2102 Mon 9 Jan 2017
LESSONS
an expert who identifies experts influenced by Expert and Infulencer Sashikanth Chandrasekharan
http://www.india.com/…/bsp-announces-final-list-of-candida…/
BSP announces final list of candidates for Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls
Candidates on the remaining two seats in Sonebhadra will be decided
after a decision is made if they are general or reserved for ST, a
release issued by the party said.
Lucknow Jan 8 2016: The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) on Sunday announced
its final list of candidates for 101 Assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh.
With Sunday’s announcement, the party has so far released list of 401
candidates. Candidates on the remaining two seats in Sonebhadra will
be decided after a decision is made if they are general or reserved for
ST, a release issued by the party said.
BSP has given 87 tickets to SC/STs, 97 to Muslims and 106 to OBCs, according to BSP supremo Mayawati.
BJP in reality…. You can see contradiction in what they preach
and practice. They sow seeds of hatred in the minds of people during
elections and divide them for polarising votes. Citing
the Apex Court verdict holding that elections to the state legislatures
or the Parliament must be secular and any appeal in the name of
religion, caste, community and language, is impermissible under the
Representation of People Act, 1951, action should be
taken against Sakshi Maharaj and the BJP for violating the Model Code of
Conduct and the Court order.
It is a violation of Model Code of
Conduct. It should be dealt with
firmly and effectively to ensure a free and fair poll in Uttar Pradesh.
Strong action should be taken against all persons and parties
violating the law. Maharaj forgetting that he was actually blaming his
stealth, shadowy, dicriminating hindutva cult rashtra where Dasaratha
had three wives Krishna had many gopikas,and other gods having more than
one wife and many common men with one wife have 16 children that is
responsible for population which is second in the world, was yesterday
booked for
allegedly hurting religious feelings after he blamed Muslims
having four wives for the population growth in the country that sparked a
controversy,
days after Supreme Court outlawed seeking votes in the name of religion
or caste.
http://www.ambedkar.org/gifimages/voteforBSP.gif
BSP candidates from 2007 to 2017: Optimism soars with Muslims, priority on upper castes.
According to a party release, candidates for the two remaining seats
will be announced once the Election Commission decides about their
reservation status.
Out of 403,
the BSP has announced its 401 candidates for the 2017 assembly polls and
according to Mayawati, the upper caste candidates are still the largest
block of the candidates with 111 tickets given to them.
The party chief is relying on the time-tested formula of a rainbow coalition of Sarvajan Samaj Brahmin SC/STs and Muslims.
The whole country is for Sarvajan Hitay Sarvajan Sukhaya i.e., for
peace, welfare and happiness of the entire society as enshrined in our
constitution and for democracy, equality, liberty and fraternity. They
are not for manuvad which discriminated the society with hate politics.
BSP’s election manifesto is our Modern Constitution unlike the politics
of stealth, shadowy discriminative hindutva cult rashtra that wishes to
install temples and huge for haters murderers like nathuram godse and
the RSSised leaders like Vallababai patel, Shivaji etc. And who have
become looters with DEMONitisation.
Jaitley Another Hidden BURDEN .25% to 1% E-Transaction Cost
January09, 2017 (C) Ravinder Singh progressindia2015@gmail.com
Arun Jaitely is Turning Out to be biggest Tragedy of India.
Every day he keeps People in Dark and Lies to them. I had already
reported cost of E-Transaction shall be huge burden on Poor & Middle
Class – Rich have options of Net Banking.
Banks decided to
charge 0.25% and 1% E-Transaction Cost to pay for additional cost. GoI
& Banks decided to charge it to Petrol Pump owners than Automobile
Owners which was Suicidal in View State Election Comming Up next month.
E-Transaction Cost charged by Banks is Temporarily Withdrawn – but would
be Charged Ultimately to recover cost.
Cashless Idea itself is to Weaken Fight against Difficult To Find Black Money.
In fact when Account Holders were making 1-2 transactions a month
depositing Check and Withdrawing Cash, there may be scores of
transactions every day in certain cases.
