The decision to drop the proposal was taken last month during a meeting that Finance Minister Arun Jaitley held with labour ministry officials.
Calling the Budget 2018 'anti-labour', the Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh will observe February 20 as a 'black day'.
It had earlier proposed cutting it down to Rs 250 crore due to slow progress in enrollment of new employees.
Income tax department sends out notices to cryptocurrency investors on suspicion of tax evasion.
It is also considering to hike FDI cap for public sector from 20 per cent to 49 per cent
The bond, which the Reserve Bank of India started issuing on behalf of the Union government in 2003, was considered one of the safest savings instruments for retail investors.
With India set to be the world's most populous country by 2030, there is a growing need to control population through better use of contraceptives, says Abhishek Waghmare.
Under fixed-term employment, workers are entitled to all statutory benefits available to a permanent worker in the same factory. However, employers may not give notice to a fixed-term worker on non-renewal or expiry of his or her contract.
Soon after a special CBI court acquitted all those accused the 2G spectrum allocation case, Somesh Jha spoke to DB Realty Managing Director Vinod Goenka at the crowded Patiala House premises.
Somesh Jha describes the mood at Patiala House courtroom and outside on Thursday during the 2G spectrum case verdict.
A fresh scheme is likely to be released in the upcoming Budget
Growth in incomes in the top most slabs have increased substantially compared to (a) previous two years and (b) lower income brackets
'On December 5, the government called unions for pre-Budget consultations.' '12 trade unions were called and the time allotted was one hour which means 5 minutes for each union.' 'We were asked to present our views in about four minutes.' 'That itself is a reflection of how serious the government is about workers' demands.'
Protests by central labour unions and widespread criticism from Opposition parties because of job losses on account of demonetisation and the GST have put the contentious labour reform proposals in the slow lane.
Most employment surveys suffer from drawbacks such as limited data coverage, infrequent data collection, and time lag
The Centre has to bear the maximum burden of borrowing NSSF loans to the tune of Rs 1 lakh crore.
Life expectancy at birth improved from 59.7 years in 1990 to 70.3 years in 2016 for women.
While Bihar and J&K have the least proportion of bank account holders using debit cards at PoS machines, Telangana's record is the highest.
De-scaling of businesses, job losses and subsequent impact on disposable incomes has created negative sentiment among traders, business owners and workers alike, says Abhishek Waghmare.
Religious leaders come last, with corporations featuring slightly better
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