The New Health Insurance Scheme to provide comprehensive health care assistance to the Employees of Government, Local Bodies, Public Sector Undertakings, Statutory Boards and State Government Universities and their family members with provision to avail assistance upto Rupees two lakhs w.e.f 11-06-2008 and is in operation for the block period of four years upto 10-06-2012. […]
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Fee Structure in Sainik Schools
Fee Structure in Sainik Schools The government has received representations from the parents of the Sainik School students about the huge fee structure. Sainik Schools are primarily self-sustaining institutions. The State Governments are responsible for the creation/maintenance of physical infrastructure and meeting a portion of the recurring expenditure. A major portion of the recurring expenditure […]
150th Birth Anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore-New Delhi
Yearlong Joint Indo-Bangla Celebrations to commemorate the 150th Birth Anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore concludes in New Delhi The year-long joint Indo-Bangladesh celebrations to commemorate the 150th birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore concluded here today with the closing ceremony held at Vigyan Bhawan. The Vice-President of India Shri M. Hamid Ansari addressed the gathering as the […]
Reservation for Ex-Servicemen
Reservation for Ex-Servicemen The Central/State Government provides for the following reservation for Ex-Servicemen in the civil jobs:- Group`C` Group `D` (a) Central Ministries/Departments 10% 20% (b) PSUs/Nationalized Banks 14.5% 24.5% (ii) 10% posts of Assistant Commandants in paramilitary forces and 100% posts are reserved for ESM in Defence Security Corps. (iii) Most State Governments also […]
Maternity Benefit Act, 1961
Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 Review and amendments of various labour laws is an ongoing process. The Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 was amended in 2008 by which for section 8, the following section was substituted: “8(1) Every woman entitled to maternity benefit under this Act shall also be entitled to receive from her employer a […]