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Kerala becomes first Indian state to provide maternity benefits in private educational sector
In a path-breaking development, the Central Government has recently approved the Kerala Government’s decision to bring teachers and other staff of private educational institutions under the Maternity Benefit Act. When the amendment to the Act comes into force, Kerala would become the first state in India to provide maternity benefits in the private educational sector. ..
Topics: Employee benefits • Family • Family law • Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act • Modi administration • Parental leave • Private law • Salary • Social programs
Injeti Srinivas Committee to look into offences under the Companies Act
The government has constituted a committee under Injeti Srinivas, secretary of the Corporate Affairs Ministry to look at recategorization of certain offences under the Companies Act as civil offences as well as review other provisions of the Companies Act and the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2008. Mandate of the Committee The committee will look into ..
Topics: Business law • Corporate law • Economy • Indian company law • Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code • Law • Legal entities • Limited liability partnership • Modi administration • National Company Law Tribunal • Partnerships • United Kingdom company law
RBI Surplus Transfer to Government
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to transfer Rs 1.76 lakh crore to the Central government from its own reserves. RBI Reserves The following three funds of RBI constitute the Reserves. They are: Currency and Gold Revaluation Account (CGRA), Contingency Fund (CF), Asset Development Fund (ADF). The CGRA is the largest and makes up ..
Topics: Contingency Fund • Economy • Economy of India • Finance • Modi administration • Monetary Policy • Public Sector • Reserve Bank of India • Reserve Bank of India • Surplus Transfer
Government of India notifies Sabka Vishwas – Legacy Dispute Resolution Scheme 2019
The Government of India (GoI) has recently notified the Sabka Vishwas – Legacy Dispute Resolution Scheme 2019 to reduce legacy service tax and central excise cases in the pre-GST era. The scheme will be operationalized from 1st September 2019 & would continue till 31st December 2019. The two main components of the Scheme are dispute ..
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Goods and services tax • Modi administration • Tax • Taxation in India
GST Council to reduce GST Rate on Electrical Vehicles from 12% to 5%
In a bid to promote electric mobility, the GST Council has decided to reduce GST Rate on Electrical Vehicles from 12% to 5% and on charger or charging stations for Electric vehicles from 18% to 5%. The new rates will come into effect from the 1st of August 2019. The Council also approved an exemption ..
Topics: Charging stations • Electric bus • Electric vehicle • Electric vehicles • Goods and services tax • Government of India • Ministries • Modi administration • Nirmala Sitharaman • Taxation in India