Government pushes for labour laws reforms in the ongoing parliament session
Qrius.com | March 15, 2018 PM Modi has been after labour reforms ever since coming to power. The BJP-led government plans to introduce new labour reforms in the ongoing parliament session, in a bid to enhance its voter base before the 2019 polls. The move also serves the aim to improve the low productivity sector and […]
Lok Sabha passes bill to enable govt to double tax-free gratuity to Rs 20 lakh
The Economic Times | Mar 15, 2018, 06.16 PM IST The amendment will also allow the central government to notify the maternity leave period for “female employees as deemed to be in continuous service in place of existing twelve weeks”. The Lok Sabha today passed the Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) bill which seeks to empower the government […]
Panel targets ‘hidden’ hospital costs
The Telegraph | Calcutta | Mar 16, 2018 00:00 IST Calcutta: The regulatory commission for private health care is working on a plan to root out the “hidden charges” levied by many hospitals and nursing homes to allegedly inflate bills. The commission has drawn up a list of charges that it feels private health care institutions […]
Why Gurugram’s foeticide fight is suffering
The Times of India | Gurgaon | TNN | Mar 15, 2018, 03:42 IST GURUGRAM: A quack was arrested for his alleged involvement in a pre-natal sex determination racket, during a raid on a private clinic near IMT-Manesar on Monday but his two associates fled the scene even before health officials and cops could reach the spot. GURUGRAM: […]
