The Home Ministry, Government of India invoked the National Disaster Management Act, 2005 (NDMA) and the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897 (EDA) on March 24 and clamped a national lockdown for 21 days from March 25. In view of the above order of the Government, all commercial and private establishments, industrial establishments, all transport services, educational…
The labour ministry on Friday notified the special scheme wherein the government will deposit the employer’s and employee’s contribution in the Employee Provident Fund (EPF) and Employee’s Pension Scheme (EPS) for three months to tide over the impact of COVID-19 on small establishments. Under Gareeb Kalyan Yojana scheme, the central government will grant relief in…
Due to the outbreak of pandemic COVID 19 virus, the Union cabinet promulgated an ordinance to reduce the salaries, allowances, and pensions of Members of Parliament (MPs) by 30 percent for one year. According to news, Union Minister Prakash Javdekar communicated the cabinet decision in a press release. According to Mr.Javdekar’s announcement, the Cabinet also…
Today (March 31, 2020) Reserve Bank of India advised the banks to make determined efforts while offering certain basic banking services to senior citizens of more than 70 years of age and differently-abled persons. RBI had advised in this regard to the banks to implement doorstep banking services on a pan India basis for Senior…
In light of the spreading disease – COVID-19 – and government orders, banks across the country are working at reduced capacities, providing only essential services. Only essential basic services allowed: Effective from Monday, March 23, 2020, only basic essential services like cash deposit and withdrawal, cheque clearances, remittances,, and government transactions are undertaken by the…
The four anchor banks PNB, Union Bank, Canara Bank, and Indian Bank approved mergers of the other 6 PSBs and issued share-swap ratios for the proposed mergers. The details of share-swapping are as under.PNB: 1150 share of PNB for every 1000 shares of OBC 121 shares of PNB for every 1000 shares of United Bank…
The FRDI Bill launched wild rumours all over the country, sowing seeds of distrust among bank customers over a “bail-in” clause, which theoretically allowed beleaguered banks to scoop up depositors’ money to stop them from going bust. However the ill-conceived FRDI bill was withdrawn by the Government and now replaced the same by a new…
Bank holidays in India are declared to be public holidays under explanation to section 25 of the Negotiable Instrument Act (NI Act) 1881. The holiday declared under NI Act is applicable exclusively to the banks located within the administration area of specific State and Union Territory. In the other States and Union territories where it…
The Government of West Bengal declared the following days to be public holidays during the year 2020 under section 25 of NI Act 1881. Sr. No Date Day Occasion/Festival Date 1 23.01.2020 Thursday BIRTHDAY OF NETAJI 2 30.01.2020 Thursday SARASWATIPUJA/SREE PANCHAMI 3 09.03.2020 Monday DOL JATRA * 01.04.2020 Wednesday Annual closing of Banks (All State…
The Government of Punjab declared the following days to be a public holiday during the year 2020 under section 25 of NI act 1881. Sr.No Date Day Occasion/Festival Date 1 26.01.2020 Sunday REPUBLIC DAY 2 21.02.2020 Friday MAHA SHIVRATRI 3 10.03.2020 Tuesday HOLI 4 01.04.2020 Wednesday BANK’S ANNUAL CLOSING OF ACCOUNTS 5 02.04.2020 Thursday RAM…