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Revision of DLIS, CPSE Absorbee Pension Revision, Ex-gratia to CPF/SRPF Retirees, unmarried/ widow/divorcee sister for family pension etc: Standing Committee Meeting Discussion
[GoI, Min P,PG & P, DoPT’s OM No. 3/1/2018-JCA dated 08.07.2019]
Subject: Minutes of the Standing Committee Meeting held on 07.03.2019 under the Chairmanship of Secretary (Personnel) - reg.
Agenda Items related to Pension discussed with Joint Secretary (Pension), Deptt of Pension & Pensioner’s Welfare
(x) Item No.3 : Revision of the benefit of Deposit Linked Insurance Coverage from GPF :
Joint Secretary (Pension) informed that a proposal was sent to Department of Expenditure to consider enhancement of the limit set for Deposit Linked Insurance Scheme,1976 from Rs.60,000/- to Rs.6,00,000/-. Department of Expenditure requested for clarification and some precedent cases which are with EPFO. Since, Ministry of Labour and Employment has such similar benefits, wherein the limit of DLIS has been enhanced to 6,00,000/- for depositors in EPF, covered under the scheme, the precedent policy of M/o Labour & Employment along with the proposal has now been sent to Department of Expenditure. He further informed that the Department of Expenditure has been reminded to take action expeditiously.
(xi) Item No.17 & 32 : Extending the benefit of pension revision to the Central Government employees and officials, who are absorbed in the Central Public Sector undertakings :
This is about the revision of the restored one third pension and notional full pension of Central Govt. employees, who have been permanently absorbed in autonomous bodies and have drawn one time lum-sum terminal benefits equal to 10% of their pension and were granted restoration of one- third commuted portion of pension.
Joint Secretary (Pension) stated that D/oP&PW has issued orders on 23.6.2017 for restoration of full pension to pensioners absorbed in autonomous bodies, including revision after 7th CPC after completion of 15 years from the date of commutation. It was decided that this item may be treated as closed.
(xii) Item No.18: Revision of Ex-gratia to CPF/SRPF retirees :
Joint Secretary (Pension) stated that all group ‘A’, ‘B’, ‘C’, and erst- while Group (D) officers are covered under the said scheme. The matter has been reviewed and is being sent to Department of Expenditure for consideration. Before the matter is sent to Department of Expenditure for consideration, Pension disbursing Banks and CPAO has been requested to furnish numbers of such beneficiaries so that financial implication could be calculated. The information is still awaited.
Staff Side requested that since the matter is getting delayed, necessary Govt. orders may be issued at the earliest.
(xiii) Item No.20: Include unmarried/widow/divorcee sister in the definition of family for family pension :
Joint Secretary (Pension) stated that the matter has been examined but the demand has not been acceded.
Chairman advised Department of Pensions and Pensioners’ Welfare to re-consider the issue.
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CGHS: Dispensaries, In-patient treatment, Subscription revision, Ward entitlement, Life time facility to dependent daughter, retired BSNL employees etc: Standing Committee meeting discussion
[GoI, Min P,PG & P, DoPT’s OM No. 3/1/2018-JCA dated 08.07.2019]
Subject: Minutes of the Standing Committee Meeting held on 07.03.2019 under the Chairmanship of Secretary (Personnel) - reg.
Agenda Items related to CGHS discussed with Economic Advisor, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
(i) Item No.12 : Opening of CGHS Dispensaries in Agra, Barrackpore (Kolkata) and Kochi.
Economic Advisor, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare : stated that dispensaries under the Department of Postal and Telegraphs have been taken over by CGHS, Agra for CGHS beneficiaries and would be functional w.e.f 1.4.2019 and extension counter/new CGHS Wellness Centre at Barackpore will start functioning w.e.f. 28.2.2019. He further informed that necessary initiative has been taken for opening CGHS Dispensaries at Kochi which has been approved on August, 2018 and would be functional in the near future. It was decided that this item may be treated as closed.
