No.RT-11036/10/2019-MVL Government of india Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MVL Section) Transport bhawan, 1,   Parliament street,   New Delhi-110001 February 28, 2019 To 1.The Principal Secretaries/ Secretaries, Department of Transport of all the states/Uts; 2.The Transport Commissions of all the States/Ut Administrations Subject:   No requirement of an NOC for the renewal/change of address in the Driving Licence Madam/Sir, The driving license issued by any licensing authority in any state is valid throughout India and the license-holders is authorized to drive the specified class or classes of vehicles as per the licence in terms of the provisions of the motor vehicles Act, 1988 or the or the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989. 1. The practice of obtaining an NOC from the previous licencing authority was followed primarily with a view to checking the authority of the licence,as to whether it was indeed issued/endorsed by the previous authority and th...

Cabinet Cabinet approves grant of medical facilities under Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS) to World War-II Veterans, Emergency Commissioned Officers (ECOs), Short Service Commissioned Officers (SSCOs) and pre-mature retirees More than 40,000 individual to be benefitted 07 MAR 2019 The Cabinet Meeting Chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi today approved the grant of Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS) facilities to World War-II Veterans, Emergency Commissioned Officers (ECOs), Short Service Commissioned Officers (SSCOs) and pre-mature retirees. As a result, over 43,000 individuals not covered so far under ECHS will be able to avail the benefits of cashless medical treatment under ECHS facilities through a network of over 425 ECHS polyclinics, over 2500 empanelled private hospitals and all Government hospitals throughout the country, subject to certain conditions. As a special dispensation, war-widows will be exempt from one-time contribution to j...

Cabinet Cabinet approves reservation in Teachers’ Cadre Ordinance, 2019 07 MAR 2019 The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the proposal for promulgation of “The Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Teachers’ Cadre) Ordinance, 2019” considering the University/ College as a unit instead of ‘Department/ Subject’. Impact: This decision is expected to improve the teaching standards in the higher educational institutions to attract all eligible talented candidates. Benefits: This decision will allow filling up of more than 5000 vacancies by direct recruitment in Teachers’ Cadre duly ensuring that the Constitutional Provisions of Articles 14, 16 and 21 shall be complied with and stipulated reservation criteria for the Scheduled Castes/ Scheduled Tribes and Socially and Educationally Backward Classes are met with. PIB

Press Information Bureau Government of India Cabinet 28-February-2019 CABINET APPROVES PROMULGATION OF AADHAAR AND OTHER LAWS (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE, 2019 The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the promulgation of an Ordinance to make amendments to the Aadhaar Act 2016, Prevention of Money Laundering Act 2005 & Indian Telegraph Act 1885. The amendments proposed are the same as those contained in the Bill passed by the Lok Sabha on 4th January 2019. Impact:- The amendments would enable UIDAI to have a more robust mechanism to serve the public interest and restrain the misuse of Aadhaar. Subsequent to this amendment, no individual shall be compelled to provide proof of possession of Aadhaar number of undergo authentication for the purpose of establishing his identity unless it is so provided by a law made by Parliament. Salient Features The salient features of the amendments are as follows: Provides for voluntary use of Aadhaar num...

Cabinet approves Cadre Review of 8 organized Group ‘A’ Services in Railways 19 FEB 2019 The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the proposal for Cadre Review of 8 organized Group ‘A’ Services in Railways namely Indian Railway Accounts Service ( IRAS ), Indian Railway Personnel Service ( IRPS ), Indian Railway Traffic Service ( IRTS ), Indian Railway Service of Engineers ( IRSE ), Indian Railway Service of Electrical Engineers ( IRSEE ), Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers ( IRSME ), Indian Railway Stores Service ( IRSS ), Indian Railway Service of Signal Engineers ( IRSSE ). Cabinet has also approved encadrement of the post of Member (staff) a cadre post for IRPS and re-designation of the posts of Director General (Signal & Telecom), Director General (Stores) and Director General (Safety) as Member(S&T), Member (Materials Management) as Director General (Safety) respectively. This Cadre Review was pending since 2012 and wi...

