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Policy Measures Taken To Boost Social Impact Of FinTech In India: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the government is taking various measures at the policy level to promote the fintech sector, which attracted over USD 31 billion in investments in the last 10 years, and the abolition of the Angel Tax is al
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1,000 Monuments To Be Under Private Sector In Monument Mitra Scheme
About 1,000 monuments under the control of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) will be taken over by the private sector as part of their Corporate Social Responsibility, said Govind Mohan, Secretary, Ministry of Culture on Wednesday.
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Budget 2022: CII For Additional 1% CSR Levy To Provide Covid Booster Shots
CII also called upon state governments to lift the pandemic-induced restrictions on economic activity
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More Than 4 Crore Workers Register With E-Shram Portal
Four crore workers have registered themselves with e-shram portal, with maximum registrations from Odisha, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh
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Congress To Hold Online Agitation Today Demanding Aid For Poor
The Congress will on Thursday hold an agitation through social media demanding monetary aid from the Centre for people from the unorganised sector in line with the "Nyay" scheme proposed by the party leader Rahul Gandhi, Maharashtra minister Balasaheb Thorat has said.
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Here's How Much Contribution You Need To Make In PM-SYM To Earn Monthly Pension
Pension scheme PM-SYM or Pradhan Mantri Shram Maan-Dhan requires a monthly contribution ranging from Rs 55 to Rs 200 for a subscriber to reach his or her pension goal. PM-SYM or PM Shram Maan-Dhan is a government-sponsored contributory pension scheme focused on unorganised sector workers earning up to Rs 15,000 a month and not covered under any ot...
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How LIC Aam Aadmi Bima Scheme (AABY) Works: Five Things To Know
Unorganised sector workers aged between 18 and 59 years can subscribe to the AABY scheme, which offers a cover of Rs 30,000, according to LIC. Eligible applicants can subscribed to the Aam Aadmi Bima scheme at an annual premium of Rs 200 per member, 50 per cent of which is subsidised from the Social Security Fund, the insurance major adds.
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Regulator Proposes Auto-Enrolment Under Pension Scheme
With a view to widening the social security net among unorganised sector workers, regulator PFRDA has proposed a scheme under which employers will have to automatically enrol workers under the Atal Pension Yojna.
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Indians Living Abroad Can Now Send Funds Online For Flagship Schemes
Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) and Persons of Indian Origins (PIOs) will now be able to make monetary contributions online for government's flagship programmes 'Swachch Bharat' and Clean Ganga among other social sector projects, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj announced in New Delhi today.
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NRIs/PIOs Can Now Send Funds Online For Flagship Schemes
NRIs and Persons of Indian Origion (PIOs) will now be able to make monetary contributions online for government's flagship programmes 'Swachch Bharat' and Clean Ganga among other social sector projects, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj announced.
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Aadhaar Set To Cross 100 Crore Mark, Aims To Boost Government Plans
Aadhaar enrolments are set to cross the 100 crore mark in a couple of days, a development which will boost the government's plan to provide subsidies and benefits under various social sector schemes directly.
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Higher Allocation for Swachh Bharat or Digital India? Government Seeks Opinion
The Finance Ministry has come up with a fresh set of voting options to seek public opinion on prioritising funding allocation for social sector schemes in the budget for 2016-17.
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Jaitley Asks States to Step Up Infra, Social Sector Spending
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday said he expects states to increase spending on infrastructure and poverty alleviation schemes as the 14th Finance Commission has devolved higher funds to them.
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Give Priority to Backward Castes, Minorities Under Central Schemes: Panel
The chief minister's sub-group on Centrally-Sponsored Schemes (CSS) has suggested that Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) and social inclusion schemes, particularly for the disabled, backward castes and minorities, should have the first claim on central funds.
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Arun Jaitley to Meet Heads of PSU Banks on Friday
Besides, the meeting will review credit offtake by sectors such as home, education and minority as well as the progress made under the Jan Dhan Yojana and Prime Minister's social security schemes among other issues, sources said.
