Name of the Scheme : Dr. Ambedkar National Merit Scholarship Scheme for Meritorious Students of Scheduled Castes/Schedule
Sponsored by :Central Government
Description : To recognizing, promoting and financially assisting meritorious students belonging to Scheduled Castes for pursuing higher studies.
Beneficiaries : Children
Benefits: Financial Assistance
Eligibility criteria
(i) Students should belong to Scheduled Castes (SC) or Scheduled Tribe(ST).
(ii) Family income of the students from all sources should not be more than Rs. 1.00 lakh in the preceding financial year. Continue reading Dr. Ambedkar National Merit Scholarship Scheme for Meritorious Students of Scheduled Castes/Schedule: Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
Name of the Scheme : Technopreneur Promotion Programme
Sponsored by : Central Government
Beneficiaries : Community
Benefit Type : Material,Subsidy
How to Avail
Contact: Dr A S Rao,Scientist ‘G’ Department of Scientific & Industrial Research Technology Bhawan, New Mehrauli Road, New Delhi-110016 Email: asrao@nic.in Fax. 011-2696 0629
Reference URL :http://dsir.gov.in/tpdup/tepp/tepp.htm
In what would translate into increased entitlement for employees, the government today enhanced the income tax exemption limit on gratuity from Rs 3.5 lakh to Rs 10 lakh, with effect from May 24.
“Employees who retire, become incapacitated, terminated, or die on or after May 24, 2010, will get I-T exemption for gratuity up to Rs 10 lakh,” the finance ministry said in a statement, notifiying the rule related to gratuity.
The Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) Bill, 2010, relating to the exemption was passed by Parliament in the Budget session. Initially, the Sixth Pay Commission had raised the limit for central government employees and the Cabinet later extended it for the private sector employees as well. The Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972, applies to factories and other establishments employing 10 or more persons. On completion of five years service, the employees are entitled to payment of gratuity at the rate of 15-day wages for every completed year of service or part of it in excess of six months subject to a maximum of Rs 3.5 lakh. However, gratuity is considered an income and the employee who receives it is liable to pay tax on it. However, gratuity up to Rs 3.5 lakh is exempt from tax under the provisions of Section 10(10) of the Income Tax Act, 1961.
Download : Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) Bill
After the grant of DA enhancement to employees last week, today Govt has enhanced Dearness relief to Central Government pensioners and family pensioners.
The enhancement is to the tune of 8%, and with effect from 1.1.2010, CG pensioners and family pensioners will be getting Dearness Releif at the rate of 35%.
Download Order F.No: 42/18/2010-P&PW(G) dated 31.3.2010 issued for enhancement of dearness relief to Pensioners
Ministry of Finance has issued the OM No: 1(3)/2010-E-II(B) dated 26.3.2010 for revising the Dearness Allowance applicable to Central Government Employees from 27% to 35% with effect from 1.1.2010.
The said order issued in this connection says that the additional instalment of DA payable under these orders shall be paid in Cash to all Central Government Employees.The arrears for DA for the months of January and February 2010 will be paid after the date of disbursement of salary for March-2010. Continue reading DA orders w.e.f 1.1.2010 issued
Chaos prevailed for over five hours on the two-kilometre stretch of Vidhan Sabha Marg and Ashok Marg in Lucknow’s Hazratganj area, following violent clash between the police and state employees on Thursday. Following this, teachers and employees of several government departments across the state decided to go on an indefinite strike to protest against police lathicharge on the protesting employees.
Six employees reportedly have sustained critical injuries in the lathicharge, said B P Mishra, president of teachers-employees’ joint front. Continue reading Govt employees clash with police in Lucknow, six injured
The decision was made due to poor visibility again impairing train movement, causing dozens of trains to run late or be rescheduled.
Canceled trains include the:
•New Delhi-Sitamarhi Lichchvi Express
•Lucknow-Saharanpur Express
•Jhansi-Lucknow Intercity
•Gaya-New Delhi Mahabodhi Express
•Amritsar-Howrah Express
•Amritsar-Jaipur Express
•Varanasi-Jodhpur Marudhar Express
•Allahabad-Saharanpur Marudhar Express. Continue reading Indian Railways | List of Trains cancelled till January 31 due to fog
