The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) on April 10, 2020, implement the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY) for credit of employer’s and employee’s contributions (24% of wages) for three months.

As per the PMGKY package, EPFO will pay 24% of the monthly wages into EPF account for next three months of Wage earners below Rupees 15, 000/- per month, who are employed in establishments having up to one hundred employees, wit 90% or more of such employees earning monthly wages less than Rs, 15,000/-.

On the basis of data furnished by establishments in the Electronic Challan cum Returns (ECR), a list of probable eligible establishments has been drawn. However, eligibility of these or any establishment is liable is liable to be validated once the employer disburses the wages to the employees and uploads ONLY valid ECR for each of the wage months _ March 2020 April 2020 and May 2020 with the required certification and undertaking as per the Scheme guidelines.

[Circular No. C-I/Misc./2019–20/Vol.II/Part]

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The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) on April 15, 2020, has extended the due date of payment of contributions, administrative charges and inspection charges. Due to the sudden outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic, the authority has decided to allow grace period of 30 days that is from April 14, 2020 to May 15, 2020, for filing of Electronic Challan Cum Return (ECR) to the employers of those establishments which have disbursed the wages for March, 2020 to their employees.

The employers need to file ECR for the wage month of March 2020 on or before May 15, 2020 by declaring actual date of disbursement of wages for March 2020 in the column of ‘Salary disbursal date’ in the ECR and remit the contributions and inspection charges on or before May 15, 2020.

[Circular No. C-I/Misc./2019–20/Vol.ll./Part./9]

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The Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) on June 04, 2020, adopts the circular regarding extension of validity of Central Government Health Scheme Cards (CGHS) in view of the Covid-19 infection that is issued by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW).

According to the Circular: 

• In case of pensioner beneficiaries whose CGHS cards are valid up to March 31, 2020, the validity date may be extended up to July 31, 2020 in the database on the basis of request received form beneficiaries
• If a request is received by email from serving employees who superannuated on March 31, 2020, are thereafter not in receipt of Pension Payment Order (PPO), the CGHS card may be converted as pensioner CGHS card. 
• If a Government Servant superannuating on March 31, 2020 and was not a member of CGHS during service then he will have to submit a proof of the superannuation.

These relaxations are only to help beneficiaries in Covid -19 and will not be a precedent.

[Order No. Z15025/17/2020/DIR/CGHS] 

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The University Grants Commission (UGC) on June 24, 2020 has requested all Universities to adopt Learning Outcomes based Curriculum Framework (LOCF) in all higher education institutions by updating curriculum from academic year 2019-20 and adopting learner centric teaching learning processes by suitable improvement in the pedagogy. The UGC has formed a specific Expert Committees to facilitate the task.

The Committee thus has developed reports LOCF report for different subjects. For implementation of outcome oriented curriculum to achieve expected outcomes, final LOCF reports of 25 subjects are available on the website of UGC (www.ugc.ac.in). Along with it, one more subject, Computer Science is also added.  All universities are hereby requested to send action report in this regard to locfugc@gmail.com  and neethuthulasi.ugc@gov.in.

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The University Grants Commission (UGC) on July 08, 2020 issues the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for conduct of examinations.

The University Grants Commission (UGC) on June 30, 2020 invites applications from institutions for running skill-based programmes under National Skills Qualifications Framework (NSQF) for the academic year 2020-21. The applications shall be submitted through online portal. The last date for submission of the applications has now been extended from June 30, 2020 to July 20, 2020.

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The University Grants Commission (UGC) on July 08, 2020 issues the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for conduct of examinations.

The following SOP has been issued:-

The instructions, guidelines and orders issued by Central and State Governments to be followed concerning the opening of educational institutions and safety and health.

The identity cards issued to the students should be treated as pass for movement of students.

Examination centre floors, washrooms, classrooms, restrooms should be sprayed with disinfectant.

Senior staffs should monitor the entry and exit and should be proper markings with at least two meter distance where students shall stand in a queue.

Students having symptoms of fever, cough and cold should be either made to sit separately.

Cleanliness and hygienic conditions as per safety and health advisories of the concerned government departments are to be maintained at all places.

Proper signages, symbols, posters etc. should be displayed at appropriate place to maintain social distancing.

[UGC Letter No. D.O.No.F.1-1/2020 (Secy)]

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