Tamil Nadu
CM Jayalalitha announces development and welfare
v Tamil
Nadu CM Jayalalitha announces development and welfare measures worth over 1800
crore rupees, including for improving roads and drinking water facilities and
extending assistance to needy families headed by women.
v She
approved five major schemes such as opening more 'AMMA' canteens that provide
subsidised food, housing for poor and setting up Reverse Osmosis plants for
drinking water.
Mumbai
Indians won the title of IPL
v The
2015 edition of the Indian Premier League ended yesterday's Night (24th May 2015).
Mumbai Indians won the title for the second time.
Bank
employees get a 15 per cent hike in salary
v Around
10 lakh employees of 43 banks, including public sector banks, will get a 15 per
cent hike in salaries, with the Indian Banks Association today signing a wage
agreement with employee unions and officers’ associations.
v The
revision, applicable with retrospectively with effect from November 1, 2012,
will benefit employees and officers in 43 banks including public sector banks,
old private sector banks and a few foreign banks.
G. Mohan
Kumar appointed as Defence Secretary
v G.
Mohan Kumar appointed as Defence Secretary on 22nd May 2015 as announced by
Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC).
Government
Clears 21 FDI Proposals Worth Rs 281 Crore
v Government
has cleared 21 foreign direct investment (FDI) deals worth Rs 281 crore but
deferred Kotak Mahindra Bank's proposal to hike foreign investment limit in the
bank to 55 per cent.
v FDI
proposals under approval route are cleared by the Foreign Investment Promotion
Board (FIPB). Proposals involving investment of more than Rs 3,000 crore are
given final clearance by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA).
Source: The Indian Express