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Progress in India enabled by dual strategy of strong safety nets, reforms that foster growth: NITI Aayog VC
Suman Bery ,Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog 240 million Indians escaped...
Pension fund managers want changes on in bond rules for higher yield on retirement savings
Currently, investment in corporate bonds maturing in less than...
Trade unions go on daylong strike, services largely unaffected
The unions' demands include doing away with the four labour codes, contractualisation, privatisation of PSUs, increasing minimum wages to Rs 26,000 per month, as well as the demands of farmer organisations for minimum support price for crops based on Swaminathan...
Maharashtra to come up with separate law for gig workers
Maharashtra Labour Minister Akash Fundkar on Tuesday said 'gig workers' or those who work for online 'platforms' or companies such as Zomato need social security, and the state government will come up with a law for them. Speaking in the legislative council, Fundkar...
Trade unions, farmer bodies to go on general strike on Wed; may disrupt banking, other services
A forum of 10 trade unions has given a 17-point charter of demand. It includes withdrawal of fixed-term employment and scrapping of Agnipath scheme, 8-hour workday, restoration of non-contributory Old Pension Scheme and a minimum monthly penion of Rs 9,000 for the...
Govt employees under Unified Pension Scheme to get tax benefit akin to NPS: Finmin
The inclusion of UPS under the tax framework marks another step forward in the government's effort to strengthen retirement security for central government employees through transparent, flexible and tax-efficient options, the finance ministry said in a statement New...
UAE becomes world’s third-largest holder of sovereign wealth and public pension assets
This places the UAE behind only the United States, which tops the list with USD 12.12 trillion, and China, with USD 3.36 trillion, making it the largest holder of sovereign-owned investor (SOI) assets in the Middle East. The United Arab Emirates now ranks third...
Contractual employees entitled to maternity leave: Orissa HC
Rejecting the state government’s contention that only regular women civil servants qualify for maternity leave, the court observed: "Women employees for the purpose ofavailing such benefit do constitute one homogenous class and their artificial bifurcation founded on...
ICICI Prudential Pension Funds crosses Rs 50,000 crore AUM
Today, ICICI Prudential Pension Funds serves over 1.2 lakh NPS accounts through Points of Presence (POP), and 9.71 lakh subscribers as a Pension Fund Manager (PFM), spanning corporate and retail segments. Mumbai: In a landmark achievement, ICICI Prudential Pension...
Cabinet approves Rs 1.07 lakh cr Employment Linked Incentive scheme to create 3.5 cr jobs in 2 yrs
The ELI scheme to support job generation, enhance employability and social security across all sectors, with special focus on the manufacturing sector, was approved by the Union Cabinet in a meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Mod New Delhi: The central...
LIC CEO Bhanoo seeks govt push for taking insurance education to cities and schools across India
P. Jaipuria, secretary general, Insurance Institute of India, S.N. Bhattacharya, Secretary General, Life Insurance Council, Sat Pal Bhanoo, CEO & MD (In-charge), Life Insurance Corporation, Inderjeet Singh, Secretary General Insurance Council, Kavita...
95 crore people now benefiting from social security schemes: PM Modi
“Today, around 95 crore people of the country are getting the benefit of some or the other social security scheme; whereas, till 2015, the government schemes were reaching less than 25 crore people,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi said. New Delhi: Prime Minister...