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IDBI Bank employees, pensioners service conditions protected under deal: DIPAM Secretary
"Under the share purchase agreement, the qualified parties have...
Cabinet approves ₹53,428 crore Social Assistance Scheme, amends disability Pension norms
The benchmark disability requirement for availing of the pension...
Merchant Discount Rate on UPI transactions deferred, no new date announced
"UPI and Services Steering Committee today decided that, keeping in mind the festive season, Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on select Person-to-Merchant (P2M) UPI transactions shall be implemented immediately post Diwali on a date to be notified separately," NPCI said...
Centre asks States/UTs to ensure prominent display of healthcare service rates at clinical establishments
Union Health Secretary Punya Salila Srivastava Union Health Secretary Punya Salila Srivastava, in a letter to the chief Secretaries of all states and UTs, has called for a review of compliance with applicable regulatory provisions and appropriate measures to ensure...
SC directs centre and state govts to link accident, vehicle, insurance databases within 4 weeks
The Supreme Court directed the Centre and states to complete the integration "within four weeks from today positively" and file compliance reports, along with details sought in its previous orders, through affidavits.The directions came as the top court examined...
World Bank in talks with dozens of countries about crisis aid, Banga says
Ajay Banga,president, World Bank A sharp spike in diesel and fertilizer prices and other factors, including the looming super El Niño weather effect, were adding to challenges facing developing countries, Banga said in an interview ahead of this week's annual...
Set up panel to examine ‘unethical’ pharma marketing practices: SC to Govt
The bench said the committee would make its recommendations to the Centre regarding appropriate regulatory and/or statutory framework for effectively regulating pharmaceutical marketing practices, keeping in view the need for transparency, accountability and effective...
Keralam to bring law guaranteeing care for senior citizens in next Assembly session: CM
V D Satheesan,Chief Minister, Keralam "We are preparing legislation to provide a legal guarantee to senior citizens that they will be protected and that somebody will be there to take care of them," Satheesan said, ahead of the commencement of the Assembly session on...
GST Council allows employers to get Input Tax Credit on GST paid for employee insurance cover
Nirmala Sitharaman,Union Finance Minister Currently, an 18 per cent GST is levied on all such group insurance policies. Almost every organised employer provides cover for its workforce, so the cost of providing the coverage comes down, which should assist the spread...
Chhattisgarh govt blacklists Oriental Insurance for 3 yrs over delayed helicopter crash claim, insurer says claim not payble
The state's Directorate of Aviation took the action in connection with the insurance claim for a government-owned AgustaWestland helicopter that crashed in May 2022, killing two pilots `We, at OICL are very disappointed at this unjust decision on the part of...
Govt directs banks to increase awareness of claim eligibility in Jansuraksha insurance schemes
Sanjay Lohiya,secretary, Department of Financial Services , also asked banks to enrol all new beneficiaries of PMJJBY & PMSBY through the Jan Suraksha portal as the portal will be integrated with all banks and insurers thereby enhancing the quality of data and...
Finmin to meet heads of banks on Tuesday to review progress of financial inclusion scheme
Sanjay Lohiya,Financial Services Secretary The meeting, to be chaired by the secretary, would also discuss and review the progress of various financial inclusion schemes, including PM Mudra Yojana aimed at providing funds to unfunded New Delhi: The finance ministry...