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Spending, both by the Centre and the States, need to go up very significantly, it says. Finance Commission Chairman N.K. Singh during an interview with ‘The Hindu’ in New Delhi. File | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy The Fifteenth Finance Commission has mooted a greater role for public-private partnerships to ramp up the health infrastructure and scale up public spending on health from 0.95% of GDP to 2.5% by 2024, its chairperson N.K. Singh said on Wednesday. While public outlays should focus on primary health care at the panchayat and municipality level, private players should be relied on for specialty healthcare, he said, hinting that the Commission has recommended steps to fix the skewed availability of healthcare across India as poorer States have the worst facilities. Mr. Singh recommended substantial improvements in the working conditions for doctors in government hospitals, many of whom are hired on a contract basis by States, and the creation of an Indian Medical Service cadre as ...

Rehabilitation process already delayed by six months due to COVID-19, they say. Leaders of the Mizoram Bru refugees have demanded commencement of their permanent rehabilitation in Tripura in the light of the quadripartite agreement signed in New Delhi in January. They made the demand during a meeting with Chief Secretary Manoj Kumar in the presence of the State’s royal scion and activist Pradyot Kishore Debbarman. “We have urged the Chief Secretary to start our settlement work within two weeks,” one of the Bru leaders told newsmen on Tuesday. He said the rehabilitation process was already delayed by six months due to the coronavirus (COVID-19). Mr. Debbarman, who played a key role in the signing of the pact, discussed the issue with Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb. He expressed displeasure over the delay in the rehabilitation work. Union Home Minister Amit Shah had presided over the signing of the accord by the MHA with the State governments of Mizoram, Tripura and the leaders of the r...

4 southern States take top four ranks in large State category Kerala bags the first position in Public Affairs Index, 2020 making it the best governed state of India. Kerala was adjudged the best governed State in the large States category, while Uttar Pradesh ended at the bottom , in the Public Affairs Index-2020 released by the Public Affairs Centre here on Friday. The city-based not-for-profit organisation, headed by former Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman K. Kasturirangan, said in its annual report that the States were ranked on governance performance based on a composite index in the context of sustainable development. Four southern States — Kerala (1.388 PAI Index point), Tamil Nadu (0.912), Andhra Pradesh (0.531) and Karnataka (0.468) stood in the first four ranks in the large State category in terms of governance, it said. At the bottom Uttar Pradesh (-1.461), Odisha (-1.201) and Bihar (-1.158) were at the bottom of the ranking. In the small State c...

H-1B employers will have to increase actual wage offers by more than 30% following the US department of labour (DoL)’s new wage rules for H-1B employees, according to US public policy research organisation Cato Institute. This would significantly increase costs for Indian IT services companies that depend on H-1Bs , and will push them to hire locally, and/or move work to offshore locations like India. H-1B employers will have to increase actual wage offers by more than 30% following the US department of labour (DoL)’s new wage rules for H-1B employees - Cato Institute Vikram Shroff, head of HR law practice at law firm Nishith Desai Associates, said large technology companies may be able to comply with the wage increase rule, especially to get foreign talent. “However, several smaller and mid-sized employers who also rely on H-1B might find such conditions restrictive. Then, there is also the question of employer needing to proportionately increase the wages of the similarly employ...

7th Pay Commission latest news: If you aspire to get a high pay package and job security for life, then know here how you can do that. All you have to do is work in the Indian Army. Selected candidates will be paid salary as per 7th Pay Commission (7th CPC). PTI 7th Pay Commission latest news:  If you aspire to get a high pay package and job security for life, then know here how you can do that. All you have to do is work in the Indian Army. The pay on offer is provided in a list below - check now!  So, here is an excellent opportunity awaiting to be seized. Selected candidates will be paid salary as per 7th Pay Commission (7th CPC). Indian Army has invited application for as many as 191 posts. Last date of sending application is November 12, 2020.  Post Name SSC (Tech) – 56 Men and SSCW (Tech) – 27 Women Course 2021 Total Posts: 191 7th CPC Pay Scale: Rs 56100 – Rs 1,77,500/ of Level 10 Qualification: B.E./B.Tech, M.Sc., MCA Age Limit: 20 to 27 years Posting: Across Indi...

Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways - Nitin Gadkari initiated virtual ‘ceremonial blast’ of the tunnel Thursday. Once complete, it will provide year-round connectivity between Srinagar and Leh. Construction of 14 km long Srinagar-Leh Zojila tunnel begins with the First Blast - 15 years after project was first conceived Fifteen years after it was first conceived, work on the strategically crucial 14.5-km Zojila tunnel, connecting Srinagar to Leh with an all-weather road, has finally taken off. On Thursday, Road Transport and Highways Minister, Nitin Gadkari initiated the ‘ceremonial blast’ of the tunnel virtually. Speaking on the occasion, Gadkari said, “One of the most difficult stretches to drive and build, the geo-sensitive Zojila stretch is strategically important to the defence of our country. It will not only provide all-weather connectivity between Srinagar, Drass, Kargil and Leh but it will also further s trengthen the economic and socio-cultural integration of bot...

