Indian Railways has changed a few rules to win the favor of passengers, yet again. As per the new rules, if a connecting train is missed due to the late entry of the previous train, you are liable to get a full refund of the ticket price. Two rules have been changed by the Indian Railways, which will be in place from April 1, 2019. The first rule states that…
Employees’ Provident Fund is a mandatory contribution from the salaries of professionals. Employees’ Provident Fund Organization (EPFO), which is the agency that monitors EPF accounts, allows subscribers to submit their nominee details online on its official website. Add nominees to your EPF account, and other details explained here :- Here’s why you should nominate members to your EPF account It is important to nominate members to your EPF account. This…
Indian Railways passengers are met with sanitation, technical and other issues during train journeys. The Railways also gets plenty of complaints in this regard on a regular basis. In order to deal with such complaints, the national transporter has now come up with a new service called Coach Mitra facility. How to place journey-related complaints :- ‘Coach Mitra’ service:- Coach Mitra or Clean My Coach scheme is a single-window passenger…
The IT Department has released new Income tax forms and as per the rules,the taxpayers need to provide certain additional details, such as days of residency in India, holdings in unlisted shares, and buyer details in case of capital gains earned onsale of immovable property, among other changes. Here’s all you need to know about the changes in ITR forms:- Changes in ITR-1 form The ITR-1 form is applicable to…
The issuer of the 12-digit personal identification numbers under the Aadhaar programme, Unique Identification Authority of India is providing number of services online through its “self-service” portal, uidai.gov.in. One such online facility enables users to lock or unlock their biometric details fed into the Aadhaar database. Once engaged, the Aadhaar biometrics lock dismisses any attempts to authenticate the identity of the individual using the data, according to the UIDAI website….
Aadhaar cards issusing authority of India, Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) now directing citizens to update their mobile number or add one to their 12-digit biometric Aadhaar card. This would ensure them to avail services like Government & Non-Government services, Subsidy Benefits, Pensions, Scholarships, Social Benefits, Banking services, Insurance services, Taxation services, Education, Employment, Healthcare etc. Apart from this, with registered mobile number, a citizen will be able to…
Railways from April 1 has started issuing linked PNRs for connecting journeys in order to allow passengers to cancel their onward journey without any cancellation fee, if it is due to delay in their first leg. With this new rule, if passengers miss their connecting train due to late running of the train by which they have been travelling, the fare for untravelled portion will be refunded, without levying any…
Permanent Account Number (PAN) is a unique, 10-digit alphanumeric identity allotted to all taxpayers in India by the Income Tax department. It is essential for undergoing various financial transactions such as receiving taxable salaries/professional fees, sale or purchase of assets, trading of mutual funds, etc. In case there’s a mismatch between details in your PAN and Income-Tax portal, here’s how you can rectify it. Procedure to rectify mismatch in PAN…