Furnishing of Aadhaar mandatory for final settlement of Pension claims

Furnishing of Aadhaar mandatory for final settlement of Pension claims Ministry of Labour & Employment Press Information Bureau, Government of India 02-March, 2017 The EPFO has clarified that obtaining of Aadhaar should be mandatory for the time being only for final settlement of Pension and not in withdrawl cases. The EPFO had extended the date of submission of Aadhaar Number authentication by the members of Employees’Pension Scheme 1995 upto 31st March 2017. However, news item appearing in few dailies suggested that Aadhaar is...

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Cut-Off age to Board level appointment in Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs)

Cut-Off age to Board level appointment in Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) F.No.18(2)/2017-MGMT Government of India Ministry of Heavy Industrial and Public Enterprises Department of Public Enterprises Public Enterprises Bhavan, Block No.14, CGO Complex, Lodi Road, New Delhi-110003 Dated the 23rd February, 2017 OFFICE MEMORANUDM Subject: Cut-Off age to Board level appointment in Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department O.M. No.18(6)/98-CG-GL-72 dated 20th October 2005 (copy...

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Superannuation Benefits Schemes for employees of CPSEs - Clarification regarding Technical Formality

Superannuation Benefits Schemes for employees of CPSEs - Clarification regarding Technical Formality No.W-02/0017/2014-DPE(WC)-GL-IV/17 Government of India Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises Department of Public Enterprises Public Enterprises Bhawan Block No.1, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi, the 1st February, 2017 OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject: Superannuation Benefits Schemes for employees of CPSEs - Clarification regarding Technical Formality The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department's OM of even...

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Central government to hire 2.8 lakh staff in a year, police, I-T and customs to get lions share

Central government to hire 2.8 lakh staff in a year, police, I-T and customs to get lions share New Delhi: The size of the central government, particularly police and tax officials, is likely to grow with the Centre’s Budget providing for the recruitment of around 2.80 lakh more staff. Of this number, more than 1.80 lakh would be recruits to departments of police, income tax, customs and central excise. As of March 2016, the central government...

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Government hikes minimum wage for agriculture labourer

Government hikes minimum wage for agriculture labourer Bandaru Dattatreya-led labour ministry has nearly doubled the minimum wage for agriculture labourer including those hired on contract, barely six months after a significant increase in minimum wages for non-agricultural labourer. Centre had on August 1 last year raised minimum wage of non-agricultural workers by 42%. According to a labour ministry notification, an unskilled agriculture laborer would be entitled to get a minimum wage of Rs 300 per day in C-category towns as against...

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