Insurance cover of Rs 50 Lakh per health worker fighting COVID-19 or Corona Virus to be provided under Insurance Scheme 80 crore poor people will to get 5 kg wheat or rice and 1 kg of preferred pulses for free every month for the next three months 20 crore women Jan Dhan account holders to […]
Category: Personal Finance
Hallmarking of Jewellery to become mandatory from 15th January
A written reply by the Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Danve Raosaheb Dadarao in Rajya Sabha, stated that it has been decided that notification in respect of Hallmarking of Gold Jewellery and Artefacts would be issued on 15th January, 2020 and it would become mandatory in the country w.e.f. 15th […]
Historic: Government Reduces the Rate of ESI Contribution from 6.5% to 4%
The Government of India has taken a historic decision to reduce the rate of contribution under the ESI Act from 6.5% to 4%(employers’ contribution being reduced from 4.75% to 3.25% and employees’ contribution being reduced from 1.75% to 0.75%). Reduced rates will be effective from 01.07.2019. This would benefit 3.6 crore employees and 12.85 lakh […]
Fee waived off for SC/ST candidates joining vocational training under Jan Shikshan Sansthans
Fee for SC/ST candidates, who join vocational training under Jan Shikshan Sansthans (JSS), operating under the aegis of Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, has been waived off. This was decided in the first review meeting held by Union Minister for Skill Development and EntrepreneurshipDr. Mahendra Nath Pandey with senior officials of the Ministry here […]
Modi government makes company cough up Rs 1514 Cr of depositors’ money
In a major success, the IEPF (Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority) has been able to enforce The Peerless General Finance and Investment Company Limited to transfer deposits worth about Rs 1514 Cr to IEPF. This depositor’s money was pending with the company for the last 15 years. The matter came to the notice of the […]
Workshop for Central Government Pensioners held
An awareness workshop for Central Government pensioners was held in Chennai yesterday. It was organized by the Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare. Around 150 pensioners participated in the workshop. Sanjiv Narain Mathur, Joint Secretary, Department of Pension and Pensioners Welfare, Government of India, inaugurated the workshop. One crore avail benefits of Pradhan Mantri Rozgar […]
Fifteenth Finance Commission to visit Punjab
Headed by Chairman N.K. Singh The Fifteenth Finance Commission will be visiting the State of Punjab from 29 January to 1 February 2019. This will be the 17th State that the Commission will be visiting. Fifteenth Finance Commission will begin its visit with meetings with Representatives of the Panchayat Raj Institutions (PRIs) and the Urban […]
Real estate sector needs correction of prices
The Vice President of India, M. Venkaiah Naidu has said that real estate developers and builders to bring in reality in real estate sector to improve economy. He was addressing the gathering after inaugurating the two-day CREDAI Conclave, in New Delhi on 15th March 2018. The Vice President said that housing in our country is […]
India and World Bank sign $120 million loan agreement to improve access to water service in UKD
The Government of India, the Government of Uttarakhand and the World Bank Board signed here today in New Delhi, a $120 million Loan Agreement which will help increase access to improved water supply services in peri-urban areas in the State of Uttarakhand. The Agreement for the project was signed by Sameer Kumar Khare, Joint Secretary, […]
Encourage Youth to be job giver and not job seeker: Ram Nath Kovind
The President of India Ram Nath Kovind gave inaugural address at the ‘Economic Democracy Conclave’ organised by Rambhau Mhalgi Prabodhini, Keshav Srushti, Uttan Village at Thane yesterday. The President emphasised upon self-employment and entrepreneurship, by imparting skills, creating conducive ecosystem and encouraging youth to aspire as job giver instead of job seeker. The President at […]