The government is likely to take a decision about the hike in allowances for Central government employees by November this year when the panel appointed to examine it submits its report. The committee headed by finance secretary has secretaries from…
News have surfaced that the Prime Minister has instructed the Finance Minister to put a hold on the proposed plan to impose taxes on PF withdrawals. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is expected to make an official announcement in this regard…
The “integrity” of central government employees will now be under watch. A confidential circular by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has asked all officers of the rank of joint secretaries and above to rate the integrity of their…
Reserve Bank Governor Raghuram Rajan on Tuesday kept the policy rate on hold at 6.75 per cent, as widely expected, opting to wait until after the Union Budget to decide on whether to cut interest rates further. In the policy…
All central government employees will soon be sharing their photos and interesting details of holidays. Besides, they will be exempted from informing their controlling officers before going on holiday and a self-certification from them would suffice. These are some of…
Thousands of products from e-commerce companies such as Amazon, Snapdeal, Flipkart, HomeShop18, Shopclues, Naptol and Yepme are reaching the remotest corners of India everyday, owing to their last-mile partnership with India Post, the government-operated postal network. On its part, India…
Designations like Lower Division Clerk (LDC) and Upper Division Clerk (UDC) in central government’s employee hierarchy have been replaced with new nomenclature. The posts of UDC and LDC under Central Secretariat Clerical Service (CSCS) have been rechristened as Senior Secretariat…
The Modi government has so far dismissed, removed or compulsorily retired 13 bureaucrats and imposed pension cut on 45 others for unsatisfactory performance and delivery in public service, the government informed Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. Minister of state for personnel…