New Delhi : India and Switzerland on Aug 30 signed a protocol amending the existing Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement between the two nations, which would help the government obtain information on money stashed away in Swiss banks.

The revised pact was signed in the presence of Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee and the visiting Swiss Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey.

"The revised Double Taxation Agreement contains provisions on the exchange of information in accordance with the OECD standard, which were negotiated in line with the parameters decided by the (Swiss) Federal Council," according to a report of Swiss Federal Department of Finance (FDF) as saying in a statement.

Earlier today, Micheline Calmy-Rey met Union Environment and Forest Minister Jairam Ramesh here. Calmy-Rey discussed the flash flood tragedy in Leh with Ramesh.