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Tag: Banking & Financial Sector
Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-Dhan Yojana launched
Tags: Health, Banking & Financial Sector, Society
Published on: 05 March 2019
Elephant bonds for declaring undisclosed income
Tags: Infrastructure, Banking & Financial Sector
Published on: 19 July 2019
Digital measures to make bank accounts secure
Tags: Banking & Financial Sector
Published on: 29 August 2019
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<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It will provide assured monthly pension of Rs 3000 to employees of unorganised sector after 60 years of age based on their monthly contribution of small affordable amount during their working age.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Intended beneficiaries: </span></strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Unorganised sector workers with monthly income upto Rs. 15,000 and belonging to entry age group of 18-40 years.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Non-eligible:</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif"> Organized workers covered under New Pension Scheme (NPS), Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) scheme or Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) are not eligible for it.<strong> </strong>Income tax payers are also not eligible.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Workers of unorganised sector: </span></strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Home based workers, agricultural workers, construction workers, mid-day meal workers, street vendors, head loaders, cobblers, rag pickers, brick kiln workers, washer men, rickshaw pullers, domestic workers, landless labourers, beedi workers, handloom workers, leather workers and similar other occupations.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Minimum Assured Pension: </span></strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Each subscriber under it will receive minimum assured pension of Rs. 3000 per month after attaining age of 60 years.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">In case of death during receiving pension (after 60 years), then his or her spouse will be entitled to receive 50% of pension as family pension. It will be only applicable to spouse.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">In case of death before age of 60 years then spouse of beneficiary will be entitled to continue scheme subsequently by payment of regular contribution or may even exit the scheme</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Contribution of Subscriber: </span></strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Unorganised sector worker, joining this scheme is required to contribute prescribed contribution amount from age of joining scheme till the age of 60 years.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Medium of contribution: </span></strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It will be through ‘auto-debit’ facility from savings bank account or from Jan- Dhan account of subscriber.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Central Government’s contribution: </span></strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Central Government will make prescribed age-specific contribution by the beneficiary on 50:50 basis.</span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Significance of elephant bonds</span></span></strong> </span></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Such bonds are necessary part of Central Government’s carrot and stick policy. This will allow past tax defaulters to join mainstream without attracting penalties. This will also provide conducive way to increase tax revenue along with increasing the number of taxpayers and beneficiaries in tax base who had not declared their assets previously. It will improve funding for long term infrastructure projects which are critical part in increasing economic growth. </span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Previous Amnesty schemes</span></span></strong></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">These schemes were aimed at encouraging people to avoid prosecution and declare black money by paying penalty only. </span></span></span></span></p>
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<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">First:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif""> It was introduced as part of Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income And Assets) And Imposition of Tax Rules, 2015. Under it, window was provided to declare income and assets parked in foreign countries between July 2015 to September 2015.</span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Income Declaration Scheme (IDS):</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif""> It was second such major initiative launched in May 2016. Under it, people with undisclosed income were given time between June 2016, to September 2016, to declare their income with a tax including penalty of 45% of the total undisclosed income.</span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Demonisation:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif""> It was announced in November 2016. Government had demonetised high currency notes to fight black money. </span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif""> under which the government asked people with black money to pay 50% fine of the undisclosed income and deposit an additional 25% in government schemes which would be refunded without interest after four years. This scheme also expired on March 31, 2017.</span></span></span></span></li>
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It will improve funding for long term infrastructure projects which are critical part in increasing economic growth. </span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Previous Amnesty schemes</span></span></strong></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">These schemes were aimed at encouraging people to avoid prosecution and declare black money by paying penalty only. </span></span></span></span></p> <ol> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">First:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif""> It was introduced as part of Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income And Assets) And Imposition of Tax Rules, 2015. 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