PMJJBY and PMSBY insurance Schemes
Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY) Scheme, which is administered by LIC, offers life insurance cover worth Rs 2 lakhs to all the bank SB account holders between 18 to 50 years of age at a premium of Rs 330 per annum. Settlement of Claim The nominee has to approach the Bank where the…
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All about ‘S4A’: The Scheme for restructuring Stressed Assets
(This article elucidates comprehensively about S4A (‘Scheme for Sustainable Structuring of Stressed Assets’) to tackle the problem loans of large projects. The article also covers S4A- post resolution, with regard to management issues, Asset Classification, and Provisioning) The newly announced ‘Scheme for Sustainable Structuring of Stressed Assets’ (S4A) by RBI is outlined to tackle the…
Read articleInterest rates for small savings schemes for the quarter July 2016 to September 2016
The interest rates for small savings schemes for the quarter July 2016 to September 2016 kept unchanged, as per announcement of the Government (finance ministry). Accordingly, the interest rates for the investments in the small savings schemes remain the same as in the previous quarter. The details of the interest rate applicable on various small saving…
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Sweeping amendments in FDI rules
The Government of India introduced major changes in FDI policy on Monday, Jun 20, 2016, bringing most sectors and activities under the automatic approval route. The changes introduced now simplifies the regulations governing foreign investments, and increase sectoral caps with a small negative list. These amendments are the second sweeping changes in FDI policy after…
Read article Things to know about FDI
(The importance of FDI is explained in this article in questions and answers format. The questions are like What way FDI is useful to domestic economy?, Why overseas entities invest in other countries?, Why India attracts FDI?, Why shop-keepers, businessmen and some political parties in India oppose FDI?, Is there any restriction for FDI?, What…
Union Cabinet approves take-over by State Bank of India (SBI) of all the 5 of its subsidiaries
In a leading move to the consolidation of struggling public sector banks, Union Cabinet today (15th Jun 2016) has approved take over of State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur, State Bank of Hyderabad , State Bank of Mysore and State Bank of Travancore by State Bank of India. The Government sources said that the above move is…
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