
Millions of central government employees and pensioners are upset over the delay in announcing Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief…
In a major update, the Centre has allowed dependent transgender children and siblings of central government employees to access CGHS/CS(MA)…
DA hike for central government employees pensioners: It is expected that the DA may increase by 3% next month. This…
Unified pension Scheme: Among several issues flagged by the unions and employee bodies, one issue has been the delay in…
8th Pay Commission update: The minister assured the confederation that the 8th pay panel would be announced soon and immediately…
The Centre hikes DA twice every year – first revision before the Holi festival for January-June cycle and the second…
The 8th Pay Commission may simplify the allowance structure for central government employees by abolishing multiple existing allowances. Like the…
One of the questions frequently asked is whether the government will replace CGHS with another insurance-based scheme under the 8th…
At the end of the 7th Pay Commission, central government employees will get only 58% DA, which is less than…
In March 2020, when the first wave of Covid-19 hit the country, the government deferred the decision to increase DA…
The 5th Pay Commission allowed employees to commute their pension from one-third to 40%. Also, it recommended that the commuted…
The 8th Pay Commission, announced by the Modi government in January 2025, is yet to see any concrete progress, with…
At present, around 85 lakh central and state government employees are covered under the NPS. All central government departments and…
The government has extended NPS-like tax benefits to Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) subscribers. Now, up to 60% of the retirement…
The Finance Ministry has directed all central government departments to grant double the normal Transport Allowance to employees with specified…
The 8th Pay Commission is expected to revise salaries, but the belief that pay will rise 2.46 times is misleading.…
For any Pay Commission, the Terms of Reference is the framework on the basis of which the commission does its…
Rule 10, as given in Annexure-I, states: Central employees will get increment only once a year — either on January…