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Increase in Pension to Industrial Workers under EPS-1995

11 August 2010 at 17:03

Increase in Pension to Industrial Workers under EPS-1995 It is true that the minimum pension granted under the Employees’ Pension Scheme to industrial workers after the year 2000 has not been increased. This has not been possible as the ann

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Eleven Aayakar Seva Kendras to be Set-up in 2010-11

11 August 2010 at 10:54

The Government has decided to set up Aayakar Seva Kendra at following 11 locations during the current financial year 2010-11: S.No. State

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Financial Inclusion High on The Agenda Government - Several Measures to Extend Banking Facilities to Excluded

11 August 2010 at 10:51

Financial Inclusion High on The Agenda Government Several Measures to Extend Banking Facilities to Excluded Population Financial Inclusion is an important priority of the Government as only 37% of bank branches of Scheduled Commercial Banks are i

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Special Tax Benefits and Facilities in SEZs

11 August 2010 at 10:48

Special Tax Benefits and Facilities in SEZs Special tax benefits/facilites are offered to Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in the country. They include: I. Duty free import/domestic procurement of goods for development, operation and mainten

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Mitigation Of Financial Hardship Of Common Man

11 August 2010 at 10:45

Mitigation Of Financial Hardship Of Common Man The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued directives to banks on lending under Priority Sector. As per extant guidelines of RBI on Priority Sector Lending (PSL) (available at www.rbi.org.in), the Dom

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RBI Issues Master Circular on Credit Card Operations W.E.F Ist July, 2010

11 August 2010 at 10:32

RBI Issues Master Circular on Credit Card Operations W.E.F Ist July, 2010 In order to ensure that Banks/ Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) run their credit card operations in a fair and regulated manner, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had issue

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Govt Amends Public Shareholding Requirement Rules Public Shareholding for all PSES lowered to 10% Companies can raise public Shareholding level Within

10 August 2010 at 10:18

Govt Amends Public Shareholding Requirement Rules Public Shareholding for all PSES lowered to 10% Companies can raise public Shareholding level Within Three years without any Annual floor The Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance has

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FM not averse to more fiscal, monetary steps to ease inflation

10 August 2010 at 09:49

FM not averse to more fiscal, monetary steps to ease inflation Concerned over rising prices, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has said more fiscal and monetary steps could be taken to ease inflation, if required. "The Reserve Bank is consta

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