Union Budget 2021: Last year, the government had announced a slew of other measures for salaried class when the coronavirus outbreak began in the country. For instance, the Centre decided to pay 24 per cent to EPF account of employees till August 2020 for establishments with up to 100 employees

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In a tweet, the Ministry of Finance said: 'Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman will be holding her 1st Pre- Budget consultations with top industrialists tomorrow, 14th Dec 2020, spread over morning and afternoon sessions'

An expert committee of the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) sought additional safety and efficacy data for COVID-19 vaccine candidates of Bharat Biotech after deliberating upon its applications seeking emergency use authorisation for the shots

The EPFO has decided to uphold its decision to provide the said rate of interest during a virtual CBT meeting held in September.

Presently, a pensioner can submit JPP anytime during the year up to 30th November, which is valid for a period of one year from the date of issue. All such pensioners can submit life certificates till February 28, 2021

With this, most of industrial, banking activities and road movements will be hampered. A joint platform of ten central unions says all preparations have been done as more than 25 crore workers are expected to participate in strike 

An article was published in a section of (media) on November 18, 2020 under the caption 'EPFO subscribers, firms down in Oct'. In this regard, EPFO has categorically clarified that the information contained in the article is incorrect, a labour ministry statement said

The labour ministry will move the cabinet note in the next 15 days and has begun working on framing the rules for the job programme that will be issued soon after the note is moved

Nirmala Sitharaman press conference: The scheme will be available for two years for employees hired between October 1 2020 and June 30 2021

Somehow, we have not shaken off our societal stigma of \"debt\" as a practice and we are caught up in the dilemma if we want to use debt as a leverage for growth - both for individuals or governmental spending

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After a shaky first quarter, the negative impact of the pandemic is now dissipating as EPFO subscriber base increased by around 20 lakh during the first five months of the current fiscal

Part II of this two-part article looks at more data on the growth of temporary or informal workers in India and how it poses a serious threat not just to the wellbeing of millions of its workers but to the growth prospects of the economy in the long run

The allotment for the shares is expected to be known by October 7/ October 8. Those who had bid for the issue can check the subscription status on the online portal of KFin Technologies, the registrar to the issue

The objective of the offer is to achieve the benefits of listing the equity shares on the stock exchanges. Being an OFS, the net proceeds from the share sale of UTI AMC will go to existing shareholders SBI, LIC, BoB

Soon after the spread of coronavirus, FM Sitharaman, in a relief to the employees and employers, reduced the mandatory monthly EPF contribution to 10 per cent of the basic salary from 12 per cent for the months of May, June and July

Employees in the age bracket of 22-25 years were the worst hit followed by the age group above 35, 29-35 years and 26-28 years, respectively

The EPFO has decided to provide 8.15 per cent interest on EPF right away and the remaining 0.35 per cent rate would be credited into the subscribers' account by the end of this year, after proposed liquidation of ETFs

Dow Jones opened higher as a rout in technology shares halted and investors shrugged off news that AstraZeneca had paused global trials of its experimental COVID-19 vaccine