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Government to Amend EPF Scheme, 1952 to Enable EPF Members to Withdraw upto 90 Percent Fund for Purchase of House

   17 March 2017 at 10:37

The Government has taken a decision for modification in the Employees' Provident Funds (EPF) Scheme, 1952 to add a new paragraph 68 BD under which a member of Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF), being a member of a co-operative society or a ho ..

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Rs. 31734 Crore Collected as Construction Workers' Welfare Cess till 31st December 2016

   17 March 2017 at 10:37

Rs. 31733.76 crore have been collected as Construction Workers’ Welfare Cess by the States/UTs upto 31.12.2016, at the rate of 1% of the cost of construction. Out of it Rs. 6872.51 crore has been spent.The Building and Other Construction Worker ..

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Legal Framework for E-Pharmacy Business

   16 March 2017 at 10:35

In view of the concerns raised on the sale of drugs over the internet, the Drugs Consultative Committee (DCC) in its 48thmeeting held on 24th July, 2015, constituted a sub-committee to examine the issue of the sale of drugs on the internet. The Sub-C ..

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More than 12 Lakh Children have been rehabilitated under National Child Labour Project Scheme since 1988

   16 March 2017 at 10:35

As per the information received from District Project Societies 12 Lakh 15 Thousand 755 Children have been rescued/withdrawn from work and rehabilitated and mainstreamed under the National Child Labour Project (NCLP) Scheme from its inception in 1988 ..

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Functioning of De-Addiction Centres

   15 March 2017 at 11:44

This Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment implements a "Central Sector Scheme of Assistance for Prevention of Alcoholism and Substance (Drugs) Abuse" under which financial assistance is provided to Non-Governmental Organizations (NG ..

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Inter-state River Water Disputes (Amendment) Bill, 2017 introduced in Lok Sabha

   15 March 2017 at 11:44

Inter-state River Water Disputes (Amendment) Bill, 2017 introduced in Lok Sabha A Revolutionary step: Uma Bharti Union Minister of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Sushri Uma Bharti introduced Inter-State River Water Disputes ..

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Lok Sabha passes the Admiralty Bill, 2016

   14 March 2017 at 11:07

The Admiralty (Jurisdiction and Settlement of Maritime Claims) Bill, 2016 was passed by the Lok Sabha yesterday. The Bill aims to establish a legal framework to consolidate the existing laws relating to admiralty jurisdiction of courts, admiralty pro ..

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Lok Sabha Passes Maternity Benefits (Amendment) Bill, 2016

   11 March 2017 at 12:28

Lok Sabha passed today on 9th March, 2017 the Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill, 2016 which inter-alia includes increasing maternity benefit to woman covered under the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 from 12 weeks to 26 weeks up to two surviving childre ..

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PM lauds passage of Maternity Benefit Amendment Bill in Lok Sabha

   11 March 2017 at 10:48

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has lauded the passage of Maternity Benefit Amendment Bill in the Lok Sabha and has called it a landmark moment in the efforts towards women-led development."Passage of the Maternity Benefit Amendment Bill ..

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20 cases in 2014 and 17 cases in 2015 registered against children in conflict with law under the IT Act, 2000

   11 March 2017 at 10:48

According to National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB), Ministry of Home Affairs, the specific information is not maintained by the Bureau separately regarding the tendency to commit crime among adolescents due to influence of mobile and internet, thereby ..

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