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…
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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…
Bhopal, March 2 (IANS) In yet another significant decision regarding state government employees on the occasion of Holi, the BJP-led Madhya Pradesh government on Monday announced that treasury officers will now also be allowed to hire vehicles during working hours. The government said in a statement late on Monday that Chief Minister Mohan Yadav has granted permission to extend the facility of hiring vehicles to all Treasury officers. A proposal regarding this was made by the treasury officer…
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 21 (IANS) With Kerala gearing up for the upcoming Assembly elections and the CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) eyeing a rare third consecutive term under Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, a controversy has emerged over an alleged bulk message campaign targeting state government employees.R.S. Sasikumar, Chairman of the State United Confederation of Employees (SUCC), alleged that a message issued in the Chief Minister’s name was circulated widely to the personal What…
Kolkata, Feb 19 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday criticised Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over her government’s decision to create additional posts in the State Constituted Services.In a post on X, Amit Malviya, BJP’s IT Cell chief and the party’s central observer for West Bengal, alleged that the move was aimed at misleading state civil service officers.“The recent statement made by Mamata Banerjee regarding the creation of additional posts and revision of cadre schedules …