VELLORE: With growing demand for the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) for providing security cover to important establishments, traditional industries and private firms, the central government has given its nod to increase the strength of the professional central armed force by 35,000. CISF received a communication dated December 14 from ...
Read More »Women safety and empowerment starts with Haryana: Mahila Police Volunteer Initiative
The Mahila Police Volunteer initiative was launched in Haryana in Karnal and Mahendragarh districts, Haryana became the first state to adopt this Scheme. Originally conceived by the Union Ministry of Women & Child Development, Mahila Police Volunteer is a joint initiative with the Union Ministry of Home Affairs. Haryana inducted the ...
Read More »‘Swasthya Raksha Programme’: Doctors for Rural India
Swasthya Rakshan Program has been launched by the AYUSH Ministry initiated through Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS), Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine (CCRUM), Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy (CCRH) and Central Council for Research in Siddha (CCRS) in selected districts/ villages. Objectives To promote ...
Read More »Pradhan Mantri Garib kalyan Yojana: Valid from 17th Dec, 2016 to 31st March, 2017
The new income disclosure scheme gives tax evaders another chance to come clean on black money. The second such income disclosure scheme brought in by the government this year, and the first after the cancellation of old high-value banknotes on 8 November, gives tax evaders another chance to come clean. ...
Read More »Christmas Gifts from Santa PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the two schemes ‘Lucky Grahak Yojna’ and ‘Digi Dhan Vyapar Yojna’ to encourage cashless transactions. These 2 schemes will further incentivise digital payments. “Strategic push towards increased cashless transactions. A big boost to move towards cashless and corruption free India. Two new schemes launched,” Earlier, ...
Read More »Time to carry your Digital Wallet- ‘AP Purse’ : Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh Government has launched ‘AP Purse’ mobile application to promote digital transactions among the people. It was launched by Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu in Vijayawada to solve the cash crunch problem in the state following demonetization of high value old currency notes. The application features 13 mobile banking ...
Read More »Digital India Awards: 2016
The Digital India programme is a flagship programme of the Government of India with a vision to transform India into a digitally empowered society and knowledge economy. With the penetration of internet and its availability on wide range of devices, delivery of information and services to the citizen across the ...
Read More »Rail Insurance Cover upto Rs.10 Lacs: Absolutely Free for you now!
[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 ...
Read More »Modi to make India “A Cashless Society” by a package of these 11 incentives
PM Narendra Modi’s master plan to handle the after-effects of the demonetisation has a lot to offer to the comman man of the country. In the aftermath of the cancellation of the legal tender character of old Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes, there has been a surge in the ...
Read More »RBI Relaxes 2-Factor Authentication Norms for Transactions Under Rs. 2,000
New Delhi: In a bid to speed up small value online transactions, the RBI today relaxed norms for 2-factor authentication for payments up to Rs. 2,000. Relaxing the norms for 2-factor authentication requirement for transactions up to Rs. 2,000 for online CNP (card not present) transactions, the RBI said only ...
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