Government Reforms

The central government has allocated Rs 5,000 crore for the construction of working women's hostels, and framed guidelines for financial support to states

Budget's focus is to create jobs and improve workforce skills

Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Tuesday said good governance reforms undertaken in the last decade will continue to increase citizen-centricity and ensure ease of living for every citizen. Assuming charge as Union Minister of State (MoS) for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions at his North Block office here, he said this third term of the NDA government would be a continuity of the work done over the last 10 years under the previous two dispensations headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Modi is in charge of the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions. "Last 10 years have witnessed a series of revolutionary governance reforms happening under the guidance of PM Modi, which were basically inspired by the spirit of 'minimum government, maximum governance' and increasing citizen centricity to bring ease of living for every citizen of the country," Singh told reporters after taking over the charge of the ministry. He later told PTI that many people-friendly measur

Thousands of people on Thursday joined growing street protests across Slovakia against a plan by populist Prime Minister Robert Fico to amend the penal code and eliminate a national prosecutors' office. The proposed changes have faced sharp criticism at home and abroad. The plan approved by Fico's coalition government includes abolishing the special prosecutors' office, which handles serious crimes such as graft, organised crime and extremism. Those cases would be taken over by prosecutors in regional offices, which haven't dealt with such crimes for 20 years. The planned changes also include a reduction in punishments for corruption and some other crimes, including the possibility of suspended sentences, and a significant shortening of the statute of limitations. Thursday's protests took place in two dozens of cities and towns, including the capital, and spread also to Prague and Brno in the Czech Republic, Krakow in Poland and Paris. We're not ready to give up, Michal imecka, wh

The Rs 540 crore fund is the first instalment of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana - Gramin, focused on the socio-economic development of particularly vulnerable tribal groups

Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari on Saturday called for qualitative reforms in the functioning of local self-government bodies, which he said will save money and improve quality. Speaking at the convocation ceremony of the All India Institute of Local Self Government, Gadkari stressed the need for coordination between technology and education. He lamented the lack of quality in the functioning of the municipal administration and said technical qualifications in works must improve. Gadkari also called for improving the standard of Detailed Project Report (DPR) of management consultants hired for municipal works. He appealed to municipal administrations to work on solid and liquid waste management, developing a tree bank and adopting the "waste to wealth" concept. Gadkari said performance audit of municipalities was a must.

Did elections derail govt's plan to usher in reforms via Parliament?

The upcoming Assembly elections seem to have derailed the govt's plan to bring reforms through Parliament. Of the 26 Bills that the govt had planned to pass, just 10 could see the light of the day

Addressing shareholder queries at company AGM Vi's chairman Himanshu Kapania said the exact amount will be worked out upon the submission of a new business plan.

PM Modi sets target for energy independent India by 2047

Outdated laws that make doing business in the country difficult should be scrapped, he says.

He said that the fiscal stimulus, by its very nature, is additional fiscal burden on the public finances

In order to promote cruise tourism, the central government today announced a slew of reforms to revolutionize the industry which has a high employment generation potential, by simplifying the rules and procedures for cruise port operations.The reforms are based on the recommendations of a global consultant engaged by the Ministry of Shipping to draw up an Action Plan for providing a customer friendly and hassle free logistics process for the cruise tourism industry and develop an enabling ecosystem necessary to promote and sustain cruise shipping in India.Some of the recommendations given by the consultant that can be immediately implemented include single window system for all pre cruise requirements for cruise operators like entry of vehicles, personnel and guides electronically doing away with checking of registration, license papers of vehicle at each time.Building separate dedicated approach roads to cruise terminals and providing uniform and consistent security procedures by ...