Senior citizens can get a confirmed lower berth on Indian Railways by booking under the Senior Citizen Quota. Know how to secure a lower berth, booking tips, and travel benefits for senior citizens.
Budget 2025: 33,000 taxpayers availed Vivad Se Vishwas 2.0 scheme to settle direct tax disputes.
The Fixed Deposits are one of the safest and most trusted ways of making long-term investments. By making a one-time investment, an individual can earn up to an interest of nearly 8.5 per cent through FDs.
A Fixed Deposit (FD) account is a financial product where an investor deposits a lump sum of money for a predetermined period, and the interest rate remains fixed throughout the duration of the deposit.
The Vay Vandana Card serves as a key element of the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY), reinforcing the commitment to providing accessible healthcare for all.
A Planning Commission's report revealed that Pakistan's education delivery system had become dysfunctional and all the 134 districts, barring Islamabad, were lagging on indicators ranging from learning outcomes to public financing.
Fixed deposits: Another scheme is called the SBI Amrit Kalash scheme which runs for 400 days and offers an interest rate of 7.10 percent per annum for general citizens.
A Fixed Deposit (FD) account is a financial product where an investor deposits a lump sum of money for a predetermined period, and the interest rate remains fixed throughout the duration of the deposit.
Before deciding on any investment options, it is imperative to accurately assess one's financial requirements, including estimating the monthly budgetary needs.
Voters above 85 years of age and Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) with 40% benchmark disability can avail the optional home voting facility
This year, on World's Senior Citizen Day 2023, let’s make sure that we not only recognise the elderly but also take extra special care of them in our own families.
The Musical Orchestra of Delhi Police performed a beautiful musical event to share some happy moments and memories with Sr Citizens.
Senior citizen concession tickets: Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw hinted that the concessions given to the senior citizens in the railways may not be restored, citing excessive expanses of the national transporter.
The national capital has witnessed a 28.69 per cent surge in crime against senior citizens in 2021 as compared to the previous year with 1,166 cases registered by the police, the data of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) showed.
Free bus travel for women in state buses was also announced by the Rajasthan government earlier.
The recommendation also includes fourth shots for those between 18–64 with moderate to severe immune deficiency, Sweden’s Public Health Agency said in a statement. "The goal is just as before to prevent serious illness and death from Covid19," Agency chief Karin Tegmark Wisell said.
Notably, the United Nations General Assembly had adopted a resolution to observe October 1, 1999 as the International Day of Older Persons
The Surat Rural Police has launched an initiative to help the senior citizens. Under the initiative, every police personnel will meet senior citizens once per month.
The court was hearing a PIL filed by lawyers Dhruti Kapadia and Kunal Tiwari, seeking a direction to Union and state govts to start door-to-door vaccination for senior citizens above the age of 75, specially-abled, bed-ridden and wheelchair-bound people.
Days after issuing the order to revoke home isolation of COVID-19 positive cases which either age above 60 or suffer from comorbidities, the district administration of Southwest (SW) Delhi has now withdrawn it with immediate effect on Sunday.
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