Tag: Finance Minister
Kerala government announces salary boost for 60,000 anganwadi workers
On 28 January 2024, the Government of Kerala declared an increase in salary for around 60,000 Anganwadi workers and helpers in the state. K...
FM announces new leave encashment policy for non-govt. employees
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced several important measures in her annual Budget speech on 1st February 2023. One of the most significant announcements...
PF relief till 2022 for some in the formal sector
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has announced that the Government will pay the provident fund (PF) share of both employers as well as employees for...
Unemployment peaks in the UK, more aid expected from finance minister
As people of Britain wait with bated breath for the March 3 budget statement, it is expected that Rishi Sunak, finance minister of the...
Budget 2021: What HR wants
A new year is here and along with it comes the season of the Budget. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the budget...
Job scheme worth Rs 22,810 crores introduced
The Indian Cabinet gave the green signal to the scheme to generate employment under the Atma Nirbhar Bharat Rozgar Yojana. This move will give...
No loss of jobs due to merger of banks
Assuring employee unions protesting the merger of banks, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that the merger will not lead to job loss, and that...
Recruitment exam of RRBs to be conducted in 13 regional languages
The finance minister recently announced that henceforth recruitment exams for jobs in regional rural banks (RRBs) will be conducted in 13 regional languages, other...
Budget 2016-17: Government adds tax to Employees’ Provident Fund
GOI has proposed to bring EPF at par with NPS, which has a tax rebate on 40 per cent of the corpus while the remaining 60 per cent is taxable.