No election at Co-operative Housing Societies before 31.12.2014

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Please refer:

MAHARASHTRA ACT No.XVI of 2013 (First Published, after having received the assent of the Governor, in the “Maharashtra Government Gazette”, on the 13th August 2013):

Quote: State Co-operative Election Authority. “73CB (15): Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, the rules or the by-laws of any co-operative society, the election to the committee and consequent election of the office-bearers which is due on the date of commencement of the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies (Amendment) Act, 2013, or may become due after such date, until 31st March 2013 shall be held before the 31st December 2013.Unquote.

Please refer again:

MAHARASHTRA ACT No. XXXI OF 2013 (First Published, after having received the assent of the Governor, in the “Maharashtra Government Gazette”, on the 20th December 2013).
An Act to further amend the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies’ Act, 1960

Quote: WHEREAS it is expedient further to amend the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960 for the purposes herein after appearing ; it is hereby enacted in the Sixty fourth year of Republic Of India as follows:-

1. This Act may be called the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies’ (second Amendment Act, 2013).Amendment of Section 73CB of Mah.XXIV of 1961.

2. In Section 73CB of Maharashtra Co-operative Societies’ Act, 1960 in sub Sub Section (15), for the words, figures and letters”before the 31st December, 2013″ the words, figures and letters “before the 31st December 2014” shall be substituted. Unquote

Hope the matter quite clear.

J.B.Patel – Jeby

Aadhaar no longer linked with LPG ?

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Great news on the gas-Aadhaar front. From March 10 onwards, domestic LPG consumers across the State will pay just the subsidised cost price of Rs. 441 per cylinder without depending on the Aadhaar card link up to the bank accounts for reimbursement of the remaining amount.

Clear directives

Clear directives de-linking the gas subsidy from Aadhaar card and bank accounts have reached the gas authorities here and distributors are being asked to start implementing the Aadhaar-less LPG scheme from Monday next onwards.

Those who have already booked for a cylinder and getting it before March 10 will, however, have to pay the non-subsidised price of Rs. 1,200.

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RTI e-resources

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Yashwantrao Chavan Academy of Development Administration (YASHADA) is the Administrative Training Institute of the Government of Maharashtra, and meets the training needs of government departments and rural and urban non-officials and stakeholders.

They have now started an RTI Section  on their website the the following links :

 

RTI e-Library

RTI Act RTI Rules Judgements
Guidelines Handbooks Reference Material

Please Click Here to visit their website for further interesting and uptodate information

Traffic can be stopped only for President, Vice President and Prime Minister

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We all witness halting of traffic when all grades of ministers, with red beacon lights on their cars and cavalcade of several vehicles, pass through the road. RTI reveals this is illegal! The RTI activist also raised the issue before the Human Rights Commission

Most urban cities have one more sore point for traffic besides vehicle congestion and that is halting of traffic whenever any VIP passes by, often with a cavalcade of vehicles behind him. The common commuter is stranded, sometime for a long time.

While all grades of ministers lavishly enjoy this VIP treatment on roads, Jammu-based noted Right to Information (RTI) activist Deepak Sharma has procured information under RTI, which comes as a pleasant surprise.

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in reply to an RTI filed by Sharma revealed that the traffic on roads can be stopped only in the case of movement by the President of India, the Vice President of India, the Prime Minister of India and visiting foreign dignitaries who are given President/ PM level security cover.

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Does the election expenses limit have any meaning?

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The election commission has upped the expense limit for Lok Sabha elections from Rs40 lakh to Rs70 lakh per candidate in big states. But 129 or 30% out of 437 MPs spent Rs14.62 lakh or 59% of the expense limit during the last general election

The Indian government has cleared a proposal by Election Commission to increase the expenditure limit for Lok Sabha elections to Rs70 lakh from Rs40 lakh per candidate in big states. But does it have anything to do with the reality? During the last general election, about 129 members of Parliament (MPs) spent less than 50% of expense limit. This raises a question on the need to increase expenditure limit without taking into consideration the blatant misuse of black money in elections.

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RBI extends deadline to exchange pre-2005 currency notes

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Clipboard01MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India on Monday granted an additional nine months for the public to exchange currency notes printed before 2005, including Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 denominations, and set a deadline of January 1, 2015.

“RBI has also advised banks to facilitate the exchange of these notes for full value and without causing any inconvenience whatsoever to the public,” the central bank said in a release. It clarified that the public “can continue to freely use these notes” for transactions and can unhesitatingly receive these notes in payment as all such notes remain legal tender.

Fight Fat with Ayurveda – naturally

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CaptureAs we grow older, it can be extremely challenging to lose fat just through diet and exercise. To really fight that stubborn fat, the ancient medical system of India, known as ayurveda, uses age-old techniques that target the exercise-resistant fat by igniting your digestive fire. This is the biggest difference between ayurvedic weight loss and techniques and more conventional Western methods — ayurveda focuses on why your fat cells are getting bigger and gives you solutions that work long term. These techniques have worked for thousands of years and can be performed on a daily basis.

