Basic pension of Group ‘C” and ‘D’ retirees of Major Port Trusts & Dock Labour Board to increase by 5.69 %. In a major relief to the Group ‘C’ and ‘D’ retirees of Major Port Trusts & Dock Labour Board, the Ministry of Shipping has approved the increase in the basic pension by 5.69% in… Read More »
Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Scheme being extended to 61 more districts: Smt Maneka Sanjay Gandhi 660 One Stop Centres for Women to be set up, announces WCD Minister Vrindavan to have India’s largest facility for widows The Government has taken several new and forceful initiatives for the protection and welfare of women and children in… Read More »
12th South Asian Games 12th South Asian Games are to be held in Guwahati & Shillong from 5th Feb, 2016 to 16-Feb-2016 and will be the biggest sporting extravaganza ever held in the North East India and the 1st ever gender equal South Asian Games with men & women participation in all the sports. The… Read More »
Report of the Companies Law Committee The Companies Law Committee was constituted in June 2015 for examining and making recommendations on the issues arising out of implementation of the Companies Act, 2013. The Committee submitted its report to the Government today. The Committee was chaired by Secretary, Ministry of Corporate Affairs and consisted of Shri… Read More »
MAHATMA GANDHI NATIONAL RURAL EMPLOYMENT GUARANTEE ACT: A PARADIGM SHIFT 1. What is the Mandate of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act ( MGNREGA )? A. The mandate of the MGNREGA is to provide at least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment in a financial year to every rural household whose adult members volunteer… Read More »
Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Housing for All (Urban) Click to View Scheme Guidelines 2015
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act The Journey of a Decade The Mandate of the Act and Achievements The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) completes ten years of implementation on 2nd February 2016. The achievements of a decade are a cause of national pride and celebration. Since the start of the… Read More »
(Updated on June 30, 2015) 1. What is Speed Clearing ? Speed Clearing refers to collection of outstation cheques (a cheque drawn on non-local bank branch) through the local clearing. It facilitates collection of cheques drawn on outstation core-banking-enabled branches of banks, if they have a net-worked branch locally. 2. Why Speed Clearing ? The… Read More »
(Updated on September 16, 2014) Q. No. 1: How many types of cards are available to a customer? Ans: Cards can be classified on the basis of their issuance, usage and payment by the card holder. There are three types of cards (a) debit cards (b) credit cards and (c) prepaid cards. Q. No. 2:… Read More »
Q1. What is RTGS System? Ans. The acronym ‘RTGS’ stands for Real Time Gross Settlement, which can be defined as the continuous (real-time) settlement of funds transfers individually on an order by order basis (without netting). ‘Real Time’ means the processing of instructions at the time they are received rather than at some later time;… Read More »