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The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has given its approval for enhancing the scope of Pradhan Mantri Rojgar ProtsahanYojana (PMRPY), under which the Centre will now contribute the employer’s full admissible contribution to the Employees’ Pension Scheme (EPS) for the first three years from the date of registration of the new employee.
This will apply to all the sectors including existing beneficiaries for their remaining period of three years, according to an official release.
The Union Cabinet, which also met on Wednesday, took a number of important decisions which include approval to certain official amendments to the National Medical Commission (NMC) Bill, restructuring of National Skill Development Fund (NSDF) and National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) to strengthen governance and approval to schemes of North Eastern Council (NEC) including continuation of existing schemes.
The enhancement of the PMRPY would result in informal sector workers getting a social safety net and creation of more jobs, the release said.
National Exit Test
The amendments to the NMC Bill state that the final MBBS examination will be held as a common exam across the country and would serve as an exit test, called the National Exit Test (NEXT).
Thus, the students would not have to appear in a separate exam after MBBS to get a licence to practice. NEXT would also serve as the screening test for doctors with foreign medical qualificationsto practice in India, the release explained.
The provision dealing with bridge course for AYUSH practitioners to practice modern medicine to a limited extent has also been removed. It has been left to the State governments to take necessary measures for addressing and promoting primary healthcare in rural areas.
Deemed varsity fees
The maximum limit of 40 per cent seats for which fee would be regulated in private medical institutions and deemed universities has been increased to 50 per cent seats. The fee would also include all other charges taken by the colleges.
Giving a boost to development projects in North-East, the Cabinet approved schemes of North Eastern Council including continuation of existing schemes with expenditure worth ₹4,500 crore approved for three years up to March, 2020.
India-Canada MoU
The Cabinet gave its ex-post approval for the MoU between India and Canada which establishes a broad and flexible framework through which both countries can exchange best practices and work together on training programmes and technical exchanges to raise awareness on intellectual property rights and better protect them.
It also approved an MoU between India and the UK and Northern Ireland regarding cooperation and the Exchange of Information for the Purposes of Combating International Criminality and Tackling Serious Organised Crime.
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