Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme 2017-18 – Series II open
The Reserve Bank of India, has decided to issue Sovereign Gold Bonds 2017-18 – Series II from July 10, 2017. Applications for the bond will be accepted from July 10-14, 2017. The Bonds will be issued on July 28, 2017. The Bonds will be sold through banks, Stock Holding Corporation of India Limited (SHCIL), designated…
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What is Equity-Linked Savings Scheme (ELSS)?
Equity-Linked Savings Scheme (ELSS) funds are the most preferred tax saving instruments in the current year. The investment in the scheme offers you income tax rebate u/s 80 (C ) of IT act to the maximum limit of Rs. 150000.00 in a financial year with the shortest lock-in period of 3 years. TAX rule (EEE): Investment…
Read articleSovereign Gold Bonds 2016 – Series III open for subscription
The Government of India has vide its Notification F.No. 4(16)-W&M/2016 dated October 20, 2016, announced that the Sovereign Gold Bonds 2016 – Series III (“the Bonds”) will be open for subscription from October 24, 2016, to November 2, 2016. The Government of India may, with prior notice, close the Scheme before the specified period. The date…
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Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY)
The Government of India recently approved the repealing of all earlier schemes under existing National Agricultural Insurance Scheme (NAIS) and Modified National Agricultural Insurance Scheme (MNAIS). A new Insurance scheme called “Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) is put in place which replaces the old schemes from Kharif 2016. For all loanee farmers who borrow…
New Pension System (NPS): Is it provides you peaceful retirement plan?
The ‘New Pension System (NPS)’ is a contribution-based pension scheme initiated by Government of India for the purpose of delivering income security to all citizens at their old age. According to a good number of financial advisers ‘New Pension System (NPS)’ is the most cost effective mode of retirement planning. Here we discuss the investment…
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