New Passport Seva Kendras The Government has granted approval to open 7 new Passport Seva Kendras (PSK) in addition to the 89 PSKs that are working across the country. These are at Indore (Madhya Pradesh), Udaipur (Rajasthan), Solapur (Maharashtra), Siliguri, Kharagpur, Branch Secretariat Kolkata (West Bengal) and Leh (Jammu & Kashmir). No expenditure was incurred… Read More »
Passport Seva Project The Pilot for the Passport Seva Project (PSP) was launched in May, 2010 and the Government had assessed the functioning of the Project. The Third Party Audit Agency (3PAA) – Standardization, Testing and Quality Certification (STQC), an attached office of the Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY), Government of India had… Read More »
Cabinet approves the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill 2016 The Union Cabinet under the Chairmanship of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill 2016. Through this Bill the Government has evolved a mechanism for their social, economic and educational empowerment. The Bill will benefit a large number… Read More »
Cabinet approves amendment in the Benami Transactions (Prohibition) amendment Bill, 2015 The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for introducing amendments to the Benami Transactions (Prohibition) (Amendment) Bill, 2015 in Parliament. The amendments aim to strengthen the Bill in terms of legal and administrative procedure so as… Read More »
Rank of India in World Tourism Industry State Wise Number of Foreign Tourists Visiting India As per the UNWTO Barometer (Volume 14, May 2016), during 2015, India ranks 40th in terms of International Tourists Arrivals. The number of Foreign Tourist Visits (FTVs) to different States/UTs during 2013, 2014 and 2015 is given below. This… Read More »
Anti-Dumping Duty on Steel Products from China The Government has imposed anti-dumping duty on imports of various steel products from China PR vide its notifications dated 26.03.2013, 05.06.2015, 11.12.2015 and 17.05.2016. Details are given below:- Sl. No. Product Current status 1. Steel Wheels Definitive duty imposed on 26.03.2013 in the range of US $… Read More »
Increase in Lower Berth For Senior Citizen Quota The combined quota earmarked for Senior Citizens; Female passenger 45 years of age and above and Pregnant women in Sleeper, AC-3 tier and 2A classes has been enhanced by 50% and now this quota is six lower berths per coach in Sleeper class and three lower berths… Read More »
Passenger Convenience With a view to facilitate the passengers, in recent past, Indian Railways have taken various steps, some of which are as under: i. Introduction of the Alternate Train Accommodation Scheme known as ‘VIKALP’ to give option to waitlisted passengers to shift to alternate train having vacant accommodation. ii. Provision of facility to physical… Read More »
Reservation for SC/ST and OBC Article 16(4) of the Constitution enables provision of reservation to Backward Class of citizens, who are not adequately represented in the State. Reservation is provided to Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs) and Other Backward Classes (OBCs) through executive instructions issued from time to time, which has force of law,… Read More »
Grievance officer As per guidelines issued by Department of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances, each Ministry/Department/Public Sector Undertaking/Autonomous Organization is required to designate a full time Grievance Officer, known as Director of Public Grievances. The Director of Public Grievances shall be actively involved in the process of dealing with grievances. Every Wednesday of the week… Read More »