PPP toolkits strengthen decision making for public private partnerships by providing sector specific resources and official training workshops.
A two day hybrid workshop trained government officials in using PPP Toolkits to enhance decision making for infrastructure PPPs, covering PPP structuring, value for money assessment, contingent liabilities recognition and post award contract management. The web based toolkits provide sector specific guidance for state highways, water and sanitation, ports, solid waste management and urban transport, and are intended for use by PPP practitioners across public and private sectors to standardize project appraisal, risk evaluation and contract governance.

Virtual digital asset taxation: transfers now taxed on a flat basis with new withholding and no loss set off.
The Finance Act, 2022 preserves existing slab rates and cess but introduces substantive changes: a new tax regime requiring forfeiture of specified exemptions/deductions; taxation of virtual digital asset transfers on a flat basis with no deductions or loss set off; withholding obligations on transfers of virtual digital assets and on value of benefits/perquisites; an updated return regime with additional tax for late updating; and expanded TDS/TCS, non filer and PAN related withholding and compliance obligations, supported by a detailed TDS/TCS compliance calendar.

Trade remedies procedural reforms enhance transparency and reduce compliance burden for exporters and domestic industry
DGTR implemented procedural reforms across anti-dumping, countervailing duty and safeguard regimes by simplifying filing requirements, introducing self-certification and sampling for fragmented producers, issuing revised sunset review guidelines and anti-absorption rules, and operationalising an online portal, helpdesk and Trade Defense Wing to defend exporters and assist stakeholders, thereby aiming to enhance transparency, ease of doing business and reduce compliance burden.

Fast-tracking pharmaceutical approvals speeds registration of Indian products already authorised by major regulators, facilitating market access.
Fast-tracking of regulatory approvals for Indian pharmaceutical products already registered with major foreign regulators was agreed to expedite market access, supported by a jointly released market research report on the Omani pharmaceutical sector. Parties also agreed to address tariff and non-tariff barriers and to conclude pending MoUs and agreements, including standards and metrology arrangements, a Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement and a Bilateral Investment Treaty, to enhance trade, investment and sectoral cooperation.

Investment-driven growth aims to attract global investors through trade deals, regulatory reforms and manufacturing incentives.
Government aims to capitalise on the demographic dividend to drive investment-driven, export-led growth by reducing corporate tax, reforming FDI policy, easing compliance, and deploying initiatives such as PM Gati Shakti and Make in India to boost high-technology manufacturing, expand exports, and attract domestic and international investors; concurrently, negotiated FTAs and trade agreements are positioned to enlarge markets for labour-intensive and value-added exports and to support bilateral trade and investment ties.

Post devolution revenue deficit grant released to address States' post-devolution revenue shortfalls under Finance Commission recommendations.
Post Devolution Revenue Deficit Grants were released as monthly instalments to 14 States under the Finance Commission's recommendation; the Department of Expenditure effected the second instalment, implementing a 12-month release schedule. Eligibility and quantum for 2020-21 to 2025-26 were determined by the Commission based on the assessed gap between State revenue and expenditure after accounting for assessed devolution, and state-wise allocations were provided to address post-devolution revenue shortfalls.