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Govt decides to do away with beacons for all categories of vehicles

By | April 20, 2017

Press Information Bureau Government of India Ministry of Road Transport & Highways 19-April-2017 15:56 IST The Government decides to do away with beacons for all categories of vehicles With a view to strengthening healthy democratic values in the country, the Central Government took another historic step today. The Union Cabinet, in its meeting chaired by… Read More »

Cabinet approves procurement of Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail in Elections

By | April 19, 2017

Cabinet approves procurement of Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail Units for use in the General Elections, 2019 The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for procurement of Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) Units for use in the General Elections, 2019 for a)    purchase of  16,15,000 Voter… Read More »

Cabinet gives approval for introduction of Constitution (123 rd Amendment) Bill 2017

By | April 19, 2017

Cabinet gives approval for introduction of Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-third Amendment) Bill 2017 and (ii) National Commission for Backward Classes (Repeal) Bill, 2017 in the Parliament Approval also granted for retention of posts and office premises for the proposed new National Commission for Backward Classes The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri… Read More »

Tax on NPS

By | April 11, 2017

Tax on NPS The provision that the withdrawal from National Pension Scheme is taxed to the extent of 60 per cent has been introduced into the Income Tax Act, 1961 (‘Act’) vide Finance Act, 2016 by inserting clause (12A) in Section 10 of the Act. Prior to Finance Act, 2016, National Pension Scheme (NPS), referred… Read More »

SBI Charges on cash deposit in Banks

By | April 11, 2017

Charges on digital transactions Digital financial transactions are a part of the Government’s strategy to create histories of transactions, including the associated credit, and thereby enable small and micro enterprises to access formal credit, improve tax compliance, and mainstream financial savings into the banking system, which will help mobilise such savings for economic growth. All… Read More »

FAQs on Security Features of EVMs -Electronic Voting Machines

By | April 10, 2017

Press Information Bureau Government of India Election Commission 09-April-2017 09:50 IST FAQs on Security Features of The ECI-EVMs In the recent past, there have been some queries in the minds of common people about the security features of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) of Election Commission of India (ECI). The Election Commission has, time and again,… Read More »

Extension of time for CEP Credit Hours for renewal of COP by ICAI

By | April 1, 2017

THE INSTITUTE OF COST ACCOUNTANTS OF INDIA (STATUTORY BODY UNDER AN ACT OF PARLIAMENT) CMA BHAWAN 12, SUDDER STREET, KOLKATA – 700 016. Telephones : +91-33-2252-1031/1 034/1035, +91-33-2252-1602/1492/1619, +91-33-2252-2204/7173/7373 Fax :91 -33-22527993, 91-33-22521026, 91-33-22521723 Website : www.icmai.in Ref. No.: CMA (3)/2017  Dated: March 31, 2017 NOTICE Extension of time for CEP Credit Hours for renewal… Read More »