Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has notified a new draft on National Youth Policy.

The policy envisions an education system in sync with National Education Policy, 2020 that imparts career opportunities and life skills to all young people. It ensures that the youth have access to sustainable livelihood opportunities that encourages them to stay within and revive the rural economy, generate employment via micro-region-specific strategies, foster entrepreneurship and social entrepreneurship, and support the informal and emerging gig economy.

CCPA issues guidelines for preventing unfair trade practices and violation of consumer rights with regard to levying of service charge in hotels and restaurants.

If any consumer finds that a hotel or restaurant is levying service charge in violation to the guidelines, a consumer may make a request to the concerned hotel or restaurant to remove service charge from the bill amount. Also, the consumer may lodge a complaint on the National Consumer Helpline (NCH), which works as an alternate dispute redressal mechanism at the pre-litigation level by calling 1915 or through the NCH mobile app.

MHA extends the validity of FCRA registration certificate till 30th September 2022.

The Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) mandates every person or NGO seeking to receive foreign donations to be registered under the Act and it shall utilise those funds only for the purpose for which they have been received and as stipulated in the Act. The registration is valid for five years at first, after which it can be renewed if all requirements are met.