Tag: Modi Government

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: “The Narendra Modi government was to increase our minimum salary but instead of taking a decision in this regard, it tricked us again by increasing the Dearness Allowance (DA),” alleged a Central government employee on the condition of anonymity. The government employees had been expecting the Centre to announce something related to the […]

Bengaluru: Congress president Rahul Gandhi today described HAL as a “strategic asset” in aerospace, saying the country owed a debt to it, as he stepped up his campaign against the Modi government over the Rafale fighter jet deal. Reaching out to present and former employees of the defence PSU at an interaction with them here, […]

Utterances by politicians – and economists – on the second ‘death anniversary’ of the Rs. 1000 note have been on predictable lines. Depending on which side of the political divide they are, these wise heads have either been heaping praise on the Modi government for this ‘bold’ move that allegedly marked a ‘turning point’ in […]

By Sandeep Sahu Much has already been written on the Modi government’s decision to ban beacon lamps of all hues from the vehicles of all our so called VIPs, including the President and the Prime Minister, with effect from May 1. Some governments, including our own, have shown amazing alacrity in dismantling the much sought […]

New Delhi: At a time when the central government employees are still awaiting further increase in the minimum pay, a big news is making rounds that is likely to benefit over 1 crore employees and pensioners of the Central and State Government. As per a report of Zeebiz Online, these 1 crore employees may soon […]

New Delhi: In a major decision, the Central government has rejected a long-standing demand of the armed forces for higher Military Service Pay (MSP) for over 1.12 lakh military personnel including Junior Commissioned Officers of the Army. Around 1.12 lakh military personnel including 87,646 JCOs and 25,434 personnel of equivalent rank from the Navy and […]

Bhubaneswar: The Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM), the youth wing of BJP, today lashed out at the Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for the inefficiency on part of the State government to create employment opportunities. The policies of the State government are against youth and it has led to the dismal state of employment scenario […]

The dearness allowance (DA) of the Central government employees has been increased by 3 per cent effective from January 1, 2019, to “compensate” for price rise. This move of the Modi government will benefit 1.1 crore central government employees and pensioners. The cabinet has approved the additional DA of 3 per cent over the existing […]

Bhubaneswar: It seems Odisha government is trying its best to woo voters ahead of the 2019 general elections. The State government has announced a hike of dearness allowance (DA) by 3% for its employees and pensioners. As per a notification issued by the State government, the dearness allowance hike will come into effect retrospectively from […]

Gorakhpur (UP): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of projects worth Rs 131 crore in Maharajganj district and claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi made India “corruption-free”. Adityanath also praised the soldiers and said: “Terrorists don’t understand the language of love, so Indian soldiers did ‘Shiv Tandav’ with […]

7th Pay Commission: After the bonanza given to the Central government employees in terms of Dearness Allowances (DA), the Uttar Pradesh government reportedly announced a hike in DA. “As per the order, the payment of the due Dearness Allowance for the period of January 1, 2019 to February 28, 2019 will be done in cash […]

New Delhi: Confusion is running high over the allegations of unjustified fee hike by the private schools and its relation with the implementation of the 7th Pay Commission recommendations for the teachers. While the Delhi government has made it clear that “unjustified fee hike” by some private schools was not related to the implementation of […]

New Delhi: Calling Rafale fighter jet deal the biggest defence “corruption” since Independence, Congress President Rahul Gandhi has challenged Prime Minister Narendra Modi for an open debate on the issue. “Dear PM, scared of debating me on corruption? I can make it easier for you. Let’s go open book, so you can prepare,” Gandhi tweeted. […]

Since the implementation of the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission, demands from several quarters erupted for the implementation of the same. Centre and also state governments made necessary hikes in the recent times at regular intervals in the very interests of the government employees. Adding to the series of hikes, a new media report […]

Though the long-standing demand of the Central government employees, further hike in the minimum pay against the 7th Pay Commission recommendations, is yet to be considered by the Narendra Modi government, recently some good news was announced to please the CG employees. The Department of Personnel & Training under the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances […]