Cash Transaction Limit Lowered

In a bid to check excess flow of money in electioneering, the Election Commission (EC) has lowered the limit of cash transactions by candidates for campaigning purposes from Rs. 20,000 to Rs. 10,000 per day. In an instruction sent to all chief electoral officers, the poll panel said that for transactions beyond Rs 10,000, the candidates and parties...

In a bid to check excess flow of money in electioneering, the Election Commission (EC) has lowered the limit of cash transactions by candidates for campaigning purposes from Rs. 20,000 to Rs. 10,000 per day. In an instruction sent to all chief electoral officers, the poll panel said that for transactions beyond Rs 10,000, the candidates and parties...