Universal Account Number (UAN) has been allotted to each PF members by the EPFO by converting the existing account numbers of employees who have contributed through electronic challan-cum-return from January to June 2014.
An online registration facility to allot Provident Fund (PF) code numbers to employers was launched by Labour and Employment Minister Narendra Singh Tomar.
New airport regional director for south
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Captain Deepak Shastri has taken over as regional executive director, southern region, Airports Authority of India.
The ombudsman for Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry, Andaman & Nicobar regions, Mr. U. Chiranjeevi, has informed that 1960 complaints have been received during the financial year 2013-2014 on the country’s largest bank, the State Bank of India alone!
The Provident Fund Commission has planned to allot general account numbers for all future subscribers who will start subscribing when they enter their jobs.
‘Aadhar’ cards back in the reckoning??
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The newly formed central government has been exploring whether to continue with the subsidies under the Aadhar cards.
On Sunday, AirAsia India, the domestic arm of Malaysian airline AirAsia added Kochi to its network with the launch of a daily flight service from Bangalore.
State Bank of India is all set to introduce a new facility for sending sms (short message services) about agricultural news to all farmers/agriculturists who have savings or other accounts with them.
The minimum monthly PF pension has been raised to Rs. 1000/-. Central government is exploring the possibilities of implanting this with a retrospective effect.
Central Government is exploring the possibility of cancelling the subsidy for cooking gas for the higher income groups. This means that the higher income group may have to pay for the cylinder in full without any subsidy.
