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Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 17 (ANI): In a festive gesture ahead of Diwali, the Uttar Pradesh government on Friday announced an increase in Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (DR) for state employees and pensioners. The rates have been raised from 55 to 58, effective July 1, 2025, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said. In a post shared on X, CM Yogi said, The Government of Uttar Pradesh has increased the rate of dearness allowance and dearness relief for state ...Read More >
Vijayawada: Calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi "the leader of the 21st Century," Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu said the "double-engine" NDA government at the Centre and in AP has brought double benefits to the state. Speaking at the Super GST-Super Savings, Bachhat Utsav public meeting in Kurnool on Thursday, the CM hailed the Centre's cooperation for bringing record-level investments to the state and said, "Modi's victory is India's victory -- and that is our victory too." Lauding the ...Read More >
It is alleged that the assistant engineer, who was posted at PWD's Bongaigaon sub-division and was found dead in her house on July 22, was under "tremendous undue and illegitimate work pressure from her seniors, colleagues and contractors" regarding a mini-stadium project of the PWD. The Assam government had forwarded the probe to the CBI in August. Those named in the CBI FIR include Debajit Sharma, architect of private firm - Aesthetic Creations; Aminul Islam, sub-divisional officer, PWD, Bon ...Read More >
Assam's government is set to preserve its sacred Satra institutions with a new bill. Land rights will be granted to tea garden workers. A significant investment is approved for a new fertilizer plant, promising jobs and economic growth. The Prime Minister is expected to lay the foundation stone for the project soon. Guwahati: The Assam Cabinet meeting has approved the "The Assam Satra Preservation and Development Commission Bill, 2025" to safeguard the sacred heritage institutions, promote thei ...Read More >
Lucknow, Oct 16 (PTI) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday approved a 3 per cent hike in dearness allowance (DA) and dearness relief (DR) for around 28 lakh state government employees and pensioners. With this revision, the DA and DR will rise from 55 per cent to 58 per cent of basic pay, effective from July 1, 2025, according to an official statement. The increased amount will be paid in cash starting October 2025. The chief minister described the move as a sensitive step ...Read More >
BHOPAL: Ahead of Diwali, the Madhya Pradesh government approved a series of proposals on Tuesday, targeting the soybean and millet farmers and pensioners in the state. Aiming to boost the interests of the soybean farmers in the state, which is considered the country's soybean bowl, the state cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Dr Mohan Yadav, approved the implementation of the Bhavantar Yojana, price deficit payment scheme of the central government. Under the special scheme for the Khari ...Read More >
In a festive cheer for government employees and pensioners, the Karnataka government on Wednesday announced a hike in Dearness Allowance (DA) from 12.25 per cent to 14.25 per cent of basic pay. The decision comes just days ahead of the Diwali festival, offering relief to lakhs of state employees and retirees. According to an official order issued by the Finance Department, the revised DA rates will be applicable retrospectively from July 1, 2025. The order stated that the benefit would also exte ...Read More >
Gig work, symbolised by crowd work, on-demand work and freelancing, has expanded rapidly worldwide. The convenience of being able to accept work with just a smartphone has provided many with flexible working arrangements. Behind this sense of convenience for consumers, however, lurk issues such as unstable working conditions and exclusion from social security for the gig workers. Gig workers are usually denied rights as regular employees. Consequently, they have been pushed outside the scope of ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Thursday hiked the Dearness Allowance (DA) of state government employees by three percent. As per the press release issued by the Chief Minister Office (CMO), Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has approved a three percent increase in DA for state government PSU employees. With today's hike of three percent, the total DA of the state government PSU employees' increased from 55 percent to 58 percent. The DA hike in Odisha will be implemented retrospectively ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Employees' Provident Fund Organisation's (EPFO) move to allow withdrawals of up to 75% of the corpus will make life easier for its over 7 crore subscribers, while the norms around 25% balance are meant to ensure a healthy kitty, without imposing any restrictions on pension or PF payment at the time of retirement, a top official said. "The idea is to empower members and repose trust. The changes are meant to pave the way for automated settlement of claims," Central Provident Fund commi ...Read More >
