India will levy a 5 per cent tax on all equipment required for generating solar power compared with nil duty now, a government official clarified, putting an end to confusion about the new taxation policy for the industry after its landmark tax reform. “All solar equipments and its parts would ...
Read More »Social Security Scheme for workers in unorganized sector
According to the survey conducted by the National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) during 2011-12, the total employment in both organised and unorganised sector in the country was of the order of 47 crores. Out of this, about 8 crores were in the organised sector and the balance 39 crores (which ...
Read More »Is the balanced marking scheme a boon for pupils?
A few years after its students started scoring sky rocketing scores, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), seems to have made its marking policy for class XII exams more stringent this year. While several students featured in the 90s brigade like every year, experts have observed that the overall ...
Read More »Goa to relaunch scheme to detect metabolic disorders in babies
The Manohar Parrikar-led Goa government will re-introduce the scheme to screen newborn babies for detecting metabolic disorders. The scheme, started by the erstwhile congress-led government in the state, was discontinued in 2012 when Manohar Parrikar was Chief Minister. The health programme is now being resurrected when Parrikar is once again ...
Read More »Haryana govt preparing scheme to provide source of income to villages: Manohar Lal Khattar
The Haryana government is preparing a scheme which shall provide a source of income to villages in the state, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said in Chandigarh on Friday. “Religious tourism is being promoted and possibilities of weekend tourism are being sought to attract visitors to the state,” he told ...
Read More »Here’s how a Program for Minority is bridging the gap between policies and implementation
The Multi-sectoral Development Programme (MsDP) was conceived as a special initiative of the follow up action on the minority schemes and policies. It is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) approved by the Government in the beginning of the 11th five Year Plan and launched in the year 2008-09 in 90 ...
Read More »PM Narendra Modi launches Sampada scheme for value addition of agriculture produce
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday announced ‘Sampada’- a food processing scheme, news agency ANI reported. He further stressed that modernisation of agriculture sector is vital for an economy, adding that government wants to strengthen the farmer community by doubling their incomes. “Farmers’ income should be doubled by 2022, it’s ...
Read More »Everything you need to know about Maulana Azad National Academy for Skills (MANAS)
Maulana Azad National Academy for Skills (MANAS) is an ambitious and over-arching skill development architecture, aimed at providing all India level training framework, based upon tie-ups with National/International training organizations for imparting training to the minority population, for skills that are currently in demand. It will also provide concessional credit ...
Read More »DDA’s New Scheme To Be Rolled Out Mid-June, Brochure Draft Ready
The Delhi Development Authority’s new housing scheme with 12,000 flats on offer is set to be launched mid-June with Lt Governor Anil Baijal giving his approval to the urban body’s proposal. Top officials in the DDA said the draft of the brochure is also ready and the urban body will ...
Read More »Govt. plans to expand crop insurance scheme
Even as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami has petitioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi about the delay in the disbursal of compensation claims of farmers under the Centre’s new crop insurance scheme, the State government has planned to expand the coverage of the scheme both in terms of number ...
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