CONSUMER AWARENESS
Use RTI To Get Tax Refund
Cashing on RTI
The Ministry of Finance has instructed the Income Tax Department to issue refunds within four months from the date of receipt of return and dispatch within 30 days from the date of singing the refund order. If you still have not received refunds for one or more earlier years despite reminders, personal visits and grievance-cell applications, use the Right To Information (RTI), says taxguru.in.
The RTI application can be filed with any designated post office at a fee of Rs. 10. So far, the success of RTI applications in the IT department is cent per cent. After an RTI application, one gets refund within 30 days and, in case the return is not available, the applicant should submit duplicate copies with indemnity on stamp paper. The application should be for information and not for opinion of the Public Information Officer (PIO)
Cutting through the redtape
Medicine That Leads to Irreversible Side-effects
Worse than effects
Metoclopramide, a drug used to treat gastrointestinal disorders, has been linked to tardive dyskinesia- a disease characterised by involuntary or impaired movements of the extremities, lip smacking, grimacing, tongue protrusion, rapid eye movements or blinking, puckering and pursing of the lips. There is no known treatment of this disease, says the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The development of this condition is directly related to the duration of patient’s taking the drug and the number of doses taken. Those at the highest risk include the elderly, especially older woman, and people who have been on the drug for long.
In India, metoclopramide is available in tablets, syrups and injections. The names of products include Reglan, Perinorm, Metajex and Donmet.
The U.S. FDA has asked the manufacturers of the drug to add a boxed warning to their drug labels about the risk of its long-term or high dose use and to implement a risk evaluation and mitigation strategy (REMS).
Ask physician an alternative
Cashing on RTI
The Ministry of Finance has instructed the Income Tax Department to issue refunds within four months from the date of receipt of return and dispatch within 30 days from the date of singing the refund order. If you still have not received refunds for one or more earlier years despite reminders, personal visits and grievance-cell applications, use the Right To Information (RTI), says taxguru.in.
The RTI application can be filed with any designated post office at a fee of Rs. 10. So far, the success of RTI applications in the IT department is cent per cent. After an RTI application, one gets refund within 30 days and, in case the return is not available, the applicant should submit duplicate copies with indemnity on stamp paper. The application should be for information and not for opinion of the Public Information Officer (PIO)
Cutting through the redtape
Medicine That Leads to Irreversible Side-effects
Worse than effects
Metoclopramide, a drug used to treat gastrointestinal disorders, has been linked to tardive dyskinesia- a disease characterised by involuntary or impaired movements of the extremities, lip smacking, grimacing, tongue protrusion, rapid eye movements or blinking, puckering and pursing of the lips. There is no known treatment of this disease, says the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The development of this condition is directly related to the duration of patient’s taking the drug and the number of doses taken. Those at the highest risk include the elderly, especially older woman, and people who have been on the drug for long.
In India, metoclopramide is available in tablets, syrups and injections. The names of products include Reglan, Perinorm, Metajex and Donmet.
The U.S. FDA has asked the manufacturers of the drug to add a boxed warning to their drug labels about the risk of its long-term or high dose use and to implement a risk evaluation and mitigation strategy (REMS).
Ask physician an alternative
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