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Patna: As Bihar prepares for the upcoming Assembly elections, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Sunday announced a series of welfare measures for members of the state's panchayati raj system, including plans to double their allowances, offer pension benefits, and provide enhanced insurance coverage, if the INDIA bloc is elected to power in the state. Speaking at a press conference, Yadav said elected representatives of panchayats and Gram Kachaharis (village courts) have long ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) RJD leader and former Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav on Sunday launched a scathing attack on the ruling NDA government in Bihar, asserting that the people of the state were "fed up" with the current administration and were "in the mood for change". Speaking at a press conference, Yadav accused the Nitish Kumar-led government of corruption, administrative failure, and neglecting industrial and employment growth in the state. "The campaigning has begun, a ...Read More >
PATNA, Oct 25: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday accused opposition INDIA bloc leaders of treating the Muslim community as a "vote bank" by portraying themselves as their well-wishers. Kumar claimed that while opposition leaders are using various tactics to secure the votes of the minority community, no efforts are being made to give them any significant representation. In a post on X, the CM wrote, "When elections are here, some people (leaders of Opposition parties) are again try ...Read More >
Earlier in the day, Udit Raj had claimed that the authorities forcibly threw his belongings out of the bungalow despite a court hearing being scheduled for October 28. Congress leader and former MP Udit Raj on Friday alleged that authorities forcibly evicted his family from their Pandara Park government bungalow in New Delhi despite the matter being sub-judice, claiming it was caste-based "harassment." However, according to sources in the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Raj's wife, ...Read More >
Shimla, Oct 25 (PTI) Himachal Pradesh Pensioners' Joint Action Committee on Saturday urged Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu to revise Dearness Relief (DR) by one percentage point to 46 per cent. In a letter to the chief minister, the Chairman of the committee Suresh Thakur said that the state government has enhanced Dearness Relief (DR) by 3 percentage points to 45 per cent from 42 per cent earlier. The chief minister on October 15 announced release of 3 per cent Dearness Allowance (DA) f ...Read More >
New Delhi: The government has approved the extension of two investment options, Life Cycle and Balanced Life Cycle, to central government employees under the National Pension System (NPS) and the Unified Pension Scheme (UPS), the finance ministry said on Friday. This is in line with the continued demand from Central Government employees for a broader range of investment options similar to those available to non-government subscribers. These options are designed to enhance flexibility in retirem ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 24 (PTI) Congress leader and former MP Udit Raj on Friday alleged that authorities forcibly evicted his family from their Pandara Park government bungalow in New Delhi despite the matter being sub-judice, claiming it was caste-based "harassment." However, according to sources in the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Raj's wife, retired IRS officer Seema Raj, stayed five months beyond the permissible period and owed over Rs 21 lakh in dues. The sources confirmed that Ra ...Read More >
New Delhi, October 24: There's renewed optimism among over a crore Central Government employees and pensioners as reports indicate that the long-awaited 8th Pay Commission could soon be constituted, potentially leading to a major salary revision and 17 months of arrears if its recommendations are implemented retrospectively from January 1, 2026. Although the government had announced plans to set up the commission in January 2025, no formal notification has yet been issued, creating uncertainty ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 23 (PTI) Kerala Finance Minister K N Balagopal on Thursday said that the second Pinarayi Vijayan government has spent Rs 43,653 crore on welfare pension distribution. The minister, in a statement, said that the social security pension for the month of October will be distributed from October 27 onwards and Rs 812 crore has been allocated for this. He said that 62 lakh people will get Rs 1600 each as social security pension. Of them, 26.62 lakh beneficiaries will get th ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority of India has come out with a discussion paper proposing a dual valuation approach for the securities held in scheme portfolios of National Pension System (NPS) and Atal Pension Yojana (APY). The framework aims to present pension wealth accumulation more clearly to subscribers while ensuring long-term financial stability and economic relevance, the regulator said in the discussion paper titled 'Alignment of Valuation Guidelines wit ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav announced on Wednesday (Oct 22) that if the INDIA bloc wins the upcoming Bihar assembly elections and forms the government, his administration will regularise all contractual and outsourced workers in state government departments and make them permanent employees. He also promised that around two lakh community mobilisers working under the state's Jeevika livelihood programme -- popularly known as "Jeevika Didis" -- would be granted perm ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) has released a comprehensive Consultation Paper titled "Alignment of Valuation Guidelines with the core objectives of Long-only Funds when investing in Government Securities and calculation of Net Asset Value (NAV)". The framework proposed is part of PFRDA's ongoing commitment towards improving governance, protecting subscriber interests and contributing for India's broader financial and infrastructural growth. The Consul ...Read More >
Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini announced an increase in the old age pension to Rs 3,200. The government has fulfilled 46 out of 217 poll promises made for the 2024 assembly elections. Work is progressing on remaining promises. The Chief Minister also distributed development grants and plot allotment letters to beneficiaries. On the completion of the first year of the BJP government's third consecutive term in Haryana, Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Friday increased the old age pe ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has referred to a larger bench to decide on whether doctors practising traditional medical systems should be treated at par with medics of modern medicine for determining service conditions, retirement age, and pay scales. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran, on May 13, reserved its order on the pleas seeking a clarification on whether there can be a different age of superannuation for doctors practising modern medic ...Read More >
The Association of University Teachers (AUT), Tamil Nadu, has opposed the State government's move to amend the Tamil Nadu Private Universities Act, 2019 creating a provision to convert government-aided colleges into private universities under a 'Brown field University' nomenclature. In a statement on Wednesday, the AUT expressed concern over probable exorbitant fee hike for students, job threat to teachers and non-teaching staff, and a direct impact on the reservation policy thereby affecting s ...Read More >
