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Railway- Non-Fare Revenue Policy and Ticketing Through Digital Transactions

By | January 11, 2017

Initiatives to Increase Non-Fare Revenue and To Promote Ease of Ticketing Through Digital Transactions Launched Minister of Railways Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu inaugurated the following policy initiatives viz.,  Policy Initiatives of Increasing Non Fare Revenue like Out of Home Advertisement,  Content on demand,      Branding of Trains,      Non-fare Revenue Policy,      ATM Policy and  Initiatives promoting ease… Read More »

No additional charges on use of Debit /credit cards at petrol Pumps

By | January 9, 2017

No additional levy on use of cards at petrol stations says Petroleum Minister MoS (I/C) for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan said neither the customers nor petrol pump dealers will bear additional charges on digital transactions at petrol stations. He said that the Government had issued guidelines in February 2016 stating that the… Read More »

Overseas Indians can Donate to Govt of India for Development in India

By | January 9, 2017

India Development Foundation of Overseas Indians India Development Foundation of Overseas Indians (IDF-OI) is a not-for-profit Trust set-up by the Government of India to facilitate philanthropic contributions by Overseas Indians to social and development projects in India. IDF-OI is chaired by External Affairs Minister, Smt. Sushma Swaraj yesterday Presently, IDF-OI is promoting flagship programmes of… Read More »

Rajya Sabha to meet on 31.01.2017

By | January 7, 2017

RAJYA SABHA SECRETARIAT NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 7th January, 2017 No. RS 1/1/2017-L.—The following Order by the President dated the 6th January, 2017, is published for general information :- “In exercise of the powers conferred upon me by clause (1) of article 85 of the Constitution, I hereby summon the Rajya Sabha to meet at… Read More »

First Advance Estimates of National Income 2016-17 (India)

By | January 6, 2017

Press Note : First Advance Estimates of National Income, 2016-17  The Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation have released the First Advance estimates of national income at constant (2011-12) and current prices, for the financial year 2016-17. These are presented in Statements 1-4. The First Advance Estimates of GDP have been… Read More »

Hawala racket busts -Rs. 1 Crore foreign currencies seized

By | January 6, 2017

Delhi Zonal Unit of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) busts Hawala racket, seizes foreign currencies worth Rs.One Crore at IGI Airport. The Delhi Zonal Unit (DZU) of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI),Ministry of Finance  has busted at Hawala racket adopting an ingenious modus operandi of foreign currency smuggling at the IGI airport, New… Read More »

How to generate Jeevan Pramaan / Digital Life Certificate

By | January 4, 2017

Procedure for Generating Jeevan Pramaan / Digital Life Certificate (ver1.0) procedure to generate Jeevan Pramaan / Digital Life Certificate 1. What is Jeevan Pramaan (JP): There are more than one crore pensioners in the country including pensioners from Central Government and Defense personnel. These pensioners get their due pension through Pension Disbursing Authorities (PDAs) such… Read More »

Government issues notification of Indian Skill Development Service

By | January 4, 2017

Government issues notification of ‘ Indian Skill Development Service ’ The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) has issued the notification of setting up of Indian Skill Development Services (ISDS). This service has been created for the Training Directorate of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship. The purpose of instituting a formal service… Read More »

Rs 60 Crore fraud :- CBI Registered case against Manager of Bank of India -Surat (Gujarat )

By | January 4, 2017

CBI REGISTERS TWO SEPARATE CASES AGAINST TWO BANK OFFICIALS; PRIVATE PERSONS & OTHERS AND CONDUCTS SEARCHES AT 13 PLACES CBI Press Release New Delhi, 02.01.2017 The Central Bureau of Investigation has registered a case against Branch Manager & then Senior Manager, both working in Bank of India, Ghoddod Road, Branch, Surat(Gujarat); a Proprietor of Surat… Read More »