Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Prime Minister National Relief Fund ( India )

Contributions towards PMNRF can be made:
(a) at Prime Minister's Office, South Block: in cash and through postal order, money order, cheque or demand draft drawn in favor of the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund.

(b) contributions can also be sent to Prime Minister's Office, South Block, New Delhi via post/ money order from any of the post offices, without any charge.

(c) Citibak customers have option to contribute online towards Prime Minister's National Relief Fund.

(d) through cash, cheque or demand draft drawn in favor of the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund deposited with any of the branches of the 20 designated Collection Banks of the PMNRF, Name and address of the Nodal Branches of these Collection Banks are:

1 Central Bank of India 70, Janpath, New Delhi

2 Allahabad Bank 17, Sansad Marg, New Delhi

3 Axis Bank New Delhi Main Branch, Statesman House, 148, Barakhamba Road, New Delhi

4 Bank of Baroda Ground Floor, 16, Sansad Marg, New Delhi

5 Bank of India 54, Janpath, New Delhi

6 Canara Bank Urdu Ghar, 212, Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg, New Delhi

7 Citi Bank 3rd Floor, Jeevan Bharti Building, 124, Cannaught Circus, New Delhi

8 Corporation Bank M-41, Cannaught Circus, New Delhi

9 Dena Bank Mangal Bhawan, Arya Samaj Road, Karol Bagh, New Delhi

10 HDFC Bank B-6/3, Safdarjung Enclave, DDA Commercial Complex, New Delhi

11 ICICI Bank D-949, New Friends Colony, New Delhi-65.

12 Indian Bank G-41, Cannaught Place, New Delhi

13 Indian Overseas Bank 10, Jeevan Deep Building, Sansad Marg, New Delhi

14 Punjab National Bank 5, Sansad Marg, New Delhi

15 Standard Chartered Bank H-2, Cannaught Circus, New Delhi

16 State Bank of India Institutional Division, 4th Floor, Sansad Marg, New Delhi

17 Syndicate Bank South Block, New Delhi

18 UCO Bank 5, Sansad Marg, New Delhi

19 Union Bank of India 14/15 F, Cannaught Place, New Delhi

20 Vijaya Bank Vijaya Building, 17, Barakhamba Road, New Delhi

Income Tax Benefits:- The fund is exempted from Income Tax under Section10(23)(c) & all contributions towards the PMNRF are exempted from Income Tax under Section 80(G).

For More detail About PMNRF click on the Link

Saturday, June 8, 2013

Bihar Innovation Forum


Can you transform the lives of the rural poor in Bihar? Can your high-impact innovation lead to sustainable and scalable rural livelihood solutions? Are your ambitions to scale being held back by lack of access to new territories and local governmental support? Here’s an opportunity for your organization to take a quantum leap.
 
The 2nd Bihar Innovation Forum is a one of a kind platform that aims to identify, celebrate and scale up rural livelihood innovations. It is an initiative of the Government of Bihar supported by the World Bank and implemented by the Bihar Rural Livelihoods Promotion Society (JEEViKA) in collaboration with the State Innovation Council. It offers innovators a holistic canvas to create maximum impact, with unmatched access to social, financial and economic capital.
 
Proposals are invited from public, private and civil society organizations who can make a difference in 8 livelihood themes: Agriculture, Livestock, Financial Services, Rural Energy, ICT Based Solutions, Skill Development & Non-Farm Sector, Access to Entitlements, Access to Services. Winners will be provided a range of support services including financial and implementation support and linkages to other partners like impact investors, foundations, mentoring and incubation agencies.

Last Date of Application is June 10, 2013

Eligibility Criteria


Bihar Innovation Forum invites applications from public, private and civil society organizations that satisfy the following criteria:
  • The organization must be registered in India
  • The project entry submitted must have been operational for at least two years
  • The project entry submitted must fit within the 8 thematic areas:
- Agriculture
- Livestock
- Financial services
- Rural energy
- ICT bases solutions
- Skill development & Non-farm sector
- Access to public entitlements
- Access to services
  • The project entry submitted should target the poor and marginalized populations
  • The project entry submitted should have shown demonstrable impact on the target group and should have been operational for atleast 2 years
  • Individual applicants without any affiliation to a registered organization are not eligible to apply

For More Detail Log On to :- http://www.biharinnovationforum.in