New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has completed the process of migrating its entire database of member records to the new centralised national database, as part of the CITES Project (Centralised IT Enabled Services) initiative, to modernise the organisation’s service delivery to its members through automation and rule-based processing, it was announced on Wednesday.The project is designed to enhance convenience for members, improve EPFO operational effi…
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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…
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…
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…
Thiruvananthapuram, June 4 (IANS) Presenting a grim picture of Kerala’s financial position, Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan on Thursday said the state was facing a severe fiscal challenge due to absolute mismanagement of public finances and warned that the new government would have to undertake major corrective measures to restore stability.Tabling a White Paper on the financial status of the state in the Assembly, Satheesan later told the media that the document was not an investigation report …
Srinagar, May 30 (IANS) A team of the 8th Central Pay Commission (CPC) is visiting J&K from May 31 to June 5, and the UT government departments have been asked to present their demands to it, officials said on Saturday.Officials said that according to a communication issued by the Finance Department (Codes Division), the CPC has scheduled an interaction and presentation session with the J&K government on June 1, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Meeting Hall CR-3, SKICC, Srinagar.The meeting wil…
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…
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Jitendra Singh, on Wednesday said that India’s pension governance has witnessed a transformational shift during the last decade, evolving from a procedure-bound system into a technology-enabled, citizen-centric, hassle-free mechanism focused on dignity, transparency, and ease of living for pensioners. Addressing the 16th All India Pension Adalat at Vigyan Bhawan here, Jitendra Singh said pensioners …
Chandigarh, May 13 (IANS) Punjab BJP Chief Sunil Jakhar on Wednesday said the Aam Aadmi Party “is trying to divert people’s attention from real issues by constantly creating new narratives, but under the leadership of PM Modi, the Bharatiya Janata Party will not allow this to happen”. Promising to clear arrears, Jakhar told the media here that more than 3 lakh employees and 4 lakh pensioners in Punjab are awaiting their dearness allowance instalments and arrears.He said the High Cour…