Tributes paid to Babu Jagjivan Ram on Samta Diwas
Birth Anniversary of Babu Jagjivan Ram, the
veteran leader of the country, is being celebrated today as Samta Diwas by
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. On the occasion a prayer meeting
was held at the Samadhi of Babu Jagjivan Ram and tributes were paid.
Vice President of India, Mohammad Hamid Ansari led the nation in paying tributes, Shri Bandaru Dattatreya, MoS, (IC), Labour & Employment, Shri Vijay Sampla, Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment and dignitaries from various walks of life visited Samta sthal and paid their tributes to Babu Jagjivan Ram. | |
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Tuesday, April 5, 2016
Tributes paid to Babu Jagjivan Ram on Samta Diwas
Wednesday, July 15, 2015
Consultative Committee, Labour and Employment Discusses “EPFO”
Consultative Committee, Labour and Employment Discusses “EPFO”
The meeting of the Consultative Committee attached to the Ministry of Labour and Employment was held here today. Chairing the meeting, Shri Bandaru Dattatreya, the Minister of State (IC), Labour & Employment briefed members on agenda relating to “Discussion on EPFO”.
The meeting confirmed the minutes of the previous meeting and discussed the agenda in detail. Members appreciated the e-initiatives taken by the EPFO and suggested ways to improve it further eliminating discrepancies.
The Minister thanked members for their valuable suggestions and assured due consideration. He urged the members to cooperate in the endevours of the Mininstry of L&E for maximising the benefits to the workesrs. The Members of Parliament attending the Committee’s meeting include Shri Ladu Kishore Swain, hri Shankar Prasad Datta, Shri NK Premchandran, Shri MK Raghvan, Shri Kaushal Kishore (all from LS).
The last meeting of the Committee was held on 6th April, 2015 on Welfare of Unorganised Workers.
Source:http://www.pib.nic.in/  | |
Aadhaar Seeding cum Registration Camp
Aadhaar Seeding cum Registration Camp being held in Laxmi Nagar today
The Aadhaar Seeding and Regularization for pensioner in Delhi NCR in collaboration with the Punjab National Bank is being held at Auditorium Hall, Scope Tower, Laxmi Nagar of Delhi NCR, today. These camps are being held by the Department of Pension and Pensioner’s Welfare for the benefit of the pensioners. Similar camps were held in Rajendra Place and Civil Lines areas of Delhi NCR on July 13, 2015 and July 14, 2015 respectively.
Pensioners residing in the Laxmi Nagar area of Delhi NCR may visit an Aadhaar Camp held today at Auditorium Hall, Scope Tower, Laxmi Nagar, Delhi with original PPO, Aadhaar Card, and bank pass book along with photocopies of these documents before 5.00 pm.
Pensioners who do not have Aadhaar number yet may in addition carry a photo ID like Voters Card. Jeevan Pramaan is in addition to the other existing facilities for submission of Life Certificate. All the Nationalised banks, as also UIDAI will participate in these camps which are proposed to be held later in other parts of the country.
Aadhaar camp will be held in Sector 1, Noida on July 16, 2015 at Punjab National Bank, C-13 Sector -1 Noida near Sec 15 Metro Station.
For implementation of Jeevan Pramaan- an Aadhaar based life certification system - all pensioners are requested to furnish their Aadhaar Numbers to their bank, if not already done. The pensioners who do not have “Aadhaar” are requested to obtain Aadhaar number.
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“Make in India” wins the 2015- Economic Development Innovation Award for Policy and Program Implementation Excellence
“Make in India” wins the 2015- Economic Development Innovation Award for Policy and Program Implementation Excellence
Frost and Sullivan, USA today presented the 2015 Asia – Pacific Economic Development Innovation: Policy and Program Implementation Excellence Award in Manufacturing to Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion for the Make in India initiative.
Frost & Sullivan, a US based Growth Partnership Company, enables clients to accelerate growth and achieve best-in-class positions in growth, innovation, and leadership. The company's Growth Partnership Service provides the CEO and the CEO's Growth Team with disciplined research and best practice models to drive the generation, evaluation, and implementation of powerful growth strategies. Frost & Sullivan leverages 54 years of experience in partnering with Global 1000 companies, emerging businesses and the investment community from more than 40 offices on 6 continents.
