Shri Kapil Sibal Moots Health Insurance, Life Insurance Cover and Group Housing for Country’s 60 Lakh School Teachers: Chairs 28th Meeting of the General Committee of National Foundation for Teachers’ Welfare The Government is mooting a Health Insurance cover and a group housing cover for the 60 lakh school teachers in the country. The Government … Read more
The Delhi High Court has held that no house rent allowance (HRA) will be given to an employee if he has occupied the premises illegally. “If the employees in spite of unauthorisedly occupying the accommodation of the employer are also held entitled to HRA, it would tantamount to allowing them to profiteer from the same … Read more
Government Announces Major Benefits for Artisan Employees In a move that would benefit several employees, the Government has approved the restructuring of Cadre of Artisan Staff in Defence Establishments by partially amending the recommendations of 6th Central Pay Commission. The grade structure in the industrial as well as in the non-industrial trades, wherever already available … Read more
All India Consumer Price Index Number for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) on base 2001=100 for the month of April, 2010 remained stationary at 170 (one hundred and seventy). During April, 2010, the index recorded an increase of 4 points in Bangalore centre, 3 points each in Tripura, Rourkela, Asansol, Labac Silchar, Howrah, Durgapur and Mariani Jorhat … Read more
The introduction of electronic filing of I-T returns, e-payment of taxes, establishment of the national network (TAXNET), and consolidation of the Regional Computer Centers into the National Data Center have laid the foundation for the next generation administrative reforms in the Income Tax Department. The recent notification of the SARAL II form by the Department … Read more