Draft Equal Opportunity Commission Bill Re-Circulated for Inter-Ministerial Consultations Based on the Expert Group Report and examination by the Government, the draft Equal Opportunity Commission (EOC) Bill has been re-circulated for inter-ministerial consultations. In pursuance of one of the recommendations made by Sachar Committee, the Government had set up an Expert Group to examine and… Read More »
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley’s Speech | March 15, 2017
Boost to Education: Cabinet approves setting up of 50 new KendriyaVidyalayasin the country under Civil / Defence Sector The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs,chaired by the Prime Minister ShriNarendra Modihas approved the proposal for opening of 50 new KendriyaVidyalayas (KVs) under Civil / Defence Sector in the country keeping in view the high demand for… Read More »
Cabinet approves Policy for Early Monetization of Coal Bed Methane Gas Marketing and Pricing Freedom for CBM Gas The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister ShriNarendra Modi todaygave its approval for marketing and pricing freedom to the Coal Bed Methane (CBM) Contractors to sell the CBM at Arm’s Length Price in… Read More »
Cabinet approves additional 2% Dearness Allowance / Dearness Relief due from January, 2017 The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved release of an additional instalment of Dearness Allowance (DA) to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) to pensioners w.e.f. 01.01.2017. It has increased by 2% over the existing… Read More »
Concept Note on Trade Facilitation Agreement India tabled the “Concept Note for an initiative on Trade Facilitation in Services” dated 27 September 2016(S/WPDR/W/55) at the WTO. The objective behind India’s proposal for an Agreement on Trade Facilitation in Services (TFS) is to initiate discussions at the WTO on how to comprehensively address the numerous border… Read More »
Change in Tariff Value of Crude Palm Oil, RBD Palm Oil, Others – Palm Oil, Crude Palmolein, RBD Palmolein, Others – Palmolein, Crude Soyabean Oil, Brass Scrap (All Grades), Poppy Seeds, Areca Nuts, Gold and Silver Notified In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52… Read More »
FM: Rate of increase of Non Performing Assets (NPAs) has slowed down in the last Quarter of the Current Financial Year; Government is taking sector specific measures to deal with the problem of NPAs; Steel Sector shows sign of improvement; Multiplication of Oversight Committee under consideration. The Union Minister of Finance, Defence and Corporate Affairs,… Read More »
Footwear Design and Development Institute (FDDI) Bill, 2017 [ read Footwear Design and Development Institute Bill 2017 – Download/Print ] Commerce & Industry Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman introduced the Footwear Design and Development Institute (FDDI) Bill, 2017 in the Lok Sabha on 14th March, 2017 to declare the FDDI as an Institution of National Importance (INI). The… Read More »
Inter-state River Water Disputes (Amendment) Bill, 2017 introduced in Lok Sabha A Revolutionary step: Uma Bharti Union Minister of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Sushri Uma Bharti introduced Inter-State River Water Disputes (Amendment) Bill, 2017 in Lok Sabha today. Introducing the Bill the Minister called it a “Revolutionary step” towards the resolution of… Read More »