Hyderabad, April 14 (IANS) Telangana Minister for Transport Ponnam Prabhakar on Tuesday urged the TGSRTC employees to withdraw their decision to go on strike, reiterating that the government is always ready to resolve employee issues amicably through dialogue. The minister said in a statement that the matter relating to the merger of Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TGSRTC) with the government and issues related to trade unions fall within the government’s jurisdiction. He, however, a…
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New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) As central government employees and pensioners await the rollout of the 8th Pay Commission, expectations around salary and pension hikes are steadily building across the country. Key aspects such as the fitment factor, implementation timeline, likely pay revisions, and arrears continue to remain at the centre of discussions amid ongoing uncertainty.The 8th Pay Commission is expected to recommend revisions in salaries, pensions, and allowances for central government emp…
Chandigarh, April 10 (IANS) Punjab BJP President Sunil Jakhar on Friday said the state government should announce the implementation of a crop insurance scheme for farmers during the special Vidhan Sabha session scheduled for April 13.He has also written a letter to Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on the issue.Jakhar said although the government of India has already implemented a crop insurance scheme, the state government has not notified it.“By doing so, the Chief Minister is committing a major…
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday signalled a major political push in West Bengal, asserting that the state is ready for change as he arrived to release the BJP’s election manifesto, or ‘Sankalp Patra’, in Kolkata.In a post on X, HM Shah said, “Bengal, weary of TMC, now seeks change. Today in Kolkata, I will release BJP’s ‘Sankalp Patra’ on the basis of freeing Bengal from TMC’s ‘reign of terror’. Thereafter, I am eager to connect with the brothers and si…
Bhopal, April 2 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh Finance Department, on Thursday, issued orders for government employees that the Dearness Allowance (DA) in the state has been increased by three per cent, officials said. Following this hike, employees will now receive a total DA of 58 per cent, up from the previous 55 per cent. The Finance Department has announced that government employees will receive the arrears resulting from the increase in DA — covering the period from July 1, 2025, to March 31, …
Kolkata, March 13 (IANS) The ‘cease-work’ protest called by various associations representing West Bengal government employees, consolidated under the collective organisation of Sangrami Joutho Mancha (Joint Movement Forum) on Friday to express their discontent regarding the purported hesitation and inaction of the government concerning the disbursement of Dearness Allowance (DA) evoked mixed response in different state government offices throughout the state.Although the cease-work did not …
Kolkata, March 13 (IANS) CPI-M leaders on Friday criticised the West Bengal government over its inability to implement the Supreme Court order mandating the payment of 25 per cent of the DA arrears from 2008 to 2019 by March 31.CPI-M leader and advocate Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya termed it unfortunate that state government employees in West Bengal have to go on strike to secure the implementation of a Supreme Court judgement.Speaking to IANS, he said, “A constitutional government should have i…
Kolkata, March 13 (IANS) Various associations representing West Bengal government employees, consolidated under the collective organisation of Sangrami Joutho Mancha (Joint Movement Forum), have initiated a complete work stoppage on Friday to express their discontent regarding the purported hesitation and inaction of the government concerning the disbursement of Dearness Allowance (DA).As per the Joint Movement Forum, the state government has provided sufficient signals to disregard the Supreme …
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) The Eighth Central Pay Commission has invited representations from all stakeholders and their submissions would be received up to April 30, 2026, according to an official statement.The Commission has provided an online structured format for inviting memorandum/representations from associations and unions of serving employees/pensioners, organizations/institutions as well as from employees, pensioners and interested individuals on its website.“The structured format for…
Kolkata, March 4 (IANS) Sangrami Joutho Mancha (Joint Movement Forum), an umbrella body of various West Bengal Government employees’ associations, had called a total cease-work on March 13 to protest against the inaction of the state government in connection with the Dearness Allowance (DA) payable to them.According to the Joint Movement Forum, the state government is yet to abide by the order of the Supreme Court last month directing it to follow a step-by-step method to pay DA to state governm…