Life How to file FIR and what are your rights
“Anyone can file a first information report (FIR). When you file FIR, it is your right to get a copy. If they refuse to take down your FIR, you can go the superiors or a magistrate. The court can direct police to register your FIR and investigate,” says Vilas Tupe, former Assistant Commissioner of Police….
CDO needs more volunteers to empower citizens
“Civil Defence Organisation’s job is to empower citizens and keep emergency services going on. However, we are not getting more volunteers,” says Sanjay Pandey, deputy commandant of Home Guards and deputy director of Civil Defence. He was speaking at the third session under the “Police & You” series. Moneylife Foundation with Police Reforms Watch &…
Fire Safety: Understanding the risk and safety measures
“Fire safety is an important aspect in disaster management. However, several times, we found, people are not aware about controlling or extinguishing fire. Especially, there are increasing number of fires caused due to electricity and we must know the safety precautions to take and how to control fire from spreading before the fire brigade arrives,”…
Moneylife Foundation launches 12-week programme on ‘Police & You’
“Citizens have to play an important and active role to make sure you get the best from the government. This 12-week program is a right step in bringing together police force and public. This will help citizens to understand their rights,” said Julio Ribeiro, the former Commissioner of Police, Mumbai, and India’s first “super cop”….
The many holes in Mumbai Revised Draft Development Plan
The Revised Draft Development Plan (RDDP) for Mumbai, which envisions the future of Mumbai till 2034 is of special importance, since it is the first time public participation had been officially sought and encouraged in developing the planning itself. However, despite several opportunities, the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) continues repeating grave mistakes in…
Protect your financial life and improve your credit score
The general awareness regarding credit score is extremely low. Many people have a low credit score and carry several myths related to credit score in their minds. In addition, many people’s financial lives are in tatters due to poor financial literacy. Moneylife Foundation conducted the seminar along with CRIF Highmark, which provides credit bureau services,…
Ameet Patel decodes capital gains at Moneylife Foundation seminar
Capital gains can be extremely confusing for an average taxpayer. Different rules and tax rates apply for different assets and there are other complexities such as indexation, and exemptions. Chartered Account (CA) Ameet Patel simplified the computation of capital gains to an audience at the Moneylife Foundation seminar sponsored by Capital First. Mr Patel, former…
‘Right to die with dignity and living will are important for all of us’
On Thursday, California became the fourth state in the US to allow assisted suicide, following Oregon, Washington and Vermont. A few countries in Europe too allow assisted suicide. Coincidentally, Moneylife Foundation organised a discussion on the right to die with dignity, living will and euthanasia in its Knowledge Centre at Dadar, Mumbai today. In India…
Don’t treat your garbage as garbage, but as a resource
An interaction between citizens and municipal officers of G-North and G-South ward led to a several interesting suggestions and thoughts on how citizens can collaborate in making Mumbai clean and green. The crux of it, however, was the need for greater engagement by citizens and a willingness to work together with the authorities, instead of…
CA Ameet Patel demystifies TDS provisions at Moneylife Foundation programme
Many taxpayers consider provisions relating to TDS (Tax Deducted at Source) to be complicated. Ameet Patel, a chartered accountant by profession and a partner at Manohar Chowdhry & Associates, demystified TDS provisions for a packed audience today. The session, “TDS and how they affect you as a taxpayer” was conducted by Moneylife Foundation at the…
Transforming governance with app-based platforms
Technology solutions and apps can transform citizens’ access to civic services and governance as shown by Nashik Municipal Corp. Mumbai and other cities too can use similar app-based platforms to transform governance and ease lives of citizens, say experts at a panel discussion organised by Moneylife Foundation. These experts have developed private apps to offer…
Understanding CIBIL report and keeping the score high with safe and smart saving
It has been around 12 years since Credit Information Bureau (India) Ltd (CIBIL), the country’s first credit bureau started its operations. However, there still are several myths, and apprehensions among people about functioning and the role played by credit bureaus like CIBIL as well the credit score. To demystify such myths and explain easy ways…