RBI Monetary policy updates: Repo rate unchanged
As expected by most of the experts and analysts, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has today announced the monetary policy in which it has kept the repo rate unchanged at 4% and also decides to retain its ‘accommodative’ policy stance. RBI had kept the key policy rates unchanged for the fifth consecutive meeting. On…
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Bank Finance under Self Employment Program (SEP) component of DAY-NULM
The Government of India, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), had restructured the erstwhile Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana (SJSRY) and launched the National Urban Livelihoods Mission (NULM) in 2013. NULM has been implemented in all district headquarters (irrespective of population) and all the cities with population of 1 lakh or more. The Self…
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Gold Monetization Scheme (GMS) updated
Edited and republished on 05.04.2021 On Monday (05.04.2021), the Reserve Bank of India updated several amendments made to the Gold Monetization scheme 2015 to date and advised all designated banks to give adequate publicity to the Scheme through their branches, websites, and other channels. As per present guidelines, nominated banks authorized to import gold by…
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How nominee/legal heirs can claim money from Post Office deposits?
Claim procedure on death of the depositors of Small Savings Schemes like SB, RD, TD, MIS, etc. To make the process of claiming money from the various post office small savings schemes such as Post Office Monthly Income Scheme (PO-MIS), Post Office Recurring Deposit, Term Deposits, and claim procedures of Public Provident Fund (PPF), National…
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What is the Prime Minister’s New 15-Point Programme for the Welfare of Minorities?
The “Prime Minister’s New 15-Point Programme for the Welfare of Minorities” is the revised guidelines of the earlier programme on Credit facilities to the minority community. The objective of the new programme is to ensure that the benefits of various government schemes for the underprivileged reach the disadvantaged sections of the minority communities which are…
Government reverses yesterday’s order regarding huge cut on interest rates of small savings schemes from April.
Edited and republished on April 1,2021 Last evening, in a massive blow to middle-class depositors, on the last day of the financial year, the government had announced a huge cut in interest rates of small savings scheme such as PPF, NSC and other post office deposits up to110 basis point for the first quarter of…
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