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Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment signed MOU with National Safai Karmachari Finance and Development Corporation (NSKFDC) here today stipulating the targets for the Corporation for the year 2016-17. The MOU was signed by Smt Anita Agnihotri, Secretary Deptt of Social Justice and Empowerment and Sh K Narayan, MD-NSKFDC in presence of Sh Arun Kumar Special Sec..

The Centre today urged the States to speed up the execution of Central Schemes to achieve the goal of developed India. Addressing an All India Conclave of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Ministers at Guwahati, Assam, the Minister for Rural Development, Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water & Sanitation Shri Narendra Singh Tomar said that development of India is..

M/O Social Justice & Empowerment Sanctions Rs. 14,89,53,000/- to Government of Odisha Under “Scheme of Special Central Assistance to SCSP During 2016-17    Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has sanctioned Rs. 14,89,53,000/- (Rupees Fourteen Crore Eig..

Want India to become a pensioned and an insured society – Arun Jaitley  LIC declares special Diamond Jubilee bonus on all eligible policies.    Union Finance Minister Mr. Arun Jaitley today highlighted the need for strengthenin..

The Union Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley reviews the Implementation of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) 2016; Calls for quick action to implement the IBC in a time bound manner.    The Union Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley directed the Senior Officers ..

Shri J P Nadda commemorates a decade of Integrated Food Law in the country  Provisions of safe food should become a part of our ingrained culture: J P Nadda  FSSAI announces 10@10 initiatives    Commemo..

Smt Maneka Sanjay Gandhi holds Regional consultations on the draft ‘Trafficking of Persons Bill, 2016’ in Chennai  WCD Ministry to start a new initiative of giving birth certificates and AADHAR Cards to street children    The Minister of Women and Child Deve..

Union Minister of State for Personnel, Shri V.Narayanasamy on the occasion of inauguration of XIX Conference of CBI & State Anti Corruption Bureaux congratulated the CBI for taking the initiative to host this Conference annually, from this year, instead of once in two years. This would provide a forum for all the agencies engaged in anti-corruption and vigilance..

In view of widespread criticism of the workings of the Medical Council of India included in the 92nd Report of Department-Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare, presented to the Rajya Sabha on 8th March 2016, the Government of India appointed a committee under the chairmanship of Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog on 28th March 2016. The Committ..

The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has given its ex-post facto approval for amendment of Section 64 and section 65 and consequential amendment of section 115 of the Factories Act, 1948 by introducing the Factories (Amendment) Bill, 2016 in the Parliament.  The approved amendments will give boost to the manufactur..

The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has given its ex-post facto approval for amendments to the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 by introducing the Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill, 2016 in Parliament.  The maternity benefit Act 1961 protects the employment of women during the time of her maternity and entitles her of..

The Government has set up a Committee consisting of Secretaries of the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Department of Personnel and Training and the Department of Legal Affairs to examine the provisions of the Official Secrets Act, 1923. The said Committee has deliberated the concerned issues with various stakeholders. The matter is under consideration with the Committ..

7 Mineral Blocks Have Been Auctioned After Auctioning of Mines Made Transparent by The MMDR Amendment Act 2015    The Minister of State (Independent Charge) For Power, Coal, New & Renewable Energy and Mines Shri Piyush Goyal said in the Rajya Sabha today that ..

The National Water Policy (2012) emphasizes the need to evolve a National Water Framework Law as an umbrella statement of general principles governing the exercise of legislative/executive powers by the Centre, the States and the local governing bodies. This Ministry had constituted a Committee on 3rd July, 2012 under the Chairmanship of Dr. Y. K. Alagh to draft Nat..

There is no need to amend the Electricity Act, 2003 or the Energy Conservation Act, 2001 in view of India’s commitment in the recently held Paris Climate Summit. This was stated by Shri Piyush Goyal, Minister of State (IC) for Power, Coal & New and Renewable Energy and Mines in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha today.  ..