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The mining companies operating in tribal areas and otherwise are required to comply with the provisions contained in the Mines Act, 1952 and Mines Rules for the welfare of workers employed in mines. Besides the welfare activities for the employees of mines, the mining companies are also obliged under Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) to spend at least two percen..

The reforms in the functioning of Government is a continuous ongoing process.  Schemes like Pradhan Mantri Jan DhanYojana, e-Governance based services, Digital India, Direct Benefit Transfer for LPG, (DBT), Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, SwachhVidyalaya, Soil Health Card, Pradhan Mantri Fasal BimaYojna, Atal Pension Yojna etc. are some of the recent initiatives in this..

EPFO Takes Steps to Cover Contract Workers in Government Departments  Last Date for Submission of Life Certificate Extended Till 15th January 2017 ECR 2.0, UAN 2.0 and PMRPY Services to be Made Operational from December 2016    A sub-committee of Central Board of Trus..

The Central Government has enacted the Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Act, 1970 to regulate the employment of contract labour in certain establishments and to provide for its abolition in certain circumstances and for matters connected therewith. A well-established Central Industrial Relations Machinery (CIRM) is in place to enforce vari..

Government of India has constituted an expert Committee under the Chairmanship of Shri T.K. Viswanathan, former Law Secretary and Member from NSCS, Department of Legislative Affairs, Department of Justice and CBI, to study Domestic & International Cyber Laws and suggest measures/amendments in the existing domestic cyber laws. The Committee is actively engaged in..

F. No. S-31012/2/2016-WC Government of India Ministry of Labour & Employment Shram Shakti Bhawan, New Delhi Dated the 02ndDecember, 2016 Subject: Amendments to the Payment of Wages Act, 1936 – regarding. p style="text..

The following are the salient features of the draft Inland Vessels Bill, 2016 The Draft Inland Vessels Bill, 2016 covers the Preamble and has 16 parts i.e. Part I to Part XVI. The salient features are: 1. Part I- enables the Central Government to enac..

The total number of Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) member accounts as on 31.03.2016, as per Annual Report for 2015-16, is 17.14 crore. On an average, contributions have been received in respect of 3.76 crore members during the year 2015-16.  Reasons for this gap are as under:- (i) The members after switching over f..

Rights of Persons With Disabilities (RPWD) bill provides for penalties for offences committed against Persons With Disabilities    Types of Disabilities have been increased from existing 7 to 21 and Central Government will have power to add more ty..

Cabinet approves inclusion/Amendments in the Central List of Other Backward Classes notified in respect of States of Assam, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and Uttarakhand    The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Mod..

The Government has come up with a Central Sector Scheme for Rehabilitation of Bonded Labourer – 2016 to make the implementation of the Act more effective.  The Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976 and the Central Sector Scheme for Rehabilitation of Bonded Labourer, 2016’ envisages the district administration to seek collaboratio..

There is no special Act or law at present for dealing with public grievances relating to the various services offered by the Central Government. However, there do exist laws like the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 for dealing with consumer related complaints. Grievances can be lodged by citizens by post, in person and through intern..

To make amendments to the Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2014, the Government has introduced the Whistle Blowers Protection (Amendment) Bill, 2015 in the Lok Sabha on 11-05-2015 which has been passed by the Lok Sabha on 13-05-2015. The Bill is presently pending in the Rajya Sabha. The salient features of the Bill are as follows:/..

The PC & PNDT Act, 1994 was enacted for prohibition of sex selection before or after conception and for prevention of misuse of pre-conception and pre-natal diagnostic techniques for sex determination and not for causing harassment of radiologists. Maintenance and preservation of records, prescribed under the PC & PNDT ..

Speech of the President of India on the occasion of the celebration of 50 years of establishment of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL)  It is indeed a pleasure to be here today to deliver the opening address on the historic occasion of the 50th Anniversary of..