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India Post Payment Bank achieves 3.6 crore customers
The India Post Payment Bank, even amid COVID-19 pandemic, has attained 3.6 crores of customers. Till September 15, 2020, the bank had completed 38,500 crores of financial transactions. Highlights In August 2019, it had crossed the milestone of one crore customers. This has been achieved by the bank in just two years of launch. The ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs • Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: aadhaar card • AEPS • DBT • Doorstep banking • Financial inclusion • India Post Payments Bank • Mobile banking • payment bank • Post Office Ltd
Aadhaar authentication for new GST registration activated
Aadhaar authentication has been activated by the Government for the registration of new goods and services tax, which will provide an impetus for the enhancement of ease of doing business. Physical verification is not needed for new registration but the GST registration without Aadhaar authentication needs physical verification that may take a longer time period. ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Aadhaar • Aadhaar Act • aadhaar card • Goods and Service Tax • Taxation
UIDAI’s 10-year success-The State of Aadhaar Report
Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), the statutory body established in January 2009 under the Ministry of Electronics and Information is solely responsible for providing AADHAR cards. Aadhaar even after 10 years is the world’s largest bio metric ID system in the world Highlights In 2009, nearly 5 million births were unregistered. However, today the ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: Aadhaar • Aadhaar authentication • aadhaar card • Biometric Data • Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology • Unique Identification Authority of India
Supreme Court: Linking of Aadhaar with PAN Mandatory
The Supreme Court has upheld the government’s decision and ruled that it would be mandatory for all Aadhaar holders to link it with the permanent account number (PAN) for filing of income tax returns. However, in a partial setback to the government, the apex court refused to make it compulsory for those people who do not possess ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2017
Topics: aadhaar card • PAN • Right to Privacy • Supreme court
SC refuses to allow voluntary use of Aadhaar card for welfare schemes
Supreme Court has refused to allow some states and statutory bodies like RBI, SEBI to voluntary use of Aadhaar card for welfare schemes other than PDS and LPG schemes. Ruling in this regard was given by SC bench headed by Justice J Chelameswar and made it clear modification in this matter will be heard by ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2015
Topics: aadhaar card • Current Affairs 2016 • Government Schemes • Supreme court