New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances, and Pensions, Dr Jitendra Singh, on Sunday highlighted the Central government’s employee-centric initiatives, particularly the decision to redeploy nearly 65,000 erstwhile Ordnance Factory employees into regular government service, following the restructuring of the Ordnance Factory Board.Addressing a delegation representing Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) and affiliated employees’ organisations from across the country, t…
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Mumbai, July 3 (IANS) General Administration Department in-charge Minister Ashish Shelar on Friday announced in the Legislative Assembly that a committee comprising members from both Houses of the Maharashtra Legislature will be constituted to recommend measures for regulating transfers of government employees, ensuring faster disposal of official files and enhancing transparency in government functioning. Senior MLA Sudhir Mungantiwar had presented the non-government bill – The Maharashtra Go…
Jaipur, July 2 (IANS) Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday raised serious concerns over an alleged breakdown of the state’s payment system, claiming that delays in the release of dues have adversely affected employees, pensioners, patients, contractors and several other sections of society.Gehlot has written a detailed letter marked “Urgent” to Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma, drawing attention to what he described as a deepening financial crisis and administrative paraly…
Jaipur, June 23 (IANS) Jodhpur City BJP MLA Atul Bhansali has introduced an unconventional initiative to manage the surge in transfer requests from government employees during Rajasthan’s transfer season, setting up a “Transfer Temple” at his office.Applicants can place their transfer requests before an image of Lord Shri Ram at the Transfer Temple. A collection box has also been kept alongside the image, allowing employees to deposit their applications.According to Bhansali, the initiativ…
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) The Eighth Central Pay Commission has completed the memorandum submission phase, on June 15, and it is set to examine demands from central government employees and pensioners ahead of its final recommendations.The commission, which began operations after the government approved its terms of reference in October 2025, has about 10 months remaining to finalise proposals. The commission is expected to recommend revisions to salaries, pensions and allowances for around 55 l…
Guwahati, June 9 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday asserted that the governmnet employees and pensioners are important part of the growth trajectory of the state and the cabinet’s decison in two per cent increase in Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (DR) for state government employees and pensioners, raising the rate from 58 per cent to 60 per cent will be effective from July.The decision is expected to benefit more than eight lakh serving employees and pension…
Chennai, May 30 (IANS) In a move aimed at strengthening workplace discipline and modernising attendance management, the Tamil Nadu government has made biometric and Face ID-based attendance mandatory for officers and staff of the Human Resources Management Department at the State Secretariat from June 1. The initiative marks the first time such a system has been formally introduced in a Secretariat department and is expected to be expanded to other departments in phases.According to official sou…
Dehradun, May 18 (IANS) Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Monday sent out digital letters to thousands of government employees, selected over the past few years and motivated them to serve the people to the best of their capacity while emerging as a “role model” for other public service aspirants.The Chief Minister conveyed greetings and good wishes in the letter and also spoke to a few of the employees to hail their notable contributions.CM Dhami personally spoke with severa…
Chennai, May 14 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay on Thursday announced a two per cent increase in Dearness Allowance (DA) for state government employees, teachers, pensioners, and family pensioners, raising it from 58 per cent to 60 per cent with retrospective effect from January 1, 2026.The announcement was made through an official government press release issued by the Department of Information and Public Relations.The move is expected to benefit nearly 16 lakh government emplo…
Kochi, April 17 (IANS) The Kerala High Court on Friday sought a response from the Election Commission of India (ECI) over alleged lapses in the postal voting process that left at least one government employee unable to exercise his franchise, and posted the matter for hearing on April 21.The court was considering a petition filed by a state government employee who contended that his constitutional right to vote was denied despite complying with all procedures required for postal voting.The plea …