No Proposal on Transaction Fees for UPI
There isn't a proposal to levy transaction expenses on Unified Funds Interface (UPI) transfers, minister of state for finance Pankaj Chaudhary instructed the Lok Sabha. In a separate reply, Chaudhary stated that as on March 31, 2025, excellent unsecured retail loans of scheduled industrial banks stood at `15,08,586 crore. Their share stays modest—25% of retail loans and eight.3% of gross advances — and doesn't pose a systemic threat to banks' asset high quality, he added.NAVYA Scheme Launched for Adolescent Women
The NAVYA (Nurturing Aspirations by Vocational Coaching for Younger Adolescent Women) scheme, a joint initiative of the talent improvement and entrepreneurship ministry and the ladies and little one improvement ministry, was launched in June 2025 to empower ladies aged 16–18 in aspirational districts. The programme goals to offer them with expertise for socio-economic independence, minister of state (unbiased cost) for expertise improvement Jayant Chaudhury instructed the Lok Sabha on Monday.
There isn't a proposal to levy transaction expenses on Unified Funds Interface (UPI) transfers, minister of state for finance Pankaj Chaudhary instructed the Lok Sabha. In a separate reply, Chaudhary stated that as on March 31, 2025, excellent unsecured retail loans of scheduled industrial banks stood at `15,08,586 crore. Their share stays modest—25% of retail loans and eight.3% of gross advances — and doesn't pose a systemic threat to banks' asset high quality, he added.NAVYA Scheme Launched for Adolescent Women
The NAVYA (Nurturing Aspirations by Vocational Coaching for Younger Adolescent Women) scheme, a joint initiative of the talent improvement and entrepreneurship ministry and the ladies and little one improvement ministry, was launched in June 2025 to empower ladies aged 16–18 in aspirational districts. The programme goals to offer them with expertise for socio-economic independence, minister of state (unbiased cost) for expertise improvement Jayant Chaudhury instructed the Lok Sabha on Monday.