The award is in recognition of the outstanding contribution of the Make in India program’s vision and implementation excellence to simplify the regulatory framework, reinforce connectivity and incentivize investments.
After a detailed 10 step process the independent global experts arrived at the GIL-100 Index: Manufacturing Index for 2015 on Manufacturing Excellence. The Make in India program has scored the highest in this data driven GIL Index on vision and implementation, among 100 Countries. The two underlying principles of evaluation were:
Enabling Vision: Vision for Development Strategy and Vision Congruence, Role of Agency in Policy Design, Industry Focus and Funding and Innovative Programs
Implementation Excellence: Effective Channelization of Resources, Effective Program Coordination and Execution, Program Reach and Accessibility, Infrastructure Development and Implementation Success
The award recognizes that the Make in India initiative has become a catalyst to India’s booming domestic manufacturing sector. The initiative has propelled progress towards high value-added manufacturing growth and heavy investment attraction. With the help of operational and legal relaxations, effective infrastructure programs and schemes, and focusing focus on upgrading the strength of skill sets, the Make in India initiative has facilitated the government’s persistent efforts to attract investments from around the world. The initiative’s aggressive efforts towards reinforcing connectivity, channelizing production methodologies, and maximizing effective investment incentives have put India on a path to excellence. The award is a mark of recognition for Make in India’s outstanding contributions to nurture the country’s economic and industrial transformation, and for steering the country towards an environment conducive to domestic and global manufacturing and investment.
The 360 degree research methodology acknowledges the fact that achieving excellence in Policy and Program Implementation is never an easy task; it is even more difficult with today’s competitive intensity and economic uncertainty—not to mention the challenge of gaining global and regional mindshare with industry captains, governments, and trade agencies. In this context, your receipt of this award signifies an even greater accomplishment.
The Award was received by Mr. Amitabh Kant, Secretary Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion on 14th July, 2015.
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48% Growth in FDI Equity Inflows after Make in India
48% Growth in FDI Equity Inflows after Make in India
The growth in FDI has been significant after the launch of Make in India initiatives in September 2014, with 48 percent increase in FDI equity inflows during October 2014 to April 2015 over the corresponding period last year. In 2014-15, country witnessed unprecedented growth of 717 percent, to US $ 40.92 billion of Investment by Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs). The FDI inflow under the approval route saw a growth of 87% during 2014-15 with inflow of US$ 2.22 billion despite more sectors having been liberalized during this period and with more than 90 percent of FDI being on automatic route. These indicators showcases remarkable pace of approval being accorded by the government and confidence of investors in the resurgent India.
The increased inflow of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in India especially in a climate of contracting worldwide investments indicates the faith that overseas investors have imposed in the country's economy and the reforms initiated by the Government towards ease of doing business. The Make in India initiatives of the Government and its outreach to all investors have made a positive investment climate for India which is evidenced in the results for the last financial year especially the second half.
The FDI inflow during the financial year 2014-15 was spread across the sectors evidencing the fact of positive eco-system of investment opportunities which India is now providing- Services Sector (US$ 3.2 billion), Telecommunication (US$2.8 billion), Trading (US$ 2.7 billion), Automobile Industry (US$ 2.5 billion), Computer Software & Hardware (US$ 2.2 billion), Drugs & Pharmaceuticals (US$1.5 billion) and Construction (Infra) activities ( US$ 0.75 billion).
Government amended the FDI policy to further enable a positive investment climate and sync it with the vision and focus areas of the present Government such as affordable housing, smart cities, financial inclusion and reforms in railway infrastructure. The Construction Development Sector was allowed easy exit norms with rationalized area restrictions and due emphasis on affordable housing. The FDI cap in insurance and pension sector has been raised to 49 per cent. 100 per cent FDI has been allowed in railway infrastructure (excluding operations) and also in the medical devices sector. Further the definition of NRI was expanded to include OCI cardholders as well as PIO cardholders. NRIs investment under Schedule 4 of FEMA (Transfer or Issue of Security by Persons Resident Outside India) Regulations will be deemed to be domestic investment made by residents, thereby giving flexibility to NRIs to invest in India.
