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General Provident Fund and other similar funds - Interest at the rate of 7.9% w.e.f. 1st July, 2019 to 30th September, 2019

Restoration of Old Pension Scheme – Restore the old pension scheme for the Central Government employees as the pension amount is lower - Loksabha Q&A

7th Pay Commission: Electioneering for Railway Union polls is heating up - they are scheduled to be held on August 28 and 29, 2019. One of the things that is on top of the agenda of most of those…

In the Budget 2019, the government made certain changes to income tax rules on investment in the National Pension System (NPS). Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman increased the income tax…

Minutes of the Standing Committee Meeting held on 07.03.2019 in Conference Hall, North Block, New Delhi under the Chairmanship of Secretary (Personnel) - DOPT

SC/ST and OBC Quota in Government Departments – Loksabha Q&A GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS (DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL & TRAINING) LOK SABHA…

Highlights of Union Budget 2019-20: Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2019-20 on 5th July 2019

India is set to witness a sharp slowdown in population growth in the next two decades, the Economic Survey report has flagged. It says that although the country as a whole will enjoy the “demographic…

Revision of interest rates on various small savings schemes for the second quarter of financial year 2019-20 starting 1st July, 2019 and ending on 30th September, 2019

Implementation of recommendations of GDS Committee on Social Security Benefits for Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS) - Payment of Severance Amount and GDS Gratuity with effect from 01.01.2016 instead of…

Nirmala Sitharaman will present the first Budget of second term of the Modi government on July 5. Despite the Modi 1.0 government announcing some tax relief in the interim Budget in February, there…

In good news for over nine lakh state government employees and pensioners, the Gujarat government has hiked the Dearness Allowance (DA) to 12 per cent from the existing nine per cent under the 7th Pay…

Revised rates of Honorarium/Remuneration to be paid to the officials engaged in conduction of Departmental Examination

PMJAY provides cashless and paperless access to services for the beneficiary at the point of service in any empanelled hospital (both public and private) across India

All India Consumer Price Index for the month of May 2019 released by Govt - CPI increased by 2 Points No. 5/1/2019-CPI GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT LABOUR BUREAU…

Travel by air by Government servants during official visits within India provide that air travel is permissible by the National Carriers viz. Indian Airlines and Air India in ordinary circumstances.

Air Travel by Government servants within India - Schemes offered by airlines which are co-branded with the credit cards can also be availed - OM dated 01.08.2006

Reimbursement of Service Tax and Education Cess on air travel while on tour/transfer or LTC - OM Dated 18.07.2007

Air Travel on official account - both domestic and international - Government of India bears the cost of air passage - OM dated, 13.07.2009

Air Travel on official account - both domestic and international - OM Dated 01.10.2009