Tag: Central Government Employees

7th Pay Commission: The Central government employees get the benefits of the Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS). They are eligible to get treatment under the scheme. It is worth mentioning that it is a mandatory health insurance cover for the central government employees who pay a nominal monthly premium which is deducted from their monthly […]

7th Pay Commission: Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a message has been doing the rounds claiming that the Centre has withdrawn its order to suspend dearness allowance (DA). The Centre has clarified that it is fake news as it has not passed any such order. “It has been decided that the additional instalment of Dearness Allowance […]

Amid the wait for the hike in Dearness Allowance (DA) as per the 7th Pay Commission recommendations, the Centre recently clarified that the Central government employees will continue to get DA and Dearness Relief (DR) at the current rates. The central government employees are presently getting 17 per cent DA and they have been waiting […]

The Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT) has issued orders relaxing the Leave Travel Concession (LTC) facility for the government employees to travel by Air to visit Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, North Eastern Region and Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public […]

The Centre is all set to change the base year for the consumer price index for industrial workers (CPI-IW). If it happens, there will be a possible hike in the minimum wage of the workers and the dearness allowance (DA) of Central government employees. Union Labour and Employment Minister Santosh Kumar Gangwar is likely to […]

The Central government employees have been waiting for the hike in Dearness Allowance (DA) from the beginning of this year. Though the Centre had announced that the employees will continue to get DA and Dearness Relief (DR) at the current rates, a hike in the allowance is expected soon after June 2021. The DA is […]

Bhubaneswar: The Central government has clarified that no transport allowance would be paid to employees who did not attend office during the nationwide COVID-19 lockdown period. “Transport allowance (TA) is provided to Central Government Employees to compensate them for the amount spend on commuting between residence and office. The Central government employees who could not […]

In what could provide a major relief to central government pensioners in this pandemic crisis, the Centre has extended the date of submission of life certificate up to February 28, 2021. The extension of date will also benefit all pensioners covered under the 7th Pay Commission, sources said. Union Minister Jitendra Singh said that the […]

In a good news for the 50 lakh Central government employees and over 60 lakh pensioners, the Narendra Modi government is likely to unfreeze the Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (DR) this month. If the government unfreezes the DA, the Central government employees will get it at the current 28 per cent rate of […]

Bhubaneswar: The Department of Personnel and Training has released the list of holidays for the Central Government Employees for the year 2021. As per the official notification, each employee shall benefit all the compulsory holidays along with 3 out of 14 optional holidays. The Central government administrative offices located outside Delhi/ New Delhi shall observe […]

New Delhi: Amidst the wait for DA and salary hike, here comes a major relief for the central government employees and pensioners. The Supreme Court recently delivered a verdict which states that reimbursement of medical bills cannot be denied to a central government employee either during service or after retirement if s/he does not seek […]

Amid the buzz around the possible hike in Dearness Allowance (DA) of the Central government employees, reports are there that a 25 per cent hike in their allowance as per the 7th pay commission recommendations is expected from next month. The central government employees are presently getting a DA of 17 per cent as the […]

The COVID-19 lockdowns and shutdowns shattered many lives with people even losing their source of income. Amid all these woes and wait for DA announcement as per the 7th Pay Commission recommendations, the government has come up with a relief for the Central government employees. During the COVID-19 pandemic, many Central government employees failed to […]

Bhubaneswar: The Central government is likely to implement the New-Wage Code Bill 2021 from April 1, 2021. This may change the existing monthly Provident Fund (PF) and gratuity contributions by employees. As per the provisions under the new system, the share of basic salary in CTC could be 50 per cent or more. It means […]

At a time when the Central government employees are expecting a hike in Dearness Allowance (DA) as per the 7th Pay Commission recommendations, the rise in COVID-19 cases across the country has once again brought around an ambiguous situation. Though expectations are still there that the centre will unfreeze the DA and announce it for […]