The Foreign Policy Magazine in its present analysis on a vast number of parameters has rated India as the No.1 destination in the world. Frost & Sullivan, a US based agency has on number of indicators selected the Make in India initiative as the best initiative to drive manufacturing.
India stands committed to have a FDI policy and regime which is investor friendly and also promotes investment leading to increased manufacturing, job creation and overall economic growth of the country
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Sunday, March 15, 2015
Sh.Bandaru Dattatreya Launches of EPFO Short Code SMS Services Option to Get Service in Ten Different Indian Languages
Sh.Bandaru Dattatreya Launches of EPFO Short Code SMS Services Option to Get Service in Ten Different Indian Languages
Shri Bandaru Dattatreya, the Minister of State for Labour and Employment (Independent Charge) has launched EPFO’s Short Code SMS services for the members of EPFO during the 206th meeting of CBT(EPF) held on 11.03.2015.
This facility is envisaged to ease the members in knowing their details along with contribution and PF Balance. As this facility is available only to the UAN activated members, such facility will speed up the UAN activation process by the members. During the year 2014, EPFO had launched the UAN programme wherein a Universal Account Number was allotted to all the members and different services such as passbook, monthly SMS of contributions were provided on its activation at EPFO’s UAN portal. The Short Code SMS service will be available to UAN activated members. In this facility the member will send an SMS in predefined format from his/her mobile number registered during UAN activation. The EPFO on receipt of such SMS will send the members details available with EPFO along with details of KYC seeded, Last Contribution and Total PF Balance. The Members has been given an option to know the details in 10 different Indian languages namely English, Hindi, Telugu, Punjabi, Gujarati, Marathi, Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam and Bengali. Source:http://www.pib.nic.in/ | |
Wednesday, December 10, 2014
Indigenous Production of MBTs
Indigenous Production of MBTs
Government has started an ambitious project of producing indigenous Main Battle Tanks (MBTs). Heavy Vehicle Factory (HVF), Avadi has already produced and delivered 121 Nos of indigenously designed and developed MBT Arjun Mark-I to Army.
DRDO has spent Rs.305.60 crore for design and development of MBT Arjun Mark-I while Ordnance Factory Board has spent Rs.86.73 crore on creation of facilities for manufacturing of this tank in its different factories.
This information was given by Minister of State for Defence Rao Inderjit Singh in a written reply to Shri CM Ramesh in Rajya Sabha today.
Source:pib  | |
Wednesday, December 3, 2014
Reservation to SC/ST in Private Sector
Reservation to SC/ST in Private Sector
A high level Coordination Committee under the Chairmanship of Principal Secretary to Prime Minister was constituted in October 2006, to carry forward the dialogue with the Industry on Affirmative Action, including reservation in Private Sector. The Coordination Committee is serviced by the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion. The Coordination Committee has been holding meetings with the apex Chambers from time to time. The Industry Associations viz. Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) have developed their respective Voluntary Code of Conduct (VCC) for member companies wherein stress has been laid on equal opportunities in employment for all section of society, removing bias in employment to disadvantaged sections of society, increasing employability of socially disadvantaged sections through skill upgradation, continuous training and providing scholarships. The details of the actions taken on Affirmative Action in the Private Sector in respect of three Industry Associations as provided by the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) is as follow:
i) Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)
a) Affirmative Action Council (AAC) has been formed under the aegis of Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Hero Honda Motors Ltd. The AAC has identified 4 areas of Affirmative work- Employability, Entrepreneurship, Education and Employment.
b) Affirmative Fund has been set up.
c) 198610 candidates from SC/ ST community have been trained in various vocational skills.
d) 97697 Scholarships have been provided to SC/ ST students.
e) 101 Entrepreneurship development training programmes have been held
f) Mid day meal programmes have been started in backward districts in all four zones of the country.
g) 395 Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) have been adopted for upgradation.
h) 892 companies have adopted Voluntary Code of Conduct.
i) 85080 SC/ST personal have been employed.
