Labour reforms, job-linked incentives scheme drive major employment push in 2025The year 2025 emerged as a landmark period for India's labour and employment sector, as the Ministry of Labour and Employment rolled out fa...
30 Dec, 2025, 04.14 PM IST
2025 sees major action in India factory scene; new Labour Codes leave employers cheery, workers charyThe coming year will test whether the labour codes can deliver the balance they promise: security for workers, flexibility for employers, a...
25 Dec, 2025, 11.47 AM IST
68 lakh pensioners to gain from EPFO's new Centralized Pension System across regional officesThe EPFO has completed the nationwide rollout of its Centralized Pension Payments System (CPPS), benefiting over 68 lakh pensioners. The ne...
03 Jan, 2025, 06.31 PM IST
Plans afoot to bring EPFO service at par with banking, says top officialThe retirement fund body EPFO is upgrading its systems. Subscribers will soon access services like banks. They can withdraw claims using AT...
13 Dec, 2024, 05.15 PM IST
Prime Minister takes on critics on employment, says government working on all fronts to create jobsThe Centre handed over appointment letters to 75,000 newly inducted government employees on Saturday at a Rozgar Mela launched by Prime Min...
22 Oct, 2022, 11.25 PM IST
BJP’s 2014 poll promises and the deliveryWhile BJP-ruled central government has made significant progress on some of its promises, a few areas still need special attention.
19 Mar, 2019, 03.23 PM IST
View: Modinomics won't bring in achhe din in the short termIt’s not just a jobs problem. There is a big aspirational gap between soaring expectations and reality.
25 Dec, 2018, 04.43 PM IST
NSSO survey faces an end, panel to opt for a more robust toolThe need for an overhaul of the employment data emerged after Opposition criticised NDA govt’s policies, saying they were leading to jobles...
05 Jul, 2017, 10.12 AM IST
Meet VP Joy, the man trying to give EPFO a more worker and employer-friendly face"We have many legacy issues. We are working hard to modernise and digitise our operations," says VP Joy, chief PF commissioner.
25 Jun, 2017, 06.53 PM IST
Most important features of Budget 2017 that you shouldn't missHere some of the key features of Union Budget 2016-2017 that you shouldn't miss.
01 Feb, 2017, 04.50 PM IST
Budget 2016: Highlights of FM Arun Jaitley's speech"IMF has hailed India as a bright spot. Let us look at our achievements compared to the last three years of the last government. We inherit...
26 Dec, 2016, 05.27 PM IST
Budget 2016: Full text of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's speechJaitley presented his third budget which took on the fiscal and physical health of the nation by setting the fiscal deficit target at 3.5% ...
29 Feb, 2016, 04.45 PM IST
Government to launch smart cards for unorganised workforceHaving already launched National Career Services (NCS) portal for the unemployed youth to get their names registered, the government will n...
06 Aug, 2015, 10.45 PM IST
Sis Ram Ola's political security lies in abuse of social security setupLast week, the labour ministry instructed the Provident Fund department to set up a sub-regional office in his home constituency of Jhunjhu...
03 Sep, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
EPFO sees 9 bosses in 4 years under UPANine different bosses have been thrust over the past four years upon the EPFO, which is ten times bigger than the UTI.
07 Jun, 2013, 04.09 AM IST
Fear of anti-graft probe halts Indian government purchasesAnnual GoI purchases, from pencils to guns, account for 20% of GDP. Will a promised procurement law kill the fear?
19 Sep, 2011, 11.53 AM IST
- Kill EPS to resuscitate pensions, launch PF-plus-annuity plan: Panel
The Centre-appointed expert group on the EPS has said the only sustainable way of fixing the scheme’s problems is to put it out of its mise...
06 Sep, 2010, 05.20 AM IST