Hyderabad, March 23 (IANS) The Telangana Cabinet on Monday approved some key Bills including a Bill to curb hate speech and another for the welfare of gig workers.The Cabinet meeting, chaired by Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, cleared Hate Speech and Hate Crime (Prevention) Bill and Telangana Platform-Based Gig Workers (Registration, Social Security, and Welfare) Bill.These Bills will be introduced during the ongoing budget session of the state legislature.There are approximately 4.2 lakh gig w…
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Jammu, March 23 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday handed over appointment letters for government jobs to the families of terror victims in the Jammu division.Officials said that in a significant humanitarian initiative, Lieutenant Governor Sinha handed over appointment letters to the next of kin (NoKs) of terror victims and other eligible beneficiaries under the Compassionate Appointment Rules.The event was held at the Convention Centre in Jammu, where several families a…
Gandhinagar, March 12 (IANS) Gujarat has the lowest unemployment rate in the country at 1.1 per cent, significantly below the national average of 3.2 per cent, Labour and Employment Development Minister Kunvarji Bavaliya said in the Legislative Assembly on Thursday.Citing the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) of the Central government, Bavaliya said the figures reflected the impact of the state’s employment and skill development initiatives.“Against the national average unemployment rate o…
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) Several labour organisations from different states on Thursday distanced themselves from the nationwide strike call given by certain trade unions, describing it as “politically motivated” and asserting that it does not reflect the broader interests of workers.Rakesh Mani Pandey, National Secretary of the Hind Mazdoor Kisan Panchayat (Uttar Pradesh), said his organisation, along with 18 major bodies, including the Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh, has not supported the strike….
Raipur, Feb 12 (IANS) The National Front of Indian Trade Unions (NFITU) has dismissed the Bharat Bandh, being observed by several trade unions and farmer organisations across the country on Thursday, as a “politically motivated” campaign allegedly driven by the Congress and Left parties.The nationwide Bharat Bandh has been organised to protest against policies that unions claim are “anti-worker, anti-farmer and pro-corporate in nature”.The strike, spearheaded by a coalition of ten central trade …
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 29 (IANS) Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan on Thursday launched a scathing attack on the Kerala Budget presented by Finance Minister K.N. Balagopal, alleging that the State’s fiscal credibility had been “completely destroyed” and that the LDF government was merely shifting its financial burden to the next dispensation.Echoing the criticism, Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) leader P.K. Kunhalikutty termed the document “the best budget of a failed government.”…
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) Delhi Labour Minister Kapil Mishra on Friday ordered early action to bring unorganised sector workers, gig and platform workers, and construction workers under the ambit of social security, in line with the Central Government rules.On Friday, the Labour Minister chaired a high-level review meeting to assess preparedness related to the publication and notification of rules framed under the Code on Social Security, 2020, aimed at extending various welfare benefits to these…
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) Inclusive finance has to be embedded in a broader ecosystem of health-care insurance and social security to protect lenders as well as borrowers, Chief Economic Advisor V. Anantha Nageswaran said on Tuesday.In his address at the Global Inclusive Finance Summit, Nageswaran said one of the main reasons why people default on the repayment of loans was unexpected events such as health-related shocks.”Even well-designed credit cannot do everything on its own. When illness str…
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Central government and the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) to decide, within four months, on revising the wage ceiling under the Employees’ Provident Fund Scheme (EPFS), which has remained unchanged for the past 11 years. A Bench of Justices J.K. Maheshwari and Atul S. Chandurkar passed the directions while hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) highlighting that the stagnant wage ceiling has resulted in a lar…
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) The Ministry of Labour and Employment has published the draft rules for the four labour codes, which also bring gig workers on board for various benefits such as minimum wage, health, occupational safety, and social security coverage.The government has invited feedback from stakeholders on these draft rules and aims to finally roll out the entire package of four labour codes across the country from April 1.Under the draft rules, in order to be eligible for the benefits, a…