Himachal Pradesh | Corporate Law Reporter

Sexual Harassment Act – Reported incidents’ data

The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) does not maintain data exclusively on sexual harassment at workplaces. However, the State/UT wise data of complaints registered with National Commission for Women (NCW) for sexual harassment of women at work places during the last three years and the current year is as given below. State 2010 2011 2012 2013 (as… Read More

Tags: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Himachal Pradesh, National Crime Records Bureau

RBI Review of FDI policy :: Definition for Control and Sector Specific Conditions

RBI/2013-14/255 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 44 September 13, 2013 To All Category - I Authorised Dealer Banks Madam/ Sir, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in India Review of FDI policy definition for control and sector specific conditions Attention of Authorised Dealer Category I (AD Category-I) banks is invited to Annex B of Schedule 1 to the… Read More

Tags: FDI, Federal Emergency Management Agency, foreign direct investment, Foreign Exchange Management Act, Himachal Pradesh, India, Karnataka, Ministry of Commerce & Industry

End-to-end Computerisation of Targeted Public Distribution System

Computerization of supply-chain management, setting up of transparency portal and grievance redressal mechanisms. This was stated by the Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Prof. K.V. Thomas in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today. He said that as part of Fair Price Shop (FPS) automation, some States namely, Chandigarh UT, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Odisha, Puducherry have reported issuance of TPDS commodities on… Read More

Tags: Chhattisgarh, Government, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, K V Thomas, Madhya Pradesh, Rajya Sabha, Smart card

National Electricity Fund

In order to provide interest subsidy on loans raised by distribution companies to improve the distribution network, National Electricity Fund (NEF), an interest subsidy scheme has been set up. Under the Scheme, loan amounting to Rs.25,000 cr. sanctioned by lenders during the financial year 2012-13 & 2013-14 for capital projects in distribution sector duly approved… Read More

Tags: Andhra Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Lok Sabha, Madhya Pradesh, Rajiv Gandhi, State Electricity Regulatory Commission, Subsidy, West Bengal

Special Tourist Police Stations

In order to ensure safety and security of tourists, including foreign tourists, Ministry of Tourism has advised all the State Governments/Union Territory Administrations to deploy Tourist Police in the States/Union Territories. ˜Public Order™ and ˜Police™ are State subjects as per the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India. As such, the prevention of crime, including… Read More

Tags: Andhra Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, India, Madhya Pradesh, Ministry of Tourism, Odisha, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh

More than 40 crore aadhaar numbers generated till date

Unique Identification Authority of India, UIDAI has reiterated that the target of 60 crore Aadhaar enrolments will be achieved by 2014. More than 40 crore 29 lakh Aadhaar numbers have been issued till date and the process is continuing at a healthy pace. Only in the month of July, 2013, about Two Crore Aadhaar numbers have been generated. It has also announced the setting up of… Read More

Tags: Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, India, Jammu and Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh, UIDAI, Unique Identification Authority of India, Uttar Pradesh

All-India Consumer Price Index for Agricultural and Rural Labourers

A communiquÃ© received from the Labour Bureau, Ministry of Labour & Employment says The All-India Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural Labourers and Rural Labourers (Base: 1986-87=100) for July, 2013 increased by 11 points each to stand at 740 ( Seven hundred and forty) points for Agricultural Labourers and 741 points (Seven hundred and forty one) for Rural Labourers. The… Read More

Tags: All-India Consumer Price Index Number, Consumer Price Index, Himachal Pradesh, India, July 2013, Karnataka, Tripura, Tripura State

Coverage of ESI

Employees State Insurance (ESI) Act, 1948 is applicable to employees working in the organized sector i.e. factories and establishment which are situated in implemented area only with a threshold of coverage of 10 employees. Extension of scheme to all units is not viable due to issues relating to enforcement of the Act and feasibility of setting… Read More

Tags: Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Employees' State Insurance, ESI, Himachal Pradesh, India, Jammu and Kashmir, Kerala

Setting up of Industrial Clusters

The details of industrial clusters set up or approved in the country during the last three years under Industrial Infrastructure Upgradation Scheme (IIUS) with funds allocated/released to them is Annexed. The share of small and medium industries in these clusters is also indicated at Annexure. Details of industrial clusters set up in the country during… Read More

Tags: Asia, Beowulf, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, India, Indore, Maharashtra, Parallel Computing

Ban on Sale of Nicotine Containing Products

Government of India has notified the Food Safety and Standards (Prohibition and Restrictions on Sales) Regulations, 2011 dated 1st August 2011, under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, which prohibit the use of tobacco and nicotine as ingredients in any food products. The said Regulation 2.3.4 lays down as under Product not to contain… Read More

Tags: Arunachal Pradesh, Food Safety, Gutka, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Regulation, Tobacco, Uttar Pradesh

60 Agri Export Zones Set up

The Government has setup several Agri Export Zones in different parts of the country. The details of 60 AEZs set-up in different part of the country state -wise and location-wise are as follow. All the 60 AEZs notified by DGFT have completed their span of five years. Annexure I Annexure I State-wise and location wise details of agri export zones # State AEZ… Read More

Tags: Andhra Pradesh, Bangalore, Himachal Pradesh, India, Jammu, Karnataka, Krishna District, Kupwara

Domestic Tourism Increases by More than Nineteen Percent During 2012

Domestic Tourism Increases by More than Nineteen Percent During 2012 ; Foreign Tourist Arrival also Goes up by Over Six Percent; Andhra Pradesh Continues to be Most Popular Destination Among Domestic Tourists While Maharashtra Most Favoured State of Foreign Tourists The number of domestic tourist visits (DTVs) to States/UTs registered an increase of 19.87% during the… Read More

Tags: Andhra Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, India, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh

Himachal Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE ( DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE ) NOTIFICATION No. 49/2013 DATED 3-7-2013 In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (46) of section 10 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961) the Central Government hereby notifies for the purposes of the said clause, the Himachal Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission, a Commission established by the… Read More

Tags: Asia, Fiscal year, Government, Government of India, Himachal Pradesh, India, Indo-Asian News Service, Shimla