Government has informed that the LARR Bill, 2011 has provision for return of the unutilized land. Minister of State for Rural Development Shri Lalchand Kataria said during question hour in the Rajya Sabha that Clause 95 of the LARR Bill, 2011 prov ..
Health is a state subject. It is primarily the responsibility of the State Governments to adopt the Clinical Establishments (Registration and Regulation) Act 2010 (CEA 2010) for implementing the provisions of the Act to ensure quality services, af ..
The Transplantation of Human Organs Act has been amended in the year 2011. The Transplantation of Human Organs Rules are under the process of revision. Most of the stakeholders have been consulted on the matter. A number of consultations ha ..
e-Panchayat Mission Mode Project(MMP) being part of National e- Governance Plan(NeGP) is being regularly monitored by NeGP Apex Committee headed by Cabinet Secretary, Government of India. Review Meetings of e-Panchayat MMP, chaired by Secretary, M ..
The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009 provides for free and compulsory education to all children in the age group of six to fourteen years i.e. from Class I to VIII. The Act came into force from 1st April, 2010 and ..
The Vice President of India Shri M. Hamid Ansari has said a fourfold approach to treat the deadly social ailment of Corruption and promote probity would lie in the combination of (a) ethical training in norms incorporated in legally enforceable Co ..
The Central Information Commission has reported that 27856 cases were pending for disposal as on 29.02.2012 of which around 9500 cases were provisionally registered. The Central Government has taken several steps like issue of guidelines for the C ..
There is no proposal with the Government to provide constitutional status to the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The CVC is a statutory body and derives its powers from the Central Vigilance Commis ..
Right to Information Act is applicable to Public Authorities. A pubic authority means any authority or body or institution of self-government established or constituted (a) by or under the Constitution; (b) by any other law made by Parliament; (c) ..
The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009 has brought in several reform processes. States/UTs have inter-alia brought out notifications prohibiting corporal punishment, detention and board examinations in elementary ed ..