Budget allocation for maternity programme increased two fold

Photograph: Jayanta Dey/Reuters Rs 29,000 crore has been set aside for the Women and Child Development (WCD) Ministry for the next fiscal, a 20 per cent increase over the 2018-2019 financial year......

PPF, NSC rates kept unchanged for Q2

The government on Thursday kept interest rates unchanged on small savings schemes, including NSC and PPF, for the second quarter of 2022-23 amid high inflation and rising interest rate.......

Interest rates on PPF, NSC remain unchanged for Q2

In a relief to savers, the government on Wednesday kept interest rates on small savings schemes, including NSC and PPF, unchanged for the second quarter of 2021-22 amid the COVID-19 pandemic.......

How these changes will impact your savings and salaries in FY22

From taxation of EPF contributions to new wage code, life won't be the same in FY22. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com From changes in taxation of EPF contributions, to the new wage code, a......

Citing 'oversight', Sitharaman rolls back cut in interest rates

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said the government will roll back a steep interest rate cut on small saving schemes such as PPF and NSC -- saying it was an oversight, a move being......