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Being the 5th largest economy ‘impressive,’ but per capita income must also rise, says Ex RBI Gov Rangarajan
Noting that India was today the fifth largest economy, he said,...
PM Modi Inaugurates First Health Centre Under Ayushman Bharat Scheme
Under the Ayushman Bharat Scheme, the government will open 1.5 lakh health and wellness centre by 2022, which will be equipped to treat host of diseases, including blood pressure, diabetes, cancer and old-age illness
CVC wants details of frauds from banks to devise preventive mechanism
“So we have started to collect data. We have got some portion of data. The remaining data is yet to come. We have analysed, I think about 100 cases and have tried to see whether they fall into a particular pattern,” Chowdary said
Insurers gear up for new accounting regime `Ind AS 117′
The new Ind AS 117, scheduled to be implemented by 2019, is currently being jointly prepared by the insurance regulator IRDAI and Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI)
PM Modi aims to increase healthcare share in GDP to 2.5 pc: Rajnath Singh
“we want to encourage investment in the preventive and promotive (healthcare) sector. We see the private sector as strategic partners in our endeavour to provide universal healthcare,” the minister said.
IRDA asks general insurers to strictly comply with existing reinsurance regulations
“ We are informed that some of the insurers are not complying with the existing norms on order of placement . Insurers are advised to strictly adhere to the said regulation in order to avoid any regulatory action,’’ said an order signed by PJ Joseph, member, IRDAI on Wednesday.
Modi to launch first health and wellness centre in Chhattisgarh
The Ayushman Bharat has twin missions. First, creating a network of Health and Wellness Centres to deliver comprehensive primary healthcare close to the community, and second, providing insurance cover to 40 per cent of India’s population, that is most deprived, for secondary and tertiary care including for instance, hospitalization costs.
IndiaFirst Life sees 43% jump in APE in 2017-18
“We have registered a registered a year-on-year growth of 43 percent in individual annual premium equivalent (APE), with a new retail premium collection of Rs 575 crore by the end of fiscal 2018 from Rs 403 crore a year ago,” a company statement said
India should take steps to ensure privacy in biometric identification programmes: IMF
“A court decision is still pending on its compliance with the right to privacy. In a recent data breach in India, it has been reported that 135 million Aadhar numbers were compromised, underscoring the importance of sound privacy measures,” it added.
General Insurance industry exceeds Rs 1.5 trillion of prm, up 17 pc, in 2017-18
In one of the noteworthy features private sector ICICI Lombard General Insurance – with a premium of Rs 12, 357 crore , up 15 per cent- has overtaken public sector Oriental Insurance Company- with a premium of Rs11, 452 crore, up six per cent – as the fourth largest player during the year.
Govt working on action plan to push growth at district level
The aim of the meeting was to prepare an action plan to increase the growth rate at the district level by 3-4 per cent per annum by accelerating economic activities. Larger aim of this initiative is to help India become a USD 5 trillion economy,” the commerce ministry said in a statement.