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August 11, 2016 8:06 AM

Cabinet approves extension of maternity leave from 12 weeks to 26 weeks

Cabinet has approved the amendments made to the Maternity Benefits Act which aims to raise maternity leave for women from 12 weeks to 26 weeks. The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, yesterday gave its ex-post facto approval for amendments to the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 by i...

August 11, 2016 8:04 AM

CCTNS to be operationalised by March 31 next year: Govt

The ambitious Crime and Criminal Tracking Networks and System (CCTNS) project will be operationalised by 31st of March next year. The project aims to connect all police stations in the country with the objective of tracking crime and criminals related data on real time. <br/><br/> Minist...

August 11, 2016 8:01 AM

Govt notifies national 'Early Childhood Care and Education' policy

Government has notified the national 'Early Childhood Care and Education' policy. Its aims is to achieve holistic development of children below six years of age. This was informed by Minister of State for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi in the Lok Sabha yesterday. <br/><br/&g...

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