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In the Indian agricultural sector, ‘Kisan Credit Card’ (KCC) scheme, run by the Central Government and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to free the farmers from the high interest rates of moneylenders and informal lenders, has emerged as the most effective loan solution. Many times, during the sowing season, …

Bank Fixed Deposits (FDs) have traditionally been considered the safest and risk-free investment option among Indian households. When the capital is of a large amount like ₹ 50 lakh, most of the depositors make a lump sum FD of the entire amount directly in the same bank or for convenience, …

Public Provident Fund (PPF) is considered to be the most reliable and safe medium for savings and long-term investments among Indian families. This central government-backed scheme comes with a 100% sovereign guarantee, which means both your principal and interest are fully protected by the government. When it comes to financial …

Fed up with the poisonous air, concrete jungles and everyday traffic jams of Delhi-NCR, every second person dreams of a peaceful retreat in the lap of mountains on weekends. To capitalize on this desire, a very attractive real estate offer is becoming increasingly viral these days on social media and …

The new year 2027 is going to bring a big good news and financial relief for more than 1.17 crore central employees and pensioners across the country. The latest trends of All India Consumer Price Index (AICPI-IW) being released by the Labor Bureau working under the Ministry of Labor and …

The facility to link Voter ID (EPIC) with Aadhaar has been provided by the Election Commission of India (ECI) with the aim of making the voter list error-free, transparent and free from fake entries. For this, the Commission has implemented a special form – Form 6B (Form 6B – Letter …

The system of ‘Aadhaar Paperless Offline e-KYC’ has been implemented by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) with the aim of strengthening the privacy and data security of citizens. In normal online e-KYC, the service provider (such as a telecom company, bank or hotel) directly connects to UIDAI’s central …

As the most important proof of identity and address, Aadhaar card is required in every government and non-government work. Many times, while travelling, while opening a bank account or while doing some important work, the original physical card is left at home. In such a situation, the electronic Aadhaar i.e. …

The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have mandated Aadhaar biometric e-KYC to prevent misuse of domestic LPG cylinders, weed out fake or dual gas connections and deliver gas subsidy under Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) directly to genuine beneficiaries. If a consumer’s e-KYC remains incomplete, …

Bank Fixed Deposit (FD) still remains the first choice of the elderly people of the country for regular income after retirement and complete security of the deposited capital. In recent times, there has been a race between government and commercial banks to launch special tenure FD schemes to attract retail …