Cost of E-Transaction of
Rs.10 for a Tea Cup and Rs.10,000 worth of say Water Purifier is same
therefore had to be Charged to Consumers. PayTM can’t operate free and
not charging for Cost of operations.
Cashless Means HUGE BURDEN on poor –
1. Carry a Smart Mobile with say Rs.5000 Loaded in it for Mobile Banking, Pay for Internet and keep ‘Minimum Balance in It’.
2. There are security features But A Lost Mobile Means Account Holder has to register FIR.
3. Cost of operating could be substantial.
4. BUT THE ROOT CAUSE OF ALL THE PROBLEMS IS ARUN JAITLEY – REDUCING
Deposit & Credit Interest Rates WHICH BENEFIT BIG CREDITORS LIKE
AMBANI & ADANI –
5. Individual Depositor Suffer substantial
LOSS – 25% Income from Interest on Fixed Deposits and who is now
Charged 10% Income Tax By Banks even for those who are not in IT Limit
and have no source of Income like Senior Citizens.
Ravinder Singh, Inventor & Consultant, INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES AND PROJECTS
Y-77, Hauz Khas, New Delhi-110016, India. Ph; 091- 9871056471, 9718280435, 9650421857
Ravinder Singh* is a WIPO awarded inventor specializing in Power, Transportation,
Smart Cities, Water, Energy Saving, Agriculture, Manufacturing, Technologies and Projects
Fuel pumps agree to accept cards after late-night deal
1% Transaction Fee on Cards Waived For Now
Through Sunday, the media was buzzing with reports that petrol pumps
would refuse to accept card payments for fuel from Monday. Anxious
consumers, already grappling with a shortage of cash, pointed out that
this would directly clash with the government’s efforts to wean people
off cash and encourage digital payments.
Finally, there was some
relief late on Sunday night after banks agreed to defer their decision
to charge 1% transaction fee on card payments at petrol pumps from
Monday. The move had prompted dealers to say they would stop accepting
plastic money for fuel unless a mechanism to compensate them was also
put in place.
Following the bankers’ decision, petroleum dealers
too put off their decision to stop accepting cards till January 13. The
decision by the banks to defer the fee came after prodding by oil
minister Dharmendra Pradhan during discussions among bankers, dealers
and representatives of state-run fuel retailers. “Banks have agreed to
defer the fee for 4-5 days,“ a senior oil ministry official told TOI,
indicating that a mechanism to compensate dealers would be worked out
during this interval. At the heart of the dispute is the merchant
discount rate (MDR). As in any other card transaction, the bank passes
on the money to the petrol pump owner after deducting fees in the form
of merchant discount rate. The agreement between the bank and the
merchant has a clause that does not allow the merchant to pass on the
charge. But petrol pumps have argued that their margins are not enough
to absorb this charge.
So there has historically So there has
historically been a tacit agreement between banks and petrol pumps
whereby banks charge a lower MDR of 1% and the petrol pumps pass on the
MDR to the customer, calling it a surcharge. The banks would turn a
blind eye to this, but would refund this surcharge to high end
customers.
Following demonetisation, the government said that
petrol pumps would not pass on charges to customers and would in fact
give them a discount. The government also asked banks and payment
companies to waive off charges on debit cards to merchants until
December 31. However, once the December 31deadline lapsed, banks said
MDR could not be zero as this would make electronic payments a
loss-making business for both card issuers and POS installers. Petrol
pumps say they do not have the margins to absorb it.
__._,_.___
http://www.ambedkar.org/gifimages/voteforBSP.gif
https://mg.mail.yahoo.com/neo/launch…
Amitabha Foundation USA
To sarvajanow@yahoo.co.in
7 Jan at 9:57 PM
Mahabodhi Stupa at Bodhgaya - Ayang Rinpoche and everyone participating
in his Phowa Course circumambulates this precious stupa nightly
chanting the Buddha Amitabha Pure Land Aspiration Prayer
Dear Jagatheesan,
Ayang Rinpoche is a world-renowned master of Phowa (transference of
consciousness at the time of death). Rinpoche says, “My Phowa teaching
is for a joyful end to one’s life. While you are alive, don’t forget
about preparing for your death, as we don’t know when or how our life
will end.” Read more about Phowa here. Every year Ayang Rinpoche offers
his 10-day Phowa Course in the holy city of Bodhgaya, where the Buddha
became enlightened. This year the course will be January 17-26, 2017.
