Who killed the chit fund? Poor-friendly savings scheme falls to bad PR, strict regulationThe Rs 35,000-crore chit fund industry – which runs mostly on cash — is living in constant fear of coming under the income tax scanner.
20 Jun, 2017, 10.50 AM 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
CBI conducts searches against chit fund companyThe search was conducted at eight places in West Bengal and one in Odisha against Real Tulip India Limited, the chit fund company, said a C...
04 Feb, 2015, 05.02 PM IST
CBI searches chit fund company in OdishaCBI today carried out search at 14 places in Odisha against Safex Group of Companies in connection with its probe in multi-crore chit fund ...
13 Jan, 2015, 08.51 PM 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
CBI arrests founder director of chit fund companyCBI has registered 44 FIRs in Odisha against as many chit fund companies. These are all off-shoot of infamous Saradha chit fund scam.
25 Aug, 2014, 05.04 PM IST
Odisha chit fund company official arrestedOdisha police today arrested one of the directors of chit fund company Artha Tatwa (AT).
27 May, 2013, 10.18 PM IST
- 'Don't confuse 'Ponzi schemes' with chit funds'
Tamil Nadu Chit Fund Companies Association President Y S Mathivanan said people wrongly associated ponzi schemes with chit funds.
03 May, 2013, 09.31 PM IST
- ULFA-I blames Gogoi for inviting dubious chit fund companies
The anti-talk ULFA (Independent) today blamed Assam CM Tarun Gogoi for inviting dubious chit fund companies who duped investors and .
01 May, 2013, 05.43 PM IST
- States should also improve oversight of chit funds: Economic Affairs Secretary
There are more than 10,000 chit fund companies registered with the government, transacting business worth over Rs 30,000 crore per annum.
30 Apr, 2013, 03.41 PM IST
Saradha Group has nothing to do with chit fund business: CFAI"The failure of some Multi-level Marketing or a ponzi scheme is explained as failure of a Chit Fund company. This is totally unfair," Sivar...
29 Apr, 2013, 05.28 PM IST
- Trinamool supporting chit-fund companies: CPI(M)
CPI(M) accused the TMC-led WB govt of supporting chit-fund cos, saying Left parties had been warning the Centre that these firms were "loot...
22 Apr, 2013, 05.39 PM IST
- Left seeks action against mushrooming chit fund companies in Bengal
Left parties today asked the government to take prompt action against the mushrooming chit fund companies in West Bengal.
19 Dec, 2012, 06.43 PM IST
- Central Chit Act will not change the way we operate: KSFE chairman
The recently notified Chit Fund Act of 1982 will not alter the working style of the state government-promoted Kerala State Financial Enterp...
18 May, 2012, 11.49 AM IST
- Central Chit Act will not change the way we operate: Kerala State Financial Enterprise chairman
The recently notified Chit Fund Act of 1982 will not alter the working style of the state government-promoted Kerala State Financial Enterp...
17 May, 2012, 10.32 PM IST
- Mutual funds & insurance companies eye chit funds to expand reach
Mutual funds and insurance companies have found a new ally in chit funds, a traditional savings scheme, for reaching out to small-town inve...
17 May, 2012, 06.02 AM IST
- Chit fund companies on the rise in Kerala
From modest beginnings here in the 1800's to provide loans to traders and merchants to tide over financial problems, chits funds or kuri co...
07 Sep, 2009, 10.56 AM IST