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The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council, in its meeting held in Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi under the Chairmanship of the Union

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THE PAYMENT OF WAGES (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE, 2016 No. 9 of 2016 Promulgated by the President in the Sixty-seventh Year of the Republic

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The President of India has promulgated the Enemy Property (Amendment and Validation) Fifth Ordinance, 2016 (8 of 2016) on 22nd December, 2016.

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The Draft Inland Vessels Bill, 2016 covers the Preamble and has 16 parts i.e. Part I to Part XVI. The salient features

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Bonded Labour System has been abolished by law throughout the country with effect from 25th October, 1975 under the Bonded Labour System

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Shri Thaawarchand Gehlot, Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment has said that in the “Rights of Persons With Disabilities (RPWD) Bill, the

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The revised Draft “Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes and Protection of Depositors’ Interests Bill, 2016” (Version 2.0), has been uploaded on the

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The Government of India had invited stakeholder/public comments on the Draft Financial Resolution and Deposit Insurance (FRDI) Bill, 2016 from 28.9.2016 to

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Finance Ministry invites comments/suggestions from stakeholders by October 14, 2016 on the Report & Draft FRDI Bill  The Finance Minster Shri Arun

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NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 12th September, 2016 S.O. 2922(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 467

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The Transgender Bill has been tabled in Lok Sabha. The Bill provides for protection of rights of transgender persons and their welfare

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The Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act, 2016 (38 of 2016) receives President’s assent on the 3rd August, 2016. The object of the Act is

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Rajya Sabha passes long awaited Constitution (122nd Amendment) (GST) Bill, 2014. Bill got 203 Ayes and 0 NIL. The Lok Sabha had already

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Lokpal and Lokayuktas (Amendment) Act, 2016 receives President’s assent on 29 July, 2016 in order to amend the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act,

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The Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2016 receives the assent of the President on 29th July, 2016. The Act came

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Rajya Sabha passes The Compensatory Afforestation Fund Bill, 2016.   The Bill had earlier been passed by Lok Sabha in May 2016. Background to

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The Union Cabinet has approved The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill 2016.  Through this Bill the Government has evolved a mechanism

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The Union Cabinet has given its approval to introduce ‘The High Courts (Alteration of Names) Bill, 2016’ in Parliament. The High Courts

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The Government affirms determination to introduce Goods and Services Tax (GST) in the coming year to replace existing multiple taxes. A milestone

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The Enemy Property (Amendment and Validation) Third Ordinance, 2016 has been promulgated by the President of India with the aim of making amendments

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