Bodhgaya is extremely crowded this time of year, but if you would like
to make last-minute arrangements to attend, you may find links to some
travel arrangements and logistics and a Bodhgaya Teaching Site Map on
our website. Here are direct links to the Daily Schedule and 2017 Flyer.
Rinpoche invites everyone, whether or not they can make a pilgrimage to
Bodhgaya this year, to make an auspicious connection by sponsoring the
teachings. Rinpoche gives the teachings in Bodhgaya every year free of
charge, and your US tax-deductible donation will help ensure that these
teachings continue for years to come. Donate any amount online or send a
check to our address below.
Happy New Year—May all beings benefit!
Becky Loy
For the Amitabha Foundation USA
Becky Loy, Treasurer
Amitabha Foundation
P.O. Box 2572
Aptos, California 95001
831-461-4381
Info@AmitabhaFoundation.US
www.amitabhafoundation.us
Support the Amitabha Foundation
When you shop at Smile.Amazon.com
Amazon donates.
Click here to sign up now!
Jaitley Another Hidden BURDEN .25% to 1% E-Transaction Cost
January09, 2017 (C) Ravinder Singh progressindia2015@gmail.com
Arun Jaitely is Turning Out to be biggest Tragedy of India.
Every day he keeps People in Dark and Lies to them. I had already
reported cost of E-Transaction shall be huge burden on Poor & Middle
Class – Rich have options of Net Banking.
Banks decided to
charge 0.25% and 1% E-Transaction Cost to pay for additional cost. GoI
& Banks decided to charge it to Petrol Pump owners than Automobile
Owners which was Suicidal in View State Election Comming Up next month.
E-Transaction Cost charged by Banks is Temporarily Withdrawn – but would
be Charged Ultimately to recover cost.
Cashless Idea itself is to Weaken Fight against Difficult To Find Black Money.
In fact when Account Holders were making 1-2 transactions a month
depositing Check and Withdrawing Cash, there may be scores of
transactions every day in certain cases.
Cost of E-Transaction of
Rs.10 for a Tea Cup and Rs.10,000 worth of say Water Purifier is same
therefore had to be Charged to Consumers. PayTM can’t operate free and
not charging for Cost of operations.
Cashless Means HUGE BURDEN on poor –
1. Carry a Smart Mobile with say Rs.5000 Loaded in it for Mobile Banking, Pay for Internet and keep ‘Minimum Balance in It’.
2. There are security features But A Lost Mobile Means Account Holder has to register FIR.
3. Cost of operating could be substantial.
4. BUT THE ROOT CAUSE OF ALL THE PROBLEMS IS ARUN JAITLEY – REDUCING
Deposit & Credit Interest Rates WHICH BENEFIT BIG CREDITORS LIKE
AMBANI & ADANI –
5. Individual Depositor Suffer substantial
LOSS – 25% Income from Interest on Fixed Deposits and who is now
Charged 10% Income Tax By Banks even for those who are not in IT Limit
and have no source of Income like Senior Citizens.
Ravinder Singh, Inventor & Consultant, INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES AND PROJECTS
Y-77, Hauz Khas, New Delhi-110016, India. Ph; 091- 9871056471, 9718280435, 9650421857
Ravinder Singh* is a WIPO awarded inventor specializing in Power, Transportation,
Smart Cities, Water, Energy Saving, Agriculture, Manufacturing, Technologies and Projects
Fuel pumps agree to accept cards after late-night deal
1% Transaction Fee on Cards Waived For Now
Through Sunday, the media was buzzing with reports that petrol pumps
would refuse to accept card payments for fuel from Monday. Anxious
consumers, already grappling with a shortage of cash, pointed out that
this would directly clash with the government’s efforts to wean people
off cash and encourage digital payments.
