Tag: Government Employees
Assam government employees to face fine for delays
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, has announced a significant overhaul of Assam's governance, with stringent measures against delays in processing people's applications. A dedicated...
Karnataka hikes DA for second time in 5 months
In a move benefiting a large section of the state's workforce, the Karnataka government announced a significant hike in dearness allowance (DA) for employees...
Odisha extends leave benefits for women government employees
The Odisha government announced a significant policy change on Tuesday, granting an additional 10 days of casual leave annually to women employees working across...
Haryana’s new approach to employee recognition
Resonating with a fresh approach to acknowledging the contributions of public servants, the Haryana government has issued a new directive. This innovative initiative, designed...
J&K updates family benefits for missing government personnel
Family members of a missing government employee or pensioner in Jammu & Kashmir are now eligible to apply for various entitlements. These entitlements may...
EPFO raises EPF interest rate to 8.25% for FY 2023-24
Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has announced on 10 February 2024, to give a significant boost to provident fund (PF) account holders by increasing...
Haryana government staff to enjoy cashless health facility
There is good news for employees of the Government of Haryana. They will all be covered under the cashless health-facility scheme, which was initially...
Governor approves Bill; 43,000 TSRTC employees now Telangana govt staff
With Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan approving the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (Absorption of Employees into Government Service) Bill 2023, 43,000 employees of the...
Govt introduces new child care leave policy for female, single male...
The central government has introduced a noteworthy policy change that grants significant child care leave privileges to female and single male government employees. Jitendra...
Govt employees in Chandigarh demand pension restoration and job security
Government employees in Chandigarh took to the streets in a protest, demanding the reinstatement of retirement benefits, regularisation of contract workers, and prompt filling...
Punjab government disburses 6% outstanding DA arrears of employees
Punjab government employees who have been eagerly awaiting the release of arrears, which have been long-overdue, are in for good news.
On 23rd May, Punjab...
WB government employees sit on 48-hour strike for increase in DA
In West Bengal, a group of government employees are demanding an increase in their dearness allowance (DA) at central rates. Despite warnings of action...
OPS implementation will benefit 1,36,000 employees: Himachal Pradesh government
The implementation of the Old Pension Scheme (OPS) has been discussed widely in recent days, and many states have already put it into action....
Govt employees’ minimum wage likely to be raised: Reports
According to media reports, the government employees' salaries are expected to increase after the Union Budget 2023 due to a revision in the fitment...
Karnataka government staff to contribute a day’s salary to ‘gaushalas’
The Government of Karnataka has ordered all government employees to give up a day’s salary towards the maintenance of cows under its Punyakoti Dattu...
DA formula revised for Central government employees
Considering the inflation, the Government revises the base year off and on, for calculation of dearness allowance (DA). The formula has been changed again,...
Cashless medical scheme for UP government staff, pensioners
A scheme has been rolled out by the Government of Uttar Pradesh, which offers cashless medical facility to government staff, pensioners and their family...
Government staff must buy cheapest travel ticket to avail LTC
Central government employees will have to follow new rules to avail leave travel concession or LTC, as per the 7th Pay Commission.
The Ministry of...
No more work-from-home for Kerala state government employees
Kerala state government has become one of the first Indian states to revoke the work-from-home option for certain categories of their employees.
The government had...
7th Pay Commission: Changes in DA calculations for government employees
This week, the Centre has altered the way dearness allowance (DA) is calculated for the government employees. As per the latest update from the...
11 % DA hike for Odisha state government employees
With the festive season round the corner, the Odisha government has decided to increase the dearness allowance (DA) for all state government employees and...
“Pay delayed salaries and pensions of govt staff with interest”: SC
Referring to the salaries and pensions of government employees as “rightful entitlements”, the Supreme Court has ruled that in case of any delays in...
Infuriated state government staff declare indefinite strikes all across India
The electricity department employees of Puducherry have decided to go on an indefinite strike from Monday, January 11, 2021 to stage their agitation against...
Full July salary for Telangana govt staff
The impact of the pandemic and ensuing lockdown has been huge in states, such as Telangana, where the state government employees have been facing...
Uttar Pradesh govt. abolishes allowances affecting 16 lakh employees
While the Uttar Pradesh government has not cut the salaries of its employees, it has decided to scrap seven of their allowances, instead. Financial...
Only 50% Central-govt employees to attend office
Only fifty per cent of Central-government employees will be allowed to attend office daily, while the rest have been ordered to work from home.
As...