New Delhi: The National Manufacturing Policy that has been in the works for 19 months seems to be moving with Jayanthi Naatrajan, the newly-appointed environment and forests minister, agreeing to provide a special dispensation for industrial units coming up in proposed manufacturing zones.

In addition, the revenue department has also accepted the demand for capital gains exemption to smalls

Environment and Labour Ministries express concern
The ambitious National Manufacturing Policy on Thursday got in-principle approval of the high level committee headed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh amid serious concerns by various members, including objections by the Environment and Forests and Labour Ministries over the creation of national investment manufacturing zones (NIMZs).

Commerce a

A number of amendments to the Mining Safety Act would be passed soon by Parliament to ensure safety of workers and greater accountability of mine owners towards them, Union Labour Minister M Mallikarjun Kharge said on Sunday.

Sreelatha Menon / New Delhi November 30, 2010, 0:24 IST

The Prime Minister

The first-ever annual employment survey by the Labour Bureau under the Union Ministry of Labour points to a

The first

The Government has proposed to launch an urban employment guarantee scheme on the lines of NREGA and give statutory sanctions to minimum wages.

The proposal, which focuses on generating employment and enhancing employability among less advantaged, is part of the short-term strategies and targets of the Government contained in the first 'Annual Report to the People on Employment'.

New Delhi: Government has proposed to launch an urban employment guarantee scheme on the lines of NREGA and give statutory sanctions to minimum wages.

The proposal, which focuses on generating employment and enhancing employability among less advantaged, is part of the shortterm strategies and targets of the government contained in the first Annual Report to the People on Employment.

Union Labour Minister Mallikarjun Kharge would present a briefing on the country's highly successful National Rural Employment Generation Scheme at the first ever meet of G-20 labour ministers here on Tuesday.

The National Policy on Safety, Health and Environment at workplace to eliminate the incidence of work related injuries, diseases, fatalities, disaster and loss of national assets. It aims to not only ensure achievement of a high level of occupational safety, health and environment performance through proactive approaches but also to enhance the well-being of the employee and society at large.

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