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Strict compliance of 'Flag Code of India, 2002' and 'The Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971'

   22 March 2017 at 12:13

The Ministry of Home Affairs has issued an Advisory to the Chief Secretaries/Administrators of all State Governments/UT Administrations, Secretaries of all Ministries / Departments of Government of India, reiterating to ensure strict compliance of th ..

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Law Commission Submits Report No.-265

   21 March 2017 at 11:34

The Punjab and Haryana High Court, while dealing with the case Payal Meehta v. Sanjay Sarin, 2016 by its judgment and order dated 27.01.2016 referred the matter to the Law Commission of India for consideration as to whether the provisions of Section ..

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EPFO takes various steps for speedy settlement of claims

   21 March 2017 at 11:34

The Employees’ Provident Funds Organization (EPFO) has taken various steps for speedy settlement of claims which inter alia include:• Composite Claim Form (Aadhaar) and Composite Claim Form (Non-Aadhaar) has been introduced by replacing th ..

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Payment of Wages by cheque or crediting to bank accounts

   21 March 2017 at 11:34

The present wage limit for applicability of the provisions of the Payment of Wages Act, 1936 is Rs. 18,000/- per month. The Act has been amended by Payment of Wages (Amendment) Act, 2017 (effective from 28.12.2016) to enable the employers to pay wage ..

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Increase in Minimum Wages

   21 March 2017 at 11:33

Under the provisions of the Minimum Wages Act, 1948, both Central and State Governments are appropriate Governments to fix, review and revise the minimum wages of the workers employed in the scheduled employments under their respective jurisdictions ..

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Employees' Enrolment Campaign launched by EPFO to extend social security benefits to all eligible workers

   21 March 2017 at 11:33

An Employees’ Enrolment Campaign has been launched by Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation during the period 01.01.2017 to 31.03.2017, in order to extend social security benefits to all the eligible workers in the country. During the Ca ..

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Cabinet approves National Health Policy 2017

   17 March 2017 at 11:05

Cabinet approves National Health Policy 2017 A huge milestone in the history of public health in India: J P Nadda It provides policy framework for achieving universal healthcoverage, and is patient-centric and quality-driven: J P Nadda Terming the C ..

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Draft Bill against Human Trafficking envisages well coordinated institutional mechanism at District, State and National level to deal with the problem

   17 March 2017 at 10:37

The upcoming Draft Trafficking of Persons (Prevention, Protection and Rehabilitation) Bill' 2017, aims to prevent trafficking of persons, to provide care, protection and rehabilitation to the victims of trafficking, to prosecute offenders and for ..

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Repeal of outdated acts

   17 March 2017 at 10:37

The Admiralty (Jurisdiction and Settlement of Maritime Claims) Bill, (as passed by the Lok Sabha on 10th March 2017), when enacted, will repeal five obsolete British statutes on admiralty jurisdiction in civil matters, namely, (a) the Admiralty Court ..

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National Seminar on "Challenges In Implementation of Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016" Held

   17 March 2017 at 10:37

The Office of Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan) under Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment organised a �National Seminar on Challenges in Implementation of Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016� ..

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