If returns are below 11.5 percent, burden may increase on the government
Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed pride in the scheme, highlighting its alignment with the government’s commitment to the well-being of its employees.
Several unions of railway employees and workers have threatened to stop all train services across India from May 1 if their demand to implement the OPS is not met.
Further, another order issued in 2000 by the ministry said, that "it was emphasised that the government servants should not be allowed to accept awards of monetary benefits instituted by private trusts/foundations, etc."
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Ahmedabad, Sep 17 Thousands of employees of the Gujarat government, including school teachers, joined the 'mass casual leave' protest across ..
Employees may also get the payment of an 18-month DA arrear and interest on provident fund (PF), according to reports
The decision was taken in view of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the vulnerability of the elderly population to coronavirus
Some of the top ministers who returned to work on April 13 include Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar and Minister of State for Youth Affairs Kiren Rijiju
The government has notified a 2.57-time hike in basic salary of one crore government employees and pensioners following implementation of the 7th Pay Commission Recommendations.
The minimum pay in central government with effect from January 1, 2016 will now be Rs 18,000 per month; at the highest level, it will be Rs 2.5 lakh.
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The Empowered Group of Secretaries that was entrusted with a job to examine the recommendations made by the 7th Pay Commission may be ready with their own recommendations within two months.
The court had on February 4 stayed 11 of the 62 other criteria including those relating to the proven track records of parents, their proficiency in music or sports, their empirical achievements, the gender of the child and whether the kid was the first-born or adopted.
The Commission, in its recommendations, has favoured introduction of a health insurance scheme for staff and pensioners and doubling the gratuity ceiling to Rs 20 lakh.
"The proposal to increase dearness allowance by six percentage points (from 113 percent) to 119 percent was approved by Union Cabinet on Wednesday," a source said. The DA hike will take effect from July 1.
According to new pension rules notified by the government, retiring employees will not have to face any delay in determination of pension due to deficiency in application forms.
Life has come to a standstill in parts of India due to the 24-hour nationwide strike by trade unions and government employees on Tuesday. In all, 11 trade unions across party lines along with 8 lakh public sector employees with the exception of those in the Railways are participating.
The government today said there is no proposal to raise the retirement age of its employees from 60 years at present.