Finally, there was some
relief late on Sunday night after banks agreed to defer their decision
to charge 1% transaction fee on card payments at petrol pumps from
Monday. The move had prompted dealers to say they would stop accepting
plastic money for fuel unless a mechanism to compensate them was also
put in place.
Following the bankers’ decision, petroleum dealers
too put off their decision to stop accepting cards till January 13. The
decision by the banks to defer the fee came after prodding by oil
minister Dharmendra Pradhan during discussions among bankers, dealers
and representatives of state-run fuel retailers. “Banks have agreed to
defer the fee for 4-5 days,“ a senior oil ministry official told TOI,
indicating that a mechanism to compensate dealers would be worked out
during this interval. At the heart of the dispute is the merchant
discount rate (MDR). As in any other card transaction, the bank passes
on the money to the petrol pump owner after deducting fees in the form
of merchant discount rate. The agreement between the bank and the
merchant has a clause that does not allow the merchant to pass on the
charge. But petrol pumps have argued that their margins are not enough
to absorb this charge.
So there has historically So there has
historically been a tacit agreement between banks and petrol pumps
whereby banks charge a lower MDR of 1% and the petrol pumps pass on the
MDR to the customer, calling it a surcharge. The banks would turn a
blind eye to this, but would refund this surcharge to high end
customers.
Following demonetisation, the government said that
petrol pumps would not pass on charges to customers and would in fact
give them a discount. The government also asked banks and payment
companies to waive off charges on debit cards to merchants until
December 31. However, once the December 31deadline lapsed, banks said
MDR could not be zero as this would make electronic payments a
loss-making business for both card issuers and POS installers. Petrol
pumps say they do not have the margins to absorb it.
__._,_.___
through http://sarvajan.ambedkar.org
https://awakenmediaprabandhak. wordpress.com
2102 Mon 9 Jan 2017
LESSONS
an expert who identifies experts influenced by Expert and Infulencer Sashikanth Chandrasekharan
http://www.india.com/…/bsp-announces-final-list-of-candida…/
BSP announces final list of candidates for Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls
Candidates on the remaining two seats in Sonebhadra will be decided
after a decision is made if they are general or reserved for ST, a
release issued by the party said.
Lucknow Jan 8 2016: The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) on Sunday announced
its final list of candidates for 101 Assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh.
With Sunday’s announcement, the party has so far released list of 401
candidates. Candidates on the remaining two seats in Sonebhadra will
be decided after a decision is made if they are general or reserved for
ST, a release issued by the party said.
BSP has given 87 tickets to SC/STs, 97 to Muslims and 106 to OBCs, according to BSP supremo Mayawati.
BJP in reality…. You can see contradiction in what they preach
and practice. They sow seeds of hatred in the minds of people during
elections and divide them for polarising votes. Citing
the Apex Court verdict holding that elections to the state legislatures
or the Parliament must be secular and any appeal in the name of
religion, caste, community and language, is impermissible under the
Representation of People Act, 1951, action should be
taken against Sakshi Maharaj and the BJP for violating the Model Code of
Conduct and the Court order.
It is a violation of Model Code of
Conduct. It should be dealt with
firmly and effectively to ensure a free and fair poll in Uttar Pradesh.
Strong action should be taken against all persons and parties
violating the law. Maharaj forgetting that he was actually blaming his
stealth, shadowy, dicriminating hindutva cult rashtra where Dasaratha
had three wives Krishna had many gopikas,and other gods having more than
one wife and many common men with one wife have 16 children that is
responsible for population which is second in the world, was yesterday
booked for
allegedly hurting religious feelings after he blamed Muslims
having four wives for the population growth in the country that sparked a
controversy,
days after Supreme Court outlawed seeking votes in the name of religion
or caste.
http://www.ambedkar.org/gifimages/voteforBSP.gif
BSP candidates from 2007 to 2017: Optimism soars with Muslims, priority on upper castes.