(ii) Item No.15 : Central Government Health Scheme: Empanelling of hospitals and streamlining of procedure to provide in-patient treatment to the beneficiaries.
EA, M/o H&FW stated that the demand raised by the Staff Side might be a suggestion. Empanelment of Hospital is a continuous process and as far as possible steps are being taken to streamline the procedure. It is not factually correct that there is only one or two hospitals empanelled under CGHS, in Mumbai. In Mumbai there are 25 hospitals, 22 Eye-clinics and 5 Dental hospitals empanelled under CGHS.
He further informed that in so far as matters relating to the delay in payment of bills to concerned hospitals in case of Pensioners are concerned, the payment are to be made by CGHS of M/o H&FW or the Administrative Ministry may make the payment to those hospitals. By and large, payment of bills has to be made on time but sometimes payments are delayed due to budget constraints.
(iii) Item No. 33 : Disproportionate revision of subscriptions under CGHS, due to the revision of pay and allowances of Central Government Employees on account of the implementation of 7th CPC:
EA, M/o H&FW stated that the last time the CGHS subscription rates were fixed was in the year 2006, but there has been about 140% increase in the salary of the Central Govt. employees, since then. In comparison to the substantial increase in the salary of the Central Govt. employees since 2006, the revision of subscription under CGHS is very less.
(iv) Item No.39 & 40 : Direct consultation with Specialists in CGHS / Central Government/State Government Hospitals/ Polyclinics: Continuation of the facility for those CGHS beneficiaries, who were eligible for direct consultation before revision of the Monetary Ceiling, including pensioners and family pensioners.
EA, M/o H&FW stated that the demand from the Staff Side to increase the monetary ceiling for seeking appointment and for direct consultation with specialists in CGHS etc., has not been considered by the Ministry and order to this effects has been issued vide OM dated 5.12.2017. Therefore, this item may be treated as closed.
(v) Item No.41 : Plastic Cards :
EA, M/o H&FW informed that the distribution of Plastic Cards by and large has been completed. Facility for self printing of CGHS Plastic Card has also been given to CGHS beneficiaries.
(vi) Item No.42 : Indication of “Ward entitlement” in plastic cards of pre-01.06.2009 beneficiaries :
EA, M/o H&FW stated that some pensioners, who are entitled for higher category wards are getting, lower category Plastic Cards. There are few isolated instances, which has been brought to the notice of M/o H&FW. Further, Additional Directors of all City Headquarters have been advised that whenever any beneficiary approaches CGHS for their entitled ward category his/her entitlement should be restored.
Staff Side insisted that considering the difficulties faced by the senior citizens, Ministry of Health may re-consider its decision.
(vii) Item No.43 : Grant of one time option to CGHS beneficiaries to opt for entitlement as per their revised Pay in Pay Band :
EA, M/o H&FW stated that the demand to grant one-time option to pre-1.6.2009 pensioners to opt for re-determination of their ward entitlement based on their notional pay in pay band is not allowed.
(viii) Item No. 44: Provision of CGHS facility for life time to dependent/ disabled/ mentally retarded children of Central Government Employees/Pensioners :
EA, M/oH&FW stated that in accordance with Pension Rules 1972, Central Govt. employees/Pensioner’s children with special needs and disabilities are allowed family pension, whereas CGHS facilities for mentally/physically disabled married daughters of Central Govt. employees/Pensioners is not allowed. The matter is now being examined, so as to provide CGHS facilities to dependent daughters of the Central Govt. employees / pensioners after their marriage.
(ix) Item No.45 : Extension of CGHS facilities to retired BSNL employees – follow up action and fixation of rates of contribution & ward entitlement by the Ministry of Health and family Welfare:
Eco. Advisor, MoH&FW : informed that the CGHS facility is available to retired BSNL employees. Since notification in this regard has not been uploaded on the website of the M/o Health and F.W., retired BSNL employees are not aware of this facility. The information has now been placed on the website of M/o.H&FW.
