7th CPC: Centre has approved Leave Travel Allowance (LTA) or Leave Travel Concessions (LTC) benefits for Central govt employees

There’s good news for lakhs of employees and PM Modi-led government. According to reports the Centre has approved Leave Travel Allowance (LTA) or Leave Travel Concessions (LTC) for its employees for travelling. Central Government employees can take advantage of LTC while travelling to various part of the country including, Jammu and Kashmir, Northeast States and…

7th Pay Commission: No fees for government job application from Divyang applicants

7th Pay Commission: No fees for government job application from Divyang applicants

Central government has taken a big decision for recruitment to posts reserved for Divyangs (Persons with Disabilities, PwD). The government has waived off the application and examination fees for entrance examinations for candidates applying under PwD quota. Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) and Staff Selection Commission (SSC) conducts the exams to fill vacancies in the…

7th Pay Commission – Pension Revision of the Ex-servicemen who retired before 2006

7th Pay Commission – Pension Revision of the Ex-servicemen who retired before 2006

The Central Government has given a big relief to the Ex-servicemen. The Central Government has decided to revise pension of the Ex-servicemen who retired before 2006. These Ex-servicemen were getting a pension as per the 5th Pay Commission recommendations. After revision, the Ex-servicemen will get pension under the 7th pay commission report recommendations and this…

7th Pay Commission: Central govt employees will get Risk allowance up to Rs 25,000 soon

7th Pay Commission: Central govt employees will get Risk allowance up to Rs 25,000 soon

The Central 7th Pay Commission had recommended a special allowance for central government employees that fall under the government’s risk category. Now, the Centre has issued a notification to ascertain the number of employees that are eligible for the risk and hardship allowance under the 7th Pay Commission. The government has sought the list of…

7th Pay Commission may be the last one; New method to fix the salary of employees

7th Pay Commission may be the last one; New method to fix the salary of employees

7th Pay Commission: In what may come as a rather shocking development for central government employees, who have been negotiating with the government to increase salaries as per a higher fitment factor under the 7th Pay Commission, Centre may well decide to do away with pay commissions all-together! In effect that means there will probably…

Confused about the travelling allowance rules and 7th CPC; Government employees must know

Confused about the travelling allowance rules and 7th CPC; Government employees must know

7th Pay Commission: From Dearness Allowance to Travel Allowance, over 4.9 million government employees get several allowances benefits under accordance with the Seventh Pay Commission. However, govt employees often remain confused about the travelling allowance rules and implementation of the recommendations of the 7th pay commission (7th CPC). Among those allowances, government employees are usually…