28 Nov

List of National and regional Public holidays of India in 2017

List of National and regional Public holidays of India in 2017:

Day Date Holiday Comments
Sunday January 01 New Years Day Arunachal pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Miizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu only
Thursday January 05 Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab only. Birthday of the tenth and final Sikh prophet-teacher
Thursday January 12 Birthday of Swami Vivekananda West Bengal only.
Friday January 13 Bhogi Andhra Pradesh Only
Saturday January 14 Pongal Also known as Makar Sankranti, Lohri, Bihu, Hadaga, Poki
Sunday January 15 Thiruvalluvar Day Tamil Nadu only
Monday January 16 Uzhavar Tirunal Puducherry, Tamil Nadu only
Monday January 23 Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti Assam, Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal. Birthday of a prominent leader in the Indian freedom movement
Tuesday January 24 Sir Chhotu Ram Jayanti Haryana only
Wednesday January 25 Statehood Day Himachal Pradesh only
Thursday January 26 Republic Day Commemorates the establishment of the Constitution of India
Saturday January 28 Losar Sikkim only. Tibetan New Year
Tuesday January 31 Me-dam-me-phi Assam. Ancestor festival
Wednesday February 01 Vasant Panchami Haryana, Odisha,Tripura, West Bengal only
Friday February 10 Guru Ravidas Birthday Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab only
Sunday February 19 Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti Maharashtra only
Tuesday February 21 Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti Haryana only
Friday February 24 Maha Shivratri Celebrated on the 13th night/14th day in the Krishna Paksha
Sunday March 12 Doljatra Holi Dahan. Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal only.
Monday March 13 Holi
Thursday March 23 Shaheedi Diwas of Bhagat Singh, Rajguru & Sukhdev Haryana only
Tuesday March 28 Ugadi Telugu and Kannada New Year. Karnataka, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh only.
Wednesday March 29 Telugu New Year Telugu and Kannada New Year. Tamil Nadu only.
Saturday April 01 Odisha Day Odisha only. Utkal Divas
Saturday April 01 Bank Holiday Banks only. Annual accounts closing
Tuesday April 04 Ram Navami Celebrates the birth of Lord Rama to King Dasharatha of Ayodhya
Wednesday April 05 Babu Jagjivan Ram Birthday Andhra Pradesh, Telangana only
Sunday April 09 Mahavir Jayanti The most important religious holiday in Jainism
Tuesday April 11 Hazrat Alis Birthday Uttar Pradesh only.
Thursday April 13 Vaisakhi Haryana only
Friday April 14 Dr Ambedkar Jayanti Birthday of Bhimrao Ramji Ambedekar
Friday April 14 Good Friday Friday before Easter Sunday
Friday April 14 Tamil New Year Puthandu. Tamil Nadu only
Friday April 14 Vishu Kerala Only. First day of Tulu calendar
Friday April 14 Bohag Bihu Assamese New Year
Saturday April 15 Bengali New Year Tripura, West Bengal only
Saturday April 15 Himachal Day Himachal Pradesh only. The province of Himachal Pradesh was created on 15 April 1948
Saturday April 15 Bohag Bihu Holiday Assam only
Sunday April 16 Bohag Bihu Holiday Assam only
Friday April 28 Parashurama Jayanti Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh only
Monday May 01 Maharashtra Day Maharashtra only. Commemorates the formation of the state of Maharashtra on 1 May 1960
Monday May 01 May Day Assam, Bihar, Goa, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Manipur, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, West Bengal only
Tuesday May 09 Birthday of Rabindra Nath Tagore Tripura, West Bengal. A Bengali polymath who reshaped literature and music.
Wednesday May 10 Buddha Purnima Birth of Buddha
Tuesday May 16 State Day Sikkim only
Sunday May 28 Maharana Pratap Jayanti Haryana, Himachal Pradesh only
Friday June 09 Sant Guru Kabir Jayanti Gazetted holiday in Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab.
Thursday June 15 Raja Sankranti Odisha only
Friday June 16 Guru Arjun Dev Martyrdom day Punjab Only
Friday June 23 Jumat-ul-Wida Last Friday of Ramadam
Sunday June 25 Ratha Yatra Odisha
Sunday June 25 Idul Fitr Kerala
Monday June 26 Idul Fitr Many states
Monday August 07 Raksha Bandhan Gujarat, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh only.
Monday August 14 Janmashtami Restricted Holiday. Celebrates the birth of Lord Shri Krishna
Tuesday August 15 Independence Day
Tuesday August 15 Janmashtami Himachal Pradesh
Thursday August 17 Parsi New Year Jamshed Navroz. Mumbai Only
Thursday August 24 Teej Haryana only
Friday August 25 Ganesh Chaturthi Varasiddhi Vinayaka Vrata
Saturday August 26 Nuakhai Odisha only. Harvest Festival. Day after Ganesh Chaturthi
Friday September 01 Idul Juha Kerala, Puducherry
Saturday September 02 Idul Juha Many states
Sunday September 03 First Onam Kerala only. Harvest Festival
Monday September 04 Thiruvonam Kerala only. Harvest Festival
Wednesday September 06 Sree Narayana Guru Jayanti Kerala only. Marks the birth of a key social reformer
Tuesday September 19 Mahalaya Karnataka, Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal only.
Thursday September 21 Muharram Observed mainly by the Shia Muslim community
Thursday September 21 Maharaja Agrasen Jayanati Haryana only
Thursday September 21 Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi Kerala only. Marks the death of a key social reformer
Saturday September 23 Haryana’s Heroes’ Martyrdom Day Haryana only
Wednesday September 27 Saptami of Durgapuja Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal only
Thursday September 28 Durga Puja Mahastami. Odisha, Sikkim only
Thursday September 28 Ayudha Puja Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
Friday September 29 Mahanavami Kerala, Odisha only. Ninth Day of Dussehra
Saturday September 30 Dussehra Vijaya Dashami
Saturday September 30 Vijaya Dashami Kerala, Odisha, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu. Dussehra
Sunday October 01 Muharram (10th Day) Day of Ashurah
Monday October 02 Mahatma Gandhi Birthday Gandhi Jayanti
Thursday October 05 Maharishi Valmiki Birthday Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Punjab.
Thursday October 05 Lakshmi Puja Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal only.
Wednesday October 18 Kali Puja West Bengal only. Festival dedicated to the Hindu goddess Kali
Wednesday October 18 Deewali Deepawali. Except West Bengal.
Wednesday October 18 Kati Bihu Assam only
Friday October 20 Vishavkarma day Haryana only
Wednesday November 01 Haryana Day Haryana only.
Wednesday November 01 Kannada Rajyothsava Bangalore Only. Karnataka Formation Day
Saturday November 04 Guru Nanak Birthday The Birthday of Guru Nanak Sahib, the founder of Sikhism, falls on full moon day of the month Kartik
Saturday November 04 Rasa Purnima Odisha only
Friday December 01 Milad-un-Nabi
Saturday December 02 Milad-un-Nabi Kerala, Puducherry
Sunday December 03 Feast of St Francis Xavier Goa only.
Tuesday December 19 Goa Liberation Day Goa only
Monday December 25 Christmas Day Observed in all states
Monday December 25 Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti Haryana, Punjab only. Second time in 2017
Tuesday December 26 Shaheed Udham Singh’s Birthday Haryana, Punjab only
17 Nov