Secretary, Staff Side stated in reference to item no. 15; regarding empanelling of hospitals & streamlining the procedure to provide in-patient treatment to the CGHS beneficiaries, MoH&FW should consider empanelling maximum number of hospitals as per CGHS guidelines and these hospitals should have door step facilities.
He further informed that the rates fixed by CGHS were so low that the hospitals were refusing to admit the CGHS beneficiaries. Moreover, many reputed hospitals in cities have not applied for empanelment which could benefit CGHS beneficiaries. There is also an issue with disproportionate revision of subscription under CGHS, which was not consulted with the Staff Side, before revision.
He also informed that in the last meeting, Standing Committee Chairman directed that health related issues should be discussed with the Ministry of Health & FW, to arrive at a resolution. Accordingly, 15-20 agenda items related to health issues were considered and the proposals were sent to Ministry of Health for discussion, but so far, no discussions have been held. Chairman stated that Staff Side may send the above agenda items to DOPT for onward transmission to Mo.H&FW for further deliberations in this regard. Secretary, Staff Side further suggested that the orders relating to CGHS beneficiaries are neither uploaded on the website of the Ministry nor copies of the orders were sent to Staff Side, NC (JCM). The M/o.H&FW agreed to take necessary action in this regard.
Secretary, Staff Side also conveyed his appreciation relating to several good measures taken by the Government to expedite the settlement of Hospital bills and modified payment system by CGHS through UTI-ITSL without initial provisional payments for final settlement of bills. However, he informed that sometimes the UTI-ITSL system does not function properly and retired CGHS beneficiaries face a lot of problems. He asked the M/o.H&FW to consider adopting some other mode of payment to resolve the issue.
Chairman stated that the issues raised by the Staff Side have been taken note of and the matter will be further examined by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
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Scheme for providing immediate relief to the families of Railway Servants who die while in service
Government of India
Ministry of Railways
Railway Board
No. E(W)2019/FU-1/6
New Delhi, dated 27.06.2019
The General Managers
All Indian Railways and
Production Units.
Sub: Scheme for providing immediate relief to the families of Railway Servants
who die while in service
Ref: Board’s letter No.E(W) 1998/WE-6/6 dated 05.08.1999
Board’ s letter No. E(W) 2004/WE-6/9 dated 04.12.2009
Sanction of the President is hereby communicated to the following modification to
the Ministry of Railways letter No.E(W)72/WE-6/15 dated. 21.04.1973 on the
above subject as amended from time to time:-
“In Para-I (ii) of the letter ibid, substitute the figure of Rs.15,000/- by the figure
Rs.25,000/-“.
2. This amendment takes effect from the date of issue of this letter.
3. This issues with the concurrence of Finance Directorate of the Ministry of
Railways.
4. Please acknowledge receipt.
(D.V Rao)
Director Estt. (Welfare)
Railway Board
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Conversation between Editor BPS and Dr Vinay Kumar CMS N Rly New Delhi regarding CTSE card-Listen to conversation
Conversation between Editor BPS and Dr Vinay Kumar CMS N Rly New Delhi regarding refusal of empaneled hospitals to accept CTSE card for cashless treatment in emergencies
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UMID Portal for replacement of exiting RELHS cards of Rly beneficiaries is not robust and reliable for digitalization of over 15 lac Rly Pensioner-Says Sr DPO N.Rly Delhi Division : Listen to conversation
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MACP on Promotional Hierarchy, Fixation of pay of re-employed Ex-servicemen, Option for 7th CPC pay fixation after 25.07.2016 etc.: Action Taken Report of Standing Committee Meeting
[GoI, Min P,PG & P, DoPT’s OM No. 3/1/2018-JCA dated 08.07.2019]
Subject: Minutes of the Standing Committee Meeting held on 07.03.2019 under the Chairmanship of Secretary (Personnel) - reg.
