In the second of a four-part series, Business Standard checks out the currency press in Dewas to find target-based allowances have increased the monthly salary of employees from Rs 10,000 to Rs 30,000, at a time when notes are being printed 24x7.
Madhya Pradesh has nearly 750,000 employees who would share the benefit of the pay hike.
Government claims big successes in agriculture, rural roads & investment scenario.
The VHP will focus on non-religious topics and give the Ram temple a miss at the three-day Vaicharik Kumbh, to be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Shashikant Trivedi reports.
Dips in the Kshipra river during Simhastha are said to wash away all sins!
Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Bajirao Mastani has ruffled quite a few feathers among the descendants of the Peshwa and his Muslim wife.
Gas affected areas in Bhopal are still bereft of basic amenities.
Lohani's job was to turn around the MP Tourism Development Corporation.
The ruling party wants to leave no stone unturned to make sure the 'truth' about Madhya Pradesh chief minister's efforts to get to the bottom of the case. Shashikant Trivedi reports
Dr Anand Rai says his fight has cost him a great deal. But the battle is far from over.
The Supreme Court seeks to clear anti-gay assumptions surrounding Section 377, says Sreelatha Menon
A party demanding meaningful change seems to have touched a deep chord among voters, says Sreelatha Menon
The labour ministry has notified the more flexible investment pattern of 2008 for the Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), but minus its provision for investment in equity.
The definition of affected family includes farm labourers, tenants, sharecroppers and workers in the area for three years prior to acquisition.
In many cases, all that is required is a final letter from the ministry
Implementing the Food Ordinance is the bigger challenge and there are many provisions of the National Food Security Bill which need to be expanded and strengthened.
It has initiated efforts to get full details only now.
State governments yet to act on sorting MGNREGA wage delays
The Brookings Institution, a think tank associated closely with the US administration, recently expressed keen interest in it.
The organisation can invest in bonds of private companies with dual 'AAA' rating, say new norms.
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