Tag: Modi Government

Further hike in the minimum pay of the Central government employees as against the recommended hike by the 7th Pay Commission has become a matter of hope and disappointment – sunrise gives birth to hope and sunset vehemently crushes it. After much expectations for a hike announcement on Independence Day, which didn’t happen, expectations were […]

The Tripura government has announced revised pay scale for employees and pensioners at par with the 7th central pay commission (CPC). Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb, while addressing a presser at the state secretariat yesterday,  said that the revised pay scale would come into effect from October 1, 2018. The new formula was reportedly prepared […]

After much hue and cry, it seems something good is on the cards for the Central government employees as news are making rounds that the Narendra Modi government will raise the minimum pay of the CG employees but not as per their demand. There will be an increase in the minimum pay but it will […]

The demand of the Central government employees for a 3.68 times fitment factor hike or an increase in the minimum pay to Rs 26,000 is yet to be met by the Modi government. However, the CG employees are likely to get some good news next month. The government is not avoiding any issue or demand […]

The Central government employees observed September 19 as ‘All Indian Protest Day’ with an aim to put pressure to get hike beyond the recommendations of the seventh pay commission. The day was observed by the employees despite warning from the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) which warned deduction in wages and appropriate disciplinary action […]

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: At a time when the Central government employees have been demanding an increase in their minimum pay but the government is yet to listen to their woes, the Modi government has decided to discontinue overtime allowance given to most central government employees, except operational staff. According to an order issued by the Personnel […]

Bhubaneswar: The Congress today observed the fourth anniversary of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government as ‘Vishwasghat Divas’ or ‘Betrayal Day’ to highlight the alleged failures of the BJP-led government at the Centre. Former Union Minister Kapil Sibal, who arrived in Odisha today, termed the Modi government ‘fascist and corrupt’. Lashing out at the Modi government, […]

Bhubaneswar: BJP national president Amit Shah today blamed the Odisha government and said it is not cooperating with the Centre in undertaking developmental activities for the State. “Works of around Rs 4 lakh crore have been declared by the Centre for Odisha. But we are not getting required support from the State to take up […]

Bhubaneswar: Intensifying its protest over the Centre’s decision to increase the minimum support price (MSP) for paddy by a mere Rs 80 per quintal for the financial year 2017-18, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) today staged demonstration across the State. Alleging sheer apathy of the BJP-led Central government towards the plight of the farmers in […]

Bhubaneswar: Rail passengers had a tough time at the railway station here as activists of the Congress youth wing staged a rail roko today  protesting killing of five farmers in Madhya Pradesh. The youth activists halted the Falaknuma Express and Bhubaneswar-Bhadrak-Berhampur passenger train at the railway station. Holding party flags and shouting slogans, the activists […]

New Delhi: Pointing out that the Interim Budget announced on Friday is “silent” on jobs and education, former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram ridiculed the Modi government saying all it understands is “pakodanomics”. “Two words that are missing from the Budget speech are education and jobs. In the 10 point vision document presented by Finance Minister […]

Jaipur: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday attacked the Modi government for making the farmers “suffer” and demanded that the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) be scrapped. Addressing a public rally here, he demanded that if a farmer suffers crop loss, the government should pay for it and not the insurance companies. “We demand […]

New Delhi: In a blistering attack on the Narendra Modi government, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday said it has gone into a war with its own people imposing a single suffocating ideology on 1.3 billion Indians. Delivering the keynote address at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit 2018, here, Gandhi lashed out at the Bharatiya […]

Chennai: Attacking the Congress for its offensive against the Modi government on the Rafale deal, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said that the party was “restless” because it could not make money. She accused the previous Congress government of negotiating with “brokers” and not buying important equipment required for the defence forces. “… and […]

Lucknow: Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government at the Centre has done away with 1,420 laws, considered “redundant and obsolete”, in the past four years, a reply to a query under the RTI Act has revealed. As per the information provided by the Public Information Officer (PIO) of the Legislative Department to Lucknow-based activist Nutan Thakur, […]