Atal Mission Plans for Punjab and Uttarakhand for 2015-16 approved Punjab to invest Rs.720 cr in basic urban infra in 16 cities; Uttarakhand Rs.267 cr in 6 cities Central assistance of Rs.453 cr to both states Punjab reports best sewerage treatment infra in the country; Haridwar has the best infra in Uttarakhand Over Rs.20,000 cr… Read More »
EPFO’S Claim Settlement Crosses 90 Lakhs in the Current Fiscal EPFO Introduces UAN Based Simplified Claim Forms more than 2 Lakh Grievances Resolved by EPFO While taking stock of the performance of EPFO in the month of December it has been noted that for the period April to December 2015, EPFO settled 90.6 lakh claims. … Read More »
Government announces death of Mufti Mohammad Sayeed National Flag to fly at Half Mast today in Capitals of all States/UTs. The Government of India announces with profound sorrow the death of Shri Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, Chief Minister of J&K at AIIMS Hospital, New Delhi today. As a mark of respect to the departed leader, the… Read More »
MUDRA (SIDBI) Bank to undertake refinance operations and provide support services with focus on portal management and also data analysis; MFIs can now become Member Lending Institutions (MLIs) with MUDRA (SIDBI) Bank for refinance and with NCGTC for Credit Guarantee. The Union Cabinet had yesterday i.e. 6th January, 2016 approved creation of a Credit Guarantee… Read More »
FM: Indian economy has emerged as one of the fastest growing economies in the world with its GDP growth accelerated at 7.3 percent in 2014-15; Economy is firmly on the path of economic revival The Union Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley said that Indian economy has emerged as one of the fastest growing economies in… Read More »
Exchange Rate of Foreign Currency Relating to Imported and Export Goods Notified In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), and in super session of the notification of the Central Board of Excise & Customs (CBEC) No.144/2015-CUSTOMS (N.T.), dated 17th December, 2015, except as respects things… Read More »
eNPS-Online Subscriber Registration and Contribution Facility under NPS developed In light of the Prime Minister’s “Digital India” campaign on promoting e-governance for providing last mile connectivity through extensive use of ICT (Information and Communications Technology) platforms, Pension Fund Regulatory Development Authority (PFRDA) has been pursuing the development and operationalization of online transaction facilities for the… Read More »
Government brings paradigm shift in the approach for faster implementation under ‘ Namami Gange ‘ programme The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved the proposal for taking up Hybrid Annuity based Public Private Partnership (PPP) model under Namami Gange Programme which aims to reform the wastewater sector in India.… Read More »
Shri Venkaiah Naidu reviews implementation of urban development and affordable schemes Directs senior officials to visit States more regularly to enable effective implementation Stresses on capacity building and fund transfer to urban local bodies. DDA asked to focus on improving quality of construction Minister of Urban Development and Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation Shri M.Venkaiah… Read More »
Cabinet approves transfer of land from Farakka Barrage Project to Inland Waterways Authority of India for construction of a new navigational lock parallel to the existing navigational lock at Farakka The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval to transfer of 14.86 hectares of land from Farakka Barrage… Read More »