Read the LATEST: Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Bill, 2010 The Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 2008 has come into force with effect from 31st December, 2009. But 3 sections (5, 6 and 21b) of the said Act are still not in force. These provisions relate to power of police to make arrests and power of the court [...]
Overseas Indian workers duped by unscrupulous intermediaries in the host countries, runaway housemaids, those who become victims of accidents, deserted spouses of overseas Indians, undocumented workers in need of emergency assistance or any other overseas Indian citizen who is in distress can now look forward to assistance from the Government of India. The Indian Government has set up [...]
Government of India has implemented several social security schemes with an aim to reach out and support its citizenry. Enumerated below are a few major programmes: (1) National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP): This scheme was launched in 1995-96 as a centrally sponsored scheme, administered by the Ministry of Rural Development. But with effect from 2002-03 NSAP was transferred to [...]
The issue of Abandoned Brides in NRI marriages gained so much prominence in last few years that it pressurized Government of India to create an Inter-Ministerial Sub-Committee to look into the matter. On 4th May, 2007 a sub-committee was constituted under the chairmanship of the Secretary, Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs and with representatives from the Ministry [...]
After a Draft Bill is passed by both Houses of Parliament (Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha), it goes to the President of India for assent. Only after receiving President’s assent the Bill becomes an Act. // Thereafter, the last step in Law making procedure is publication of the Act in Gazette of India. This is also termed as notification. [...]
