EPF portal link

EPF India has launched the Link for Members' Portal wherein employee has to register himself & can check his/her PF account online by clicking on the below Link.

members.epfoservices.in

PF Office has uploaded the Data on their server till Sept-12 & same will get updated every quarter. You can also take a statement of your EPF passbook as well.

Please find attached herewith the guidelines to register in the Members' Portal as well as the FAQs.

EPFO write up

FAQs

Are you being haunted for past dues? Read this!

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“Have you received calls to pay up past dues on credit cards that have long been closed or forgotten? Are you being threatened to pay up hugely inflated amounts under threat to report you a defaulter? If the answer is yes, you may want to pause and seek expert counselling before rushing to settle the dues.”

The guidance is FREE, IMPARTIAL and CONFIDENTIAL from senior bankers!

Help is just a phone call away!

Disha Financial Counselling is a not-for-profit organisation set up by ICICI Bank as part of a Reserve Bank of India mandated initiative to help and guide investors. The counselling is especially important to those who do not know how to resolve credit card difficulties or repair credit records or to understand why their applications for loans are being rejected.

If you know of anyone who needs help and guidance with respect to financial matters, please guide them to call us and take advantage of this unique, free and safe counselling service.
Moneylife Foundation has tied up with Disha Financial Counselling to provide this counselling at the Moneylife Knowledge Centre, Shivaji Park, Mumbai.
One-on-one counselling on financial issues
every Wednesday and Friday from 2:30pm to 5:30pm
at the Moneylife Foundation office.
Please call or email us to set up an appointment.
Since these will be confidential, prior confirmation is a must.
Call (022) 49205000 or email mail@moneylife.in or
visit www.foundation.moneylife.in
Venue: 305, 3rd floor, Hind Service Industries Premises,
Off Veer Savarkar Marg, Shivaji Park, Dadar, Mumbai 400028.
Landmark: Chaithyabhoomi lane, behind Tamnak Thai restaurant.
moneylifefoundation

Aadhaar for LPG Gas Cylinder Connections

The Government of India is launching “Direct Transfer of Cash Subsidy to Domestic LPG customers” in the districts of Amravati, Nandurbar, Mumbai+Suburban, Pune & Wardha of Maharastra State and in the districts of East Nimar (thandwa), Harda & Hoshangabad of Madhya Pradesh State.

All the domestic LPG customers will then get subsidy directly in their Aadhaar linked bank account for 6 LPG cylinders per financial year only, if they provide:

1. Aadhaar Number

2. Link their Aadhaar Number to their Bank Account

If you have an Aadhaar letter and a savings bank account linked to your Aadhaar Number => Go to your LPG Distributor and submit it (for verification carry your Original Aadhaar letter)

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If you have Aadhaar letter but do not have a savings bank account linked to your Aadhaar number = > Link your savings account  to your Aadhaar number by visiting your Bank = > Create your Aadhaar Registration Sheet  (as shown in Sample) => Go to your LPG Distributor and submit it (for verification carry your Original Aadhaar letter)


It you do not have your Aadhaar letter
 => Visit the Aadhaar Enrolment center in your area => Get your Aadhaar letter =>  Create your Aadhaar Registration Sheet  (as shown in Sample) => Go to your LPG Distributor and submit it (for verification carry your Original Aadhaar letter)

Addhaar in LPG marketing is expected to improve portability, increase competition, enhance customer satisfaction, streamline subsidy disbursement and reduce subsidy outgo.

1. At the time of enrolment Aadhaar number is validated through biometric and demographic authentication.
2. Customer places a refill request to the distributor through various channels.
3. The refill request is updated automatically or the distributor enters the same in the application.
4. Distributor loads the details of the day’s delivery into a PoS device.
5. The delivery boy carries the PoS device and filled cylinders to customer premises.
6. Aadhaar Authentication request of customer sent to CIDR (UIDAI system).
7. Online verification response from CIDR to PoS device, followed by receipt of empty cylinder, printing of cash memo and collects payment at market price against delivery.
8. The information from handheld device is uploaded into OMCs central system real time.
9. Central server sends a batch file at predefined frequency with Aadhaar Numbers of Customer (beneficiary) and subsidy amount to be paid to Sponsor Bank.
10. Sponsor Bank initiates cash transfer through NPCI Gateway to the bank account of the Customers.

