EPFO settles 104.38 lakh claims in the current fiscal CBT, EPF recommended 8.8% rate of interest for the year 2015-16

EPFO settles 104.38 lakh claims in the current fiscal CBT, EPF recommended 8.8% rate of interest for the year 2015-16 Simplified Pension Claim Form 10D (UAN) and single page Pension Payment Order (PPO) under Employees’ Pension Scheme, 1995 unveiled New Delhi: While taking stock of the performance of EPFO in the month of February 2016, Dr V.P. Joy, the newly appointed Central P.F. Commissioner, noted that for the period April 2015 to February 2016, EPFO settled 104.38 lakh claims. Out of these 40% were settled within 3 days and 78% within...

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State-wise details of ex-servicemen (ESM) as on 31.12.2015: Welfare of Ex-Servicemen

State-wise details of ex-servicemen (ESM) as on 31.12.2015: Welfare of Ex-Servicemen Welfare of Ex-Servicemen  State-wise details of ex-servicemen (ESM) in the country as on 31.12.2015 is as under: Andaman & Nicobar 25 Maharashtra 172314 Andhra Pradesh 58331 Manipur 7157 Arunachal Pradesh 557 Meghalaya 2423 Assam 34911 Mizoram 5858 Bihar 100437 Nagaland 2462 Chandigarh 10082 Odisha 35500 Chhattisgarh 5412 Puducherry 1706 Delhi 45426 Punjab 284401 Goa 2099 Rajasthan 170109 Gujarat 26299 Sikkim 1078 Haryana 280988 Tamil...

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Safety of Women Passengers in Railways

Safety of Women Passengers in Railways Policing on Railways being a State subject, prevention of crime, registration of cases, their investigation and maintenance of law and order in Railway premises as well as on running trains are the statutory responsibility of the State Governments, which they discharge through Government Railway Police (GRP). However, Railway Protection Force (RPF) supplements the efforts of the GRP to provide security...

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Khadi on Fridays for Central Government employees?

Khadi on Fridays for Central Government employees? According to unconfirmed sources, the Centre is giving serious thoughts about making Khadi-wearing compulsory for its employees on Fridays. News continues to flow non-stop about Central Government employees and their offices the past few days. Recently, an order was issued making it mandatory to hoist the national flag atop the Kendriya Vidyalaya school buildings all over the country, everyday. There are now plans of making the Central Government employees...

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