5. Staff Side also raised the discussions on the Action Taken statements (ATS) on the minutes of the Standing Committee Meeting, which was held on 03/05/2017 :
Staff Side requested to consider removing the enactment of the above act by the Parliament, to enable the dependent parents of Govt. employees to avail medical treatment, since the Act has made it mandatory for the Children to care for their parents at the old age. The CAT Ernakulam Bench has also given a judgment in this regard.
Chairman desired that the Min. of Health may review this issue.
xiv) Item No.25: Withdraw the stringent conditions, unilaterally imposed by the govt. on grant of Modified Assured Career Progression (MACP) in promotion and grant of MACP on promotional hierarchy.
Staff Side informed that the DOP&T instructions for “very good” grading for grant of MACP is being implemented retrospectively, since MACP is considered based on the previous 5 years APAR. A clarification may be issued in this regard to implement the DOP&T instructions in this regard from a prospective date. The Office of the Delhi Court have issued similar clarifications. Moreover in the case of Industrial workers there is no APAR and their promotions are based on Trade Test and performance. Therefore necessary instructions may be issued by DOP&T in this regard, since many employees are being denied the benefit of MACP.
xv) Item No.26: Removal of ambiguity in fixation of pay of re- employed ex-servicemen and grant of the same benefit extended to commissioned officers who are below officers rank.
Staff side requested to consider and issue orders on the subject matter.
xvi) Item No.27: Permission to opt for pay fixation in the revised pay structure on a date after the date of issue of CCS(RP) Rules 2016 notification (25.07.2016) in case of employees whose promotion becomes due after 25/07/2016.
Staff Side reiterated their request that all the Central Govt. employees who got promotion/MACP after 25/07/2016 and the employees who have already given option before the promulgation of CCS(RP) Rules, to avail the promotion benefit from 01/07/2016, after availing the annual increment in the lower pay scale, may be given one more option to switch over to the 7th CPC pay scale. Once the switch over happens, these employees will surrender their arrears after availing this option and the govt. will not have any problem in this regard.
Chairman desired that Dept. of Expenditure may consider the demand of the staff side.
View full: Minutes of the Standing Committee Meeting held on 07.03.2019 and Action Taken Report on Minutes of the meeting held on 03.05.2017
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Demand of High Level Committee for 7th CPC Minimum Pay and Fitment Factor discussed: Minutes of the Standing Committee Meeting held on 07.03.2019 under the Chairmanship of Secretary (Personnel)
No.3/ 1/2018- JCA
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training
Establishment (JCA) Section
North Block, New Delhi - 110 001
Dated: 8th July, 2019
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Minutes of the Standing Committee Meeting held on 07.03.2019 under the Chairmanship of Secretary (Personnel) - reg.
The undersigned is directed to forward a copy of the minutes of the Standing Committee Meeting held on 7th March, 2019 in Conference Hall, North Block, New Delhi under the Chairmanship of Secretary (Personnel) for information and necessary action.
Encl.: As above
(Jugal Singh )
Deputy Secretary to the Govt. of India
Tel: 2309 2338
To
1. All Members of the Standing Committee (JCM) as per list attached.
2. Secretary, Staff Side, NC (JCM), 13-C,Ferozeshah Road, New Delhi.
3. General Secretary, AIRF, 4 State Entry Road, New Delhi
4. General Secretary, NFIR, 3 Chelmsford Road, New Delhi
MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF STANDING COMMITTEE HELD ON 07.03.2019 :
The meeting of the Standing Committee of the National Council (JCM) was held on 07.03.2019 at 5.00 p.m. at Room No.119, North Block, New Delhi under the Chairmanship of Secretary (Personnel).
2. The Chairman welcomed the participants and stated that meeting of the Standing Committee was held after two years and informed that the agenda for the meeting includes the Action Taken Statement on 31 items deliberated upon in the earlier Meeting held on 03.05.2017 and 49 additional items received from the Staff Side.
