Tag: Pension

Good News for Central govt employees & pensioners . 4% Dearness Allowance hike announced . Current hike in DA is effective from July 1, 2022

Nayagarh: Serious allegations of women being forced to participate in a padyatra organised by the ruling-BJD in Bhapur block of Nayagarh surfaced today. Local women have alleged that they were threatened by BJD leaders that they will not be provided Indira Awas Yojana benefits and pension if they do not attend the padyatra. The ruling […]

Bhubaneswar: In what could come as good news for retired teachers and employees of all aided schools and colleges, the Odisha government has decided to release pension arrears. According to sources, Finance Minister Shashibhushan Behera today approved a proposal of the Finance department to release pension arrears for the period January 1, 2016 to September […]

Bhubaneswar: Opposing Centre’s move to introduce Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) compliant system for disbursement of pensions under National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) scheme, the Odisha government on Thursday urged the Centre not to impose the bank payment system in the interest of vulnerable beneficiaries. In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chief Minister Naveen […]

Bhubaneswar: Pensioners, retired before 2016, who were confused about the revision of their pension can now breathe a sigh of relief. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday launched an online application, Arpana, to ensure they receive their due in a hassle free manner. Under the e-governance applications of the Finance Department, the new pension application […]

Bolangir/Sambalpur: Allegations of ‘no percentage no work’ are at a rise even after Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, earlier this month, asked the district collectors to stop collecting the PC or percentage from contractors for undertaking government work orders at block level in the State. In a fresh allegation from Bolangir district, beneficiaries at Semelpali village […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has decided to include three lakh more beneficiaries in the ongoing social security pension schemes in the state. Announcing the decision of the government today, chief minister Naveen Patnaik said his government has always given top priority to the social security of the poor people to ensure a smile on their […]

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced a slew of welfare measures ranging from social security, education, healthcare to housing for registered construction workers of the State on Saturday. Scholarships were announced for the children of construction and unorganized sector workers studying in high school. The government has decided to provide Rs 2000 per annum scholarship […]

Bhubaneswar: Thousands of farmers from across Odisha will stage a demonstration under the banner of Navnirman Krushak Sangathan (NKS) at Lower PMG Square here on Wednesday demanding fulfillment of their various demands.

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday said that senior citizens should get a meaningful pension to live with dignity, and not just the equivalent of Rs 92 at current value. The apex court said the State was “obligated to ensure” that the right to live with dignity that includes reasonable shelter, health care, clothing […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the provision for pension and other allowances to former parliamentarians and their spouses as it dismissed a plea by NGO Lok Prahari challenging the grant to former lawmakers. “The plea is dismissed,” said a bench of Justice J. Chelameswar and Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul pointing out that […]

If you are a central government employee or a pensioner, here is something that will cheer you up as there are a plethora of benefit schemes announced or are likely to be implemented this year.

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government today announced that the financial assistance or pension given to the soldiers and widows of soldiers who fought World War II will be increased, official sources said. A proposal to increase the pension amount from Rs 1,000 a month to Rs 6,000 a month was approved by finance minister S B […]

Cuttack: An elderly person was beaten to death allegedly by his wife and son following a quarrel over the victim’s pension, police said. The incident happened in Kokipada village under Cuttack Sadar police station late last night. Police said that Fakir Mohanty (62), a former government employee, had been thrown out of his house in […]

Puri: Alleging State Government’s laidback attitude towards various demands, thousands of farmers under the aegis of Naba Nirman Krushak Sangathan (NNKS) took to streets in Puri today. Demanding fulfilment of an 18-point charter of demands, farmers from 11 blocks of Puri district took out a rally from Gundicha Temple to Puri Collectorate. The agitating farmers […]