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ESIC Coverage in States

   28 April 2016 at 10:21

The Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) under its 2nd Generation Reforms ESIC-2.0 has decided to open health scheme for selected group of unorganized workers like rickshaw-puller/auto-rickshaw drivers in selected urban/metropolitan area ..

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Implementation of Forest Rights Act

   28 April 2016 at 10:21

The Forest Rights Act is being implemented across the country. Forest Rights Act is an act to recognize and vest pre-existing rights to forest dwelling Scheduled Tribes and other traditional forest dwellers. Till 29.02.206, out of 44.15 lakh claims t ..

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Lok Sabha passes the The Regional Centre for Biotechnology Bill, 2016

   27 April 2016 at 14:49

The Lower House of the Parliament passed The Regional Centre for Biotechnology Bill, 2016. The Bill seeks to establish a Regional Centre for Biotechnology, an institution of education, training and research, under the auspices of United Nations Educa ..

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Share of state governments under ESIC act

   26 April 2016 at 10:28

As per decision of Employees State Insurance (ESI) Corporation, expenditure on medical care under ESI Scheme is shared between ESI Corporation and the State Government in the ratio of 7:1 within a prescribed ceiling which is revised from time to time ..

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Amendment to PF act

   26 April 2016 at 10:28

A proposal for comprehensive amendment to the Employees� Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions (EPF & MP) Act, 1952 is under consideration of the Government which, inter alia, includes reducing threshold limit for coverage from 20 to ..

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Employees contributions to EPF

   26 April 2016 at 10:28

As per the Audited Consolidated Annual Accounts of Employees’ Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) for the year 2014-15, the closing balance of Funds managed by EPFO is Rs. 6,34,174.33 crore. Regarding EPFO being the eleventh largest pension fund ..

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Concessions to startups regarding labour laws

   26 April 2016 at 10:28

In order to promote the Start-Up ecosystem in the country and incentivizing the entrepreneurs in setting up new start-up ventures and thus catalyze the creation of employment opportunities through them, the Ministry of Labour & Employment has iss ..

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New Rules notified by Government to revamp Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act

   25 April 2016 at 11:10

The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has notified the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Rules, 2016 on 14 April 2016, the birthday of Babasaheb Ambedkar. The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes ..

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Joint Conference of Chief Ministers of States and Chief Justices of High Courts

   25 April 2016 at 11:10

A Joint Conference of Chief Justices of High Courts and Chief Ministers of States is being held on coming Sunday i.e. 24th April, 2016 at Vigyan Bhawan, here in New Delhi . This will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi in the august p ..

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Exhibition on 'Transforming India' on the occasion of Civil Services Day function

   22 April 2016 at 10:21

Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh inaugurated an Exhibition on the theme “Transforming India ..

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