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PCOs, Kirana shops, petrol pumps, to be new Insurance Agents
With the aim to expand the reach of insurance in the country, the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) has suggested to permit owners of kirana shops, fair price shops, medical shops, petrol pumps, individual Public Call Office (PCO) to ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2012
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Farmers to avail loans directly from commercial banks
Farmers in Maharashtra who are yet to obtain loans from cooperative banks can now expect them from commercial banks. The state govt will soon take measures to assist Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) utilize the infrastructure of primary agriculture cooperative societies, ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2012
Govt approves package of around Rs. 14,000 crore to revamp cooperative credit structure
A package of around Rs 14,000 Crore approved by the Govt in order to revamp the cooperative credit structure in India. Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar held that the government has also enacted a law to ascertain democratic, autonomous and professional ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2012
Proposed Constitution (110th Amendment) Bill
On October 29, 2009, India’s Union Cabinet gave its approval to the proposal of Department of Agriculture and Cooperation to introduce the Constitution (One Hundred and Tenth Amendment ) Bill, 2009 in the Winter Session of Parliament for incorporation of ..