In a bid to provide further impetus to the National Pension System (NPS), the following provisions have been introduced in the Finance Bill 2017 laid down in the Parliament today.

A Financing Agreement for IDA credit of US$201.50 million (equivalent) for the “Third Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP III)” was signed with the World Bank here yesterday. The Financing Agreement was signed by Mr. Raj Kumar (Joint Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs) on behalf of Government of India and Mr. Junaid Kamal Ahmad, Country Director, World Bank (India) on behalf of the World Bank.

The Competent Authority has approved the assignment of additional charge of the post of Secretary, Inter-State Council Secretariat to Smt. Sanjeevani Kutty, IAS (MH:1983), Secretary (Border Management), Ministry of Home Affairs with immediate effect and until further orders

A group of probationers of Indian Defence Accounts Service (2015 batch) called on the President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee today (January 2, 2017) at Rashtrapati Bhavan.

The immediate release of the fishermen presently in custody was announced following the ministerial level talks.