This information is for those who wish to join the schemes, they may still do so. They may join or renew the scheme anytime during the year by paying the full premium, not the proportionate amount. However, the renewal date will remain June 1 for all of the subscribers.

EPFO board meeting decides to lower of the employer’s share of contribution from present 12% to 10%. CBT is the apex decision-making body of EPFO, the government’s pension fund manager.

Retirement fund manager EPFO reduced stipulated period for settlement of various claims such PF withdrawal, pension and insurance to 10 days from 20 at present.

The good days of real estate in Delhi-NCR are not currently returning. Although the property market is recovering after the ban on bank postings, recent legal changes have put a double pressure on demand and prices. According to the estimate of the next three months of Property Portal MagicBricket, there is no scope for prices to increase in 70 to 90% of the areas.

Chamber of low-cost housing projects after Demonetisation. In the January-March quarter this year, home buyers had to face the difficulties after the Demonetisation, but despite this, they have not changed the decision to buy their dream house.

A senior government official said that recent amendments in banking rules will help bank solve the problem of debt deferred soon. According to RBI regulations, if the amount of any loan amount is more than 90 days, then it becomes non-performing.

ICAI asked its members, to ensure that companies have made adequate disclosures of transactions involving canceled notes before December 30, 2016.

There may be slight increase in the passenger service fee (PSF) given by the air travelers. The reason for this is that the government is considering increasing security and ease tariffs. If this happens then air travel tickets may be some expensive.

The government is selling Aadhaar like “herbal medicine” — a panacea for all ills, from black money to terrorism to leakage, senior advocate Arvind Datar told the Supreme Court on Thursday.

The central government said to stop accepting electricity bill payments in cash and move to digital mode, a move that can be giant leap towards a cashless economy as power worth lakhs of crores in consumed every year.

Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) provides monetary and medical benefits to Employees in case of sickness, maternity and employment injury and to make provisions for related matters.

The Employees” Provident Fund Scheme 1952 is amended to do away with the requirement of submission of various certificates and proformas for seeking advance for treatment of illness and purchasing equipment required in case of physical disabilities.

The date of submission of the Service tax return (Form ST-3) for the period from 1st October 2016 to 31st March 2017, was 25th April, which has extended to 30th April, 2017.

In the battle for fees, banks should realise that maximising profits is a short-term game and a fair game could sow the seeds of long-term profits.

India will soon embark on an ambitious programme aimed at switching most, if not all, of its vehicles to battery power by 2030. The scheme, which kicks off in the next few months.