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Uttarakhand Cabinet gives nod to Pension Scheme for Farmers

June 10, 2014

The Uttarakhand Government has given nod to two popular schemes including a pension scheme for farmers and a scheme to air-lift doctors to remote areas of the state. Pension Scheme for Farmers: Under this scheme for farmers, all those farmers doing ..

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Delhi LG sets up Expenditure Finance Committee

June 7, 2014

Delhi’s Lieutenant Governor, Najeeb Jung, has set up Expenditure Finance Committee (EFC) of the Delhi government under the chairmanship of S K Srivastava who is also the Chief Secretary of Delhi government. The panel will concur expenditure on Schemes/Projects/Capital works ..

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Quebec becomes first province to legalize Right-to-Die

June 5, 2014

Quebec province in Canada has become the first province to legalize doctor-assisted death as part of comprehensive end-of-life legislation. The National Assembly passed Bill 52, an Act respecting end-of-life care. The Bill was passed with 80% votes is favor. Those ..

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J&K Govt. increased retirement age of state employees to 60

June 4, 2014

The Jammu & Kashmir government has increased the retirement age of government employees from 58 to 60. The state Cabinet also enhanced the minimum age for eligibility for entry into government service by 3 years to 40. It also decided ..

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Uttar Pradesh Govt. to launch helpline for women in every district

June 2, 2014

The UP government which is facing criticism from all quarters over resent assaults and killing of two teenage girls in Badaun district, has directed authorities to launch a helpline in every district of the state to deal with women harassment complaints. The helpline ..

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Government eliminates all GoMs and EGoMs for better accountability and empowerment

June 1, 2014

In a key move to authorize the Ministries and Departments, the PM Narendra Modi decided to eliminate all the prevailing 9 Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoMs) and 21 Groups of Ministers (GoMs). Objective: This would speed up the process of ..

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Two additional attempts, no change in pattern and syllabus of the Civil Services Examination: UPSC

May 30, 2014

The government has decided to allow two additional attempts with consequential age relaxations to all categories of candidates with effect from Civil Service Examination (CSE), 2014. However, contrary to the speculations in the market, the format and syllabus will remain the ..

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Punjab approves mega food park in Ludhiana

May 28, 2014

Punjab government gave in-principle approval for establishing a Rs. 150-crore mega food park at Ladowal in Ludhiana to promote food processing industry in the state. The Central Government’s scheme of Mega Food Park, which aims at providing a mechanism to ..

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Delhi Govt approves scheme to provide financial help to children of prisoners

May 26, 2014

A scheme that will provide a fixed amount of money to children of imprisoned parents has been approved by the Delhi Government. The scheme will provide money on a monthly basis to children of incarcerated parents till they attain the ..

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Representation of Muslims in 16th Lok Sabha plunges all-time low at 22

May 19, 2014

The 16th Lok Sabha will have lowest Muslim representation (Muslim MPs) of all-time at 22. The previous low in the history of Indian Parliament was witnessed in 1957 when there were only 23 Muslim MPs. While Muslims constitute 10.5% of ..

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