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Section 8 Micro Finance Company- Features & Benifits

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  INTRODUCTION OF SECTION-8 MICRO – FINANCE COMPANY The Micro finance Company is basically the financial institutions that provide small-scale financial services in the form of loan, credit or savings. These companies are introduced to ease the credit system for small businesses as they don’t get a loan from banks due to their complex process. Therefore it is commonly named as a Micro-credit, Micro-benefit organization. They offer small loans to various small businesses or households that do not have access to formal banking channels or eligibility for loans. They provide small loans that are less than Rs.50,000 for rural areas and for urban it is Rs.1,25,000. The simplest way to register a Microfinance Company in India is to register the Section-8 Company with MCA (Ministry of Corporate Affairs). Without charging any marginal money or guarantee security. It can give loans at inexpensive rates directed by the RBI and central government. They are a huge support to all rural and agri

Consumer Protection Act, 2019- Key Highlights

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The Digital Age has directed in a new era of commerce and digital branding, as well as a new set of customer expectations. Digitization  has provided easy access, a large variety of choice, convenient payment mechanisms, improved services and shopping as per convenience. However, along the growth path it also brought in challenges related to consumer protection. Keeping this in mind and to address the new set of challenges faced by consumers in the digital age, the Indian Parliament, on 6 August 2019, passed the landmark Consumer Protection Bill, 2019 which aims to provide the timely and effective administration and settlement of consumer disputes. The Consumer Protection Act, 2019 (New Act) received the assent of the President of India and was published in the official gazette on 9 August 2019. The  New  Consumer Protection Act, 2019  came into force on 20th July 2020 and it will empower consumers and help them in protecting their rights through its various notified rules and provis