3. Secretary, Staff Side conveyed his appreciation on the positive note in which the meeting has been conducted and also raised the issues regarding Board of Arbitration Awards and the demand to conduct an early meeting of the National Council (JCM).
4. Secretary (Personnel) opened the discussion relating to the items in the agenda and stated that all the agenda items may be deliberated upon one by one, (which are as below) :-
- Agenda Items related to CGHS discussed with Economic Advisor, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare:
- Agenda Items related to Pension discussed with Joint Secretary (Pension), Deptt of Pension & Pensioner’s Welfare
- Agenda Items related to Railway Employees discussed with Executive Director (IR), Ministry of Railways
- Agenda Items related to Ministry of Finance discussed with Joint Secretary (Personnel)
- Agenda Items related to Ministry of Defence discussed with its representative
- Agenda Item related to DoEIT, M/o Culture, M/o Housing & Urban Affairs in discussed with their representatives
- Agenda Item related to Deptt of Personnel & Training discussed with Joint Secretary (Establishment)
5. Staff Side also raised the discussions on the Action Taken statements (ATS) on the minutes of the Standing Committee Meeting, which was held on 03/05/2017 :
- The assurance given by the Group of Ministers chaired by the Home Minister to look in to the demands of the Staff Side with regard to the minimum pay and fitment factor related to 7th CPC by constituting a high level committee. This has not been implemented and there is a total resentment amongst the Central Govt. employees. Therefore the concern of the Govt. employees is brought to the notice of the Govt.
- Govt. orders are not yet issued on the revision of Risk Allowance and Night Duty Allowance based on 7th CPC pay scales. The same may be issued at the earliest.
Concluding Remarks
The Hon’ble Chairman concluding his remarks that;
- All the issues mentioned by the Staff Side have been noted and concerned Ministry/Department will take suitable action.
- Next Meeting of Standing Committee will be called soon. Cabinet Secretary will also be requested to convene 47th National Council (JCM) shortly.
- Latest instructions/circulars furnishing of copies of OM's to the office of Staff Side of JCM will be circulated regularly.
[https://dopt.gov.in/sites/default/files/Minutes%207.3.2019.pdf]
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Privatization in Railway Defence, Ban on recruitment/creation of posts etc.: Action Taken Report of Standing Committee Meeting
[GoI, Min P,PG & P, DoPT’s OM No. 3/1/2018-JCA dated 08.07.2019]
Subject: Minutes of the Standing Committee Meeting held on 07.03.2019 under the Chairmanship of Secretary (Personnel) - reg.
5. Staff Side also raised the discussions on the Action Taken statements (ATS) on the minutes of the Standing Committee Meeting, which was held on 03/05/2017 :
i) Item No.4 : No Privatization, PPP of FDI in Railways and Defence Establishments:
Staff Side member from MoD stated that the Ordnance Factories, DGQA, and other Army Establishments are under severe crisis, since Defence Ministry have decided to declare 286 items being manufactured in Ordnance Factories as Non-core and to outsource the same. Similarly many Army units are declared to be closed and Army based workshops are going to be converted to GOCO Model. More than 30 thousand employees are likely to be displaced.
Staff Side requested that Defence Ministry may re-consider all the above policy decisions and should hold negotiations with Staff Side in this regard. Staff Side members of Railways also expressed similar concern.
Chairman desired that the respective Ministries may discuss the matter with the concerned Staff side and to resolve the issue represented amicably.
ii) Item No.6: No ban on Recruitment/Creation of Posts.
Staff Side stated that even though there is no ban on recruitment, large number of posts are lying vacant and the work to be done by permanent workers are being outsourced. They demanded that all the Ministries may be advised to fill up the posts lying vacant.
Chairman stated that there is no ban to fill up the vacant posts and all Departments can take steps for filling up of vacancies based on their requirements.
