The following Social Security Schemes are run under the Employees’ Provident Funds & Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952: (i) Employees’ Provident Funds Scheme(EPF), 1952, (ii) Employees’ Pension Scheme(EPS), 1995, and ..
The Minimum Wages Act, 1948 does not contain any provision for discrimination between men and women workers. All the provisions of the Act equally apply to both men and women workers. In other words, female workers working in any scheduled emplo ..
Average number of days of employment per year for all usual status workers was projected at 318 days during 2006-07 to 2011-12 under the Eleventh Five Year Plan. As per results of 66th round of quinquennial labour force survey on employment and un ..
Under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), 16983 and 12900 upper primary school buildings were constructed since the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009 became operational on 1st April 2010. Under Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha A ..
The Minister of Law & Justice has said that there does not appear to be any shortage of Public Prosecutors before various Courts for conducting prosecution on behalf of Central Government. Giving this information in written reply to a question i ..
The Bar Council of India has informed that it has proposed a new draft Code of Professional Standards, Ethics and Etiquette. The said draft Code is available on the website of Bar Council of India (i.e. barcouncilofindia.org). Giving this informatio ..
The Government has said that no panel has been set up for providing equal property rights among couples applicable to live-in-partners too. Giving this information in written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha, Minister of Law & Justice, Shri ..
As per 2001 census, the total number of working children between the age group5-14 years in the country was 1.26 crore. However, in the Survey conducted by NSSO, in 2004-05 the number of working children were estimated at 90.75 lakh. As per NSSO s ..
The Central Government had constituted an Expert Committee for reviewing the Employees’ Pension Scheme (EPS), 1995. The recommendations of the Expert Committee were placed before the Central Board of Trustees, Employees’ Provident Fund ..
The Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) follows the rules and regulations in terms of service condition of Medical Officers framed by Central Health Service (CHS) and adopted by ESI Corporation. ..