The last month of the year 2024, December, has started from today (Sunday). Today (1st December) has brought many big changes. This includes changes related to LPG gas cylinder prices, credit card rules, banking, telecom and free Aadhaar updates. Which is going to have a direct impact on our pockets. Let us know about them.
Credit card rules changed
The country’s largest bank, State Bank of India (SBI) has again given a big blow to its credit card consumers. According to media reports, SBI will not give reward points on transactions related to its credit cards digital gaming platform/merchant from today.
Bank holiday for 17 days
The Reserve Bank has also released the list of bank holidays for December. According to this, there will be a holiday in banks for 17 days in December. In such a situation, before going to the bank, definitely check the list of holidays.
Change in LPG cylinder prices
The government changes the prices of commercial gas and LPG cylinders on 1st of every month. In October, gas companies had increased the prices of commercial LPG cylinders by Rs 48, while there was no change in the prices of domestic gas cylinders. This time also the government can change the gas prices.
Traceability rules apply
The country’s telecom regulator TRAI extended the deadline for new traceability rules for commercial messages including OTP to prevent scams and phishing. Earlier this rule was to come into effect from November 1 last month.
free aadhaar update
If you want to update details like photo, name, address, gender in your Aadhar card, then you can do it for free till 14th December. After this, a charge will have to be paid for updating. If you want to make any update in Aadhaar then you can take advantage of this. For this you will have to go to My Aadhaar portal. Also, to update Aadhar Card, documents like Voter ID, Ration Card, Address Proof, Passport will also be required.
Maldives trip expensive
At the same time, travel to Maldives will also become expensive from this month. According to media reports, the fee for economy class passengers will increase from $30 (Rs 2532) to $50 (Rs 4220). Whereas for business class, instead of 60 dollars (5064 rupees) you will have to pay 120 dollars (10129 rupees). First class passengers will have to pay 240 dollars (20257 rupees) instead of 90 dollars (7597 rupees).