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NPS Swasthya: A cushion, not fill-in, for health coverCan the NPS Swasthya scheme be an effective substitute for a comprehensive health insurance plan that covers hospitalisation and related ex...
Work for 12 hours, get three days off, and night shifts for women: What's in the new Gujarat Factories ActThe Gujarat Assembly approved the Factories (Gujarat Amendment) Bill, 2025. It increases the daily work limit for factory employees to 12 h...
Karnataka Assembly passes gig workers social security BillThe Bill establishes a welfare fund for gig workers and proposes a fee ranging from 1-5% on payouts to workers for each transaction, varyin...
Kerala Guv signs ordinance bringing stringent punishment for offences against those in health servicesKerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan on Tuesday signed the ordinance that provides for stringent punishment, including imprisonment of up to ...
Kerala government approves ordinance for protection of those working in health services sectorThe Kerala government has approved an ordinance aimed at protecting doctors, healthcare workers, and medical students. The ordinance will n...
States told to take stern action against health staff attacksThe amended Act states that “whoever commits or abets the commission of an act of violence against healthcare service personnel, or causes ...
Ensure safety of healthcare workers, strictly implement Epidemic Disease Act, says CentreRecently, there have been reports of physical violence against doctors, healthcare workers and other professionals particularly from Assam,...
Indian Parliament passes bill to punish those attacking healthcare workersThe Epidemic Diseases (Amendment) Bill, 2020, will replace an ordinance issued in April by the government.The Rajya Sabha has already passe...
Opposition attacks govt on several issues in Rajya Sabha: COVID-19, ordinances, migrantsParticipating in a debate on The Epidemic Diseases (Amendment) Bill, 2020, they also charged the government with entering into the "league ...
Rajya Sabha passes bill to punish those attacking healthcare workersThe Rajya Sabha on Saturday passed a legislation that provides for up to five years in jail for those attacking doctors and healthcare work...
Violence against healthcare personnel unacceptable: PM Modi"In fact, doctors and medical workers are like soldiers, but without the soldiers' uniform.The virus may be an invisible enemy, but our cor...
Without nurses, other health workers, we will not win the battle against epidemics: Harsh VardhanUnion Health Minister Harsh Vardhan also stressed on the need for nurses to apprise themselves of all the protocols, information about this...
Uttar Pradesh brings ordinance to suspend most labour laws for 3 yearsThe ordinance however will not apply to certain laws like the Bonded Labour Act, Building and other Construction Workers Act, Section 5 of ...
Karnataka’s ordinance to protect health workers targets companiesSuch provisions are not there in the central ordinance issued late Wednesday night and the one issued by the Odisha government earlier this...
Ordinance to punish those attacking healthcare personnel comes into forceThe President had given his assent for promulgation of the ordinance on Wednesday hours after the Union Cabinet approved it. The ordinance ...
COVID-19: Prez Ram Nath Kovind gives nod for promulgating ordinance to punish those attacking healthcare workersPresident Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday gave his assent for promulgating an ordinance making acts of violence against healthcare personnel f...
Cabinet okays ordinance to protect frontline workersThe offence will attract a maximum punishment of seven years’ imprisonment and Rs 5 lakh fine. The move follows reports of attack on doctor...
Government fast tracks plan to provide social security for gig workersThe government has held several rounds of discussions since the second week of March with existing social security providers, like the Empl...
Ordinance to give states flexibility to raise work hours of employeesThe Centre will soon bring an ordinance to give state governments the flexibility to increase the work hours of employees across establishm...
- ESIC hospital facilities elude BPL families
The government’s much-hyped plan to extend health care facilities by Employees State Insurance Corporation hospitals to BPL families covere...