The Union Cabinet has accepted the Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Bill 2020 where five languages are decided to be the official language of Jammu and Kashmir namely- Urdu, Kashmiri, Dogri, Hindi, and English as stated by the Union Minister Prakash Javadekar. He further added that the Bill will be soon introduced in the Parliament’s monsoon session.
The Union Minister, Prakash Javadekar also mentioned that the bill was approved based on public demand. Dr. Jitendra Singh (union minister) said, “Inclusion of Dogri, Hindi, and Kashmiri as official languages in Jammu and Kashmir is not just fulfillment of a long-pending public demand but also in keeping up with the spirit of equality ushered after August 5, 2019.” The Union Cabinet gave a briefing about the other decision taken where Javadekar said that the Union Cabinet has approved three Memorandum of Understandings with three different nations, one with the Textile Ministry and Japan for analyzing the quality evaluation method, second with the Mining Ministry and Finland and the third between Ministry of New & Renewable Energy and Denmark.
Union Cabinet approves ‘National Education Policy’ with various new changes [READ POLICY]
Executive
Jul 30, 2020
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A committee for drafting a national education policy has been set up and approved by Union Minister.‘Committee for the Draft Education Policy’ was constituted under the chairmanship of eminent scientist Dr. K Kasturirangan and the draft was submitted on 31st May 2020.Under the new policy, the earlier 10+2 structure is replaced with a new 5+3+3+4 curriculum structure corresponding to ages 3-8, 8-11, 11-14, and 14-18 years. The policy reads, “All students will take school examinations...
PF Contributions Extended till August 2020; Cabinet Approves
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Jul 10, 2020
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On Wednesday, 8th July 2020, the Union Cabinet approved a proposal for extension of the scheme for the payment of employees and employers’ PF contributions for three months until August 2020. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had announced the extension of the benefit in May this year under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY) amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Union Minister Prakash Javadekar after the Cabinet meeting on Wednesday stated, “Cabinet has approved the extension of...
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