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Real estate industry could utilize construction cess for skilling labour force: Labour secretary Shankar AggarwalHe was addressing the national convention of real estate industry body NAREDCO in New Delhi.
This year, we will invest Rs 8,000-9,000 cr EPF funds in equity: Shankar Aggarwal, Labour SecyAs per the limits fixed by FinMin and the by the Ministry of Labour and Employment, EPFO can go up to an extent of 15% of the investible fu...
Government to hike minimum wages to boost economy: Shankar Aggarwal, Labour SecretaryThe govt is working on a law that will seek to raise minimum wages in both formal and informal sectors as well as ensure that the higher wa...
'India failed to occupy space vacated by China on jobs front'It is necessary to create many jobs at every level and to create a mechanism to ensure and encourage people to create more jobs.
Government plans to use Rs 20,000-crore cess pool for workers' welfareThe Labour Ministry has advanced consultation process with various state governments, because the cess is collected by them but was hardly ...
Labour secretary Shankar Aggarwal: Have to allay fears of trade unions about reformsWe are looking into labour laws to bring them in sync with the times, create more jobs and to ensure that every worker is under social secu...
Framework for 100 smart cities to be ready by February 28: Urban Development SecretaryThe government's vision is to develop cities with technology-based governance that will enable efficient public services and have 24x7 wate...
- Madhusudan Prasad new Urban Development Secretary
While Prasad was Commerce Special Secretary, Chatterjee was serving as Member Secretary of the NCW before being given the new responsibilit...
India seeks Kyoto's cooperation in developing VaranasiDuring PM Narendra Modi's recent Japan visit, a Sister City Partnership Agreement between Kyoto and Varanasi was signed between the two cou...
PM Narendra Modi empowers ministries; no Cabinet nod required for projects up to Rs 1000 croreThis five fold hike will allow faster clearances of projects as earlier the ministries were required to seek Cabinet approval for projects ...
Government to cut red tape, allow private sector participation in smart citiesThe government is set to finalise the policy for implementing its ambitious plan to convert 100 existing cities into smart cities.
Smart city plan out soon, wide scope for private sector: GovernmentAiming to provide better facilities and amenities in urban areas, government announced a plan to develop 100 smart cities in the general bu...
Venkaiah Naidu's surprise check at Nirman Bhawan catches latecomers off-guardVenkaiah Naidu made a surprise punctuality check at Nirman Bhawan following which names of about 80 errant officials were noted down.
Shankar Aggarwal takes over as Secretary in the Ministry of Urban DevelopmentHousing and Poverty Alleviation Secretary Anita Agnihotri was looking after the job after the retirement of Aggarwal's predecessor.
Ram Sewak Sharma gets additional charge as telecom secretaryRam Sewak Sharma, who is secretary, Department of Electronics & IT (DeiTY), has been given additional charge of telecom secretary from July...
N Ravi Shankar and Shankar Aggarwal, in the race to become the new Telecom secretaryIssues that confronts the new secretary include those surrounding penalties imposed on operators, final guidelines on sharing.
- Department of Information Technology expects 11 states to adopt e-payment gateway by March, 2012
The technology provider for this platform, National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL), will be paid on the basis of each transaction mad...