Employment Generation in FPI As per the latest Annual Survey of Industries (ASI), 2014-15, Central Statistics Office, Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation, the total number of registered food processing units (factories) is estimated at 38,603. Based on the Annual Survey of Industries for the years from 2004-05 to 2014-15 conducted by the Central Statistics … Read more
Job creation under PMEGP Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) is implementing Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP), which is a major credit-linked subsidy programme, aimed at generating self-employment opportunities through establishment of micro-enterprises in the non-farm sector by helping traditional artisans and unemployed youth in rural and urban areas. The rate of … Read more
Promotion of Defence Production Defence manufacturing is primarily driven by capital acquisition of defence equipment. Under ‘Make in India’ initiative of the Government, several measures have been taken to promote indigenous design, development and manufacture of defence equipment in the country by harnessing the capabilities of the public and private sector. These measures include according … Read more
Re-Employment of Armed Forces Personnel Government provides non-monetary benefits such as travel concessions, health amenities, housing facilities, re-employment and pension concessions to serving and retired defence personnel including their family members. The details of the benefits are as under: Travel Concessions:- The service personnel and their dependents including father, mother, brothers and sisters, if otherwise dependent … Read more
Latest Details of Premature Retirement and Suicides in Armed Forces Suicides by Army Personnel The details of number of incidents of suicide in the defence forces during last three years and the current year, force-wise & year-wise is as under: Year Army Navy Air Force Officers JCOs/ORs Officers Sailors Officers Airmen 2014 02 82 Nil … Read more
No Downgradation in the existing equivalence of the service ranks in Defence Service Personnel Rank Parity The Government is fully sensitive to the concerns expressed by the Armed Forces from time to time, including those relating to rank equation, allowances and benefits. The Government has already clarified that there has been no downgradation or change … Read more
No Proposal to Amend Income Tax Rates – Lok Sabha Q&A Govt says No Proposal to Revise Income Tax Rates this year GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1355 TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 22ND DECEMBER, 2017 01, PAUSHA, 1939 (SAKA) AMEND INCOME TAX RATES 1355. … Read more
Is the HRA paid to Central Government employees sufficient? Is the House Rent Allowance paid to Central Government employees as per the recommendations of Seventh Pay Commission sufficient? If the question is to be answered at a superficial level, the answer is yes. Let us analyze things from the angle of a lower rung employee. … Read more
7th CPC revision of pay scales — Amendment or Service Rules/Recruitment Rules – DoPT Orders Seventh Central Pay Commission’s recommendations – revision of Pay Scales – Meeting regarding Amendment of Service Rules/Recruitment Rules F.No.AB-14017/13/2016-Estt.(RR) Government of India Ministry Of Personnel, Public Grievances and pensions Department of Personnel and Training Estt.-RR Division North Block, New Delhi … Read more
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