New Delhi: 6/2/24:Rajya Sabha on Tuesday, passed two bills, which seek to alter the roster of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh. Union Minister Arjun Munda had moved the Constitution (Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) Orders (Amendment) Bill, 2024, further to amend the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950 and the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950 to ...

Newdelhi:6/2/24:The mandate of the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment (DoSJE) is to take care of the welfare of the poorest households of the socially, educationally and economically marginalized sections of the society including Scheduled Castes (SCs), Other Backward Classes, Senior Citizens, Victims of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse, Sanitation Workers, Transgender Persons, Beggars, De-notified and Nomadic Tribes (DNTs), Economically Backward ...

Newdelhi:6/2 /24:Under the ongoing Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra, the cumulative footfall has reached 7,22,69,014 in 2,34,259 Health camps conducted in Gram Panchayats and Urban Local Bodies, till date The following activities are being carried out in the Health Camps: Ayushman Bharat – Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY): Under the flagship scheme of MoHFW for the Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra, Ayushman ...

New Delhi: The provisions of the Anusandhan Research Foundation (ANRF) Act have been brought into force on February 5, 2024, in line with the commitment of the Government to boost Research and Innovation as the fulcrum of growth and development of the country. It establishes the ANRF, that will seed, grow, and promote Research and Development (R&D) and foster a ...

Newdelhi:5/2/24:The Ministry of Tourism is the nodal agency for the formulation of national policies and programs and for the coordination of activities of various Central Government Agencies, State Governments/UTs, and the Private Sector for the development and promotion of tourism in the country. The major functions of the Ministry of Tourism are: i.          All policy matters ii.         Planning iii.        Co-ordination ...

Newdelhi:5/2/24:Representations have been received from various stakeholders including trade unions and public representatives to increase the minimum pension under the Employees’ Pension Scheme (EPS), 1995 from existing Rs. 1000/- per month. The EPS, 1995 is a “Defined Contribution-Defined Benefit” Social Security Scheme. The corpus of the Employees’ Pension Fund is made up of (i) contributions by the employer @ 8.33 ...

Newdelhi:5/2/24:Hon’ble National Green Tribunal (NGT) in the matter of O.A. No.134/ 2015 titled “Friends through its General Secretary versus Ministry of Water Resources” vide order dated 20.05.2019 directed the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) to come out with regulation on the appropriate use of reverse osmosis based water purification system. Accordingly, MoEF&CC has published the Water Purification ...

New Delhi:5/2/24: Shri Sanjay Jaju has today assumed charge as Secretary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. He is a 1992-batch IAS officer from Telangana cadre. Upon his assumption of charge, he was welcomed by outgoing Secretary, Shri Apurva Chandra and other officials of the Ministry and various media units. Shri Apurva Chandra has been assigned the charge of Secretary, Ministry ...

Newdelhi:5/2/24:The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi replied to the motion of thanks on the President’s address to Parliament in the Lok Sabha today. The Prime Minister began his address to the House by referring to the Sengol that led the procession with pride and respect as Rastrapati Ji arrived in the new House to deliver her address and the rest ...

Newdelhi:5/2/24:In continuation of its earlier directives to parties and candidates to address plummeting levels of campaign discourse and to maintain respectful discourse towards Persons with Disabilities (PwDs), the Election Commission of India has issued strict directives regarding use of children in any election-related activities. Political Parties have been advised not to use children in election campaigns in any form whatsoever ...