Toll Free Numbers In India

नई दिल्ली के नजफगढ़ से अजय सिंह ने कई बड़े संस्थानों के टॉल फ्री टेलीफोन नंबरों की ये सूची भेजी है। मैंने कुछ नंबर चेक किए हैं, नंबर लग रहे हैं... हालांकि कुछ नंबर नहीं भी लगे। रेडी रेकनर की तरह यह सूची आप अपनी काम करने की मेज पर लगा सकते हैं... :)

--धर्मेंद्र कुमार

Airlines

Indian Airlines - 1800 180 1407
Jet Airways - 1800 22 5522
SpiceJet - 1800 180 3333
Air India -- 1800 22 7722
KingFisher - 1800 180 0101

Banks

ABN AMRO - 1800 11 2224
Canara Bank - 1800 44 6000
Citibank - 1800 44 2265
Corporatin Bank - 1800 443 555
Development Credit Bank - 1800 22 5769
HDFC Bank - 1800 227 227
ICICI Bank - 1800 333 499
ICICI Bank NRI - 1800 22 4848
IDBI Bank - 1800 11 6999
Indian Bank - 1800 425 1400
ING Vysya - 1800 44 9900
Kotak Mahindra Bank - 1800 22 6022
Lord Krishna Bank - 1800 11 2300
Punjab National Bank - 1800 122 222
State Bank of India - 1800 44 1955
Syndicate Bank - 1800 44 6655

Automobiles

Mahindra Scorpio - 1800 22 6006
Maruti - 1800 111 515
Tata Motors - 1800 22 5552
Windshield Experts - 1800 11 3636

Computers/IT

Adrenalin - 1800 444 445
AMD - 1800 425 6664
Apple Computers - 1800 444 683
Canon - 1800 333 366
Cisco Systems - 1800 221 777
Compaq - HP - 1800 444 999
Data One Broadband - 1800 424 1800
Dell - 1800 444 026
Epson - 1800 44 0011
eSys - 3970 0011
Genesis Tally Academy - 1800 444 888
HCL - 1800 180 8080
IBM - 1800 443 333
Lexmark - 1800 22 4477
Marshal's Point - 1800 33 4488
Microsoft - 1800 111 100
Microsoft Virus Update - 1901 333 334
Seagate - 1800 180 1104
Symantec - 1800 44 5533
TVS Electronics - 1800 444 566
WeP Peripherals - 1800 44 6446
Wipro - 1800 333 312
Xerox - 1800 180 1225
Zenith - 1800 222 004

Indian Railway

General Enquiry 131
Central Enquiry 131
Reservation 131
Reservation Enquiry 1345,1335,1330
Centralised Railway Enquiry 1330/1/2/3/4/ 5/6/7/8/9

Couriers/Packers & Movers

ABT Courier - 1800 44 8585
AFL Wizz - 1800 22 9696
Agarwal Packers & Movers - 1800 11 4321
Associated Packers P Ltd - 1800 21 4560
DHL - 1800 111 345
FedEx - 1800 22 6161
Goel Packers & Movers - 1800 11 3456
UPS - 1800 22 7171

Home Appliances

Aiwa/Sony - 1800 11 1188
Anchor Switches - 1800 22 7979
Blue Star - 1800 22 2200
Bose Audio - 1800 11 2673
Bru Coffee Vending Machines - 1800 44 7171
Daikin Air Conditioners - 1800 444 222
DishTV - 1800 12 3474
Faber Chimneys - 1800 21 4595
Godrej - 1800 22 5511
Grundfos Pumps - 1800 33 4555
LG - 1901 180 9999
Philips - 1800 22 4422
Samsung - 1800 113 444
Sanyo - 1800 11 0101
Voltas - 1800 33 4546
WorldSpace Satellite Radio - 1800 44 5432

Investments/ Finance

CAMS - 1800 44 2267
Chola Mutual Fund - 1800 22 2300
Easy IPO's - 3030 5757
Fidelity Investments - 1800 180 8000
Franklin Templeton Fund - 1800 425 4255
J M Morgan Stanley - 1800 22 0004
Kotak Mutual Fund - 1800 222 626
LIC Housing Finance - 1800 44 0005
SBI Mutual Fund - 1800 22 3040
Sharekhan - 1800 22 7500
Tata Mutual Fund - 1800 22 0101