According to a party release, candidates for the two remaining seats
will be announced once the Election Commission decides about their
reservation status.
Out of 403,
the BSP has announced its 401 candidates for the 2017 assembly polls and
according to Mayawati, the upper caste candidates are still the largest
block of the candidates with 111 tickets given to them.
The party chief is relying on the time-tested formula of a rainbow coalition of Sarvajan Samaj Brahmin SC/STs and Muslims.
The whole country is for Sarvajan Hitay Sarvajan Sukhaya i.e., for
peace, welfare and happiness of the entire society as enshrined in our
constitution and for democracy, equality, liberty and fraternity. They
are not for manuvad which discriminated the society with hate politics.
BSP’s election manifesto is our Modern Constitution unlike the politics
of stealth, shadowy discriminative hindutva cult rashtra that wishes to
install temples and huge for haters murderers like nathuram godse and
the RSSised leaders like Vallababai patel, Shivaji etc. And who have
become looters with DEMONitisation.
Jaitley Another Hidden BURDEN .25% to 1% E-Transaction Cost
January09, 2017 (C) Ravinder Singh progressindia2015@gmail.com
Arun Jaitely is Turning Out to be biggest Tragedy of India.
Every day he keeps People in Dark and Lies to them. I had already
reported cost of E-Transaction shall be huge burden on Poor & Middle
Class – Rich have options of Net Banking.
Banks decided to
charge 0.25% and 1% E-Transaction Cost to pay for additional cost. GoI
& Banks decided to charge it to Petrol Pump owners than Automobile
Owners which was Suicidal in View State Election Comming Up next month.
E-Transaction Cost charged by Banks is Temporarily Withdrawn – but would
be Charged Ultimately to recover cost.
Cashless Idea itself is to Weaken Fight against Difficult To Find Black Money.
In fact when Account Holders were making 1-2 transactions a month
depositing Check and Withdrawing Cash, there may be scores of
transactions every day in certain cases.
Cost of E-Transaction of
Rs.10 for a Tea Cup and Rs.10,000 worth of say Water Purifier is same
therefore had to be Charged to Consumers. PayTM can’t operate free and
not charging for Cost of operations.
Cashless Means HUGE BURDEN on poor –
1. Carry a Smart Mobile with say Rs.5000 Loaded in it for Mobile Banking, Pay for Internet and keep ‘Minimum Balance in It’.
2. There are security features But A Lost Mobile Means Account Holder has to register FIR.
3. Cost of operating could be substantial.
4. BUT THE ROOT CAUSE OF ALL THE PROBLEMS IS ARUN JAITLEY – REDUCING
Deposit & Credit Interest Rates WHICH BENEFIT BIG CREDITORS LIKE
AMBANI & ADANI –
5. Individual Depositor Suffer substantial
LOSS – 25% Income from Interest on Fixed Deposits and who is now
Charged 10% Income Tax By Banks even for those who are not in IT Limit
and have no source of Income like Senior Citizens.
Ravinder Singh, Inventor & Consultant, INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES AND PROJECTS
Y-77, Hauz Khas, New Delhi-110016, India. Ph; 091- 9871056471, 9718280435, 9650421857
Ravinder Singh* is a WIPO awarded inventor specializing in Power, Transportation,
Smart Cities, Water, Energy Saving, Agriculture, Manufacturing, Technologies and Projects
Fuel pumps agree to accept cards after late-night deal
1% Transaction Fee on Cards Waived For Now
Through Sunday, the media was buzzing with reports that petrol pumps
would refuse to accept card payments for fuel from Monday. Anxious
consumers, already grappling with a shortage of cash, pointed out that
this would directly clash with the government’s efforts to wean people
off cash and encourage digital payments.
Finally, there was some
relief late on Sunday night after banks agreed to defer their decision
to charge 1% transaction fee on card payments at petrol pumps from
Monday. The move had prompted dealers to say they would stop accepting
plastic money for fuel unless a mechanism to compensate them was also
put in place.