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SBI launched a Website for pensioners
*State Bank of India have launched a Website for Pensioners (Other than Staff pensioners) drawing pension from SBI. It would prove a mile stone for the benefit of general public pensioners.*
For SBI Pension account holders.
SBI Pension Seva is a website where pensioners drawing their pension from SBI can login and check their pension-related details instantly. You can view the pension payment details from the first pension onwards as well as other details.
The link is shown below:
https://www.pensionseva.sbi/WebPages/Login/PensionerRegistration.aspx
The services available on this website include:
1. Download of Arrear Calculation Sheets
2. Download of Pensionslip/Form 16
3. Pension Profile Details
4. Investment-related Details
5. Life Certificate Status
6. Transactions Details
Use it for better understanding of your pension. Kindly share with all Pensioners.
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Dr Rajiv Kumar jain
Clinicians who order common diagnostic chest x-rays for patients have been sitting on a goldmine of unused prognostic information. The radiographs, used since the 19th century to detect specific abnormalities, could soon be repurposed to identify long-term mortality risk — with a little help from machine learning.
Using data from two large randomized trials, researchers have developed a convolutional neural network, called CXR-risk, that stratifies participants by all-cause mortality risk. They trained the artificial intelligence (AI) system with 85,000 x-rays and follow-up data from more than 40,000 individuals. Extracting information from single chest radiographs, the system found a graded association between risk score and mortality.
"Based on the chest x-ray image alone, AI identified people at up to a 53% risk of death over 12 years," lead author Michael T. Lu, MD, MPH, of the Cardiovascular Imaging Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, told Medscape Medical News. Deaths were most often due to heart disease and lung cancer.
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Reaching a Billion Plus by Dr Rajiv Jain
Reaching a Billion Plus
Make Health in India describes the architecture of India’s mixed health system, as it has evolved from the time of Independence to the present day, in a federal political structure. It explores the state of the country’s health through a listing of key health indicators and a commentary on inequalities that exist across states, regions, rural–urban divides and social strata. The book also looks at the challenges that confront different elements of the health system such as finance, workforce, infrastructure, drugs and technologies, information systems, governance and regulation, and community participation.
About the Author
K. Srinath Reddy is President, Public Health Foundation of India, Gurugram, Haryana. Professor Reddy has MBBS and MD in medicine, DM in cardiology, and MSc in Epidemiology. He has also been conferred the degrees of Honoris Causa, Doctor of Sciences, Doctor of Medicine and Doctor of Literature.
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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
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CGPA Meghaya , Shillong
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Rly Service (Revised Pay) Rules 2016- Opportunity for revision of option to come over to revised pay structure.
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Submission of Life Certificate
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Dignity and Security of women workers
Dignity and Security of Women Workers
22 JUL 2019
Various provisions exist in Labour Acts for securing dignity and security of a woman worker. The Equal Remuneration Act, 1976 provides for payment of equal remuneration to men and women workers for same work or work of similar nature; The Minimum Wages Act, 1948 provides for minimum wages and The Payment of Wages Act, 1936 ensures timely payment respectively to both male and female workers without any gender discrimination. A number of other protective measures have also been provided in various Labour Laws in order to ensure dignity, security and congenial work environment for a women worker. Such measures include child care centers, time-off for feeding children, enhancement in paid maternity leave from 12 weeks to 26 weeks, provisions for mandatory crèche facility in the establishments having 50 or more employees etc.
The Ministry has taken steps for drafting four Labour Codes namely The Code on Wages; The Code on Industrial Relations; The Code on Social Security & Welfare; and The Code on Occupation Safety, Health and Working Conditions by simplifying, amalgamating and rationalizing the relevant provisions of the existing Central Labour Laws without any gender discrimination. The Labour Codes envisage extension of minimum wages and timely payment of wages to all 50 Crore workers, provision of appointment letter, provision for annual medical check-up, extension of safety and other welfare provisions are also stipulated for both male & female workers.
This information was given by Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar Union Minister of State (I/C) for Labour and Employment in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
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