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Focus on growth of parcel business, production of LHB parcel vans, railway minister tells officialsGoyal reviewed the parcel business of the Indian Railways on Tuesday, the railway ministry said in a statement. Goyal also directed that ad...
- Around 30,000 infected, Railways lost 700 frontline workers to COVID in last 9 months
Most of the 700 employees who died due to coronavirus were all who were involved in direct interaction with the general public and most sus...
- UPI needs budgetary support of Rs 2,500 crore to expand: IIT Bombay report
The government can nudge e-commerce merchants and encourage them to offer a discount for payments made through BHIM UPI, argues Ashish Das,...
- HAL moots defence financing corporation for acquisition of weapon systems
Proposed to be set up in line with the Indian Railways Finance Corporation, the new body could raise funds from the capital market and prov...
- Centre eases curbs on ministries’ expenditure
The ministry’s office memorandum (OM) of October 29 said that it was relaxing cash management guidelines to allow ministries to finally loo...
- 11.5 lakh railway employees granted bonus equal to 78 days wages; total of Rs 2,081 crore
The Union Cabinet in its meeting held on Wednesday accepted the proposal of the Ministry of Railways for payment of Productivity Linked Bon...
- Railway union calls for 'direct action' if productivity linked bonus not paid by October 20
AIRF general secretary Shiv Gopal Mishra said railwaymen worked 24X7 during the COVID-19 pandemic but the government was ignoring this "leg...
- Railway Board objects to Comptroller and Auditor General’s ‘Window Dressing’ view
CAG said the railways resorted to “window dressing” to put its working expenses and operating ratio in a “better light." A railway official...
- Generated over 9 lakh mandays of work under Garib Kalyan Rozgar Abhiyaan in six states: Railways
Till September 18, 12,276 workers have been engaged in the scheme and the payment of Rs 2056.97 crore has been released to the contractors ...
- Phased integration of railways, defence procurement system with GeM: Government
The commerce and industry ministry launched GeM on August 9, 2016, in place of the Directorate General of Supplies and Disposal with the ob...
- Finance Ministry lists 14 indicators of economic recovery
Early green shoots of revival have emerged in agriculture, manufacturing and services sectors, the govt said.
- Indian Railways eyes Rs 50 crore from leasing of commercial complexes near stations
The Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA) has floated two RFPs for development and leasing of 15 multi-functional complexes for a lease pe...
- A former Rajya Sabha member booked 63 train tickets in a month, used only 7
This former MP had booked 63 train tickets in the month of January 2019 but travelled only on seven of those tickets. He sought reimburseme...
- No consent required from destination states to run Shramik Special trains: Railways
Railway spokesperson Rajesh Dutt Bajpai on Tuesday said, "Consent of terminating state not necessary to run Shramik Special trains".
- Govt plans special payment for 'behind the Scenes' workers
The scheme aims at providing a “cover” to those workers who are hired on short-term contracts for services.
- Covid-19 crisis: Spending curbs on ministries
In new directions issued to all central government departments on April 8, the finance ministry has drawn up three categories of ministries...
- Power Ministry proposes waiver to power plants from advance freight, coal payments
The power ministry has asked the coal and railways ministries to exempt power plants from advance coal and freight payments for three month...
- Coronavirus: Confirmed cases cross 1,000; govt orders sealing of state, district borders to check mass infection
The national capital alone reported 23 fresh positive cases, taking its count to 72, while more people tested positive in adjoining Noida a...
- Power ministry orders regulator to provide three months moratorium to discoms to pay dues
"Due to the lockdown, consumers are unable to pay their dues to the distribution companies. This has affected the liquidity position of the...
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