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Central govt employees: General Provident Fund (GPF), other provident funds' interest rates announced for July-September 2024 Central govt employees' salary: The Ministry of Finance has announced the interest rates of the General Provident Fund (GPF), Contributory Provident Fund (CPF) and other similar provident fund schemes for the July-September quarter of 2024. Will inv...
04 Jul, 2024, 01.12 PM ISTEPS withdrawal rules changed; lakhs of EPF subscribes to benefit; check if you stand to benefit The government has changed the Employees’ Pension Scheme (EPS) of 1995 to enable members with fewer than six months of employment to receive a withdrawal benefit. Additionally, the government amended Table D to ensure that withdrawal benefits are pa...
01 Jul, 2024, 11.52 AM ISTEPFO discontinues GIS deductions, to refund past deductions: These government employees to get higher salary EPFO: Specified employees stand to gain due to EPFO's decision of discontinuing GIS deductions and refunding all deductions made thus far. According to Akhil Chandna, Partner, Grant Thornton Bharat, "The discontinuation of deductions under GIS will ...
29 Jun, 2024, 12.09 PM IST
Prematurely retire non-performers from service: Centre to PSUs, PSBs and other statutory bodies The Centre has instructed all ministries to promptly review employees' performance to identify non-performers for premature retirement. The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) mandated adherence to guidelines under Fundamental and Pension Ru...
28 Jun, 2024, 04.47 PM ISTSupreme Court upholds HC ruling that prevented Haryana govt to grant extra marks to state domiciles The Supreme Court upheld a Punjab and Haryana High Court ruling preventing the Haryana government from granting 5% marks to state domiciles in certain recruitment posts based on socio-economic criteria. Justices A S Oka and Rajesh Bindal rejected Ha...
25 Jun, 2024, 12.47 PM ISTCentre amends rules to allow 6 months maternity leave for staff in case of surrogacy Women government employees can now take 180 days of maternity leave if they have children through surrogacy, according to amendments to the Central Civil Services (Leave) Rules, 1972. The changes also allow "commissioning mothers" (intending mothers...
24 Jun, 2024, 11.49 AM ISTBJP task force to study debacle in Uttar Pradesh, take candidates' feedback Non-cooperation from state government employees to the sitting MPs, party workers working against them, and the false narrative that the Constitution would be changed were among the prominent reasons cited by the BJP's Lok Sabha candidates of Uttar ...
17 Jun, 2024, 12.47 AM ISTPublic sector banks pin hopes on new Govt for higher PLI for employees State-run banks are optimistic about a more lucrative performance-linked incentive (PLI) for employees and are advocating for a five-day banking week as a new coalition government takes charge. Bank unions and employee associations seek a review of ...
07 Jun, 2024, 11.53 PM ISTSAS India business to grow faster than other markets, top executive says The company aims to upgrade its 400-odd customers to its generative AI platform SAS Viya over the next one year, Riad Gydien, executive VP and chief sales officer at SAS, told ET.
06 Jun, 2024, 09.02 PM ISTDA hike: Will basic pay of central govt employees, pensioners increase as DA, DR touch 50%, as per the 7th Pay Commission? DA hike latest news update: There have been speculations about a possible hike in basic pay for central government employees and pensioners in July 2024 as dearness allowance (DA) and dearness relief touch 50%. Usually, the DA and DR of the centra...
03 Jun, 2024, 07.54 PM IST7th Pay Commission news: Gratuity limit now hiked for central government employees after Dearness Allowance (DA) touches 50% DA hike impact: The Center's decision to increase its employees' dearness allowance by 4% to 50% has resulted in significant revisions to other allowances, including retirement gratuity, which is a great benefit for government employees.
31 May, 2024, 03.46 PM ISTRajkot fire: Have got green signal to quiz top officials, says SIT chief; all DNA samples matched The chief of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) investigating the Rajkot game zone fire, which killed 27 people, announced that they have been authorized to question senior IAS and IPS officials if necessary. This decision follows a review meeting...
29 May, 2024, 02.59 PM ISTView: Raise a glass to the job creators In a recent interview, Narendra Modi emphasized the importance of supporting businesses and avoiding demonization. The Prime Minister's stance received positive feedback, contrasting with past socialist inclinations.
28 May, 2024, 11.11 PM IST"They have stooped so low": BJP leader Jairam Thakur slams Congress Former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister and current Leader of Opposition Jairam Thakur criticised the state's ruling Congress party for allegedly harassing BJP members. He highlighted instances of targeted raids and employee issues. Thakur condemned ...
27 May, 2024, 09.44 AM ISTCentral govt employees' pension: NPS to OPS switch? Centre releases new FAQ answering all your queries NPS vs OPS: The Centre allowed central government employees to switch from NPS to CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 (now 2021), known as the old pension scheme. The Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare released FAQs to address queries on the implem...
24 May, 2024, 05.21 PM ISTRationalisation of govt bodies: WCD ministry 'officially' dissolves Food and Nutrition Board The Women and Child Development (WCD) Ministry has officially dissolved the Food and Nutrition Board (FNB), a technical wing of the ministry responsible for providing technical and logistical support for community nutrition programmes. The FNB had a...
22 May, 2024, 03.23 PM ISTLatest on DA hike: 25% increase in gratuity due to dearness allowance hike kept on hold; here’s why Dearness allowance hike: The EPFO has opted to keep in "abeyance" the retirement and death gratuity increase for workers, which is a blow to those employed by the government and organised sector. In March 2024, the Central government raised the Dear...
20 May, 2024, 11.48 AM ISTLTC rules for central government employees released: Who is eligible, who is not? Find out here The Leave Travel Concession (LTC) initiative offers government employees a discounted travel option to go to any destination in India or to their home town during a a block of four years. . Are all central government employees eligible for LTC? What...
09 May, 2024, 05.56 PM ISTKarnataka HC strikes down extension of PF benefits to international workers Karnataka High Court rules EPF and EPS benefits for foreign workers in India unconstitutional under Article 14, making all related orders unenforceable. The Court made a decision regarding a group of appeals (Stone Hill Education Foundation vs The U...
08 May, 2024, 08.46 PM ISTEPFO evaluates course of action on Karnataka HC judgement on foreign workers "While holding the highest regard for the Court's decision, the EPFO (Employees' Provident Fund Organisation) is actively evaluating the course of action in response to this judgement," the EPFO said in response to the queries pertaining to the judg...
07 May, 2024, 08.07 PM IST