More information at http://www.indane.co.in/aadhaar.php

LPG subsidy cash to be deposited in your a/c by July 2013! – Click Here for more information

For more detailed information on Aadhaar enabled Service Delivery – Click Here

Passport Seva Project (PSP)

The PSP has been launched in Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) mode with M/s. Tata Consultancy Services as Service Provider. The sovereign and fiduciary functions like verification, granting, issuing/revocation/impounding of passports have been retained by MEA. The ownership and strategic control of the core assets including data/information is with the Ministry.

Passport Seva enables simple, efficient and transparent processes for delivery of passport related services. Apart from creating a countrywide networked environment for Government officials, it aims to integrate with the state police for physical verification of applicant’s particulars and antecedents and with India Post for delivery of passports. Key aspects of the service transformation achieved by PSP are as follows :

  1. Increased Network 
  2. Anywhere Anytime Access
  3. State of the Art Technology Infrastructure 
  4. Improved Amenities
  5. Call Centre & Helpdesk
  6. Integration with Police and India Post 

The pilot project was launched in Bangalore and Chandigarh in May 2010 and August 2010 respectively. After certification of the Project by the Standardization, Testing & Quality Certification, the Third Party Audit Agency under the Department of Information Technology in January 2011, the Passport Seva Project was cleared for launch across the country. The Project is slated for completion during 2011-12.

Click Here for the website, including Online Applications

 

MCGM – BMC Important Telephone nos.

Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai – Bombay Municipal Corporation

Important Connections / Telephone Directory – Click Here for the full Directory

Includes

  • 1 Control Rooms
    • 1.1 Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai
    • 1.2 Government of Maharashtra
    • 1.3 Government of India
    • 1.4 Mumbai Police
    • 1.5 Railways
    • 1.6 BEST
    • 1.7 Reliance Energy
    • 1.8 Gas Services
    • 1.9 India Meteorological Department
    • 1.10 Others
  • 2 Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai
    • 2.1 Deliberative Wing
    • 2.2 MC, Addl MCs, Jt MC & DMC
    • 2.3 Head of the Departments
    • 2.4 Fire Brigade
    • 2.5 Life Guards at Beaches
    • 2.6 Security Department
    • 2.7 Education Department
    • 2.8 School Infrastructure Cell
  • 3 Government of Maharashtra
    • 3.1 Governor, Chief Minister & Dy Ch Minister
    • 3.2 Chief Secretary, Addl Ch Secretary & Others
    • 3.3 Commissioners
    • 3.4 Collectors
    • 3.5 MHADA
    • 3.6 MMRDA
  • 4 Government of India
    • 4.1 President of India, Secretariat
    • 4.2 Prime Minister of India
    • 4.3 National Disaster Management Authority
    • 4.4 Army Headquarters
    • 4.5 Indian Navy
    • 4.6 Mumbai Port Trust
  • 5 Mumbai Police
    • 5.1 DG, CP, & Others
    • 5.2 Regional Traffic Officers
    • 5.3 Police Stations (ACPs)
  • 6 Railways
    • 6.1 Central Railway
    • 6.2 Western Railway
    • 6.3 Konkan Railway
    • 6.4 Railway Police
    • 6.5 Central Railway (Main Line)
    • 6.6 Diva, Kalyan, Bhivandi, Vasai & (North line)
    • 6.7 Khopoli (South East Line)
    • 6.8 Harbour Line
    • 6.9 Western Line
  • 7 BEST
    • 7.1 BEST Officials
    • 7.2 BEST Depot Manager
  • 8 Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited
  • 9 Oil Companies
    • 9.1 Indian Oil
    • 9.2 HPCL
    • 9.3 BPCL
  • 10 India Meteorological Department
    • 10.1 Colaba
  • 11 Civil Defence & Home Guards
    • 11.1 Civil Defence
    • 11.2 Home Guards
  • 12 Tata Power

Click Here for the full Directory

Ready Reckoner Rates for Maharashtra

The following website has the Ready Reckoner Rates for Maharashtra, which includes Mumbai City and Suburbs, and also the detailed valuation rules :

Very useful for valuation of property, calculation of Stamp Duty, etc.
Beware, the site opens in Internet Explorer and Firefox Browsers only !
Changes in Ready Reckoner rates in Mumbai and Suburbs – some indicative figures as on 2 Jan 2013:
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