-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The Prime Minister's Office held an urgent meeting with income tax department officials on Monday to discuss the fallout of the PM's National Relief Fund facing de-recognition of its Permanent Account Number (pan). Having received objections from some quarters that the PM's relief fund is a private body and not a government entity, the pan obtained for receiving donations faces de-recognition as it was obtained in...
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Demand to refer RTI Amendment Bill to Standing Committee -Mohammad Ali
-The Hindu Even as the passage of the Right to Information (Amendment) Bill-2013 in Parliament seems imminent, the demand to refer the Bill to a Parliamentary Standing Committee for public consultation is gaining momentum both within and outside the House. After the Biju Janta Dal MP Baijayant panda, another Lok Sabha MP Ajoy Kumar has written a letter to Speaker Meira Kumar requesting her to refer the Bill to a Standing...
More »180-day maternity leave for govt staff must: House panel -Mahendra Singh
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: There are no uniform rules for female employees in government departments and organizations and they are treated by varying yardsticks when it comes to essential benefits like maternity and child care leave (CCL). Dismayed after finding that maternity leave can vary from 90 to 135 days, a parliamentary panel has suggested that all government departments and organizations should ensure 180 days of leave for their women...
More »Fee hike: HC panel backs inspection in 13 schools to verify financial records
-The Indian Express New Delhi: The Delhi High Court-appointed committee to look into the issue of school fee hike has submitted an interim report recommending a special inspection by the Director of Education in 13 private schools in the city, which had not submitted proper records of their finances to the education department. The committee also recommended refund of fee by 47 private schools. It has previously recommended refund by over 120...
More »In the name of development -Anupama Katakam
-Frontline Riding roughshod over farmers' concerns, the Gujarat government notifies a project to develop the Mandal-Becharaji Special Investment Region, an industrial hub spread over 50,884 hectares, affecting 44 villages. But the villagers see it as a real estate scam and are determined to resist it. GUJARAT may soon have several new townships. The Narendra Modi-led government has proposed to set up 13 special investment regions (SIRs), which are essentially industrial hubs...
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