NPS subscribers can add their Aadhaar numbers online. The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA), the body which manages NPS, been taking a number of measures to simplify the processes.

Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY) is a one-year life insurance scheme, renewable from year to year, offering coverage for death. The cover under PMJJBY is for death only and hence benefit will accrue only to the nominee.

The Indian government has launched an online system, called eSanad for document attestation.

Gratuity is a lump sum amount given by the employer to the employee for recognizing to the employee’s service.

The government has described the implementation of the consumer-centric Act as the beginning of an era where the consumer is a king.

All loans under MUDRA are disbursed on a collateral free basis. This implies that the borrowers who could not apply for a loan due to an absence of a collateral can now avail financial services with the help of Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana.

This article helps you to know about EPF rules which are not known by everybody. An employee’s small portion of the salary (12% of the basic salary) is re-invested in EPF or Employee Provident Fund.

Maternity Benefit Act protects the employment of women during the time of her maternity and entitles her to a ‘maternity benefit’ – i.e. full paid absence from work – to take care of her child.

The rate of Public Provident Fund (PPF) will now offer 7.9% but experts say it is still a good option for investors. Given that consumer inflation is down to 3.65%, the real rate of return of the PPF is a healthy 4.25%.

It is envisaged that representatives of Higher Education Institutions interact with local bodies and community in selected village clusters and provide knowledge inputs into the Gram Panchayat Development Plants.

CBDT has tied up with Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) to issue Permanent Account Number (PAN) and Tax Deduction Account Number (TAN).

Under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) scheme, there are only nine months left for you to arrange the amount for down payment, decide the location, builder, and the home loan lender.

Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana is a small deposit scheme for the girl child. It is currently fetching an interest rate of 9.1 percent and provides income-tax rebate.

The government has proposed to make Aadhaar card mandatory for filing income tax return and also applying for permanent account number (PAN).

In 2015, govt decided to put in place the Udyog Aadhaar, which ensures easy registration and a wider coverage of MSMEs to avail of the benefits under various central and state-run schemes.