Highlights of Union Budget 2015-16: PDF Download

Friends..As you all know, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today (28 February 2015) presented the Union Budget 2015-16 in Parliament. Questions related to this budget will surely be asked in upcoming competitive Exams and mainly in Bank Exams. So in this post, we are sharing with you the highlights of the Union Budget 2015-16. Download as PDF: Click Here --> No change in personal Income Tax * Health Insurance Premium deduction...

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Economic Survey 2014-15 Highlights PDF

A day before Prime Minister Narendra Modi government's first full Union Budget, the Economic Survey has been tabled in Parliament on 27 February 2015 by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. It has highlighted that the Indian economy would grow by more than 8 percent in the 2015-16 fiscal year. Following are the highlights of Economic Survey 2014-15: * GDP growth seen at 8.1–8.5 per cent in 2015-16 * Double digit growth trajectory; 8–10 per cent...

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Questions related to Sukanya Samridhi Yojana

Friends.. As you are aware Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 22 January 2015 launched a small deposit scheme Sukanya Samridhi Yojana for girl child under the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) campaign. In this post we are bringing you some probable questions that can be asked related to this Yojana in the upcoming exams. 1) Who can open account in the name of Girld Child under Sukanya Samridhi Yojana? - Guardian/Natural Guardian 2) A Guardian...

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Questions related to NITI Ayog for exams

Union government has recently revamped and renamed Planning commission as National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog. Here are some probable questions related to NITI Ayog for upcoming exams. 1) Expand 'NITI' in NITI Aayog? - National Institution for Transforming India 2) Who heads the NITI Aayog as its chairperson? - Prime Minister of India 3) Government had announced formation of NITI Aayog on? - 1 January 2015 4)...

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Questions related to Kisan Vikas Patra for Bank Exams

Friends.. As you might have noticed in the recent Bank/Insurance Exams, in every shift one question related to Kisan Vikas Patra (KVP) was asked. Hence, in this post we are sharing with you some probable questions related to KVP which will be useful in the upcoming exams. 1) Union government on which date relaunched the erstwhile popular small savings instrument Kisan Vikas Patra (KVP) to encourage people to save more and keep them off fraudulent...

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Know more about Kisan Vikas Patra

Union government on 19 November 2014 relaunched the erstwhile popular small savings instrument Kisan Vikas Patra (KVP) to encourage people to save more and keep them off fraudulent schemes. Here are the things you should know about the scheme. * Kisan Vikas Patra savings scheme was originally launched in 1988. The maturity period of the scheme when launched was five and half years and the money invested doubled on maturity. KVP was a popular...

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Know about Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana

* The government rolled out its ambitious financial inclusion programme, the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) on 28 August 2014, and said about 1.5 crore accounts were opened on August 28 through thousands of camps, exceeding the firstday target of 1 crore accounts. * The programme is Prime Minister Narendra Modi's first blockbuster social upliftment scheme and is aimed at improving the lives of millions of India's poor by bringing them...

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PM’s address to the Nation at Red Fort on the 68th Independence Day- Highlights

Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today called upon all citizens to contribute to the cause of building national character. Addressing the nation for the first time from the ramparts of the Red Fort on the 68th Independence Day, he said, it is an occasion for introspection for all, as to how his or her acts would weigh on the scale of National Interest. Let all actions be in the National Interest, and be seen as a contribution towards nation...

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RBI's monetary policy review 5 August 2014: Highlights

Freinds..Here are the highlights of RBI’s bi-monthly monetary policy statement released on 5 August 2014. >> Short-term lending (repo) rate unchanged at 8% >> Cash reserve ratio (CRR) unchanged at 4% >> SLR cut by 0.50% to 22% to unlock banking funds >> Estimates GDP growth at 5.5% for current fiscal >> Targets 8% CPI inflation by January 2015, 6% by Jan 2016 >> Lowers banks’ SLR holdings in held-to-maturity...

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