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Source: The post is based on the article “Electoral Bond scheme amended, sale from tomorrow” published in The Hindu on 8th November 2022.
What is the News?
The Government of India has notified several changes to the Electoral Bond Scheme.
What is the Electoral Bond Scheme?
What are the changes being made to the Electoral Bond Scheme?
The government of India has amended the Electoral Bond Scheme. It has allowed the sale of Electoral Bonds for 15 extra days during the year of elections to the legislative assembly of states and Union territories with the legislature.
Earlier, only an additional period of 30 days was allowed to be specified by the central government in the year of the Lok Sabha elections.
