Haseeb Drabu

"Perhaps, the golden jubilee meeting should also introspect a little as to why the consensus is fraying more than a bit for the Supreme Court having to remind both the constituents of the Council of the “grand bargain” they had entered."

Haseeb Drabu's sacking right decision: Former J&K CM Farooq Abdullah

Drabu, was sacked yesterday following his remark that people were "barking up the wrong tree" as the Kashmir issue was not a political issue.

Here's why J&K Finance Minister Haseeb Drabu was sacked by Mehbooba Mufti

Drabu has been a part of the political tapestry of Jammu and Kashmir since 2002 when he was appointed the economic advisor to the PDP-Indian National Congress government.

J&K Finance minister Haseeb Drabu asks heads to make PSUs profitable

"Government is providing all necessary support in terms of financial help or administrative support, but real responsibility lies with the persons heading these units to transform them into a pure profit earning unit," Finance Minister Haseeb Drabu said reviewing the functioning of various PSUs in the state here.

Video: Haseeb Drabu on day 2 agenda of GST meeting

In an interview to CNBC-TV18, Haseeb Drabu, Finance Minister of Jammu & Kashmir spoke about the latest happenings on the GST front and the meeting agenda for day two.

Next step in GST to fit the rates across commodities: J&K FM

As the deadline nears for the rollout of India's biggest tax reform, Haseeb Drabu, FM, Jammu & Kashmir told CNBC-TV18 that panel might spend 2 days in clearing the GST law so that it can go to the Parliament.

J&K Bank up 1% on Rs 532-crore capital infusion

The Jammu and Kashmir government, in its State Budget, reserved this amount for the bank as capital infusion. The stock has been up over 5 percent in the past 15 days.

July 1 a realistic timeline for GST rollout, says Assam FM

Here‘s a low-down on what top ministers from different states expect from upcoming Budget and their views on GST rollout.

Demonetisation will eventually yield better results: Drabu

Jammu and Kashmir Finance Minister Haseeb Drabu today said while demonetisation has caused short-term pains to the people, its long-term impact is going to be far more important than what is seen at the moment.

GST rollout: Procedural issues remain; IT key, says J&K FM

Speaking to CNBC-TV18 Haseeb Drabu, Finance Minister of Jammu & Kashmir, expressed hope that the April 1, 2017 deadline will be kept for the GST rollout. He believed that the only issue hanging fire is cross empowerment.

Still shooting for April 1 GST deadline: Haseeb Drabu

Demonetisation, says Drabu, is a separate issue altogether and will not affect the functioning of GST in the country. But he points out the inadequate IT preparedness for GST of the country.

J&K's FM doesn't think cess can fund Rs 50k-cr shortfall

Haseeb Drabu, Finance Minister of J&K said that the government thought that cess should be used as a mode to finance any shortfall. The additional cesses are not complicating the GST structure according to him.

GST Council approves draft rules; next meet on Oct 18

In its second meeting, the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council approved five set of draft rules including those for registration, payments, returns and refunds.

GST Council has compromised for less on threshold limit, says EY

The fact that the Centre will only govern GST on services is a good move as it will take time to train the states, till then it makes sense for the Centre to administer GST on services, says Harishanker Subramaniam of EY.

Experts explain: Problems that GST may face post passage

To discuss the nitty-gritty of the Constitutional Amendment Bill CNBC-TV18‘s Shereen Bhan spoke to Haseeb Drabu, Finance Minister of Jammu And Kashmir, Satya Poddar, Partner, EY and Naushad Forbes President CII.

GST coming in 6-8 months, J&K must participate: State FM

Predicting that Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime would come in 6-8 months, Jammu and Kashmir government today expressed its willingness to join it but said the state would have to protect its constitutional position which allows it to tax services in the state.

NHPC hopes 2 projects in J&K will not go to state govt

J&K finance minister Haseeb Drabu last month said the state wanted to take over the two power projects of NHPC, citing such an agreement in the ruling PDP-BJP alliance's agenda and that he had held extensive discussions with the Centre on the modalities of the takeover.

Expect execution from NITI Aayog to be cumbersome: Drabu

The Planning Commission has been replaced by a new institution named Niti Aayog or the National Institution for Transforming India. But veteran economist Haseeb Drabu sees it as an exercise in rebranding rather than restructuring

Should've replaced Planning Comm long ago: Ex-Sebi chariman

After Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru created the commission in 1950, then Finance Minister John Mathai resigned protesting that the task of allocating money between ministries was the right of an elected cabinet and Finance Minister and not a body selected personally by the Prime Minister and responsible only to him.

Will 'parking-slot' approach for public bank boards go?

Corporate governance standards for state-run banks is poor because there is not separation of ownership and management, says ex-banker Haseeb Drabu. But some change is on the cards.

Bad loans on rise: How can banks tackle the menace?

Experts feel the corporate governance in PSU banks is not as strong as private banks and there is lot of involvement and interfering by government officials.

Rajan panel omitted key factors in state ranking: Experts

According to Shaibal Gupta, the report is very historic though there are objections related to the variables chosen for the state ranking.

Forget 8-9% GDP growth in foreseeable future: Haseeb Drabu

Drabu says the industry and the government was ignoring the problem of declining public investments in key sectors, which had contributed to the 8-9 percent growth seen till a couple of years back.

Experts analyze impact of new provisioning norms on banks

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) relaxed the provisioning norms for banks with retrospective effect from September 30, 2010, which in turn could help banks post higher profits. In an interview with CNBC-TV18, Haseeb Drabu, Economist and Vaibhav Agarwal, Angel Broking, speak about the new provisioning norms and give their outlook going forward.