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Electoral bonds: How much each party received in the first two years
 Every electoral bond has a special number linking the buyer and the party cashing it ... and MKJ Enterprises and Avees Trading at Rs 46 crore each. For Congress, Vedanta Ltd. was the highest ...
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Electoral bonds: SBI affidavit skips mention of unique code to match donations with parties
remained silent on whether a unique code on each electoral bond that could be used to match each donation to the party that received it was part of the data it submitted to the Election Commission ...
The Financial Express1y
Axe on electoral bonds: A case of too little, too late?
The bonds allow corporations and individuals to anonymously donate money to political parties by purchasing electoral bonds from ... Figuring out how much each company had donated using this ...
Business Line1mon
A closer look at tax exemptions for political parties and electoral trusts in Income Tax Bill 2025
Furthermore, to prevent untraceable cash transactions, donations above ₹2,000 must be received through banking channels, including electronic transfers or electoral bonds. The party must also ...
Business Insider India1y
About 82.4% of national parties' unknown income tied to electoral bonds says poll rights body
New Delhi, About 82 per cent of the total income from unknown sources declared by national political parties in 2022-23 came from electoral bonds, according to a poll rights body. The Association ...
The Pioneer1mon
Experts intrigued by inclusion of electoral bonds in Income Tax Bill
Electoral bonds have been mentioned in the new Income Tax Bill's Schedule VIII which deals with 'Income not to be included in the total income of political parties and electoral trusts'.
The Hindu1y
Government approves 27th tranche of electoral bonds; sale from July 3
Electoral bonds have been pitched as an alternative to cash donations made to political parties as part of efforts to bring transparency to political funding. State Bank of India (SBI), in the ...
moneycontrol.com5y
Electoral bonds worth over Rs 5,800 cr bought in over 14 months
Electoral bonds worth over Rs 5,800 crore were bought by donors to fund political parties between March 1, 2018 and May 10, 2019, a Right to Information reply has said. Seventy-six percent of ...
The Hindu2y
Sale of first tranche of electoral bonds was illegal as per RTI replies, says activist
The recent amendment to the Electoral Bond Scheme ... Finance Ministry had stated that electoral bonds would be available for a period of 10 days each in January, April, July and October, as ...
Business Insider India6y
There are two ways in which India's electoral bonds can be misused
As the rules stand today, India’s politicians can misuse the electoral bonds in two ways. Political parties can create shell companies to launder money The EC feels that the scheme has ...
The Telegraph1mon
Experts intrigued as new Income Tax Bill retains scrapped electoral bonds provision
Electoral bonds have been mentioned in the new Income Tax Bill's Schedule VIII which deals with 'Income not to be included in the total income of political parties and electoral trusts'. In a ...