India, Feb. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Annexure - A1 Statement showing the number of persons benefitted through Legal Services provided under Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 during the year 2021-2022. S.No. Name of the State/UT Authority Categories of Persons availing Legal Aid Total SC ST Women Children In Custody Persons with Disability Industrial Workmen Transgender Victim of Trafficking in Human beings or Begar Victims of Mass Disaster Violence, F...
India, Feb. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), Government of India appointed Central Nodal Officers (CNOs) in 2025 for the ground inspection of Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) schemes across identified districts. The CNOs inspected 163 schemes in 155 districts across the country. The parameters assessed during the inspections, inter-alia, included functionality of schemes, institutional mechanisms, quality of works, technical design, grievan...
India, Feb. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The budget allocated to National Council of Science Museums (NCSM) during the last five years is placed at Annexure-I. It is informed that the projected requirements of NCSM are examined in detail each year during the Budget Estimates (BE) and Revised Estimates (RE) stages. Wherever additional requirements have arisen beyond the initial allocations, the Ministry has endeavoured to augment the funds through re-appropriation, savings ...
India, Feb. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Terms of Reference (ToR) for the India-GCC Free Trade Agreement (FTA) were signed between Shri Ajay Bhadoo, Additional Secretary and Chief Negotiator, Department of Commerce and Dr. Raja Al Marzouqi, Chief Negotiator, Secretariat General of the Gulf Cooperation Council, on 5 February 2026 at Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi. The signing took place in the presence of Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Shri Piyush Goyal, Union Minis...
India, Feb. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release: To accelerate the goal of self-sufficiency in pulses in the country, a national consultation and strategy meeting will be held on Saturday, February 7 , 2026 , at the Food Legume Research Platform (FLRP) in Amla, Sehore district , chaired by Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Union Minister of Agriculture, Farmers Welfare and Rural Development. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav and agriculture ministers from pulse-producing sta...
MUMBAI, India, Feb. 6 -- Reserve Bank of India issued the following notification: RBI/2025-26/205 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 21 February 06, 2026 To All Authorised Dealer Category-I banks Madam / Sir, Voluntary Retention Route - Imparting predictability and increasing ease of doing business Please refer to Paragraph 15 of the Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies announced as a part of the Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement for 2025-26 dated February 06, 2026, on the V...
MUMBAI, India, Feb. 6 -- Reserve Bank of India issued the following press release: The Reserve Bank had issued the Reserve Bank of India (Non-Banking Financial Companies - Branch Authorisation) Directions, 2025 (hereafter referred as the 'Master Directions'), on November 28, 2025, which inter alia prescribes regulations on opening and closure of branches of Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs). As announced in the Governor's Statement on February 06, 2026, the Reserve Bank has today publishe...
MUMBAI, India, Feb. 6 -- Reserve Bank of India issued the following press release: (Amount in ₹ crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ -- > Money Markets@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 6,58,580.59 4.30 0.01-5.70 I. Call Money 14,402.18 5.03 4.40-5.15 II. Triparty Repo 4,72,526.15 4.30 4.00-4.95 III. Market Repo 1,66,385.26 4.21 0.01-5.70 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 5,267.00 4.79 4.37-5.50 B. Term Segment I. Notice Money** 121.50 5.02 ...
MUMBAI, India, Feb. 6 -- Reserve Bank of India issued the following press release: Monetary Policy Decisions The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) held its 59th meeting from February 4 to 6, 2026, under the chairmanship of Shri Sanjay Malhotra, Governor, Reserve Bank of India. The MPC members Dr. Nagesh Kumar, Shri Saugata Bhattacharya, Prof. Ram Singh, Dr. Poonam Gupta and Shri Indranil Bhattacharyya attended the meeting. 2. After a detailed assessment of the evolving macroeconomic and financ...
MUMBAI, India, Feb. 6 -- Reserve Bank of India issued the following press release: Good morning. I welcome you all to the first policy of 2026. We are only in the second month of the new year and have already witnessed momentous actions on the geopolitical and trade-tariff fronts. 2. Amidst heightened geo-political tensions and elevated uncertainty, the Indian economy is in a good spot with strong growth and low inflation. Inflation remains below the tolerance band and its outlook continues to...