List of Nuclear / Thermal / Atomic Power Plants India

List of Nuclear / Thermal / Atomic Power Plants India

Anpara Thermal Power Station
City – Sonebhadra
State – Uttar Pradesh

Bellary Thermal Power station
City – Bellary
State – Karnataka

Rihand Thermal Power Station
City – Sonebhadra
State – Uttar Pradesh

Singrauli Super Thermal Power Station
City – Sonebhadra
State – Uttar Pradesh

Obra Thermal Power Station
City – Sonebhadra
State – Uttar Pradesh

Rosa Thermal Power Station
City – Shahjahanpur
State – Uttar Pradesh

Udupi Thermal Power Plant
City – Udupi
State – Karnataka

Mettur Theral Power Station
City – Salem
State – Tamil Nadu

Bellary Thermal Power station
City – Bellary
State – Karnataka

Simhadri Super Thermal Power Plant
City – Vishakapatnam
State – Andhra Pradesh

Chhabra Thermal Power station
City – Baran
State – Rajasthan

Hirakud Captive Power Plant
City – Sambalpur
State – Odisha

Talcher Super Thermal
City – Angul
State – Odisha
Patratu Thermal Power Station
City – Ramgarh
State – Jharkhand
Bokaro Thermal Power Station
City – Bokaro
State – Jharkhand
Durgapur Thermal Power Station
City – Bardhaman
State – West Bengal
Barauni Thermal Power Station
City – Begusarai
State – Bihar

