open view web desk Some of the major initiatives taken by Indian Railways towards improvement in standards and cleanliness of toilets in trains and at Railway stations are as follows: To avoid dropping of night soils on platform lines and on track, pace of installation of Bio-toilets in […]
open view web desk Booking of Railway reserved tickets through Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) mobile app can be made using various payment modes enabled by Government or private banks through Multiple Payment Providers. Presently, there are five Multiple Payment Providers integrated on IRCTC mobile app. […]
open view web desk Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) is authority to grant authorization to the entities for the development of City Gas Distribution (CGD) network in Geographical Areas (GAs) as per PNGRB Act, 2006. PNGRB identifies GAs for authorizing the development of CGD network in […]
open view web desk As on 12.12.2018, more than 1.03 crore LPG consumers have voluntarily surrendered their LPG subsidy under ‘GiveItUp’ campaign. There is no proposal under consideration of the Government to revise or rationalize the subsidy rates of domestic LPG consumers in the country. The Government continues […]
open view web desk The growth of exports of products manufactured by MSME units has been 7.5%, during the financial year 2017-18. This was informed by Giriraj Singh, MoS (I/C) for the Ministry of MSME, in the Lok Sabha today. The Minister further informed that the growth had […]
open view web desk Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME), Giriraj Singh informed the Lok Sabha today that the National Small Industries Corporation Limited (NSIC), a PSU under MSME Ministry, has organized 15129 Entrepreneurship Skill Development Programme (ESDP) and 1341 Entrepreneurship Development Programme […]
open view web desk Chief Executive Officer, KVIC, Ms Preeta Verma inaugurated the Khadi Bazar in western suburbs of Mumbai at C.B. Kora Institute of Village Industries, Borivali today. Sponsored by KVIC, this exhibition cum sale is organised by Dharavi Mahila Audyogik Uttpadak Sahakari Sanstha Ltd. In her inaugural […]
open view web desk As regards Employees’ Pension Scheme (EPS), 1995, a minimum pension of Rs. 1,000/- per month has been prescribed with effect from 01.09.2014 for the pensioners under Employees’ Pension Scheme (EPS), 1995. In the case of Atal Pension Yojana (APY), depending upon the pension plan selected, […]
open view web desk Pursuant to the directions of Hon’ble Supreme Court contained in its judgement dated 19.03.2018 in W.P. (C) No. 318/2006, the Central Government has formulated a model welfare scheme for BOC workers which, inter alia, envisages following maternity benefit, out of the BOCW welfare cess […]
open view web desk As per the information received from the States/UTs, the number of bonded labourers identified and released so far is as under: Name of the State Number of Bonded Labourers Identified and Released Andhra Pradesh 38,141 Arunachal Pradesh 3,526 Assam 12 Bihar 17,886 Chhattisgarh 3,548 […]
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