Special Trains to Clear Holi Rush Indian Railways have made elaborate arrangements to clear extra rush of traffic for Holi festival. More than 360 trips of special trains have been planned to handle the rush during the Holi festival period. These special trains have been planned over approximately 17 different popular routes to clear extra […]
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Restriction on Issue of Cheques from Saving Bank Accounts
Restriction on Issue of Cheques from Saving Bank Accounts Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued a Master Circular dated 02.07.2012 on ‘Customer Service in Banks’ which, inter-alia, provides that banks may issue cheque books with larger number of leaves (20 or 25) if a customer demands the same and also ensure that adequate stocks […]
Government Orders on Cabinet Decision on Pensionary Benefits to Ex-Servicemen to be Issued Next Month
Government Orders on Cabinet Decision on Pensionary Benefits to Ex-Servicemen to be Issued Next Month Describing the twin tasks of improving the pensionary and medical benefits for ex-servicemen as ‘subjects of prime concern’ and ‘as an ongoing process’, the Defence Minister Shri AK Antony today announced that the orders authorizing payment to ex-servicemen and their […]
Requirement of Jobs
A Committee on Angel Investment and Early Stage Venture Capital was constituted in the Planning Commission comprising officials and non-officials. The Committee has submitted its report which, inter-alia, recommended that accelerating entrepreneurship and business creation is crucial for large-scale employment generation. Moreover, entrepreneurship tends to be innovation-driven and will also help generate solutions to India’s […]
Implementation Performance Related Incentive Scheme (PRIS)
Implementation of PRIS The Performance Related Incentive Scheme (PRIS) is to provide pecuniary benefit over and above the regular salary, based on the targeted performance, out of the Non-Plan budgetary savings, for the Central Government employees. Some Ministries and Departments have installed Bio-metric Access Control System in their offices. The instructions on punctuality envisage that […]