Vindhyachal Super Thermal Power Station
City – Singrauli
State – Madhya Pradesh

Sant Singaji Thermal Power station
City – East Nimar
State – Madhya Pradesh

Satpura Thermal Power Station
City – Betul
State – Madhya Pradesh

Sanjay Gandhi Thermal Power Station
City – Birsinghpur
State – Madhya Pradesh

Jaitapur Nuclear Power Project
City – Madban
State – Maharashtra
Kaiga Nuclear power station
City – Kaiga
State – Karnataka
Mundra Thermal Power Station
City – Kutch
State – Gujarat
Ukai Thermal Power Station
City – Tapi
State – Gujarat
Sikka Thermal Power Station
City – Jamnagar
State – Gujarat
Tirora Thermal Power Station
City – Gondia
State – Maharashtra
Amravati Thermal Power Station
City – Amravati
State – Maharashtra
Chandrapur Super Thermal Power Station
City – Chandrapur
State – Maharashtra
Khaperkheda Thermal Power Station
City – Nagpur
State – Maharashtra
Bhilai Expansion Power Plant
City – Durg
State – Chhattisgarh
Sipat Thermal Power Plant
City – Bilaspur
State – Chhattisgarh
Korba Super Thermal Power Plant
City – Korba
State – Chhattisgarh
Kundakulam Nuclear Power Plant
City – Kundankulam
State – Tamil Nadu
Kakrapar Nuclear power
City – Kakrapar
State – Gujarat
Narora Nuclear Power Plant
City – Narora
State – Uttar Pradesh
Tarapur Atomic power station
City – Tarapur
State – Maharashtra
Gorakhpur Atomic Power Station
City – Fatehabad
State – Haryana
Rajasthan Atomic Power Station
City – Rawatbhata
State – Rajasthan
Mithivirdi nuclear power plant
City – Talaja Taluka
State – Gujarat

17 Nov

List of Chief Ministers, Governors & Capitals of Indian States 2016

List of Chief Ministers, Governors & Capitals of Indian States 2016

As on Nov. 16, 2016

Andaman & Nicobar
C.M. : Union territory
Governor : Jagdish Mukhi
Capital : Port Blair

Andhra Pradesh
C.M. : N.Chandrababu Naidu
Governor : Shri. E. S. L. Narasimhan
Capital : Amravathi [*Hyderabad initially]

Arunachal Pradesh
C.M. : Pema Khandu Shanmuganathan
Governor : V. Shanmuganathan
Capital : Itanagar

Assam
C.M. : Sarbananda Sonowal
Governor : Banwarilal Purohit
Capital : Dispur

Bihar
C.M. : Nitish Kumar
Governor : Ram Nath Kovind
Capital : Patna

Chandigarh
C.M. Mayor – Harphool Chandra Kalyan
Governor : V.P. Singh Badnore (Administrator)

Chhattisgarh
C.M. : Dr. Raman Singh
Governor : Shri Balramji Dass Tandon
Capital : Raipur
Goa
C.M. : Laxmikant Parsekar
Governor : Mridula Sinha
Capital : Panaji
Gujarat
C.M. : Vijay Rupani
Governor : Shri Om Prakash Kohli
Capital : Gandhinagar
Haryana
C.M. : Manohar Lal Khattar
Governor : Kaptan Singh Solanki
Capital : Chandigarh (shared with Punjab)
Himachal Pradesh
C.M. : Virbhadra Singh
Governor : Acharya Dev Vrat
Capital : Shimla
Jammu and Kashmir
C.M. : Mehbooba Mufti Sayeed
Governor : Narinder Nath Vohra
Capital : Srinagar (Summer) Jammu (Winter)
Jharkhand
C.M. : Raghubar Das
Governor : Draupadi Murmu
Capital : Ranchi
Karnataka
C.M. : Shri K. Siddaramaiah
Governor : Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala
Capital : Bangalore
Kerala
C.M. : Pinarayi Vijayan
Governor : P. Sathasivam
Capital : Thiruvananthapuram
Madhya Pradesh
C.M. : Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan
Governor : Om Prakash Kohli
Capital : Bhopal
Maharashtra
C.M. : Devendra Fadnavis
Governor : C. Vidyasagar Rao
Capital : Mumbai
Manipur
C.M. : Shri Okram Ibobi Singh
Governor : Najma Heptullah
Capital : Imphal
Meghalaya
C.M. : Mukul Sangma
Governor : V Shanmuganathan
Capital : Shillong
Mizoram
C.M. : Pu Lalthanhawla
Governor : Nirbhay Sharma
Capital : Aizawl
Nagaland
C.M. : T R Zeliang
Governor : Shri Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya
Capital : Kohima
New Delhi
C.M. : Arvind Kejriwal
Governor : Najeeb Jung
Odisha
C.M. : Sh. Naveen Patnaik
Governor : Shri S. C. Jamir
Capital : Bhubaneshwar
Puducherry
C.M. : V. Narayanasamy
Governor : Kiran Bedi
Capital : Pondicherry
Punjab
C.M. : Shri Parkash Singh Badal
Governor : V P Singh Badnore
Capital : Chandigarh (shared with Haryana)
Rajasthan
C.M. : Vasundhara Raje
Governor : Kalyan Singh
Capital : Jaipur
Sikkim
C.M. : Shri Pawan Kumar Chamling
Governor : Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil
Capital : Gangtok
Tamil Nadu
C.M. : J. Jayalalithaa
Governor : C. Vidyasagar Rao
Capital : Chennai
Telangana
C.M. : K Chandrasekhar Rao
Governor : ESL Narasimhan
Capital: Hyderabad
Tripura
C.M. : Shri Manik Sarkar
Governor : Tathagata Roy
Capital : Agartala
Uttar Pradesh
C.M. : Akhilesh Yadav
Governor : Shri Ram Naik
Capital: Lucknow
Uttarakhand
C.M. : Harish Rawat
Governor : Krishan Kant Paul
Capital : Dehradun
West Bengal
C.M. : Km. Mamata Banerjee
Governor : Keshari Nath Tripathi
Capital : Kolkata
Dadra and Nagar Haveli
Governor : Shri B.S. Bhalla
Capital : Silvassa
Daman and Diu
Governor : Praful Khoda Patel
Capital : Daman
Lakshadweep
Governor : Farooq Khan
Capital : Kavaratti
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09 Nov