Ministry Of Law & Justice President promulgates four Ordinances Posted On: 21 FEB 2019 The President of India on the 21st February, 2019 has promulgated the following four Ordinances, namely:- The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Second Ordinance, 2019 (Ord. 4 of 2019). The Indian Medical Council (Amendment) Second Ordinance, 2019 (Ord. 5 of 2019). The Companies (Amendment) Second Ordinance, 2019 (Ord. 6 of 2019). The Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Ordinance, 2019 (Ord. 7 of 2019). The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Second Ordinance, 2019 has been promulgated to give continued effect to the provisions brought in by the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Ordinance, 2019. This Ordinance, inter alia, declares the practice of triple talaq to be void and illegal and also to make it an offence punishable with imprisonment up to three years and fine. The Ordinance will protect the rights of married Muslim women and deter ...

Ministry of Labour & Employment Central Board of Trustees, EPF recommends crediting of 8.65% rate of interest on Accumulations in the EPF Member’s Account for the year 2018-19 21 FEB 2019 The 224th meeting of the Central Board of Trustees, EPF was held here today under the chairmanship of Union Minister of State for Labour and Employment (I/C) Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar. The Central Board recommended crediting of 8.65 % rate of interest on the EPF accumulations in the EPF member’s account for the year 2018-19. The Central Board ratified the amendment in EPF Scheme 1952, as approved in the 141st meeting of Financial Investment and Audit Committee (FIAC) held on February 12, 2019, to enable accounting of Investment in Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) (Equity & Related Investment). The Central Board ratified the approval of Chairman, CBT, EPF for continuation of C-DAC as a consultant to carry out the second phase of Computerisation Project. The Board gave extension to M/s Sta...

BSNL Strike: Central Government assures BSNL management and representatives of the unions and associations of BSNL to support their reasonable demands 3rd PRC with 15% fitment for Executives in BSNL Main demands of AUAB include benefits to executives under the 3rd Pay Revision Committee (PRC) with 15% fitment and to non-executives as per the 8th wage negotiations w.e.f. 01.01.2017 Government assures BSNL management and representatives of the unions and associations of BSNL to support their reasonable demands With reference to the call by All India Unions and Associations of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (AUAB) for a 3-days strike starting tomorrow, the Government (Department of Telecommunications) and BSNL management have been engaged in discussions with representatives of AUAB on ways to address the various demands raised by the unions and associations. It has been continuously emphasized by the Department of Telecommunications (DOT) that Government recognizes the inherent str...

PMAY (U) Mobile App to Allow Beneficiaries to Capture & Upload Photographs of Completed Houses Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs Mobile App to Allow Beneficiaries to Capture & Upload Photographs of Completed Houses Uploading of Selfies of Beneficiaries with their Houses also Made Operational Hardeep Puri Launches PMAY (U) Mobile Application Posted On: 14 FEB 2019 Shri Hardeep S Puri,Minister of State (I/C) for Housing and Urban Affairs has stated that thePMAY (U) Mobile App will allow beneficiaries to capture and upload high resolution photographs of completed houses along with their families. The App will also allow uploading of selfies of beneficiaries with their house and a 30 – 60 seconds video clip where beneficiaries share their stories of owning a house under PMAY (U). These stories would be an emotional recount of experiences such as increased self-esteem, sense of pride and dignity, improved social status, safety and security for the family, protecte...

Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-Dhan (Pm- Sym) to be Implemented from February 15 14 FEB 2019 Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-dhan (PM-SYM)   will be rolled out by the Ministry of Labour and Employment tomorrow i.e. 15.02.2019. The scheme announced in the Interim Budget was notified by the Ministry recently. As many as 42 crore workers are estimated to be engaged in the unorganized sector of the country. The unorganised workers mostly engaged as home based workers, street vendors, mid-day meal workers, head loaders, brick kiln workers, cobblers, rag pickers, domestic workers, washer men, rickshaw pullers, landless labourers, own account workers, agricultural workers, construction workers, beedi workers, handloom workers, leather workers, audio- visual workers and similar other occupations whose monthly income is Rs 15,000/ per month or less and belong to the entry age group of 18-40 years are eligible for the scheme. They should not be covered under New Pension Scheme (NPS), E...