An individual farmer will now be able to sell 25 quintals of agricultural produce per day and get relief from all taxes. This is in accordance with the new guidelines of the central govt. procurement plan for agriculture commodities. States which procure crops other than wheat and rice through Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay Sanrakshan Abhiyan […]
Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) announces that beneficiaries can withdraw LPG subsidy and other government payments using Aadhaar authentication at micro-ATMs at their doorstep. Recent Supreme Court verdict has restricted the use of national biometric ID aadhaar but stated that banks can continue with Aadhaar Enabled Payment System (AEPS) facility. AEPS facility will uninterruptedly […]
Haj Committee of India is inviting online applications for Hajj 2019 visit in Mecca Madina of Saudi Arabia at hajcommittee.gov.in. Hajj Yatra application form 2019 are available at the official website from 18 October 2018 and the offline process will start from 22 October 2018. This time the annual Haj pilgrimage to the holy city […]
Central govt. has raised rate of interest for General Provident Fund (GPF) and other related govt. schemes to 8% for duration of October to December 2018. For this specified quarter, GPF interest rates are hiked by 0.4 percentage points as compared to the previous quarter of July to September 2018. The new interest rates is […]
Central govt. has launched a new Award Scheme under Saubhagya Yojana to felicitate DISCOMs / Power department of states & their employees. This scheme is to ensure achievement of 100% household electrification in their area of operations under Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana. All the states and DISCOMs other than (excluding) Andhra Pradesh, […]
Passengers on board trains can now make complaint through a new mobile app to get it registered as Zero FIR. The lodged complaint would be immediately investigated by the railway protection force (RPF). A pilot project to make complaints of harassment, theft, crime against women through mobile app is already running in Madhya Pradesh and […]
The Department of Science & Technology (DST) is inviting online applications for Women Scientist Scheme-B. Under WOS-B scheme, proposals are invited from women scientists and technologists who wish to utilize their scientific knowledge and temperament for the benefit of society. Interested women can download the DST Kiran 2018 Registration format and apply online for WOS-B […]
Cabinet committee approves the proposal to provide productivity linked bonus (PLB) to around 12 lakh non-gazetted railway employees. The bonus being given is equivalent to 78 days wages for the financial year 2017-18. Productivity bonus will be disbursed to 11.91 lakh employees and the financial implication of this bonus is estimated to be around 2,044 […]
Aadhaar card is not compulsory to avail benefits for the first time under Ayushman Bharat – PM Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) but it is now made mandatory for those seeking treatment under PMJAY scheme for the second time. This decision comes as an aftermath of the decision of Supreme Court (SC) in which SC declares […]
Central government has finally reduced the prices of petrol and diesel by Rs. 2.5 to benefit mainly poor and middle class families. As per the official statement, the revenue department will absorb Rs. 1.5 per litre and OMCs will absorb Rs. 1 totalling to Rs. 2.5 per litre. The central govt. will also request the […]