Everything You Need To Know About Scheme of Withdrawal of Rs. 500 & Rs. 1000 Notes

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced that Rs. 500 and Rs. 1,000 currency notes are illegal as of today.

Here’s Everything You Need To Know About Scheme of Withdrawal of Rs. 500 & Rs. 1000 Notes:

1. Why is this scheme?
The incidence of fake Indian currency notes in higher denomination has increased. For ordinary persons, the fake notes look similar to genuine notes, even though no security feature has been copied. The fake notes are used for anti-national and illegal activities. High denomination notes have been misused by terrorists and for hoarding black money. India remains a cash based economy hence the circulation of Fake Indian Currency Notes continues to be a menace. In order to contain the rising incidence of fake notes and black money, the scheme to withdraw has been introduced.

2. What is this scheme?
The legal tender character of the notes in denominations of ₹ 500 and Rs1000 stands withdrawn. In consequence thereof withdrawn old high denomination (OHD) notes cannot be used for transacting business and/or store of value for future usage. The OHD notes can be exchanged for value at any of the 19 offices of the Reserve Bank of India or at any of the bank branches or at any Head Post Office or Sub-Post Office.

3. How much value will I get?
You will get value for the entire volume of notes tendered at the bank branches / RBI offices.

4. Can I get all in cash?
No. You will get upto ₹4000 per person in cash irrespective of the size of tender and anything over and above that will be receivable by way of credit to bank account.

5. Why I cannot get the entire amount in cash when I have surrendered everything in cash?
The Scheme of withdrawal of old high denomination(OHD) notes does not provide for it, given its objectives.

6. ₹4000 cash is insufficient for my need. What to do?
You can use balances in bank accounts to pay for other requirements by cheque or through electronic means of payments such as Internet banking, mobile wallets, IMPS, credit/debit cards etc.

7. What if I don’t have any bank account?
You can always open a bank account by approaching a bank branch with necessary documents required for fulfilling the KYC requirements.

8. What if, if I have only JDY account?
A JDY account holder can avail the exchange facility subject to the caps and other laid down limits in accord with norms and procedures.

9. Where can I go to exchange the notes?
The exchange facility is available at all Issue Offices of RBI and branches of commercial banks/RRBS/UCBs/State Co-op banks or at any Head Post Office or Sub-Post Office.

10. Need I go to my bank branch only?
For exchange upto 4000 in cash you may go to any bank branch with valid identity proof.
For exchange over 4000, which will be accorded through credit to Bank account only, you may go to the branch where you have an account or to any other branch of the same bank.
In case you want to go to a branch of any other bank where you are not maintaining an account, you will have to furnish valid identity proof and bank account details required for electronic fund transfer to your account.

11. Can I go to any branch of my bank?
Yes you can go to any branch of your bank.

12. Can I go to any branch of any other bank?
Yes, you can go to any branch of any other bank. In that case you have to furnish valid identity proof for exchange in cash; both valid identity proof and bank account details will be required for electronic fund transfer in case the amount to be exchanged exceeds ₹4000.

