India, July 21 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Pradhan Mantri Virasat Ka Samvardhan (PM VIKAS) scheme has been launched in year 2024 merging five (5) erstwhile livelihood schemes of the Ministry of Minority Affaris viz. Seekho aur Kamao, USTTAD, Hamari Dharohar, Nai Roshni and Nai Manzil. Amongst the five (5) erstwhile schemes, USTTAD scheme dealt with the promotion of indigenous crafts and skills among minority communities. The USTTAD scheme was launched during 20...
India, July 21 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The Employees' Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) has released provisional payroll data for May 2025, revealing a net addition of 20.06 lakh members, marking the highest recorded addition since payroll data tracking began in April 2018. This figure depicts an increase of 4.79 % in net payroll additions during the current month as compared to the previous month of April 2025. Further, the year-on-year analysis reveals ...
India, July 21 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The Government has approved Employment Linked Incentive Scheme at a budgetary outlay of Rs 99,446 crore. The scheme has a registration period of two years from 01.08.2025 to 31.07.2027. The Scheme has following two parts: Part A: Under this part, as per eligibility criteria of the scheme guidelines, first timer shall be paid incentive equivalent to one completed month EPF wage, subject to a maximum of Rs 15000/- in ...
India, July 21 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The 46th Session of the Indian Labour Conference (ILC) was held in New Delhi from 20-21 July, 2015. Requests have been received from Central Trade Union Organizations for convening the ILC. The Government has been holding tripartite consultations involving representatives of the Government, employers, and workers to deliberate on important labour policies/issues from time to time. This information was given by the Mi...
India, July 21 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Ministry of Labour & Employment has launched on 26th August, 2021 the eShram portal which is a National Database of the Unorganised Workers, including domestic workers, seeded with Aadhaar. The portal has been made available to the States/ UTs for registration of various categories of unorganized workers on eShram portal. The portal is meant to register and support the unorganized workers by providing them Universal Ac...
India, July 21 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Industrial disputes, claims and complaints filed on SAMADHAN Portal by workers, trade unions and employers, are handled by Regional Offices of Central Industrial Relations Machinery (CIRM). Region-wise details of number of Industrial disputes (including termination), claims under various Acts viz. Payment of Gratuity Act 1972, Minimum Wages Act 1948, Maternity Benefit Act 1961, Equal Remuneration Act 1976 & Payment of...
India, July 21 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The budgetary allocations under the different schemes of Ministry of Labour & Employment inter-alia including the allocation for Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs), Other Backward Classes (OBCs) and Minority Communities during the financial year 2025-26 is given at Annexure. Further, Ministry of Labour and Employment is implementing the "Welfare of SC/ST Jobseekers Scheme" through a network of 25 National ...
India, July 21 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The proposed coverage of Swachh Survekshan Grameen (SSG) 2025 are as under: - States/UTs: 34 Districts: 761 Villages: 21,000 The following parameters and methodology depict a breakup of the total of 1000 marks that will be used to assess villages, districts, and States/UTs under SSG 2025: - Service Level Progress - 240 Marks (30%) Direct Observation of Sanitation in Villages - 540 Marks (40%) Direct observation of f...
India, July 21 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: To enable every rural household in the country, to have assured potable water, in adequate quantity of prescribed quality on regular and long-term basis, through tap water connection, since August 2019, Government of India in partnership with States, is implementing Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) - Har Ghar Jal. At the start the Mission, only 3.23 Crore (16.7%) rural households were reported to have tap water connections. S...
India, July 21 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Swachhta Pakhwada is an initiative under Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen). The programme was launched in April 2016 with the objective of bringing about an intense focus on sanitation issues and practices by involving all Ministries and Departments of Government of India. Every year an annual calendar is circulated in advance to help plan the fortnight activities among Ministries/Departments. This year too, Department o...