Submission of old currency notes of Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000; The grace period for Indian citizen residing in India is March 31, 2017 and for Indian citizen resident outside is June 30, 2017 The Specified Bank Notes (Cessation of Liabilities) Ordinance 2016 was promulgated by the President of India (GoI Ordinance No. 10 of… Read More »
Steps taken by Government to curb the generation of black money Action against black money is an on-going process. Such actions include policy-level initiatives, effective enforcement action on the ground, putting in place robust legislative and administrative frameworks, systems and processes with due focus on capacity building and integration and mining of information through increasing… Read More »
Lodging of complaints with CBI in cases of fraud /embezzlement by commercial banks and select Financial Institutions Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Master Directions dated 01.07.2016 on Frauds-Classification and Reporting by commercial banks and select Financial Institutions, inter alia, provide as follows, in regard to lodging of complaints with CBI in cases of fraud /embezzlement:-… Read More »
Dissemination of Trends and Results of General Elections of 5 Assemblies to start at 8 am tomorrow through ECI website A Novel Initiative: ECI website to provide Comparative Analysis on Results of 5 Assembly Elections, 2017 with the 2012 polls Election Commission has set up robust, fool proof and secured infrastructure facility for disseminating Trends… Read More »
Lok Sabha Passes Maternity Benefits (Amendment) Bill, 2016 Lok Sabha passed today on 9th March, 2017 the Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill, 2016 which inter-alia includes increasing maternity benefit to woman covered under the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 from 12 weeks to 26 weeks up to two surviving children in order to allow the mother to… Read More »
CBI ARRESTS A SUPERINTENDENT OF CENTRAL EXCISE AND A PRIVATE PERSON IN AN ALLEGED BRIBERY OF RS. FOUR LAKH CBI Press Release New Delhi, 08.03.2017 The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested a Superintendent of Central Excise, Anti-Evasion, Hyderabad-II Commissionerate, Kendriya Shulk Bhavan, Basheerbagh, Hyderabad and a private person (representative of a private firm) in… Read More »
CBI REGISTERS A CASE AGAINST DGM & AGM, BOTH OF UNION BANK OF INDIA AND THREE PROPRIETOR/DIRECTOR OF PRIVATE FIRMS & OTHERS FOR ALLEGED VIOLATION OF RBI GUIDELINES CBI Press Release New Delhi, 07.03.2017 The Central Bureau of Investigation has registered a case U/s 120-B of IPC r/w 420, 465, 468 of IPC & 13(2)… Read More »
Legal Literacy Video Contest 2017 The Department of Justice, Ministry of Law and Justice seeks to collaborate and converge with various government and non-government agencies for wider dissemination of legal literacy and the ensuing objective of Access to Justice. The Department of Justice has been allocated with the function of legal aid to poor; administration… Read More »
Minister for Railways inaugurates key freight sector initiatives of Indian Railways. Indian Railways Freight and Passenger Business Action Plan -2017-18 was launched today Minister of Railways Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu inaugurated following key freight sector initiatives today i.e. 02-03-17 at National Rail Museum, New Delhi:- Policy of ‘Long Term Contracts’ with major customers. Indian Railways… Read More »
No Net Impact on LPG Consumers With effect from 1st March, 2017, non-subsidized price of LPG cylinder has increased by Rs.86. This is in line with the rise in global LPG product prices. However, there will be no impact on the LPG consumers receiving subsidized refills. To illustrate with an example, the consumer will pay… Read More »