During the Current Financial Year, a total of 801 Investor Awareness Programmes have been organized by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs in various parts of the country (till the end of October) through its 3 Professional Institutes: Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) and the Institute of… Read More
Tags: Companies Act, Corporate Affairs Ministry, India, Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, Institute of Company Secretaries of India, Institute of Cost Accountants of India, October, Rural area
RBI/2013-14/236 UBD CO BPD (PCB) Cir. No.13/09.22.010/2013-14 September 10, 2013 The Chief Executive Officer All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Dear Sir / Madam, Finance for Housing Schemes Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks Loans for repairs / additions / alterations enhancement of limits Please refer to our circular UBD BPD PCB No.31/09.09.01/2002-03 dated December 30, 2002 on… Read More
Tags: Asia, Business, India, Real Estate, Rural area, Social Sciences, Urban, Urban area
RBI/2013-14/175 RPCD.CO.RRB.BC.No.18/03.05.33/2013-14 August 7, 2013 The Chairman All Regional Rural Banks Dear Sir, Frontloading of branches in unbanked rural areas Please refer to paragraph 96 of Monetary Policy Statement 2013-14 (extract enclosed) on the above subject. As stated therein, branch expansion in rural areas is essential to address the existing asymmetries in achieving financial inclusion.… Read More
Tags: Branch, Direct Benefit Transfer, Electronic Benefit Transfer, Financial inclusion, Government of India, India, Monetary policy, Rural area
The National Sample Survey Office (NSSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has released the key indicators of Employment and Unemployment in India, from the data collected in its 68thround survey conducted during the period July 2011 -June 2012. The NSS surveys on employment and unemployment are conducted quinquennially starting from 27th round (October 1972 - September 1973) and the… Read More
Tags: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (India), Nagaland, National Sample Survey Organisation, NSSO, Rural area, Unemployment
The National Sample Survey Office (NSSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has released the key indicators of household consumer expenditure in India, generated from the data collected during July 2011June 2012 in its 68th round survey. NSS surveys on consumer expenditure are conducted quinquennially starting from 27thround (October 1972 September 1973) and the last quinquennial survey was conducted in NSS… Read More
Tags: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Consumer Expenditure Survey, India, Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation, MPCE, Nagaland, National Sample Survey Organisation, NSSO, Rural area
RBI/2012-13/511 DBOD.NO.BAPD.BC. 97/22.01.001/2012-13 May 28, 2013 Jyeshtha 7, 1934 (Saka) All Domestic Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs) Madam/Dear Sir, Branch Authorisation Policy- Front Loading of branches in unbanked rural centres Please refer to paragraph 96 of Monetary Policy Statement 2013-14 (extract enclosed) on the above subject. As stated therein, branch expansion in rural areas is… Read More
Tags: Direct Benefit Transfer, Electronic Benefit Transfer, Financial inclusion, Government of India, India, Monetary policy, Rural area, Unbanked
Women and unskilled labourers are the main beneficiaries of the higher wage rates of MGNREGA, which has been revised recently to protect workers against inflation. With effect from April 01, 2013, a maximum wage of Rs 214 has been fixed for Haryana and a minimum of Rs 135 for North Eastern States. Moreover, there is… Read More
Tags: Direct Benefit Transfer, Haryana, Jean Drèze, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, MGNREGA, Ministry of Rural Development, Paris School of Economics, Rural area
The Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Statistics and Programme Implementation Shri Srikant Kumar Jena has said that National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) in the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has devoted its 70th Round of National Sample Surveys to the subject of Land & Livestock Holdings, Debt & Investment and Situation Assessment of… Read More
Tags: Agriculture, Lok Sabha, Minister of State, Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation, National Sample Survey Organisation, Rural area, Shri Jena, Shri Srikant Kumar Jena
Shri Srikant Kumar Jena, Minister of State (Independent charge), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation announced the release of the monthly provisional Consumer Price Index (CPI) on Base 2010=100 along with annual inflation rates for March 2013, compiled by the Central Statistics Office. Final CPI numbers for the month of February 2013 have also been… Read More
Tags: Central Statistics Office, Consumer Price Index, Consumer Price Index - CPI (CPIS), India, Inflation rate, Minister of State, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (India), Rural area
The Roll out obligations mentioned in the amendments of Unified Access Service (UAS)/Cellular Mobile Telephone Service licence Agreement(s) to use 3G/ BWA spectrum for provision of telecom access services inter-alia provides that: (i) Roll out obligation for 3G spectrum: The Licensee shall ensure compliance of the following network roll-out obligations for 3G Spectrum for respective… Read More
Tags: BWA, Hertz, India, License, Lok Sabha, Rest area, Rural area, Shri Milind Deora