j) 5 districts have been adopted for interventions under affirmative action.
ii) Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI)
a) 131416 candidates from SC/ ST community have been trained in various vocational skills.
b) 1469 Scholarships have been provided to SC/ ST students.
c) 3776 Entrepreneurship development training programmes have been held.
d) 13825 SC/ST students have been provided free education
e) 463 companies have adopted Voluntary Code of Conduct.
f) 3754 SC/ST candidates have been employed.
iii) Associated Chamber of Commerce and industry (ASSOCHAM)
a) 1021 companies have adopted voluntary Code of Conduct
b) 161 ITIs adopted for upgradation
c) 2299 scholarships provided to SC/ ST students for studying in premier institutions like IITs/ IIMs
d) 3 districts have been adopted
e) 221 Entrepreneurship Development Programmes have been held.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, Shri Vijay Sampla in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha here today.
Source:pib | |
Simplification of Pension Procedure
Simplification of Pension Procedure
The Ministry of Rural Development is administering National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP), Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme (IGNOAPS), Indira Gandhi National Disability Pension Scheme (IGNDPS), Indira Gandhi National Widow Pension Scheme (IGNWPS), National Family Benefit Scheme (NFBS) and Annapurna. These Schemes are for the households living Below Poverty Line (BPL). Under these schemes pension/assistance is provided to the eligible BPL households on fulfilling the eligibility criteria prescribed by the Government.
On the basis of representation received from various quarters for simplification of procedure and process for implementation of schemes under NSAP, the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment has issued two advisories, requesting States/UTs to adopt such procedure and process which do not put the onus of identification and selection on the beneficiaries and as far as possible adopt a procedure which is simple and requires minimum documents and certification. Copies of the Advisories issued.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, Shri Vijay Sampla in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha here today.
Source:pib  | |
Implementation of One Rank One Pension
Implementation of One Rank One Pension
The principle of One Rank One Pension for the Armed Forces has been accepted by the Government. The modalities for implementation were discussed with various stakeholders and are presently under consideration of the Government. It will be implemented once the modalities are approved by the Government.
One Rank One Pension (OROP) implies that uniform pension be paid to the Armed Forces personnel retiring in the same rank with the same length of service irrespective of their date of retirement and any future enhancement in the rates of pension to be automatically passed on to the past pensioners. This implies bridging the gap between the rate of pension of the current pensioners and the past pensioners, and also future enhancement in the rate of pension to be automatically passed on to the past pensioners.
This information was given by Minister of State for Defence Rao Inderjit Singh in a written reply to Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar in Rajya Sabha today.
Source:pib  | |
Tuesday, December 2, 2014
Indian Railways to Introduce Wi-Fi Services at 400 Stations
Indian Railways to Introduce Wi-Fi Services at 400 Stations
Indian Railways proposes to introduce Wi-Fi services at 400 railway stations (‘A1’ & ‘A’ category) throughout the country and in select trains.
Wi-Fi facility in three rakes of Howrah Rajdhani Express has been provided as a pilot project and Railway further proposes to provide this facility in select trains (Rajdhani, Shatabdi, Duranto Category). This facility will be provided selecting suitable technology for continuous connectivity with the World Wide Web when the train is on move.
Presently, provision of Wi-Fi facility at 75 ‘A1’ category stations is in progress. Wi-Fi facility in three rakes of Howrah Rajdhani Express has already been commissioned. Provision of Wi-Fi Broadband facility in other select trains involves bandwidth from Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) and modification in Power Cars to house satellite antenna and associated equipments. It will take 18-24 months for completion, subject to availability of funds.
Wi-Fi at Bengaluru station has been commissioned in October 2014. For the balance A1 category stations, work is in progress and is likely to e commissioned in the next 12 months and subsequently work in A category stations will be taken up.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Railways Shri Manoj Sinha in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
Source:pib  | |
Minimum Pension to Labourers
Minimum Pension to Labourers
The Minister of State (IC) for Labour and Employment, Shri Bandaru Dattatreya has said that the Employees’ Provident Funds & Miscellaneous Provisions (EPF & MP) Act, 1952 is applicable to the establishments employing 20 or more workers. The Employees’ Pension Scheme 1995 is one of the Schemes under the Act. Government has notified a minimum pension of Rs. 1000/- per month to the pensioners under Employees’ Pension Scheme, 1995. Further, the Government is implementing Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme. All citizens above the age of 60 years and living below poverty line are eligible for benefits under the scheme. For persons above the age of 80 years, the amount of pension has been raised from Rs. 200 to Rs. 500 per month.
