Schemes

[tii_pullquote]“In the age of Information, Ignorance can be a costly Affair” [/tii_pullquote] Indian Railways came up with a scheme of accident travel Insurance cover in September with bumper benefits upto Rs. 10 lacs. [tii_youtube url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCe0woRhZjo”] We heard couple of news about accidents of derailing trains in past month. There were ...

JAIPUR: Around 18 lakh farmers have been associated with the new insurance scheme in Rajasthan which is the first state to provide Rs 5 lakh accidental insurance to farmers by charging only Rs 27 premium per year. The government is targetting to associate 25 lakh farmers in the current fiscal ...

After the withdrawal of the legal tender character of the Rs 500 and Rs 1000 denomination notes with effect from November 9, 2016, there has been a surge in the deposits with the banks. Consequently, there has been a significant increase of liquidity in the banking system which is expected ...

New Delhi: Retail price of 9 watt LED bulbs under the government’s UJALA programme has dropped to as low as Rs 65 per unit to encourage consumers to opt for these energy efficient lights. “The aggregation of demand and bulk procurement has resulted in reduction of 88 per cent in ...

NEW DELHI:  With the ban on 500 and 1,000-rupee notes now more than two weeks old, the government has proposed new rules to tax black money that is being unearthed. The bill was submitted on Monday for parliament’s review by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley as the government is being attacked ...

New Delhi: Banks will be accepting the first installments of tax payments under the  Income Disclosure Scheme 2016 with creating any hassle for the declarant or seek any source of funds. IDS 2016 was announced by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in the Union Budget 2016, as a one-time opportunity (open from ...

Lucknow: Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Friday launched “Samajwadi Namak”, fortified with iron and iodine, for the poor from his official residence in Lucknow. The salt will be available at subsidised rates for about 46.2 lakh beneficiaries in 10 districts. The scheme would benefit Antyodaya, BPL as well as 60 ...

MUMBAI: Securities markets regulator SEBI has eased the regulations governing investment in angel funds, thus enabling more fund infusion in start-ups. Considering the recommendations of the NR Narayana Murthy Committee at its board meeting held on Wednesday, SEBI decided to increase the upper limit of number of angel investors in a ...

Hyderabad: The Andhra Pradesh government plans to introduce a family health insurance scheme in the state from January 1. A family can avail of the scheme by paying Rs 100 premium per head. Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu said that Andhra Pradesh will be the first state to implement such a ...

The Centre is planning to roll out a crop insurance scheme for small tea growers. Initially, a pilot will be run in three regions in Assam, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu for one crop-cycle spread over two years commencing 2016-17. The Tea Board would be the nodal agency for the ...