New Delhi [India], November 10 (ANI): Union Council of Ministers will hold a meeting on Wednesday evening, said sources.

The Union Cabinet is likely to approve the three percent hike in the dearness allowance (DA) and dearness relief (DR) for the Central Government employees and pensioners today.

New Delhi [India], October 4 (ANI): Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) on Monday wrote a letter to President Ram Nath Kovind demanding the dismissal of Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra Teni from the Union Council of Ministers and constitute a Special Investigation Team (SIT) under the supervision of the Supreme Court in the brutal killing of farmers in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri.

New Delhi Sep 28 PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday chaired a meeting of the Union Council of Ministers wherein presentations were made on the implementation and monitoring of various projects Sources aware of the development said two ministers made presentations on the implementation of various projects This was the fourth meeting of the Union Council of Ministers since its reshuffle and expansion on July 7 During the previous meeting on September 14 Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya and Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan made presentations on efficiency and time management After the September 14 meeting sources had said it was kind of a chintan shivir brainstorming session and that more such sessions would be held for further improving governance PTI JTR SMN SMN

New Delhi [India], September 28 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to chair a meeting of the Union Council of Ministers at the Rashtrapati Bhawan on Tuesday, sources said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a marathon meeting with the secretaries of government on Saturday. At the meeting, the PM wondered why the bureaucrats, despite having vision for development, lacked in the execution, PTI has reported quoting sources. The meeting which came months after a major reshuffle of the Union Council of Ministers lasted more […]

New Delhi Sep 18 PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a marathon meeting with the secretaries of central government departments on Saturday and wondered why the bureaucrats despite having vision for development lacked in the execution sources said The meeting which came months after a major reshuffle of the Union Council of Ministers lasted more than four hours Many secretaries shared their views on various policy-related matters and made suggestions on further improving governance and delivery on the ground the sources said After listening to the secretaries Modi said it is praiseworthy that they all have vision but wondered why is it that the vision is not being executed the sources said The prime minister said rather than acting like a secretary of a department they should act like the leader of their respective teams the sources said In the aftermath of the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic the prime minister has been holding brainstorming sessions with ministers and top officials to inject fresh energy and zeal in the functioning of the government the sources said adding that the meeting with the secretaries is part of that effort Some bureaucrats feel that the meeting could be the precursor to a bureaucratic reshuffle after the rejig in the Council of Ministers the sources said PTI JTR SMN