It is a constant endeavour of the Government to simplify procedures by introduction of self certification. For this, all Central Ministries / Departments as well as State Government / UTs have been requested to review the existing requirement in thi ..
The primary responsibility for implementing the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013 lies with the States/Union Territories. The issue of effective implementation of the Act has been vigorously pursued by ..
Highlights of the Railway Budget 2015-16 Thrust: 1. IR to become prime mover of economy once again 2 Resource Mobilization for higher Investments 3. Decongestion of heavy haul routes and speeding up of trains: emphasis on gauge conversion, doubl ..
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, has given its approval to the following:- i. Creation of two additional benches of the Authority for Advance Rulings (Income Tax), one in New Delhi and one new bench in Mumbai; ..
There is currently no proposal under consideration of the Government to delete Article 370 of the Constitution. Article 370 was made in the Indian Constitution for continuance of the State of Jammu and Kashmir with the Union of India on the basis ..
The High Level Expert Committee appointed by the Government to recommend for restructuring of FCI as regards National Food Security Act (NFSA) has recommended following:- i) to defer implementation of NFSA in States that have not done end to end ..
The Law Commission of India, in its 210th Report: “Humanization and Decriminalization of Attempt to Suicide” had recommended that Section 309 (attempt to commit suicide) of IPC needs to be effaced from the statute book because that provi ..
The Union Minister of Women and Child Development, Smt. Maneka Sanjay Gandhi has said that the adoption agencies have been given a target of 15,000 adoptions in the current year. Speaking at the Annual National Meet on Adoption in New Delhi today, t ..
Union Law & Justice Minister Shri D.V.Sadananda Gowda today inaugurated the silver jubilee celebrations of the Institute of Legislative Drafting and Research (ILDR) here in New Delhi. Speaking on the occasion the Minister said the role of Insti ..
Efforts on to build consensus on reservation for women in Parliament and State Legislatures Urban Ministries to protect women’s rights in new schemes through joint ownership of houses, public transport etc Shri Naidu calls for gender sen ..