Many rules were changed on 1 December, which will affect the daily life and finance of families across the country. In the next month of December, there have been many major changes including revision of LGP gas cylinder prices and changes in SBI credit card rules.
New Rule From 1 December: The month of December has started from today and like every month, many new changes have happened in the month of December. These will also affect your pocket. Let us tell you that many rules were changed on 1 December, which will affect the daily life and finance of families across the country. In the next month of December, there have been many major changes including revision of LGP gas cylinder prices and changes in SBI credit card rules. Let us know in detail…
Change in LPG prices
The oil marketing company revises the prices of LPG cylinders on the 1st of every month. According to the website of oil marketing companies, the price of commercial cylinders has increased by Rs 16.5. This is the fifth consecutive month when the prices of commercial cylinders have increased. Let us tell you that in early November, the prices of 19 kg commercial cylinders had increased.
Aadhaar Card Free Update
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has extended the deadline for free update of Aadhaar details. Aadhaar card holders can now update their name, address or date of birth without any charge through online process till December 14. However, processing fee will be charged for updates made after this date.
Credit card rules
There is important news for the customers of the country’s largest public sector bank State Bank of India (SBI). The bank is changing the rules of credit card from December 1. SBI will no longer give the benefit of reward points in credit cards used for transactions of digital gaming platforms. Apart from this, from December 1, HDFC Bank is also changing the lounge access rules for users of its Regalia credit card.
Belated ITR filing
Individuals who failed to file their income tax return (ITR) for the financial year 2023-24 (FY24) by the July 31 deadline still have the opportunity to submit their ITR by December. Those who missed the initial deadline can now file belated ITR with penalty fee till December 31. Let us tell you that the late fee is Rs 5,000. This late fee has been reduced to Rs 1,000 for taxpayers with total income less than Rs 5 lakh.
New TRAI rules
On December 1, 2024, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) will implement new traceability rules aimed at reducing spam and phishing messages. However, these rules may temporarily affect OTP services. TRAI has clarified that there will be no delay in OTP delivery after the rules come into force. TRAI said in a post on X, ‘TRAI has assured that the message traceability mandate will not delay the delivery of messages and OTPs.’
Going to Maldives will be expensive
Maldives is increasing its departure fees from next month. One of the most popular tourist destinations, Maldives is increasing the fees charged from tourists. For economy class passengers, the fee will increase from $30 (Rs 2,532) to $50 (Rs 4,220), while for business class passengers, the fee will increase from $60 (Rs 5,064) to $120 (Rs 10,129). First class passengers will have to pay $240 (Rs 20,257) up from $90 (Rs 7,597) and private jet passengers will have to pay $480 (Rs 40,515) up from $120 (Rs 10,129).