Skip to main content

Featured Post

How to Pick Mutual Funds That Beat the Market

  Smart Strategies for Investing in Mutual Funds: A Guide to Maximising Your Returns One of the most well-liked investing options for people looking for expert management and diversification without having to choose individual equities is a mutual fund. One of the easiest ways for people to accumulate wealth over time is through mutual fund investments. Mutual funds combine the capital of numerous individuals to invest in a diverse portfolio of stocks, bonds, and other securities, in contrast to direct stock market investing, which necessitates considerable time, study, and risk tolerance. Mutual funds are a well-liked option for both new and experienced investors due to their expert management and diversification. But merely investing in a mutual fund and crossing your fingers seldom yields the best outcomes. A comprehensive approach that matches the appropriate fund selection and management strategies with your financial objectives, risk tolerance, and investment timeline is nece...

Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY)

 




Life insurance is an essential measure for a strong financial foundation. Life insurance is important, as it provides financial protection to the family in the event of the untimely death of the insured. In many types of life insurance policies, the life risk policy is known as term insurance, and it is the cheapest because its premium costs are low. It only covers death, not savings or investment.

 

The government launched PMJJBY as a social welfare scheme on May 9, 2015, which is a life insurance scheme under which a lump sum amount of Rs 2 lakh is covered. Its annual premium is Rs 330 and every Indian between the ages of 18 and 50 is eligible, who should have a bank account. This amount is taken from your bank account through ECS. Banks charge administrative fees for the amount of the scheme. Apart from this, GST is also applicable to this amount. It has to be renewed every year and it will continue till the policyholder is 55 years old. It is necessary to have a bank account to connect to it, and it can be linked to only one bank account, no matter how many accounts you have.

 

To avail this policy, you will have to link your Aadhaar to your bank account. For this, you have to fill the form and also give an unsigned medical certificate, in which you will have to tell that you are not suffering from any serious illness recorded in the policy declaration form. You will also have to mention the nominee's name in the application form. At the beginning of this scheme it was automatically linked to Jan Dhan accounts, but these changes have been made after complaints of its misuse.

 

If the member dies during the period of insurance cover, then his family (nominee) will get an amount of Rs 2 lakh. Even if a person taking insurance under PMJJBY has paid premiums to several banks, the total death benefit cannot be more than Rs 2 lakh. Any person can choose Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY) for a year or more. If a person has opted for long-term insurance, then his bank will deduct the premium amount every year from the bank's savings account. From the day the premium amount is deducted from your bank account, you will get the facility of Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY). PMJJBY policy is purchased on any date, its coverage for the first year will be till 31 May next year. The form for Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY) is also available in different Indian languages. These include English, Hindi, Gujarati, Bangla, Kannada, Odia, Marathi, Telugu and Tamil.


Comments

Popular posts from this blog

Know All About Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme (SGB)

    The first time Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme was first introduced by the Government of India in the Union Budget of 2015-16. It was introduced by the Government of India to reduce the demand for the physical gold form and a part of this physical gold is bought every year in the form of gold bands for the purpose of invest in SGB.   Latest on Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme    A tenth tranche of the buy SGB Series – The Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme 2021-22 - Series X in which the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) sell gold bonds linked to the market price of gold on behalf of the government made available for investment will be open for buy SGB for the period from February 28th to March 4th.   What is Sovereign Gold Bond?   The Sovereign Gold Bond is an initiative taken by the Government of India to reduce the demand for physical gold as per the Reserve Bank of India as the increasing import of gold is affecting the growth and investment of India. Large quantities ...

Know that senior citizens get many special concessions in income tax

  People above 60 years of age, i.e., senior citizens, not only get the benefit of income tax exemption but also receive special relief from income tax on investments and returns. Elderly citizens do not have to pay any income tax on income up to Rs 3 lakh.   Exemption in tax limit under 80C limit: The tax exemption limit for old citizens in a financial year is Rs 3 lakh, while a common man gets tax exemption only up to Rs 2.5 lakh. For very senior citizens who are above 80 years of age, it is Rs 5 lakh. That is, if the annual income of a senior citizen is up to Rs 3 lakh and TDS has not been deducted, then he need not file an income tax return. Similarly, very senior citizens need not file income tax returns if they do not have an annual income up to Rs 5 lakh.   If the age is more than 75 years then no return is required: Those above 75 years of age are not required to file tax returns. There is no any need to file ITR for people above 75 years of age who are ...

SEBI introduces a new category of funds flexi-cap in mutual funds

  Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has introduced a new fund category, Flexi-cap, in mutual funds. According to the circular, mutual funds in this category need to invest at least 65 per cent of the portfolio in equities. However, there is no restriction in terms of allocation to market capitalization range and they can dynamically shift across large-cap, mid-cap and small-cap. So, effectively, the new category of the fund in a mutual fund is how SEBI used to define the multi-cap category until it changed the category's mandate.   On September 11, 2020, SEBI issued a circular informing about the change in the mandate of the multi-cap fund's category. According to the new guidelines of SEBI, multi-cap funds need to allocate 25 per cent of the portfolio to each-large-cap, mid-cap and small-cap stocks, increasing the minimum equity allocation to 75 per cent. AMC has been given time until January 2021 to make the required changes in the portfolios of their multi-c...