payment by successful bidders on the designated settlement date. Stocks are eligible for when issued trading per applicable guidelines.

Membership of Finance Commission: Ajay Narayan Jha appointed to the Fifteenth Finance Commission replacing a resigned member.
Ajay Narayan Jha has been appointed as a Member of the Fifteenth Finance Commission, replacing a member who resigned; the Commission is tasked with determining the formula for revenue devolution between the Centre and States for the five-year period beginning April 2020. The appointment highlights the appointee's prior roles as Finance Secretary and as Secretary to the Fourteenth Finance Commission and reflects continuity in senior fiscal administration under the Presidential constituting order.

Transfer of ownership of a public housing finance bank strengthens government funding support and separates regulator ownership roles.
The Cabinet approved payment of the face value of the subscribed share capital held by the Reserve Bank of India so that the subscribed capital of the National Housing Bank shall transfer to and vest in the Central Government pursuant to amendments to the NHB Act; this transfer strengthens NHB's wholesale financing role and segregates RBI's regulatory function from ownership, with the expenditure met from gross budgetary support and beneficiaries including the housing sector.

EASE Reforms Index benchmarks public sector bank performance, validating the 4R strategy and driving institutionalised reform.
The document reports an independent assessment via the EASE Reforms Index that benchmarks each public sector bank on 140 objective metrics across six themes, producing bank-specific scorecards and peer comparisons to identify strengths and gaps. It validates the Government's 4R strategy-recognition, recovery, recapitalisation and reforms-by showing measurable improvements in asset quality, recoveries, capitalisation and risk metrics, and documents thematic progress in Clean Banking, Smart Banking and Responsible Banking aimed at institutionalising sustainable reforms and preventing future stress.