India is ignoring the necessity for strong capacity building of the many NGOs engaged in educational improvement. For about three decades now, a large number of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) are intensively engaged in the task of improving elementary education in the country. A paper in the Economic & Political Weekly of May 2005, titled How Large Is India’s Non-Profit Sector?, estimates about three million paid workers in the voluntary sector through 1.2 million organisations. The paper estimates that 20.4% of this workforce (about 6 lakh workers) is engaged in education. According to a newspaper report, “India has 31 lakh NGOs, more than double the number of schools” (August 1, 2015), the number of NGOs in the country was more than 31 lakh — more than double the number estimated in the above mentioned paper. With these data, it should be a safe guess to estimate that there are now more than 12 lakh NGO workers engaged in education (even if there could be only 50% of...

The United States Administration of President Donald Trump has unveiled a tightening of rules for immigration visas used widely by technology firms, claiming the new system would be better for American workers. The H-1B is a visa in the United States under the Immigration and Nationality Act, section 101(a)(15)(H) that allows U.S. employers to temporarily employ foreign workers in specialty occupations. A specialty occupation requires the application of specialized knowledge and a bachelor's degree or the equivalent of work experience. The duration of stay is three years, extendable to six years; after which the visa holder may need to reapply. The United States Administration of President Donald Trump has announced a tightening of rules for immigration visas used widely by the technology firms, claiming the ''new system would be better for American workers''. The Department of Homeland Security announced on Tuesday the new regulations for so-called H-1B visas for h...

DigitX co-founder said, "Crypto today enjoys a high degree of popularity among a certain section of the investor community." Image | DigitX India Facebook | @digitxindia DigitX - India’s first Business-to-Business (B2B) Crypto trading exchange started its trading operations on Tuesday. DigitX aims to deliver transparent and secure model with its network of trusted links in a first of its kind industry initiative to instill trust and confidence in its investors and traders of cryptocurrency, according to the statement released. “At DigitX, with our unique model of trusted links, we are bringing very first time the advantage of the traditional equity and commodity market to enthuse the trust in Crypto trading. It is our sincere initiative, to educate investor’s community and people at large about the potential of this alternative asset class, which works on the principle of super-efficiency through Blockchain ," said Ashish Mehta, co-founder, DigitX. He said that Crypto t...

Parliament on Wednesday passed the three key labour reform bills that will provide greater flexibility to employers to hire and fire while ensuring social security for workers . The three bills---- 1.   Code on Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions,   2.   Industrial Relations Code and   3.   Social Security Code , were passed in the Upper House by voice vote amid boycott by the opposition over suspension of eight members. Parliament passes three Labour bills: Here are the key changes (Image | ET)   Replying to the debate on the three labour reforms bills in the house, Labour Minister Santosh Gangwar said: "The purpose of labour reforms is to provide a transparent system to suit the changed business environment." The minister informed the house that as many as 16 states had already increased the threshold for closure, lay off and retrenchment in firms with up to 300 workers without government permission. “States have been given flexibility to...

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks in the Rajya Sabha during the ongoing Monsoon Session of Parliament in New Delhi. (Image | The Hindu) It protects defaulting companies from insolvency proceedings for at least six months Context:      Both the houses of Parliament passed the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Second Amendment) Bill, which provides that insolvency proceedings against defaulting companies will not be initiated for at least six months starting from March 25. Merits of the amendments to IBC IBC is not a recovery law -  The creditors, including MSMEs (micro, small and medium enterprises), had several other options to recover their claims. The proposed amendments, brought in the form of an Ordinance on June 5, suspended the application of three provisions to prevent any company, stressed due to the COVID-19 situation, from being pushed into insolvency proceedings. A provision for further extension of six months has also been given. The initial six-m...

Amended Bill target political opponents, minorities, say Opposition MP The Lok Sabha passed the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2020 on Monday even as the Opposition raised concerns that the legislation may be used to target political opponents and religious minorities. Nityanand Rai Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai, who introduced the Bill on behalf of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, defended making Aadhaar a mandatory identification document for all the office bearers of an NGO or an association seeking foreign donations. He said the 2018 Supreme Court order allowed the government to make a separate law in areas where Aadhar card is required. “A law can be brought to make Aadhar mandatory. Why some functionaries can hide their identity,” Mr. Rai asked. Supriya Sule of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) attacked the government on limiting administrative expenses drawn from foreign donations to 20% as against the current 50%. “How have you reached this magic ...