Following the bankers’ decision, petroleum dealers
too put off their decision to stop accepting cards till January 13. The
decision by the banks to defer the fee came after prodding by oil
minister Dharmendra Pradhan during discussions among bankers, dealers
and representatives of state-run fuel retailers. “Banks have agreed to
defer the fee for 4-5 days,“ a senior oil ministry official told TOI,
indicating that a mechanism to compensate dealers would be worked out
during this interval. At the heart of the dispute is the merchant
discount rate (MDR). As in any other card transaction, the bank passes
on the money to the petrol pump owner after deducting fees in the form
of merchant discount rate. The agreement between the bank and the
merchant has a clause that does not allow the merchant to pass on the
charge. But petrol pumps have argued that their margins are not enough
to absorb this charge.
So there has historically So there has
historically been a tacit agreement between banks and petrol pumps
whereby banks charge a lower MDR of 1% and the petrol pumps pass on the
MDR to the customer, calling it a surcharge. The banks would turn a
blind eye to this, but would refund this surcharge to high end
customers.
Following demonetisation, the government said that
petrol pumps would not pass on charges to customers and would in fact
give them a discount. The government also asked banks and payment
companies to waive off charges on debit cards to merchants until
December 31. However, once the December 31deadline lapsed, banks said
MDR could not be zero as this would make electronic payments a
loss-making business for both card issuers and POS installers. Petrol
pumps say they do not have the margins to absorb it.
__._,_.___
http://www.ambedkar.org/gifimages/voteforBSP.gif
https://mg.mail.yahoo.com/neo/launch…
Amitabha Foundation USA
To sarvajanow@yahoo.co.in
7 Jan at 9:57 PM
Mahabodhi Stupa at Bodhgaya - Ayang Rinpoche and everyone participating
in his Phowa Course circumambulates this precious stupa nightly
chanting the Buddha Amitabha Pure Land Aspiration Prayer
Dear Jagatheesan,
Ayang Rinpoche is a world-renowned master of Phowa (transference of
consciousness at the time of death). Rinpoche says, “My Phowa teaching
is for a joyful end to one’s life. While you are alive, don’t forget
about preparing for your death, as we don’t know when or how our life
will end.” Read more about Phowa here. Every year Ayang Rinpoche offers
his 10-day Phowa Course in the holy city of Bodhgaya, where the Buddha
became enlightened. This year the course will be January 17-26, 2017.
Bodhgaya is extremely crowded this time of year, but if you would like
to make last-minute arrangements to attend, you may find links to some
travel arrangements and logistics and a Bodhgaya Teaching Site Map on
our website. Here are direct links to the Daily Schedule and 2017 Flyer.
Rinpoche invites everyone, whether or not they can make a pilgrimage to
Bodhgaya this year, to make an auspicious connection by sponsoring the
teachings. Rinpoche gives the teachings in Bodhgaya every year free of
charge, and your US tax-deductible donation will help ensure that these
teachings continue for years to come. Donate any amount online or send a
check to our address below.
Happy New Year—May all beings benefit!
Becky Loy
For the Amitabha Foundation USA
Becky Loy, Treasurer
Amitabha Foundation
P.O. Box 2572
Aptos, California 95001
831-461-4381
Info@AmitabhaFoundation.US
www.amitabhafoundation.us
Support the Amitabha Foundation
When you shop at Smile.Amazon.com
Amazon donates.
Click here to sign up now!
Jaitley Another Hidden BURDEN .25% to 1% E-Transaction Cost
January09, 2017 (C) Ravinder Singh progressindia2015@gmail.com
Arun Jaitely is Turning Out to be biggest Tragedy of India.
Every day he keeps People in Dark and Lies to them. I had already
reported cost of E-Transaction shall be huge burden on Poor & Middle
Class – Rich have options of Net Banking.
Banks decided to
charge 0.25% and 1% E-Transaction Cost to pay for additional cost. GoI
& Banks decided to charge it to Petrol Pump owners than Automobile
Owners which was Suicidal in View State Election Comming Up next month.
