-Press Information Bureau/ Ministry of Finance The Union Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley said that Varishtha Pension Bima Yojana (VPBY) will benefit the vulnerable section of society with limited resources as it will provide monthly pension ranging from Rs 500/ to Rs 5,000/ per month to senior citizens of the country. The Union Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley was speaking after re-launching the Varishtha Pension Bima Yojana (VPBY) here today on...
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Putting the poor on the list -Charan Singh, Akshay Goenka and Ritesh Garg
-The Hindu Business Line A new approach to financial inclusion using post offices The Government is making intensive efforts to extend access to financial resources such as savings accounts, credit and insurance services to unbanked sections of our society, and the knowledge and freedom to leverage them to one's benefit. The Budget has already mentioned that the Government considers financial inclusion as an important thrust area and the Prime Minister is expected...
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-Down to Earth Reserve Bank of India refuses to bail out three district cooperative banks Kharif sowing season is close at hand, but around 100,000 farmers of Nagpur, Wardha and Buldhana districts in Maharashtra are unlikely to get agricultural loan or hailstorm relief from the District Central Cooperative Banks (DCCBs) because the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has rejected banking applications of these banks. Worse, Fixed deposits worth Rs 1,716 crore belonging...
More »West Bengal: Saradha scam worth Rs 2,460 crore, report says
-PTI NEW DELHI: The alleged chit fund scam in West Bengal involving the Saradha Group revolves around a total sum of Rs 2,460 crore with 80 per cent of the depositors' monies still remaining unpaid, a latest investigation report has revealed. The report also states that the arrested Saradha chairman Sudipta Sen was in "total control" of all deposits made by his group companies, which are under the scanner for having perpetrated...
More »PM relief fund faces risk of losing PAN
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The Prime Minister's Office held an urgent meeting with income tax department officials on Monday to discuss the fallout of the PM's National Relief Fund facing de-recognition of its Permanent Account Number (PAN). Having received objections from some quarters that the PM's relief fund is a private body and not a government entity, the PAN obtained for receiving donations faces de-recognition as it was obtained in...
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