The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has launched on the Swachhta Udyami Yojana (SUY) on 02nd October 2014. Swachhta Udyami Yojana – “Swachhta Se Sampannta Ki Aur” (i) Scheme for Pay and use Toilets Scheme for Sanitation related vehicles Eligibility (ii) Individual beneficiaries and their dependants /… Read More »
Ministry of Railways decides to enable one of the UTS Counter into UTS cum PRS counter at stations only for refund of PRS tickets purchased from counters (PRS counter ticket) These instructions shall be implemented w.e.f. today i.e. 01.12.2015. In yet another passenger friendly measure, Ministry of Railways have now decided that one of the… Read More »
As per press release by Ministry of Home Affairs of Govt of India on 01-December, 2015 Review of Security Arrangements of Jails “Prisons” is a State subject as per Entry 4 of List II of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India. Therefore, the administration and management of prisons is primarily the responsibility of the… Read More »
As per press release by Ministry of Home Affairs of Govt of India on 01-December, 2015 Foreign Funds to Educational Institutions As per Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010, no person having a definite cultural, economic, educational, religious or social programme shall accept foreign contribution without obtaining certificate of registration or prior permission from the Central Government.… Read More »
As per Press release by Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises of Govt of India on 01-December, 2015 A draft base paper on National Policy on Capital Goods was prepared by the Department of Heavy Industry (DHI)- Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Joint Task Force on Capital Goods and Engineering. This draft paper containing… Read More »
Press release by Ministry of Finance Govt of India on 01-December, 2015 New Functionalities released under National Pension System (NPS) Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) has been established by the Government of India for regulation and development of Pension Sector in order to protect the old age income security of subscribers. PFRDA takes various initiatives… Read More »
Press release by Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers of Govt of India on 01-December, 2015 Pursuant to the announcement of National Pharmaceutical Pricing Policy, 2012, the Government has notified Drugs (Prices Control) Order, 2013 (DPCO, 2013) on 15/05/2013. All the medicines specified in the national List of Essential Medicines 2011 (NLEM) have been included in… Read More »
Press release by Ministry of Agriculture of Govt of India on 01-December, 2015 The Department of Agriculture and Cooperation and the Ministry of Agriculture have been renamed as the Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare (DAC&FW) and the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare respectively. With a view to focus on the issues of… Read More »
Steel Imports & The Steps Taken by the Government to Protect the Domestic Steel Industry In a statement laid on the table of the Lok Sabha today the Minister of Steel and Mines Shri Narendra Singh Tomar said that there is no proposal to specifically restrict steel imports from Northern and Eastern countries. Steel… Read More »
Preparation of Heritage Bye-Laws National Monuments Authority (NMA) has so far not noticed any bye-laws for any protected monuments and protected area declared as of national importance. Preparation of heritage bye-laws for all the 3686 protected monuments and protected areas is under process. Since a number of agencies are involved in the process of preparing… Read More »