Tag: Pay Commission

Bhubaneswar/Jaipur: The government employees in Rajasthan have reportedly threatened the Vasundhara Raje-led BJP government in the state of dire consequences in the ensuing general elections if their demands are not met. It has already been 10 days since around 100,000 employees of various government departments of the state government are on cease-work agitation. The government […]

“It’s not a gift, neither Dussehra nor Diwali. Demand was hike in the minimum pay… While no step has been taken by the Modi government in this regard so far, extension of benefits of LTC scheme is hyped as if it will have a big impact on our financial position,” rued a Central government employee. […]

While the Central government employees’ demand for hike in the minimum pay is yet to pay heed by the Narendra Modi-led NDA government, the brewing resentment across the country took the shape of a strike in Rajasthan on Monday. Over 4,500 buses remained off the roads in the western Indian state today as the employees […]

Bhopal/Bhubaneswar: At a time when the Central government employees continue to press their demands for hike in the minimum pay, the Madhya Pradesh government on Wednesday announced increased Dearness Allowance (DA) to its employees. An increase of 2 per cent in DA as per the 7th Pay Commission’s recommendation and 3 per cent as per […]

The Jammu and Kashmir government on April 24 approved implementation of 7th Pay Commission’s recommendations and with this it becomes the first state in the country to do so resulting in 20 per cent average hike in the salary of its lakhs of employees. The implementation will have an additional burden of Rs 4,201 crore […]

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: The Centre has increased the salary of the Lieutenant Governors of Union Territories made it on a par with the emoluments of secretaries of the central government. The decision has been taken by the BJP-led central government at a meeting of the Union Cabinet presided by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday. The […]

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: “It has been enough. Our demands have been made a joke. We were promised but the matter was intentionally dilly-dallied by the ruling BJP government,” said a Central government employee. If the government will not take note of our demands, it will have to face dire consequences as we are not fools to […]

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Central government employees have been expecting a further hike in the minimum pay next month after several news related to a possible increase in pay were published in the media. However, it seems the expectations have been crushed again as reports are there that the Centre is not going to increase the minimum […]

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: The Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) Bill was passed by the Lok Sabha on Thursday. The Bill, one passed, will enable the government to fix period of maternity leave and tax-free gratuity amount with an executive order. Meanwhile, the motive of government behind increasing the tax-free gratuity is an inclusive one. Moving the bill […]

Bhubaneswar: In a major development, the state government has finally abolished the post of Sikhya Sahayak and decided to appoint them as Junior teachers. Odisha School & Mass Education Minister Badrinarayan Patra after holding discussions with the agitating teachers informed that the Sikhya Sahayak post will be abolished and the teachers will be posted as […]

Bhubaneswar: In what could bring more cheer for employees and pensioners, Odisha government has decided to clear arrears pending on account of retrospective implementation of 7th Pay Commission’s recommendations from 01.01.2016 As per sources from the Chief Minister’s office, the state government will be clearing the arrears during 2017-18 and 2018-19 financial years. While the […]

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: In what comes as good news amidst uncertainty with Centre yet to take a final call on the further hike in basic pay demand of the employees as per the recommendations of 7th Pay Commission, the Union Cabinet today hiked the Dearness Allowance (DA) of the central government employees and pensioners by 2 […]

Bhubaneswar: In what comes as a joy for employees of State PSUs, CM Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday ordered for a revision of their salary as per recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission. The revision will be effective retrospectively from January 1, 2016, a statement issued by the CMO said. In August last year, the CM […]

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: The end of the 2017-18 financial year is likely to bring in good news for the lakhs of government employees as reports are there that the Narendra Modi-led Central government is mulling to take a final call on the further hike in basic pay demand of the employees. It is believed that the […]

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: While the central government employees are still ambiguous of the government further increasing the minimum pay, a big news is making rounds that the Centre will increase the minimum pay further as recommended under the 7th Pay Commission taking into consideration the demand of the employees. According to media reports, the government will […]