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The Hindu
26-06-2025
- Business
- The Hindu
AP JAC urges govt. to implement HR policy for outsourcing employees
The AP JAC (Amaravati) and the Contract and Outsourcing Employees Association have urged the State's coalition government to implement a dedicated Human Resource Policy for outsourcing employees, similar to the provisions extended to SERP and MEPMA employees. A delegation led by AP JAC Chairman Bopparaju, Association President K. Suman, General Secretary E. Madhu Babu, and Vice President Pasupuleti Shiva Saida Rao submitted a detailed memorandum to the Finance Minister and AP COS study committee member Payyavula Keshav on Thursday. The association highlighted the high hopes outsourcing employees had from the current coalition government, especially given the pro-employee steps taken during the 2014–19 TDP tenure. These included a 50% salary hike, GO granting ₹15,000 towards miscellaneous expenses, GO granting 180 days of maternity leave to female employees, and GO providing ex gratia for accidental or natural death. Key demands include the immediate implementation of HR policy for outsourcing employees through AP Corporation for Outsourced Services (APCOS); framing of exclusive service rules for full-time outsourcing staff in government departments; seniority-based increment benefits for long-serving employees; extension of all welfare schemes promised in the coalition manifesto to outsourcing workers; and provision of 30 days paid medical leave annually. They also cited the hardships faced under the previous administration, including only a 23% salary hike and the loss of welfare benefits due to treating employees as government staff under CFMS, leading to a withdrawal of schemes. Several private agency-led exploitation was also mentioned, where salaries were withheld or embezzled, seeking government intervention via the PD Act for recovery. The delegation expressed gratitude to the government for setting up a Cabinet subcommittee on outsourcing employees soon after assuming power and demanded swift, favourable action on long-pending issues. In response, Mr. Keshav assured the delegation of the government's intention to deliver better services to the public through outsourcing employees and that there was no plan to dismantle APCOS. He said all concerns will be thoroughly reviewed, and if necessary, the Group of Ministers will consult all stakeholders before arriving at a decision.
Business Wire
24-06-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
Bringing Care and Compliance Together as Certinal's CFMS Unifies Consent Workflows Behind the Digital Front Door
WILMINGTON, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hospitals have digitised admissions, labs, and records, but consent remains a fragmented and high-risk step in the patient's journey, often still managed with paper, email attachments, or disconnected scanning workflows. Despite EMRs and eSignatures, most consent processes rely on outdated tools or in many cases, no tools at all. This inefficiency delays care and exposes providers to legal risks and lost consent forms. Certinal, an enterprise-grade digital signature and workflow platform, introduces a new category: Consent Form Management System (CFMS) an easy-to-use HTML consent form builder with multi-language form creation, periodic legal topic updates, auto-drafting, versioning, and an audit-ready layer that unifies intake, consent, and compliance into a seamless, end-to-end workflow. 'Consent isn't a document. It's the heartbeat of trust in patient care,' said Aatish Dedhia, Founder & CEO, of Certinal Inc. 'We've rebuilt it as a tamper-proof, audit-ready and compliant workflow so hospitals can focus on care.' Certinal's CFMS doesn't just digitize form, it transforms how consent operates across departments and systems. Designed for paper-based and digitally mature hospitals, the solution integrates with existing clinical and operational environments, powered by Advanced In-person consent workflow at hospital facility floors, real-time identity verification, data privacy and security compliance. Certinal's CFMS includes Consent form creation and management, Patient Responses, Response Transaction Management, Multi-facility support, Consent Insights Management, Reporting, and APIs, making it a comprehensive digital consent form management platform for large hospitals. It supports DPDPA regulatory requirements, advanced workflows for Witness and Translator involvement, and physician instructions pre-filled into the consent form during in-person or remote consultations. Hospitals relying on manual or semi-digital consent workflows often face delays in diagnosis, transfers, and discharge, especially when forms are lost, scanned incorrectly, or stored in disconnected systems. Certinal's CFMS replaces the patchwork with a centralized, workflow-first system, transforming a vulnerable operational bottleneck into a strategic advantage. 'Digitization without workflow intelligence is just cosmetic,' added Dedhia. 'Hospitals don't need another dashboard. They need systems that just work across departments, devices, languages, and borders.' Certinal already powers secure consent and digital workflows at global institutions like Bumrungrad International Hospital (Thailand), which modernized its patient experience using Certinal's eSign capabilities. In their own words: 'Certinal eSign helped us simplify patient onboarding while meeting our strict data security and compliance requirements,' said James McLeary, Group CIO and CSO, Bumrungrad International Hospital. 'The platform gave us structure, audit trails, and ease of use, exactly what our teams needed to scale.' This foundational trust now extends to consent form management, enabling providers to unify consent journeys without additional systems or overhead. Hospitals can assess and transform one of the weakest links in their digital experience, the consent workflow with a single, intelligent platform. It's time to fix it. About Certinal Certinal delivers an enterprise-grade Unified Digital Transaction Management solution trusted in 80+ countries. Built for security, usability, and compliance, Certinal empowers large organizations with intelligent eSignature and webform workflows that meet global, regional, and industry-specific regulations. Recognized as a Leader in IDC MarketScape 2023 and a Strong Performer in Gartner's Voice of the Customer, Certinal is the only eSignature provider to earn Gartner's Customer First Badge and has achieved the fastest entry into Gartner's Market Guide for Electronic Signatures. Certinal has filed 11 patents, 2 of which have been granted, reflecting its commitment to cutting-edge innovation, and boasts an exceptional Net Promoter Score (NPS) of 81.29 — far exceeding the industry benchmark.