Travel

Club Mahindra Holidays - 1800 33 4539
Cox & Kings - 1800 22 1235
God TV Tours - 1800 442 777
Kerala Tourism - 1800 444 747
Kumarakom Lake Resort - 1800 44 5030
Raj Travels & Tours - 1800 22 9900
Sita Tours - 1800 111 911
SOTC Tours - 1800 22 3344

Healthcare

Best on Health - 1800 11 8899
Dr. Batras - 1800 11 6767
GlaxoSmithKline - 1800 22 8797
Johnson & Johnson - 1800 22 8111
Kaya Skin Clinic - 1800 22 5292
LifeCell - 1800 44 5323
Manmar Technologies - 1800 33 4420
Pfizer - 1800 442 442
Roche Accu-Chek - 1800 11 45 46
Rudraksha - 1800 21 4708
Varilux Lenses - 1800 44 8383
VLCC - 1800 33 1262

Insurance

AMP Sanmar - 1800 44 2200
Aviva - 1800 33 2244
Bajaj Allianz - 1800 22 5858
Chola MS General Insurance - 1800 44 5544
HDFC Standard Life - 1800 227 227
LIC - 1800 33 4433
Max New York Life - 1800 33 5577
Royal Sundaram - 1800 33 8899
SBI Life Insurance - 1800 22 9090

Hotel Reservations

GRT Grand - 1800 44 5500
InterContinental Hotels Group - 1800 111 000
Marriott - 1800 22 0044
Sarovar Park Plaza - 1800 111 222
Taj Holidays - 1800 111 825

Teleshopping

Asian Sky Shop - 1800 22 1800
Jaipan Teleshoppe - 1800 11 5225
Tele Brands - 1800 11 8000
VMI Teleshopping - 1800 447 777
WWS Teleshopping - 1800 220 777

Pizza Delivery 

Domino's Pizza - 1800 111 123

Cell Phones

BenQ - 1800 22 08 08
Bird CellPhones - 1800 11 7700
Motorola MotoAssist - 1800 11 1211
Nokia - 3030 3838
Sony Ericsson - 3901 1111

Initial Brief On Budget Proposals- 2011

अगले साल के लिए वित्त मंत्री ने संसद में बजट पेश कर दिया। उम्मीदों के साथ इंतजार कर रहे कुछ लोग खुश हुए तो कुछ को निराशा हाथ लगी।

नई दिल्ली से चार्टर्ड एकाउंटेंट संदीप गोयल ने इस बजट का सारांश भेजा है। इससे बजट को अपने परिप्रेक्ष्य में समझने में आसानी रहेगी। इसे उपलब्ध कराने के लिए एनडीटीवीखबर.कॉम के संपादक विवेक रस्तोगी का हृदय से आभार...:)

---धर्मेंद्र कुमार

Initial Brief On Budget Proposals- 2011

Direct Taxes

• Exemption limit for the general category of individual taxpayers enhanced from `1,60,000 to `1,80,000 giving uniform tax relief of `2,000.

• There is no upliftment of Slab for women. It is `1,90,000/- only.

• Exemption limit enhanced to `2.50 lacs and qualifying age reduced for senior citizens to 60 yrs.

• Higher exemption limit for Very Senior Citizens, who are 80 years or above, is of `5.00 lacs.

• Section 80 CCF– Additional deduction of `20,000 for investment in long-term infrastructure bond proposed to be extended for one more year.

• Cess will be 3%. There is no change on that.

• Current surcharge of 7.5% on domestic companies proposed to be reduced to 5%.

• Rate of Minimum Alternative Tax proposed to be increased from 18% to 18.5% of book profits.

• Additional deduction of `20,000 for investment in long-term infrastructure bonds proposed to be extended for one more year.

• Investment linked deduction to businesses developing affordable housing.

Misc.

• In section 115-0, the benefit of DDT exemption to SEZ developer & SEZ units has been omitted. Now they have to pay DDT on their declared dividends.

• Special Provisions relating to certain limited Liability Partnership were added in Chapter XII – BA, the details of the same will be provided in due course.

