Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) #GS 02 Social Security For Prelims Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) is a statutory body established under Employee Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provision Act, 1952. Its aim is to provide social security to workers working […]
Developing schools without barriers #GS-02 Social Security For Mains The need children with disabilities (CWD) friendly infrastructure A UNESCO 2019 report discovered that Children With Disabilities comprise 1.7% of the total population of children in India. More than 70% of five-year-olds with disabilities in India […]
New free foodgrain scheme as an illusion, doublespeak #GS-02 Governance, Social Security For Prelims Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PM-GKAY) Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PM-GKAY) is part of Atmanirbhar Bharat aimed at supplying free food grains to migrants and poor. Families which […]
Time to streamline the Provident Fund pension scheme #GS-02 Governance, Social Security For Prelims EPFO Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) is a statutory body established under Employee Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provision Act, 1952. Its aim is to provide social security to workers working […]
Weighing in on PMGKAY, the free grains scheme #GS-02 Social Security, GS-03 Public Distribution System For Prelims: Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana scheme: The scheme aimed at providing each person who is covered under the National Food Security Act 2013 with an additional 5 […]
EPFO pension scheme #GS-02 Social Security For Prelims: About EPFO: Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) was established by an act of Parliament of India, to provide social security to workers working in India. It came into effect under Employee Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provision Act, […]
Food day as a reminder to ‘leave no one behind’ #GS-02 Social Security For Prelims: The Hunger Hotspots Outlook (2022-23): It is a report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP). World Food Day: World […]