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The Basics of Bank Loans: From A to Z

Oct Monday 05 2009

Filed under: Loans Tags: —

Change is the law of nature and it also happens to be the nature of human needs and to cater to the financial needs of the people, banks play a vital role in India. At present, the Indian banking industry is in a transition phase. The Public Sector Banks in India account for over 78 per cent of the total banking industry assets. The private sector banks are also not far behind and are witnessing huge opportunities. Private banks have a strong eye on the ever-changing needs and desires of the Indian customers and have launched Internet banking, mobile banking, phone banking, ATMs to capture more and more market share in India. Public Sector Banks are also in the process of implementing the modern technologies to catch up with the private counterparts. As far as foreign banks are considered, they are also seeing immense opportunities in India.

ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, IDBI, ING Vyasa Bank, Dhanalakshmi Bank Ltd and Bank of Rajasthan are among the top private banks in India. It is noted that Indusland Bank was the first private bank to be set up in India. The Public Sector include State Bank of India, Bank of India, Punjab National bank, Allahabad Bank and Andhra Bank among many others. There are some foreign banks as well in India which are ANZ Grindlays Bank, ABN-AMRO Bank, American Express Bank Ltd, and Citibank among others..

There was a time when people had to wait for hours for depositing or withdrawing some money but with the modern technologies and a strong focus on the customer needs, the entire banking scenario has changed. Lending and borrowing money have been the primary functions of the banks, but now they are spreading all over and have come out with new and better products and services to cater to the needs of the customers.

Must have heard about Bank Loan which is one of the best products by the banks in India. There is a wide range of banks loans in India but the main ones are Personal Loans, Home Loans, Auto Loans and Education Loans among many others. Here these loans have been described in detail:

Personal Loans: As the term suggests, personal loans are for meeting the personal needs and there is no need of any collateral security as well, to keep with the bank against the loan. ICICI Bank and Allahabad Bank are among the major providers of personal loans in India. However, the interest rates on the personal loans are high when compared to other types of loans.

Home Loans: When it comes to buy a home or a piece of land, home loans prove to be an excellent financial tool. Many banks have also introduced special home loan schemes this festive season. State Bank of India, ICICI Bank, Union Bank of India, HDFC Bank are the banks which are offering special home loan plans at the best competitive interest rates.

Auto Loans: Buying a car or a two-wheeler has become much easier wit the auto loans. Avail a special auto loan this festive season with attractive rate of interests and additional benefits.

Education Loans: Nothing less than a boon for the students who wish to go for higher studies and are confronted with the financial problems. Muthoot and ICICI Bank are among the top providers of education loans in India. Union Bank of India is also offering special education loan offers this festive season.

Besides a wide range of loans, banks are also providing credit cards and smart investment plans in the ever-changing Indian economy. And now with the online banking facility, one can check out the details of his/her account with in seconds, anytime and anywhere. Many more new plans and new services are in the pipeline and will soon be introduced for the customers to make their lives a lot more simpler and easier.

Overhauling of Direct tax code: Will it complicate the e-tax methodology?

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Income tax scene in India is just like a congested bunch of passengers in an auto-rickshaw who are yelling at the driver for being so slow on a highway. IT law-framers for years, have been at the receiving end of flak from the entire tax-payer fraternity for various reasons. Lengthy filing procedure, irrelevant tax slabs, complex rule-book has now and then evoked the need of a fresh Income tax act. Unfortunately, that is impossible (as of now). Every year, tax gurus, professionals and intellectuals sit down and discuss at length to negate the element of ‘complexities’ in the IT act but until now efforts like these haven’t paid any fruitful dividends.

However, a ray of hope surfaced when e-tax came into picture. The new move did look to outdo the can’t-be-done-away-with evils of IT act and infused a fresh lease of life in the jaded income tax structure. The government backed the revolutionary tax filing procedure and recently, made it a compulsory for corporate houses to file their returns Online only. Seeing the broader picture, one can hardly deny the fact that e-tax has simplified the complexities involved in the filing of income tax return. However, it only managed to leave a superficial effect as people continue to find problems with present IT act.

Enter Direct Tax Code, a simpler and a fresh proposed tax system conceptualised by former Finance Minister P Chidambaram. Direct Tax code presented a much simplified way of looking at Indian tax mechanism. The best part of this proposed code is that it is extremely easy to understand hence, a layman tax-payer need not to hire the services of professionals such as Chartered Accountants and Tax preparers to file the return.

However, sudden simplification of the tax mechanism has turned out to be a phenomenon which experts are finding it hard to digest. Complaints of possible complications and other problems are already surfacing up which in certain situation might detriment the popularity of e-tax among the tax-payers which is nothing but a baseless speculation. E-tax along with Direct Tax code will only add to the popularity and simultaneously will encourage eligible tax payers to file returns. Since, the code has to a large extent demystified the complexities involved in the tax structure and filing procedure and has been well-received by the target audience. Some of the intellectuals have already given it a green signal however, final approval will still take some time.

But if everything goes well, very soon you might get to see a historic facelift of the Indian tax structure which is assured to bring about a staggering surge in the number of people who prefer to file their returns via Internet ie e-tax.

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