Ayurvedic techniques are targeted specifically at removing ama from your body, which shrinks your fat cells. The older you get, the more common it becomes to have ama in your body, but it doesn’t have to be this way. if you implement daily habits and detox programs that help remove these toxins, they don’t have to become a chronic issue leading to weight gain.

Each one of the recommendations will help you to shed those extra pounds. Individually, they are helpful, but when you put them all together, you may experience impressive weight-loss results. These fat fighters will help you not only lose weight — but you’ll be able to keep it off. You can adhere to this plan indefinitely — I consider the steps life-long “maintenance” recommendations.

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When can a Bank Close your Safe Deposit Locker (India)

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Normally bank lockers are opened for the safe keeping of valuable confidential documents, gold and precious ornaments.   The bank lockers will give a sort of comfort to the locker holders with total peace of mind.  The main features and benefits of safe deposit lockers are convenient, safe and private way of keeping valuables secure and facility to deposit or retrieve valuables at any time during the banking hours.  
But please remember to operate your bank lockers at least once in a year (base on the customer risk category) otherwise your bank can open your safe deposit locker and allot the same to another customer. The RBI direction related to unoperated bank lockers are given below
“Where the lockers have remained unoperated for more than three years for medium risk category or one year for a higher risk category, banks should immediately contact the locker-hirer and advise him to either operate the locker or surrender it. This exercise should be carried out even if the locker hirer is paying the rent regularly. Further, banks should ask the locker hirer to give in writing, the reasons why he / she did not operate the locker. In case the locker-hirer has some genuine reasons as in the case of NRIs or persons who are out of town due to a transferable job etc., banks may allow the locker hirer to continue with the locker. In case the locker-hirer does not respond nor operate the locker, banks should consider opening the lockers after giving due notice to him. In this context, banks should incorporate a clause in the locker agreement that in case the locker remains unoperated for more than one year, the bank would have the right to cancel the allotment of the locker and open the locker, even if the rent is paid regularly. “
RBI direction is very clear, even if you pay your locker rent regularly, the bank has got every right to open the locker and allot this to another customer, if you failed to operate your bank locker within the time limit prescribed by RBI
So please keep in mind that, you should operate your bank locker at least once in a year (as per the risk category) even if there is nothing to deposit or withdraw from your bank safe deposit locker.  The simple solution is to visit your bank locker once in a year and open and close it and also once in a while ensure that the contents stored in the locker is in order.  Please ensure to obtain a copy of the safe deposit locker agreement and read all terms and conditions carefully.
Note: RBI rules related to opening and operating of Bank Safe Deposit lockers are subject to change. Please contact your bank for more information and guidance.  This article is just for the general information of the readers.
Courtesy : Noshir Parlewalla

Insanely stupid health lies still pushed by the nutritionally illiterate media

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I’ve identified the most insanely stupid lies about health still being pushed by the mainstream media… an institution that’s increasingly detached from reality and losing readers and viewers at a record pace:

#1: Mercury in lobster is bad for you, but mercury in flu shots is good for young children!

#2: There’s no such thing as a food that helps prevent cancer

#3: Fluoride improves public health

#4: Nutrition is a waste of money

#5: Disease outbreaks are caused by a lack of vaccinations

#6: GMOs are perfectly safe to eat in unlimited quantities, and without GMOs, half the world might starve to death.

#7: All the money donated to pink ribbon cancer fundraisers goes to help find cures for cancer. (Total lie. Most of the money goes to fund mobile mammogram trucks that go into low-income neighborhoods to falsely diagnose poor women with cancer so the cancer centers can rack up huge Medicare billings. Ka-ching!)

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Legal Resource Center

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What is LRC?
The LRC’s (Legal Resource Centre’s) main objective will be to provide information, advice and preliminary guidance to a person needing legal help or planning legal action
For those seeking legal help, Moneylife Foundation’s new initiative—Legal Resource Centre, will provide support to individuals seeking legal guidance. Here’s how the LRC works
After receiving several requests for legal guidance, Moneylife Foundation has setup Legal Resource Centre to help those individuals who are lost when it comes to dealing with the complex Indian legal redressal system and are seeking legal help. The LRC will guide them to the right forum and suggest on how to get the best results. We will not draft applications for them or appear for them in any legal forum.
If you are seeking legal guidance, here is a guide to the MLF-LRC:
 
What will the LRC cover?
The LRC will focus on 10 main areas-
  1. Guidance for filing complaints with financial regulators & stock exchanges
  2. Guidance for filing consumer complaints
  3. Guidance on IT Act and issues that affect life and liberty.
  4. Guidance on filing Public Interest Litigation
  5. Guidance to Whistleblowers
  6. Guidance on filing complaints & consequences in Sexual Harassment cases
  7. Guidance Wills, transmission of assets etc.
  8. Guidance on filing RTI effectively and handling the appeals process
  9. Property, conveyance, cooperative society related issues, registration, stamp duty etc.
  10.  Basic legal research of different kinds especially pertaining to new legislation where there is no case laws in India such as Class Action Suits under the new Companies Act
To know more, kindly visit- http://lrc.moneylife.in/home/seek-help/