Sainik Schools At present, there are 24 Sainik Schools in the country. In-principle approval has been given to set up three new Sainik Schools in Sambalpur (Orissa), Sagar (Madhya Pradesh) and Chittoor (Andhra Pradesh) respectively. Sainik Schools admit boys in Classes VI and IX. Their age should be 10-11 years for Class VI and … Read more
Amount under Employees Pension Fund Account The Union Labour & Employment Minister Shri Mallikarjun Kharge has informed the Rajya Sabha today that Total amount held under Employees’ Pension Fund Account as on 31 March 2011 is Rs. 1,42,760.89 Crore. Interest income earned on the investment during 2010-11 is Rs. 10,732.67Crore. The stipulation regarding administrative … Read more
Shri Kapil Sibal, Union Minister for Human Resource Development stated today that there would now be a Grievance Redressal mechanisms in higher educational institutions. UGC, AICTE and NCTE would be requiring all Central Educational Institutions, institutions deemed to be universities, technical and management institutions under AICTE and teacher education institutions under NCTE to establish a … Read more
Wage Labour The Department of Land Resources in the Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India, have taken major initiatives in the field of land management, computerization of land records, digitization of maps, etc. Land reforms were visualized as important pillar of a strong and prosperous country. India’s first several five-year plans allocated substantial budgetary … Read more