In a written reply in the Lok Sabha today, Shri Bandaru Dattatreya said that the statistics regarding total number of workers employed in the organised sector in the country is not maintained centrally. However, as on 31.03.2014, total number of members under the EPF & MP Act, 1952 are 1178.13 lakhs. There are 310 lakhs contributory members as on 30.06.2014.
The Minister said that a proposal to reduce the threshold limit from 20 to 10 for coverage under EPF & MP Act, 1952 is under consideration of the Government to bring more workers under the ambit of the Act.
Source:pib | |
Ceiling limit for purchasing goods in CSD canteens
Ceiling limit for purchasing goods in CSD canteens
Press Information Bureau
Government of India
Ministry of Defence
28-November-2014 14:58 IST
Ceiling for purchasing goods in military canteens has been prescribed taking into account the budgetary allocation to the Canteen Stores Department (CSD) by the Government, actual need / requirement of the individual and their purchasing power. For ceiling purpose the officials have been divided into 5 categories as mentioned under:-
The ceiling was revised on 21st August 2006 and again on 27th October 2008 to be effective from 1st January 2009. At present no change in the ceiling limit is proposed. This information was given by Defence Minister Shri Manohar Parrikar in a written reply to ShriKeshav Prasad Maurya in Lok Sabha today. Source:PIB | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday, September 5, 2014
New Trains at a Glance 2014-15 comes into effect from 1st September 2014
New Trains at a Glance 2014-15 comes into effect from 1st September 2014
The Ministry of Railways has released its new All Indian Railway Time Table known as “TRAINS AT A GLANCE (TAG)” which has come into effect from 1st September, 2014. In addition to the “Trains at a Glance”, all the 17 Zonal Railways have released their Zonal Railway Time Tables which have also come into effect from 1st September 2014. Passengers are advised to refer to the new timings w.e.f. 1st September 2014 before starting the journey. The new Trains at a Glance is being shortly uploaded on Indian Railways’ official website i.e. www.indian railways.gov.in.
The salient features of Trains at a Glane-2014 are as under:
1. Encouraged by the public response over the past few years all the user-friendly of Trains at a Glance viz. how to read a table, route map, station index, trains between important stations, station code index, Train number index, Train name inside has been retained.
2. Commercial information of passenger use and interest viz. advance reservation period, reservation through internet, Tatkal scheme, Refund rules and rail travel concessions have been suitably updated.
3. Information regarding Vigilance organization, Public grievance machinery, disaster management and catering services have been incorporated.
4. Railway Budget 2014-15 announcements: The Mail/Express services (introduction, extension and increase in frequency of the existing services) that have been announced in the Railway Budget – 2014 (i.e. In February 2014 and July 2014)/announced in the Parliament have been incorporated in the new Trains at a Glance i.e. 138 new Introductions, 15 Extension and 5 increase in frequency of existing services. The details of these train services are given in Table 1 below.
5. For the first time, connectivity to Katra station (in State of Jammu & Kashmir)and Naharlagun (Itanagar) the capital city of State of Arunachal Pradesh has been provided and have been included in Trains at a Glance 2014-15. Further Mendipathar in Meghalaya will be included in the Zonal Time table (as Guwhati-Mendipathar passenger has been announced in the Railway Budget).
6. In addition to the brief description of Rajdhani, Duronto, Shatabdi, Jan-Shatabdi, Sampark Kranti, Double Decker, Yuva Express in the early pages of Trains at a Glance 2014-15, Description of PREMIUM TRAINS with commercial stoppages has also been provided in the early pages.
7. Some important stations (new stations) have also been incorporated in the Trains at a Glance, viz. Naharlagun, Murkongselek, Baiyapanahalli, Harmuti etc.
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