Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde (Pic credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: The Maharashtra cabinet has decided to request the central government to raise the income limit for the ‘non-creamy layer‘ category to Rs 15 lakh per annum from the current Rs 8 lakh. This decision came ahead of the upcoming assembly elections, likely to be held…
Educated unemployment is a significant issue in India, challenging the traditional belief that higher education leads to better job prospects. According to data released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MOSPI) in the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS), the rate of unemployment among educated individuals is surprisingly higher than those with no or…
Representative image Union Minister of Commerce & Industry Piyush Goyal stated that the leather and footwear industry of the country has the potential to raise employment in the sector from the current 40 lakh to 1 crore. The minister stated it while inaugurating the 8th India International Footwear Fair in Delhi on Thursday. He highlighted…
NEW DELHI: In a big boost to highway development, the cabinet on Friday approved eight major national high-speed road corridor projects of 936 km entailing Rs 50,655 crore investment. Goverment said the projects, spread across nine states, will improve logistics efficiency, reduce congestion, enhance connectivity and generate around 4.4 crore mandays of direct and indirect…
MUMBAI: In May 2024, the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) witnessed a remarkable surge in net member additions, with 19.50 lakh new members joining the organization.This figure represents the highest monthly addition since the inception of payroll data reporting in April 2018. Compared to May 2023, the year-over-year growth in net member additions stands at…
CHANDIGARH: In a bid to secure the future of youth from Haryana recruited as Agniveers for a period of four years, the state govt on Wednesday announced 10% horizontal reservation for these soldiers in direct recruitment for posts of constable, mining guard, forest guard, jail warden, and special police officer (SPO).Haryana govt announced that Agniveers…
