The Hindu Business Line In an article on Monday, this writer pointed out how it is a challenging task to double farmers’ income, given the fall in output prices and the higher cost of farm inputs. In an interview, Ashok Dalwai, CEO, Doubling Farmers’ Income Committee, talks about the various measures the Centre is taking to ensure it is on the right track and reaches its target by 2022. According to...
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Give us your SC/ ST numbers: Govt to firms under EPFO -Aanchal Magazine & Sunny Verma
-The Indian Express Through this month, regional provident fund offices have been sending out queries in a specified format to companies seeking “employment data of the proportion of SC & ST employees in total employment”. THE MINISTRY of Labour and Employment has kicked off a survey that requires establishments contributing to the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), including from the private sector, to furnish information on the number of SC and...
More »Govt proposes to hand over EPFO corpus of Rs 10 lakh crore to a central body
-The Economic Times Labour ministry proposes to hand over reins; dedicated funds for provident fund, Pension & insurance schemes to be administered by a Central Board. NEW DELHI: The labour ministry has proposed to hand over control of the over Rs 10 lakh crore corpus of provident fund, Pension and insurance schemes under the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) to a central body, which will have a central government-appointed chairman. Unlike the...
More »Under farm scheme, Odisha spent Rs 170 crore on over 3 Lakh ineligible beneficiaries
-TheWire.in The opposition has accused the state government of hastily implementing the KALIA scheme with an eye on elections. New Delhi: The Odisha government has found that it provided the benefit of its Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation (KALIA) scheme to 3.41 lakh ineligible beneficiaries, The Hindu reported on Wednesday. This has led to the state exchequer spending Rs 170 crore more than it needed to on the scheme. Prior to...
More »RTI query: Are chief ministers drawing MP Pension? Lok Sabha office says information is personal -Vishal Narayan
-The Telegraph An MP loses his entitlement to Pension and perks if he is appointed the President, Vice-President or is re-elected to either House or gets employed in the government New Delhi: An RTI query seeking details on allowances and Pensions to former MPs who are chief ministers has resulted in a strange reply. The information, the Lok Sabha secretariat has informed, was "personal", so details would not be shared. According to the...
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