Family ID is a 12-digit unique identification number carrying details of a family, serving as a central repository of family attributes to automatically determine their eligibility for government schemes and extend benefits to the missing beneficiariesThe database...
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Nepal’s population reaches 29.1 million
According to the data published by the Central Bureau of Statistics, out of the 29,164,578 people in Nepal, 14,911,027 are females, while the number of males 14,253,551. Kathmandu: Nepal's total population has reached more than 29.1 million, according to the latest...
Proposals in Finance Bill on debt mutual funds, STT likely to adversely impact market: Experts
Among other proposals, the bill has proposed that from April 1, investments in debt mutual funds will be taxed as short-term capital gains. The move would strip investors of the long term tax benefits that had made such investments popular. New Delhi: The changes...
Lok Sabha passes Finance Bill; no relief for life insurers on taxing policies with premium over Rs 5 lakhs
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman while presenting the 2023/24 budget on Feb. 1, had proposed that the government would scrap the tax exemption on the total returns upon maturity of life insurance policies if their aggregate premium exceeded Rs 500,000 ($6,103) The...
LIC plans investment exposure caps post Adani share rout
Currently, the insurer cannot invest more than 10% of outstanding equity in a company and 10% of the outstanding debt. New Delhi: The Life Insurance Corp. of India (LIC) is planning to impose caps on its debt and equity exposure to companies, two sources said, in a...
Finance minister proposes panel to look into issues related to Govt employees’ Pension
"I propose to set up a committee under the finance secretary to look into this issue of pension and evolve an approach which addresses the need of employees while maintaining fiscal prudence to protect the common citizens. The approach will be designed for adoption by...
PM Modi holds high-level review meeting on Covid, influenza situation, stresses on Covid-appropriate behaviour
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Modi directed officials to enhance whole genome sequencing of positive samples with the designated INSACOG genome sequencing laboratories. This will support tracking of newer variants, if any, and timely response, the PMO said. New Delhi:...
Right to Health Bill: Standoff continues between private doctors and Rajasthan govt
For logistical grievances, the state health authority will have 10 functions, including ensuring quality and cost-effective health and diagnostic services by the health sector and hearing all appeals against decisions of the district health authority related to...
Government to promote AYUSH treatment through health tourism
Heal in India is an Initiative of the Government to promote the Medical Tourism in the country. Under this Initiative, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the Government of India and Ministry of Ayush has been working with the Centre for Development of Advanced...
China capital Beijing experiences first population decline since 2003
China's birth rate last year was 6.77 births per 1,000 people, the lowest on record, while the country's death rate, the highest since 1974, was 7.37 deaths per 1,000 people. The death rate in China's capital Beijing surpassed its birth rate in 2022, official data...