The main impact is that it is being subject to MAT. Now there is no benefit in creating LLP.

• In section 115 – JB, Now SEZ developer & Units are no more exempted. They have to pay MAT now.

• The benefit of Section 80- IA has been extended for one more year. Please note that same will not be applicable once DTC is going to be effective.

Indirect Taxes

• To stay on course for transition to GST.

• Central Excise Duty to be maintained at standard rate of 10%.

• Reduction in number of exemptions in Central Excise rate structure.

• Nominal Central Excise Duty of 1% imposed on 130 items entering in the tax net.

• Lower rate of Central Excise Duty enhanced from 4% to 5%.

• Peak rate of Custom Duty held at its current level.

Service Tax

• Standard rate of Service Tax retained at 10%, while seeking a closer fit between present regime and its GST successor.

• Hotel accommodation in excess of `1,000 per day and service provided by air conditioned restaurants that have license to serve liquor added as new services for levying Service Tax.

• Tax on all services provided by hospitals with 25 or more beds with facility of central air conditioning.

• Service Tax on air travel both domestic and international raised.

• Services provided by life insurance companies in the area of investment and some more legal services proposed to be brought into tax net.

• All individual and sole proprietor tax payers with a turn over upto `60 lakh freed from the formalities of audit.

• To encourage voluntary compliance the penal provision for Service Tax are being rationalized. Similar changes being carried out in Central Excise and Custom laws.

Rates of Income Tax:

In the case of every–

- Individual or Hindu undivided family or every association of persons or body of individuals, whether incorporated or not, or every artificial juridical person referred to in sub-clause (vii) of clause (31) of section 2 of the Income-tax Act--

Upto `1,80,000-- Nil.

`1,80,001 to `5,00,000—10%.

`5,00,001 to `8,00,000—20%.

Above `8,00,000—30%.

- Individual, being a woman resident in India, and below the age of sixty years

Upto `1,90,000-- Nil.

`1,90,001 to `5,00,000—10%.

`5,00,001 to `8,00,000—20%.

Above `8,00,000—30%

- Senior citizen individual above 60 years of age but below than 80 years

Upto `2,50,000-- Nil.

`2,50,001 to `5,00,000—10%.

`5,00,001 to `8,00,000—20%.

Above `8,00,000—30%.

- Senior citizen individual above 80 years of age

Upto `5,00,000-- Nil.

`50,00,001 to `8,00,000—20%.

Above `8,00,000—30%.

No surcharge will be levied in the above cases

Tax Reforms

• Direct Taxes Code (DTC) to be finalized for enactment during 2011-12. DTC proposed to be effective from April 1, 2012.

• Areas of divergence with States on proposed Goods and Services Tax (GST) have been narrowed. As a step towards roll out of GST, Constitution Amendment Bill proposed to be introduced in this session of Parliament.

Exports

• Self assessment to be introduced in Customs to modernize the Customs administration.

• Proposal to introduce scheme for refund of taxes paid on services used for export of goods.

IT Initiatives

• Bill to amend the Indian Stamp Act proposed to be introduced shortly.

• A new scheme with an outlay of Rs. 300 crore to be launched to provide assistance to States to modernise their stamp and registration administration and roll out e-stamping in all the districts in the next three years.

• A new simplified form ‘Sugam’ to be introduced to reduce the compliance burden of small tax payers falling within presumptive taxation.

भारतीय परंपरा और पाश्चात्य संस्कृति का सह-आस्तित्व

अक्सर चिंताए जताई जाती हैं कि पाश्चात्य संस्कृति से भारतीय परंपराओं को एक बड़ा खतरा है। लेकिन क्या सचमुच ऐसा है... भारत में हमेशा से दूसरी संस्कृतियों को आत्मसात करने की परंपरा रही है और अगर यह कहा जाए कि भारत में दुनिया के किसी भी कोने की संस्कृति को पूरी तरह आत्मसात करने की क्षमता है तो यह अतिशयोक्ति नहीं होगा। मेरी पत्रकार मित्र सरोज सिंह ने यह फोटो गोवा के एक बीच से लिया है, जो कम से कम यही जाहिर करता है।