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Policy Measures Taken To Boost Social Impact Of FinTech In India: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the government is taking various measures at the policy level to promote the fintech sector, which attracted over USD 31 billion in investments in the last 10 years, and the abolition of the Angel Tax is al
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1,000 Monuments To Be Under Private Sector In Monument Mitra Scheme
About 1,000 monuments under the control of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) will be taken over by the private sector as part of their Corporate Social Responsibility, said Govind Mohan, Secretary, Ministry of Culture on Wednesday.
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Budget 2022: CII For Additional 1% CSR Levy To Provide Covid Booster Shots
CII also called upon state governments to lift the pandemic-induced restrictions on economic activity
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More Than 4 Crore Workers Register With E-Shram Portal
Four crore workers have registered themselves with e-shram portal, with maximum registrations from Odisha, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh
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Congress To Hold Online Agitation Today Demanding Aid For Poor
The Congress will on Thursday hold an agitation through social media demanding monetary aid from the Centre for people from the unorganised sector in line with the "Nyay" scheme proposed by the party leader Rahul Gandhi, Maharashtra minister Balasaheb Thorat has said.
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Here's How Much Contribution You Need To Make In PM-SYM To Earn Monthly Pension
Pension scheme PM-SYM or Pradhan Mantri Shram Maan-Dhan requires a monthly contribution ranging from Rs 55 to Rs 200 for a subscriber to reach his or her pension goal. PM-SYM or PM Shram Maan-Dhan is a government-sponsored contributory pension scheme focused on unorganised sector workers earning up to Rs 15,000 a month and not covered under any ot...
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How LIC Aam Aadmi Bima Scheme (AABY) Works: Five Things To Know
Unorganised sector workers aged between 18 and 59 years can subscribe to the AABY scheme, which offers a cover of Rs 30,000, according to LIC. Eligible applicants can subscribed to the Aam Aadmi Bima scheme at an annual premium of Rs 200 per member, 50 per cent of which is subsidised from the Social Security Fund, the insurance major adds.
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Regulator Proposes Auto-Enrolment Under Pension Scheme
With a view to widening the social security net among unorganised sector workers, regulator PFRDA has proposed a scheme under which employers will have to automatically enrol workers under the Atal Pension Yojna.
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Indians Living Abroad Can Now Send Funds Online For Flagship Schemes
Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) and Persons of Indian Origins (PIOs) will now be able to make monetary contributions online for government's flagship programmes 'Swachch Bharat' and Clean Ganga among other social sector projects, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj announced in New Delhi today.
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NRIs/PIOs Can Now Send Funds Online For Flagship Schemes
NRIs and Persons of Indian Origion (PIOs) will now be able to make monetary contributions online for government's flagship programmes 'Swachch Bharat' and Clean Ganga among other social sector projects, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj announced.
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Aadhaar Set To Cross 100 Crore Mark, Aims To Boost Government Plans
Aadhaar enrolments are set to cross the 100 crore mark in a couple of days, a development which will boost the government's plan to provide subsidies and benefits under various social sector schemes directly.
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Higher Allocation for Swachh Bharat or Digital India? Government Seeks Opinion
The Finance Ministry has come up with a fresh set of voting options to seek public opinion on prioritising funding allocation for social sector schemes in the budget for 2016-17.
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Jaitley Asks States to Step Up Infra, Social Sector Spending
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday said he expects states to increase spending on infrastructure and poverty alleviation schemes as the 14th Finance Commission has devolved higher funds to them.
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Give Priority to Backward Castes, Minorities Under Central Schemes: Panel
The chief minister's sub-group on Centrally-Sponsored Schemes (CSS) has suggested that Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) and social inclusion schemes, particularly for the disabled, backward castes and minorities, should have the first claim on central funds.
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Arun Jaitley to Meet Heads of PSU Banks on Friday
Besides, the meeting will review credit offtake by sectors such as home, education and minority as well as the progress made under the Jan Dhan Yojana and Prime Minister's social security schemes among other issues, sources said.
