Lucknow Press
New Delhi. Every new month brings many big changes, which directly affect the pockets of common people. From the month of September also, some such special changes are going to happen, which will affect your pocket. These changes include LPG gas cylinder prices to credit card rules. Also, there can be special announcements for government employees regarding Dearness Allowance. Let us know what changes can happen in the month of September and how much impact will it have on your pocket?
LPG gas cylinder price
The government changes the price of LPG on the first of every month. Changes are seen in the prices of commercial gas cylinders and cooking gas. In such a situation, a change in the price of LPG cylinder is expected this time too. Last month, the price of commercial LPG gas cylinder increased by Rs 8.50, while in July its price decreased by Rs 30.
Changes in petrol and diesel prices
The oil market companies also revise the prices of aviation fuel i.e. Air Turbine Fuel (ATF) and CNG-PNG. Hence, a change in their prices can be seen on the first date.
Telecom companies should curb fake calls and fake messages
Fake calls and messages can be curbed from September 1. TRAI has directed telecom companies to curb fake calls and fake messages. For this, TRAI has issued a strict guideline. TRAI has asked telecom companies like Jio, Airtel, Vodafone, Idea, BSNL to shift telemarketing calls and commercial messaging starting from 140 mobile number series to blockchain base DLT i.e. Distributed Laser Technology platform by September 30. It is expected that fake calls will be stopped from September 1.
Employees are waiting for dearness allowance
Government employees are waiting for an increase in dearness allowance on 1st September. The central government can make a big announcement. Sources have informed that the Modi government can increase dearness allowance by about 3 percent. Currently, dearness allowance is close to 50 percent.
Credit card related rules
From September 1, HDFC Bank is going to limit the reward points on utility transactions, under which customers can get only up to 2,000 points per month on these transactions. HDFC Bank will not give any reward for making educational payments through third party apps. From September 2024, IDFC First Bank will reduce the minimum amount payable on credit cards. The payment date will also be reduced from 18 to 15 days. Apart from this, a change – from September 1, 2024, customers using RuPay credit cards for payments on UPI and other platforms will get the same reward points as those using credit cards of other payment service providers.
Free Aadhar card update
The last date for updating Aadhaar card for free has been fixed as 14 September. After this, you will not be able to update some things related to Aadhaar for free. After September 14, you will have to pay a fee to update Aadhaar. However, earlier the last date for updating Aadhaar for free was 14 June 2024, which was extended to 14 September 2024.