E-Transaction Cost charged by Banks is Temporarily Withdrawn – but would
be Charged Ultimately to recover cost.
Cashless Idea itself is to Weaken Fight against Difficult To Find Black Money.
In fact when Account Holders were making 1-2 transactions a month
depositing Check and Withdrawing Cash, there may be scores of
transactions every day in certain cases.
Cost of E-Transaction of
Rs.10 for a Tea Cup and Rs.10,000 worth of say Water Purifier is same
therefore had to be Charged to Consumers. PayTM can’t operate free and
not charging for Cost of operations.
Cashless Means HUGE BURDEN on poor –
1. Carry a Smart Mobile with say Rs.5000 Loaded in it for Mobile Banking, Pay for Internet and keep ‘Minimum Balance in It’.
2. There are security features But A Lost Mobile Means Account Holder has to register FIR.
3. Cost of operating could be substantial.
4. BUT THE ROOT CAUSE OF ALL THE PROBLEMS IS ARUN JAITLEY – REDUCING
Deposit & Credit Interest Rates WHICH BENEFIT BIG CREDITORS LIKE
AMBANI & ADANI –
5. Individual Depositor Suffer substantial
LOSS – 25% Income from Interest on Fixed Deposits and who is now
Charged 10% Income Tax By Banks even for those who are not in IT Limit
and have no source of Income like Senior Citizens.
Ravinder Singh, Inventor & Consultant, INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES AND PROJECTS
Y-77, Hauz Khas, New Delhi-110016, India. Ph; 091- 9871056471, 9718280435, 9650421857
Ravinder Singh* is a WIPO awarded inventor specializing in Power, Transportation,
Smart Cities, Water, Energy Saving, Agriculture, Manufacturing, Technologies and Projects
Fuel pumps agree to accept cards after late-night deal
1% Transaction Fee on Cards Waived For Now
Through Sunday, the media was buzzing with reports that petrol pumps
would refuse to accept card payments for fuel from Monday. Anxious
consumers, already grappling with a shortage of cash, pointed out that
this would directly clash with the government’s efforts to wean people
off cash and encourage digital payments.
Finally, there was some
relief late on Sunday night after banks agreed to defer their decision
to charge 1% transaction fee on card payments at petrol pumps from
Monday. The move had prompted dealers to say they would stop accepting
plastic money for fuel unless a mechanism to compensate them was also
put in place.
Following the bankers’ decision, petroleum dealers
too put off their decision to stop accepting cards till January 13. The
decision by the banks to defer the fee came after prodding by oil
minister Dharmendra Pradhan during discussions among bankers, dealers
and representatives of state-run fuel retailers. “Banks have agreed to
defer the fee for 4-5 days,“ a senior oil ministry official told TOI,
indicating that a mechanism to compensate dealers would be worked out
during this interval. At the heart of the dispute is the merchant
discount rate (MDR). As in any other card transaction, the bank passes
on the money to the petrol pump owner after deducting fees in the form
of merchant discount rate. The agreement between the bank and the
merchant has a clause that does not allow the merchant to pass on the
charge. But petrol pumps have argued that their margins are not enough
to absorb this charge.
So there has historically So there has
historically been a tacit agreement between banks and petrol pumps
whereby banks charge a lower MDR of 1% and the petrol pumps pass on the
MDR to the customer, calling it a surcharge. The banks would turn a
blind eye to this, but would refund this surcharge to high end
customers.
Following demonetisation, the government said that
petrol pumps would not pass on charges to customers and would in fact
give them a discount. The government also asked banks and payment
companies to waive off charges on debit cards to merchants until
December 31. However, once the December 31deadline lapsed, banks said
MDR could not be zero as this would make electronic payments a
loss-making business for both card issuers and POS installers. Petrol
pumps say they do not have the margins to absorb it.
__._,_.___
through http://sarvajan.ambedkar.org
https://awakenmediaprabandhak. wordpress.com