-The Financial Express Thiruvananthapuram: RATion shops in Kerala are readying to go the ATM way soon. As many as 14,500 RATion retail shops in Kerala will soon be equipped with electronic point of sale (ePoS) machines, which would work as micro-ATMs. The Kerala State IT Mission has been asked to hasten a connectivity survey in rural areas to ensure uninterrupted internet connection, before introducing micro-ATM facility at all fair-price shops. Although the...
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Aadhaar must for MGNREGS work
-The Hindu Other proofs of identity will be allowed till March 31 New Delhi: From April 1, workers in rural areas enrolled under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), which mandates 100 days of work for a household a year, must have an Aadhaar card. Those who have registered under the scheme will be required to give furnish proof of possession of Aadhaar or undergo the enrolment process till March...
More »Tax buoyancy improves, thanks to indirect levy -Muthukumar K
-The Hindu Business Line Research Bureau But indirect tax is inequitable as it is a burden for both the rich and the poor alike The growth in tax collection in relation to GDP growth has improved over the past couple of years under the Modi regime. In 2013-14, the final year of the UPA regime, tax buoyancy hit a four-year low at 0.71. Since then, it has improved to 1.23 in 2014-15 and...
More »Explain demonetisation, your role, flip-flops, secrecy: Parliament panel to RBI Governor Urjit Patel -Anand Mishra
-The Indian Express Urjit Patel to appear before PAC on January 28, list of 10 questions sent New Delhi: THE PUBLIC Accounts Committee (PAC) headed by senior Congress leader K V Thomas, which has asked Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Urjit Patel to appear before it on January 28, has asked him 10 probing questions on the demonetisation issue — from the decision-making process to the level of RBI’s involvement, impact...
More »In 2015, Delhi saw the most dowry suicides in the country -Abhishek Angad
-The Indian Express Thirty nine people committed suicide over love-related issues. However, Delhi stood third compared to other metro cities such as Chennai (2,774) and Bengaluru (1,855). New Delhi: In 2015, Delhi (city) recorded maximum number of suicides over “dowry-related issues” among 53 mega cities — having 10 lakh population and more — according to the latest report of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). Of 270 suicides related to dowry...
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