13. I have no account but my relative / friend has an account, can I get my notes exchanged into that account?
Yes, you can do that if the account holder relative/friend etc gives you permission in writing. While exchanging, you should provide to the bank, evidence of permission given by the account holder and your valid identity proof.

14. Should I go to bank personally or can I send the notes through my representative?
Personal visit to the branch is preferable. In case it is not possible for you to visit the branch you may send your representative with an express mandate i.e. a written authorisation. The representative should produce authority letter and his / her valid identity proof while tendering the notes.

15. Can I withdraw from ATM?
It may take a while for the banks to recalibrate their ATMs. Once the ATMs are functional, you can withdraw from ATMs upto a maximum of Rs.2,000/- per card per day upto 18th November, 2016. The limit will be raised to Rs.4000/- per day per card from 19th November 2016 onwards.

16. Can I withdraw cash against cheque?
Yes, you can withdraw cash against withdrawal slip or cheque subject to ceiling of Rs10,000/- in a day within an overall limit of Rs.20,000/- in a week (including withdrawals from ATMs) for the first fortnight i.e. upto 24th November 2016.

17. Can I deposit withdrawn notes through ATMs, Cash Deposit Machine or cash Recycler?
Yes, OHD notes can be deposited in Cash Deposits machines / Cash Recyclers.

18. Can I make use of electronic (NEFT/RTGS /IMPS/ Internet Banking / Mobile banking etc.) mode?
You can use NEFT/RTGS/IMPS/Internet Banking/Mobile Banking or any other electronic/ non-cash mode of payment.

19. How much time do I have to exchange the notes?
The scheme closes on 30th December 2016. The OHD banknotes can be exchanged at branches of commercial banks, Regional Rural Banks, Urban Cooperative banks, State Cooperative Banks and RBI till 30th December 2016.
For those who are unable to exchange their Old High Denomination Banknotes on or before December 30, 2016, an opportunity will be given to them to do so at specified offices of the RBI, along with necessary documentation as may be specified by the Reserve Bank of India.

20. I am right now not in India, what should I do?
If you have OHD banknotes in India, you may authorise in writing enabling another person in India to deposit the notes into your bank account. The person so authorised has to come to the bank branch with the OHD banknotes, the authority letter given by you and a valid identity proof (Valid Identity proof is any of the following: Aadhaar Card, Driving License, Voter ID Card, Pass Port, NREGA Card, PAN Card, Identity Card Issued by Government Department, Public Sector Unit to its Staff)

21. I am an NRI and hold NRO account, can the exchange value be deposited in my account?
Yes, you can deposit the OHD banknotes to your NRO account.

22. I am a foreign tourist, I have these notes. What should I do?
You can purchase foreign exchange equivalent to ₹5000 using these OHD notes at airport exchange counters within 72 hours after the notification, provided you present proof of purchasing the OHD notes.

23. I have emergency needs of cash (hospitalisation, travel, life saving medicines) then what I should do?
You can use the OHD notes for paying for your hospitalisation charges at government hospitals, for purchasing bus tickets at government bus stands for travel by state government or state PSU buses, train tickets at railway stations, and air tickets at airports, within 72 hours after the notification.

24. What is proof of identity?
Valid Identity proof is any of the following: Aadhaar Card, Driving License, Voter ID Card, Pass Port, NREGA Card, PAN Card, Identity Card Issued by Government Department, Public Sector Unit to its Staff.

25. Where can I get more information on this scheme?
Further information is available at our website (www.rbi.org.in) and GoI website (www.rbi.org.in)

26. If I have a problem, whom should I approach?
You may approach the control room of RBI by email or on Telephone Nos 022 22602201/022 22602944

09 Nov

Likely Impact of Demonetisation of Banknotes of Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000

Likely Impact of Demonetisation of Banknotes of Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000:

1.Inflation would come down. As a result, the consumer will be benefited. While, producers will be adversely affected because consumption of luxury goods will decline.

2.Property rates would go down in the coming months due to inability of the consumers to cough up the money in cash. Unorganized and smaller developers will lose more.

3.Poor people would be illegally benefited as black money holder may use their account for white money.

4.Foreign tourists may be illegally benefited as black money holder may use them.
5.Economic inequality in the society will reduce.

6. Balance of payment of the country will improve because import will decline more than export.

7. Goldsmith will be benefited as gold may replace case in unofficial transition.

8. Smuggling of gold will increase.