Updated Jan 13, 2021 | 19:45 IST
An institute helmed by top academics and retired IAS and IPS officers in Kerala is organising OneSchool One IAS program to demolish the general notion that civil services are for the elite class alone. One school, One IAS programme to launched | Photo Credit: Representative Image
An institute helmed by top academics and retired IAS and IPS officers in Kerala is organising an ambitious programme called One School One IAS, seeking to demolish the general notion that civil services are for the elite class alone.
Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan will this weekend inaugurate the scheme, beingrolled out under the Vedhik Erudite Foundations Scholarship Programme, the foundation said in a release here on Wednesday.
Snippets: PF interest crediting begins
PF interest crediting begins
The Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has begun crediting interest at the rate of 8.5% in the employeesâ accounts for the financial year 2019-20. An EPFO circular says all regional provident fund offices have been instructed to credit the interest without any delay. It says the employees can now check their PF balance on its website. It announced the new interest rate only last week.
NEP: Pokhriyal for task force formation
After reviewing the implementation of New Education Policy, 2020, Union Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal recommended the constitution of a task force for coordinating NEP implementation between educational institutions. He suggested a review committee and an implementation commiÂttee headed by secretary, Higher Education be formed. Pokhriyal has recommended the constiÂtutiÂon of a task force for coordinating of NEP implementaÂtion between higher education and school eduÂ