Aicpin for the month of October 2011

All India Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial workers on Base 2001=100 for the Month of October, 2011
All India Consumer Price Index Number for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) on base 2001=100 for the month of October, 2011 increased by 1 point and stood at 198 (one hundred & ninety eight) .

INCENTIVE TO EMPLOYEES IN LWE DISTRICTS

QUESTION


(a)    whether the Union Government has taken any steps to grant monetary and nonmonetary benefits to the employees serving in Left Wing Extremism (LWE) affected Districts;

(b)    if so, the details thereof including the details of employees at Panchayat, Block, District and State level to be covered therein;

(c)    whether Central Government employees would also be covered under the scheme; and

Online Sale of Insurance Policies

Online Sale of Insurance Policies

The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) has informed that at present some of the insurance companies resort to online sale of insurance products through their websites/portals in addition to sale through the conventional distribution channels. However there is no proposal from any insurer for sale of their entire policies on online mode.