Rahul Gandhi accuses PM Modi of 'compromised' foreign deals at Bengal rallyRahul Gandhi, addressing a public rally in Raniganj, made strong allegations against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the BJP, and the RSS, cl...
14 Apr, 2026, 02.02 PM IST
Parliament approves chit funds amendment billThe bill seeks to increase the limits for aggregate fund collections in chit funds to thrice the current limits and allows the chit fund fo...
28 Nov, 2019, 07.14 PM IST
Bill introduced to raise cap on chit fund collectionsMinister of state for finance and corporate affairs Anurag Singh Thakur said a government-constituted key advisory group (KAG) and the parl...
27 Nov, 2019, 07.08 AM IST
Opposition demands resignation of Tripura Chief MinisterTripura Congress spokesman and MLA, Gopal Roy said, more than 14 lakh depositors in the state had been cheated by 142 different chit fund g...
28 Jun, 2017, 04.07 PM IST
Maharashtra mulls action against bogus chit fund companies under MPID ActChit fund companies operating in Maharashtra have come under the scanner of the state government, which is considering to take strict action
20 Jun, 2015, 03.01 PM IST
Assembly defers discussion on chit fund to next sessionThe decision was taken at a meeting of the Business Advisory Committee of the House in the presence of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
03 Mar, 2015, 04.37 PM IST
Budget 2015: Now chit fund foremen to pay service taxAccording to the Union Budget 2015-16, presented in the Parliament today by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, chit fund foremen would have to ...
28 Feb, 2015, 11.22 PM IST
BJP hits back at Trinamool Congress, calls Mamata Banerjee ‘Chit-fund Minister’The BJP-TMC fight continued to rage with BJP reacting sharply to TMC MP Derek O'Brien's comments that FM Arun Jaitley was "Frustrated Minis...
22 Dec, 2014, 10.38 AM IST
Government to prosecute 14 chit fund firms for violating the company lawGovernment will start prosecuting proceedings against 14 firms, which fall under the category of chit fund companies, for violating the com...
28 Nov, 2014, 06.55 PM IST
Hit by chit fund scam Mamata Banerjee faces biggest challenge in 2 yrsWith the TMC govt stepping into the third year of its rule, it is facing its biggest challenge amid the multi-crore chit fund scam.
19 May, 2013, 12.59 PM IST
- "TMC opposing CBI probe out of fear": Congress
The Congress today said that the WB govt was opposing a CBI probe into the chit fund scam for fear that it will reveal dangerous information
09 May, 2013, 05.59 PM IST
Chit fund lobby, together with some forces in government, tried to replace me: Tarun GogoiTarun Gogoi dropped a bombshell when he said that some forces within his government together with the chit fund companies tried to replace ...
07 May, 2013, 12.02 PM IST
Saradha Chit Fund scam: Corporate affairs ministry will help investors recover their money, says Sachin PilotSachin Pilot also said that an inter-ministerial group could be set up for further consultation in the light of new events.
30 Apr, 2013, 12.37 PM IST
Chit funds are not bad, only cheating is bad: Assam Chief Minister Tarun GogoiLaw is same for all and stern action should be taken against any minister and bureaucrat involved in the Saradha scam, Tarun Gogoi said.
27 Apr, 2013, 12.04 PM IST
- Parliament fails to transact business for fourth day with Opposition
Parliament failed to transact any business for the fourth consecutive day today with Opposition creating uproar over coal block scam.
26 Apr, 2013, 04.29 PM IST
- State govts responsible for regulating Chit funds: Officials
The Centre today said it has no role in governing Chit fund business, which is regulated by state governments.
24 Apr, 2013, 06.37 PM IST
- West Bengal CPI(M) to campaign against chit funds
Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee has announced this at a function of the party mouthpiece "Ganashakti" at a function here.
05 Jan, 2013, 04.59 PM IST