PATNA, India - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's national alliance faces a tough regional election in the state of Bihar in November, due to youth unemployment and distrust over voter rolls, which could pose risks to his coalition that relies on regional partners. Bihar, in eastern India, is one of the country's poorest states and its third most populous, with over 130 million people. Its chief minister Nitish Kumar has previously sided with both Mr Modi and the opposition, but is currently ...Read More >
PATNA, India (Reuters) -Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's national alliance faces a tough regional election in the state of Bihar next month, due to youth unemployment and distrust over voter rolls, which could pose risks to his coalition that relies on regional partners. Bihar, in eastern India, is one of the country's poorest states and its third most populous, with over 130 million people. Its chief minister Nitish Kumar has previously sided with both Modi and the opposition, but is curr ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Chief Minister MK Stalin on Wednesday increased the pension amount for former MLAs to Rs 35,000 per month. Accordingly, to a Bill, which was passed in the State Assembly on Wednesday, on April 26, 2025, the Chief Minister has announced on the floor of the House that the pension payable to former members of the legislative Assembly or of the erstwhile legislative council will be enhanced from Rs 30,000 to Rs 35,000 per month with effect from April 1, 2025. Accordingly, the Bill, when ena ...Read More >
New Delhi: The 238th meeting of Central Board of Trustees (CBT), EPF recently approved Simplified and Liberalized Partial Withdrawals to Enhance Member Convenience and Retirement Security. Under the chairmanship of Union Minister for Labour & Employment and Youth Affairs & Sports Mansukh Mandaviya, the took a number of decisions. 1. To enhance Ease of Living of EPF members, CBT decided to simplify the partial withdrawal provisions of EPF Scheme by merging 13 complex provisions into a single, s ...Read More >
The announcement made in the run-up to Diwali is expected to benefit around 20,000 people, officials aware of the matter said. Non-pensioner ESM refers to those soldiers who are discharged from service early in their life due to organisational constraints or their own request, the officials said. This category includes officers who take premature retirement before 20 years of service and personnel below officer rank who leave the organisation in less than 15 years. Singh has approved a 100% in ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 16 (ANI): Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, and Labour and Employment, Mansukh Mandaviya, on Wednesday highlighted the substantial relaxation in the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) rules, making EPF withdrawal simpler for employees. According to the new rules, employees who lose their jobs can now withdraw 75% of their EPF amount immediately. The remaining 25% can be withdrawn after one year, ensuring that the employee's 10-year service tenure ...Read More >
MARTOLI, India (AP) -- Dozens of dilapidated stone buildings are what is left of the once-thriving border village of Martoli, in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand. Nestled in Johar Valley and surrounded by Himalayan peaks -- the most notable being Nanda Devi, once considered the tallest mountain in the world -- this village had traded sugar, lentils, spices and cloth for salt and wool with Tibetans across the border. The nomadic occupants of several villages spent the winter months in th ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 16 (ANI): Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, and Labour and Employment, Mansukh Mandaviya, on Wednesday highlighted the substantial relaxation in the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) rules, making EPF withdrawal simpler for employees. According to the new rules, employees who lose their jobs can now withdraw 75% of their EPF amount immediately. The remaining 25% can be withdrawn after one year, ensuring that the employee's 10-year service tenure ...Read More >
New Delhi: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday condemned the Baksa district jail violence, calling the incident "very unfortunate." "The incident is very unfortunate...Political parties are trying to instigate the public, which considers Zubeen Garg as its own. This is not in the interest of Assam. This will damage Assam for a long time. The manner in which anti-CAA protests damaged Assam for a long time, this will affect the state for a long time too. I appeal to the people - ...Read More >
Shimla: Just ahead of Diwali, chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Wednesday announced a three per cent dearness allowance (DA) hike for state employees and pensioners, which will be credited with Oct salaries and pensions, payable in Nov.The DA arrears from April to Sept will be credited in October, while arrears from July 2023 to March 2025 will be paid separately. The announcement came during the biennial general convention of the Himachal Pradesh Electricity Board Employees Union in Shim ...Read More >
