Ordinance

Madhya Pradesh govt brings Ordinance to support investors, industrialists

The state government will have it passed possibly in the Budget session of the Assembly

Kerala LA begins today, bills to replace 11 lapsed ordinances on agenda

Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan earlier this month refused to give his assent to 11 ordinances that lapsed without studying them in detail

Ordinance extending terms of agencies' chiefs may produce desired results

The number of years these officers will be in power will make them effectively senior to all the others occupying corner rooms in all the other agencies

Extension of power

New Ordinances will make CBI and ED less independent

Tenure of ED, CBI chiefs extended to up to 5 years through Ordinances

Both Ordinances have been signed by President Ram Nath Kovind

Ordnance Factories corporatisation: Govt to launch 7 new companies

As part of the corporatisation of the Ordnance Factories, the Central government will formally launch seven new companies on October 15, informed the Ministry of Defence

Top headlines: Govt considers tax ordinance; Microsoft seeks Telangana deal

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UP Cabinet approves ordinance to regulate rent and tenancy agreements

The Uttar Pradesh cabinet has approved the decision to bring in the Uttar Pradesh Regulation of Urban Premises Tenancy (second) Ordinance 2021

SAD's Harsimrat Badal resigns from Modi cabinet over farm Bills

In a setback to the Modi government, Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal announced in Lok Sabha on Thursday that Harsimrat Kaur Badal will resign from the Union Cabinet in protest against the three farm bills, tabled in Parliament by the Centre for passage. In his speech during a discussion on two of the farm bills -- the Farmers Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill and the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, Sukhbir Singh Badal said the proposed laws will "destroy" the 50 years of hard work put in by successive Punjab governments and farmers to build the agriculture sector. He recalled Punjab's massive contribution in making India self-sufficient in food grain production as he vehemently opposed the bills. "I want to make an announcement that our Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal will resign from Cabinet," he said in concluding remarks. He also refuted suggestions that his party initially ...

Akalis 'sold out' Punjab's interests by supporting ordinances: Punjab CM

The chief minister, however, asserted that he would take the fight against the ordinances related to the agriculture sector to the Centre.

Govt okays Ordinance to give more teeth to RBI over co-operative banks

The RBI will get more auditory and managerial powers over 1,482 urban co-operative banks and 58 multi-state co-operative banks after the Ordinance is approved by the President

Experts question provisions of Centre's three agri market reform ordinances

Lack of mandatory written contracts, provision to invoke controlling powers among many bones of contention

Govt promulgates ordinances on inter-state agri trade, contract farming

However, both of Ordinances give unbridled power to the lower bureaucracy in times of dispute between farmers and buyers that can be companies in case of the Contract agreement.

Labour Ministry to object to states' Ordinance plan on labour laws

UP, Gujarat govts are seeking to suspend major labour laws via this route; ministry firming up its response

Ordinance likely for wage payment via e-mode, cheque

The Bill was introduced by Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya amid din over demonetisation issue

Cabinet nod to ordinance for expenditure

New Delhi, March 30The Union Cabinet today gave its nod for issuing two ordinances, including the one to authorise expenditure beyond April 1 in centrally-ruled Uttarakhand in view of the political crisis there. The Cabinet, chaired by Home Minister Rajnath Singh with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Brussels, met today evening to also approve another ordinance that seeks to bring in changes in the Enemy Property Act, 1968. The Cabinet recommended re-promulgation of an earlier ordinance issued in January as Parliament could not pass a bill to replace it within the stipulated time.The President had on the recommendation of the government prorogued the Budget session of Parliament to facilitate promulgation of the two ordinances.Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said the union cabinet met in light of the developments in Uttarakhand. He said that the Uttarakhand Assembly could not pass the Appropriation Bill on March 18. "In the absence of any legal passage of the bill, no withdrawal can