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The Central Government reviews and monitors implementation of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009 periodically with the States and Union Territories at different fora, including the State Education Ministers’ Conferences. An independent concurrent financial review is also undertaken to cover all States within two year..

Promoting a tax-friendly regime through a new ‘Dispute Resolution Scheme’    While presenting the General Budget 2016-17 in Lok Sabha today, the Union Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley said that litigation is a scourge for tax friendly regime and cre..

  A Bill shall be introduced in the current Budget session of the Parliament in order to amend the Companies Act 2013. While presenting the General Budget 2016-17 in Lok Sabha today, the Union Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley said that this will remove the difficulties and impediments to e..

  605 Special Courts set up across the country till date under POCSO Act, 2012  45498 cases registered under POCSO Act,2012, from November,2012 till March,2015   As per information available with the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), 605 Special ..

As per the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data which is available upto 2014, a total of 895, 453, 141, 362 and 47 cases were reported in the country under Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, 1986 during last five year i.e 2010, 2011,2012, 2013 and 2014 respectively which show a mixed trend.  On the basis of recommendation ma..

Theme of the Budget   • Overcoming challenges – Reorganize, Restructure Rejuvenate Indian Railways: ‘Chalo, Milkar Kuch Naya Karen’   • Three pillars of the strategy i.e. Nav Arjan – New revenues, Nav Manak &..

Amendment to the Delimitation Act, 2002 and the Representation of the People Act, 1950 regarding delimitation of constituencies in West Bengal consequent upon exchange of the territories between India and Bangladesh    The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime ..

The Supreme Court has vacated the interim order of Madras High Court staying the issue of patta under the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 (in short, FRA) on an application filed by Ministry Tribal Affairs.  While the Forest Rights Act is being implemented across the country it had come..

Special Campaign to fill up over 12000 Vacancies for PWDs and Over 5 Lakh PWDs to be provided Skill Training in Next Three Years Five National Sports Centers to be set up for Disabled Provisions to check Attrocities against SCs will be enforced Str..

The Legislative Department in the Ministry of Law & Justice has constituted an expert committee to review the Specific Relief Act, 1963.  The Specific Relief Act, 1963 provides for the law relating to certain kind of specific relief.  The decision has been taken in view of tremendous developments that have taken place afte..

Shri Devender Kumar Sikri, an officer of 1975 batch of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) today took oath as the Chairman of Competition Commission of India (CCI). Shri Sikri was sworn in by the Minister of Finance, I&B and Corporate Affairs Shri Aurn Jaitley in the presence of Members and Secretary of the Competition Commission of India and officials of the Mi..

Appointment of Additional Judges in Bombay High Court    In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of article 224 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint (i) Shri Vinay Manohar Deshpande, (ii) Shri Ajey Shrikant Gadkari, (iii) Sh..

The Payment of Bonus (Amendment) Bill, 2015 notified:Increase in the Eligibility Limit under clause (13) of Section 2 and Calculation Ceiling under Section 12 of the Payment of Bonus Act, 2015  The Payment of Bonus (Ame..

The recommendations of the last Wage Boards viz. Majithia Wage Boards were notified in the Gazette of India by the Central Government on 11.11.2011 under section 12 of the said Act, subject to the decision of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the Writ Petition(Civil) No. 246 of 2011. The Hon’ble Supreme Court vide order dated 7th February, 2014 have uphe..

Ministry has taken steps for drafting the Labour Code on Industrial Relations, by simplifying, amalgamating and rationalizing the relevant provisions of the three Labour Laws:  (i) The Industrial Disputes Act, 1947,  (ii) The Trade Unions Act, 1926,  (iii) The Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 19..