BENGALURU: A day after Biocon chief Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw highlighted Bengaluru's "creaking" infrastructure, Karnataka's deputy CM D K Shivakumar Wednesday accused her of "betrayal" and of tarnishing the very state and country that helped her succeed as an entrepreneur.However, people sprang to her defence, accusing the government of displaying hostility towards those who speak up, and of refusing to accept constructive criticism.On her part, Shaw on Wednesday blamed previous governments' inaction ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Employees' Provident Fund Organisation's (EPFO) move to allow withdrawals of up to 75% of the corpus will make life easier for its over 7 crore subscribers, while the norms around 25% balance are meant to ensure a healthy kitty, without imposing any restrictions on pension or PF payment at the time of retirement, a top official said. "The idea is to empower members and repose trust. The changes are meant to pave the way for automated settlement of claims," Central Provident Fund commi ...Read More >
Ahead of Bihar Assembly elections, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Thursday promised that if the INDIA bloc came to power in Bihar, it would bring an Act to ensure that every family in the state had a member with a government job. The opposition leader added that the proposed Act will be brought "within 20 days of formation of the new government". "The NDA could not provide jobs to the youth in 20 years. We will bring the Act within 20 days of coming to power, and implementation will be ensured i ...Read More >
Bihar Mukhyamantri Mahila Rojgar Yojana: Rs 10,000 Installment Released for 21 Lakh Women, Check Eligibility, Application Process, And Next Disbursement Dates The Ministry Of Health And Family Welfare has issued an Office Memorandum outlining the Implementation of Revised CGHS Rates. These rates will be effective from 13 October 2025. The new CGHS rates shall apply to all healthcare services availed at CGHS-empanelled Healthcare Organisations (HCOs; Medical Reimbursement Claims of individuals ...Read More >
New Delhi: Before Diwali, the central government gave a major gift to central employees by increasing their DA, but everyone is eagerly awaiting the second one. The Modi government could constitute the 8th Pay Commission any day now. The government approved it in January, but has not yet constituted it. Amidst the anxiety among central employees, the demand for its formation is gaining momentum. The government could decide to constitute it during the festive season, which would prove to be a ma ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Modi government is all set to provide a major relief to central government employees and pensioners. After the hike in Dearness Allowance (DA), the Centre has now made a major reform under the Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS). The government, on October 3, announced revised package rates for around 2,000 medical procedures. It is important to note that these new rates will come into effect from October 13, 2025. This revision is being considered the biggest reform in the la ...Read More >
The court also cited rules governing employees of the petitioner which stated that except for cancer due to smoking, the rest of the cancers have been treated to be attributable to military service. A division bench of Justices Harsimran Singh Sethi and Vikas Suri made these observations while rejecting the Centre's petition challenging a 2019 order of the Armed Forces Tribunal . The tribunal had directed that Kumari Salochna Verma be granted special family pension from the date of her son's d ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, Oct 5 : Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology; MoS PMO; Personnel, Public Grievances, and Pensions; Department of Atomic Energy and Department of Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh, called upon ministries and departments to transform the Government's ongoing cleanliness initiative into a mass movement that combines public participation, innovation and private sector engagement. At a high-level review meeting on the implementation of Special Campaign 5.0, Dr. Ji ...Read More >
Patna, October 3: Ahead of Diwali and Chhath, the Nitish Kumar-led Bihar government on Friday approved 129 proposals during a cabinet meeting held in Patna. During the meeting, a major relief measure was taken for state employees and pensioners by hiking their dearness allowance (DA) by 3 per cent. With this decision, DA has been raised from 55 per cent to 58 per cent, effective from July 1, 2025. The move, seen as a festive-season gift ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections, will benefit lakh ...Read More >
PATNA: Bihar cabinet on Friday approved a 3 per cent increase in the dearness allowance (DA) for its employees, pensioners and family pensioners in order to provide relief to the common people during the festive season of Diwali and Chhath."The cabinet has taken a decision to increase DA by three per cent from the existing 55 per cent to 58 percent. It will be payable with effect from July 01, 2025. The hiked DA will be payable to government employees, pensioners and family pensioners," Cabinet ...Read More >
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