New Delhi: In a major development, the Pushkar Singh Dhami-led Uttarakhand government has announced a hike in the Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief for employees and pensioners. According to the Chief Minister's office. Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami has approved a 3 percent DA hike for employees and pensioners of the state government. It is important to note that the hike in the Dearness Allowance comes a day ahead of Diwali. The Uttarakhand DA hike will be applicable to employees and ...Read More >
State-run universities headed by officiating vice chancellors will soon have new permanent VCs, said Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati on Friday (October 17, 2025). "The appointment of VCs was delayed due to lack of clarity in the Act. Now, the Act has been amended. We already have a set of selection panels. We hope the universities would have full-time VCs in next two to three months," said Mr. Kambhampati during interaction with media here. Of the 17 State-run universities, as many as 13 ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], October 19 (ANI): The Odisha government has announced that all Registrar and Sub-Registrar offices across the state will remain closed on Monday after declaring October 20 an additional holiday, as Diwali falls on that day. All government offices and magisterial courts, except those in Nuapada district, will remain closed. In lieu of this, the fourth Saturday (October 25) has been declared a working day. Also Read | Raju Bista's Convoy Attacked by Miscreants in We ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], October 19 (ANI): The Odisha government has announced that all Registrar and Sub-Registrar offices across the state will remain closed on Monday after declaring October 20 an additional holiday, as Diwali falls on that day. All government offices and magisterial courts, except those in Nuapada district, will remain closed. In lieu of this, the fourth Saturday (October 25) has been declared a working day. According to an official notification issued by the Departme ...Read More >
Gorakhpur: Just 15 km from Gorakhpur city, deep inside the Kusmhi forest, Van Tangiya villagers of Jungle Tinkonia No. 3 are waiting eagerly for arrival of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. For a week now, air in the village is filled with excitement and devotion -- after all, Diwali for them begins only when their 'Yogi Baba' lights the first lamp in their homes.Preparations are in full swing, houses being cleaned, walls painted and courtyards decorated as villagers gear up to welcome the Chief M ...Read More >
Addressing the gathering, Devraj Thakur, president of the HRTC association, said, "We have been deceived by the management and the state government. The Himachal Pradesh government adopted the new pay scale scheme in 2016, but the arrears from 2016 to 2022 are still pending. Since April 1, 2024, not a single retired employee has received even ₹1 as pension." He added that for the past four years, no medical reimbursement claims had been cleared. "Over 500 retired employees have passed away in ...Read More >
Vijayawada: Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu on Friday called upon citizens to actively participate in the P-4 initiative, a flagship programme the state government aimed at eradicating poverty and uplifting underprivileged communities across Andhra Pradesh. The P4 initiative in Andhra Pradesh stands for Public-Private-People Partnership aimed at achieving "Zero Poverty" in the state by 2029. The program encourages 10% of affluent individuals, identified as 'Margdarshaks', to mentor and as ...Read More >
PARIS (Reuters) -S&P Global downgraded France's rating a notch on Friday in a surprise update on the euro zone's second-biggest economy, warning that political instability put the government's efforts to repair its finances at risk. Credit ratings agencies rarely downgrade outside of regulated schedules for updates, but S&P said France's cut to A+/A-1' from 'AA-/A-1+' was merited after a high-tension week in which Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu pledged to suspend a deeply unpopular 2023 pensi ...Read More >
Vijayawada: Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu on Friday called upon citizens to actively participate in the P-4 initiative, a flagship programme the state government aimed at eradicating poverty and uplifting underprivileged communities across Andhra Pradesh. The P4 initiative in Andhra Pradesh stands for Public-Private-People Partnership aimed at achieving "Zero Poverty" in the state by 2029. The program encourages 10% of affluent individuals, identified as 'Margdarshaks', to mentor and as ...Read More >
Bathinda: With stubble-burning again on the rise, Punjab govt has decided to take stricter action against farmers beyond registering FIRs and imposing 'environmental compensation' fines. District officials have been told to take drastic steps, such as withdrawing benefits of govt schemes to dissuade farmers from burning crop residue.Farmers who burn stubble may also have their arms licences cancelled.Deputy commissioners are writing to subdivisional magistrates (SDM) to direct heads of various d ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], October 18(ANI): Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati on Friday encouraged media professionals to actively promote the welfare schemes of both Central and State governments on their platforms, helping more people become aware of the benefits. He was holding an interaction with the representatives of media organisations at the New Abhishek Hall on the premises of Raj Bhavan. The Governor highlighted key schemes such as Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY), ...Read More >
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], October 17 (ANI): Former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister and Leader of Opposition Jai Ram Thakur on Friday urged the state government to provide relief and housing to flood-affected families ahead of Diwali and to accelerate the restoration of damaged infrastructure. Speaking to ANI, Thakur expressed concern that the festive spirit in the state was missing this year due to the hardships caused by the recent calamities. "This year, the usual enthusiasm and joy ...Read More >
Union Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya told a meeting of the Central Board of Trustees (CBT) of the Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) in New Delhi on Monday (October 13, 2025) that the Cabinet was actively considering increasing the minimum PF pension. Though the issue was not in agenda, trade union members in the CBT said during the discussions that the minimum PF pension should be revised from the present amount of ₹1,000 a month. "The Minister did not rule it out and said the Ca ...Read More >
New Delhi: The EPFO continues to offer various benefits to PF employees, which are having a significant impact. Employees will now be able to withdraw their funds hassle-free. Except for the minimum amount, some changes have been made to the rules. 75% of the funds can be withdrawn immediately after job loss. This means that to withdraw the remaining 25%, you will have to remain unemployed for 12 months. Previously, some rules were complex, but now they have been simplified. These have been div ...Read More >
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 sta ...Read More >
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