Hindustan Times
11-06-2025
- Business
- Hindustan Times
Funds released, long wait for salary, pension over govt teachers and retirees
In a big relief after months for thousands of teachers and retired staff of Bihar's 13 state universities, the grant of ₹1,094.091-crore has been released to the institutions for payment following Bihar government's approval, said a senior official of the education department. The government had approved the release of the grant last week and now the funds have been released to the universities for disbursal to bonafide claimants which can reach them in a couple of days, said higher education director NK Aggarwal. While ₹416.49-crore has been released for the March to May 2025 salaries, another ₹44.36-crore has been released for February salary in Pataliputra University's (Patna) and November to February salaries for Munger University. For retirement benefits, a sum of ₹597.921-crore has been released for the March to May period, while another ₹35.32-crore has been released for backlog pension of February in TM Bhagalpur University, Pataliputra University and Munger University. A letter to this effect was issued by the deputy secretary of the Bihar government, Amit Kumar Pushpak. It makes it clear that the payment to teachers and employees should be made in accordance with the slips generated by the payroll management portal and through the comprehensive financial management system (CFMS). Thousands of teachers, employees and retired persons of the state universities have been facing a difficult situation due to delay and they were threatening protests in the election-bound Bihar. Earlier this year also, the two teachers' bodies had to appeal to the Chief Minister after non-payment of monthly salary for over three months on the plea that there was some snag snag in CFMS 2.O system. Agarwal said that at the meeting of finance officers and registrars of seven state universities on Tuesday, it was specifically told that the universities must ensure submission of individual details of arrear and difference of dearness allowance as well as deafness relief in case of retired teachers to have a realistic estimate. 'It is government money and every penny has to be accounted for. We have told the officials that the money is meant for those working on sanctioned posts, not others, and diversion of funds is not allowed. Even in case of guest teachers, those working on sanctioned posts. The details of those covered under national pension scheme (NPS) also needs to be made available,' he added. Aggarwal said the government would like to streamline payment provided the universities also supported with proper compliance of financial norms and timely submission of utilisation and budgetary details. 'We have given six performa to the universities for 2025-26 Budget, which needs to be duly filled and submitted. Unfortunately only four universities have done it so far. We have urged them to submit the budgetary requirement for the 2016-27 fiscal by August, so that we could proceed further. Delaying it to December and beyond creates a lot of problems and leads to delays. If Senate meeting is required to be held twice, the universities can do it,' he added.
Time of India
19-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Andhra Pradesh government sets 20% revenue boost target for civic bodies
1 2 3 Vijayawada: In a decisive move to expedite developmental works ahead of next year's civic body elections, the state government has directed all municipal commissioners to launch a special drive aimed at boosting revenues. The government has asked civic bodies to constitute special teams to conduct surprise inspections and bring unauthorized buildings into the tax net. Commissioners have also been instructed to identify anomalies in property tax assessments to generate additional revenue for the state exchequer. District collectors have been tasked with closely monitoring the process, as the government seeks to demonstrate tangible improvements in urban development. Ruling NDA legislators have been advised not to interfere in taxation matters, with the rationale that higher revenues will enable civic bodies to undertake more developmental works in their constituencies. Sources revealed that Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu has asked legislators to fully support officials in identifying tax evasion, aiming to showcase a clear contrast with the previous administration. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 2025 Top Trending local enterprise accounting software [Click Here] Esseps Learn More Undo "The previous YSRCP government completely neglected development in towns and cities by failing to release funds for civic works. It even withheld payments to contractors who carried out minor repairs. The urban population strongly opposed YSRCP due to its negligence," observed municipal administration minister Dr Narayana. He added that the current government has empowered municipal bodies to utilize collected tax revenues independently, without routing them through the Comprehensive Financial Management System (CFMS). "We have instructed municipalities to adopt stringent measures to prevent tax evasion. They must think innovatively to enhance revenue," he stated. Dr. Narayana emphasized that despite booming construction activity across the state, tax collections have not kept pace. "Every new building must be brought under the tax net with accurate assessments," he directed. The government has set a target of achieving a 20% increase in total revenues for the current fiscal year. However, Guntur Municipal Commissioner (GMC) Puli Srinivasulu has set an ambitious goal of 30%. "Our special drive to detect anomalies will begin Monday. We expect a 30% increase in revenues following these inspections," said Srinivasulu. He mentioned that he would personally inspect select households to verify the accuracy of their tax assessments, noting that the tax growth rate in recent years has not aligned with actual construction activity.
