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......

Govt won't make RBI's inflation report public

The government on Monday ruled out making public the RBI report detailing the reasons why the central bank could not keep inflation within the targeted 6 per cent upper limit for the three......

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......

Interest rate on PPF slashed to 6.4%, NSC's to 5.9%

The government on Wednesday cut interest rates on small savings schemes, including NSC and PPF, by up to 1.1 per cent for the first quarter of 2021-22 in line with falling fixed deposit rates of......