7th Pay Commission: Latest developments that you just cannot afford to miss
7th Pay Commission: A number of events that mark the 7th CPC space are keeping the issue very much in the minds of everyone who is involved. Among these are demands for restoration of the old pension scheme (OPS) for which employees have indicated their willingness to even go in for public protest.
7th Pay Commission: Hike in tax exemption
7th pay commission: The government employees have welcomed the announcement made by Finance Minister Piyush Goyal in Union Budget 2019-20. BP Mishra, president of Indian Public Service Employees Federation (IPSEF) -- which represents central, state, autonomous bodies, municipal corporations and Panchayats employees -- said the hike in tax exemption limit up to Rs 6.5 lakh in the year 2019-20 is a big relief for the central and state government employees. (IANS)
7th Pay Commission: Old pension scheme
7th pay commission: Demanding restoration of the old pension scheme, teachers had launched a "Jail Bharo Andolan" under the banner of Sashakt Sangharsh Sanchalan Samiti at Eco Garden in Lucknow on January 31, 2019. (Reuters)
7th Pay Commission: Hike in Tough Location Allowance
7th Pay Commission: Arunachal Pradesh government had announced a hike in Tough Location Allowance (TLA), effective from January 2019. This allowance is given to the employees who work in difficult terrains such as high-altitude mountains and other inaccessible areas where life is much difficult. (PTI)
7th Pay Commission: New Grade pay for these employees
7th pay commission: The government has accepted the demands of Railway maintenance staff. Under this new system, 50 percent of these staff will be in Rs 1800 Grade, 20 percent staff in Rs 1900 Grade, 20 percent staff in Rs 2400 Grade, while 10 percent would be in Rs 2800 Grade. The government may make an announcement regarding this. (Reuters)
7th Pay Commission: Hike in dress allowances
7th Pay Commission: In accordance with the 7th Pay Commission recommendations, Indian Railways had last month announced dress allowance up to Rs 5,000 for its employees. The allowance will be in accordance with the employees' Grade. (PTI)
7th Pay Commission: Protest against NPS
7th Pay Commission: Demanding the old pension scheme, Sashakt Sangharsh Sanchalan Samiti had held a demonstration on January 24, January 28 and January 31, 2019 in Lucknow. (Reuters)