Central Government Employees News :: Seventh Pay Commission

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar have said that 'one-rank one-pension' policy would be implemented in the defence forces before the next budget . ........ Read more.........

Central government has extended the deadline for the employees to file details of their assets and liabilities under the Lokpal rules by four more months, till April 2015 . .............. Read more.........

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today ruled out privatization of Railways and said that people must not be wary of foreign and private capital being utilised for improving infrastructure of the national transporter which, in turn, will help boost the country's economy.  Read more.........

The central government is working out on a proposal to regulate domestic fares so airlines cannot charge passengers more than a fixed upper limit. Rs. 20,000 is being proposed as the upper limit for a one-way economy class ticket within the country. .......... Read more........

The government is proposing to amend the Employees Provident Fund & Miscellaneous Provisions Act to enable the Centre to reduce or waive mandatory provident fund contributions by employees in certain cases. Read more........

Government servants not entitled to travel by air may be permitted to travel by air in Economy class in the following sectors between: ........ Read more..........

Battling for a consensus on various important issues in the Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), the Union government has proposed cutting the number of its trustees by almost half, to ensure “effective” functioning ............ Read more........

The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) is set for a major overhaul in the way it manages the provident fund deposits of its over five crore subscribers ........... Read more.......

The Government on Thursday was left in a tizzy over what its officials described as a "deliberate mischief" in form of a widely circulated message on Whatsapp  ........... Read more..........

The Narendra Modi government had to field its crisis managers on Thursday to end what it called a "strong misinformation campaign," which it feared could hurt the ruling BJP's electoral interests in the Delhi elections due soon ........... Read more..........

Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) is not likely to recommend investing a portion of its funds in the equity market, according to sources . .......... Read more..........

The National Lok Adalat, conducted across Tamil Nadu on December 6, settled 24,73,212 cases for an award amount of Rs 2,081 crore.  "The figures might be among the highest in the country. We will receive the exact numbers from the National Legal Services Authority, New Delhi, within a week," Read more..........

The Union Cabinet have cleared the Constitution Amendment Bill on Goods and Services Tax (GST) and is likely to be introduced in the ongoing session of Parliament. The bill is intended to bring about long-pending indirect tax reforms. ........... Read more.............

Concerned over ever increasing revenue foregone due to income tax exemptions, which crossed Rs 5.5 lakh crore in 2013-14, the parliamentary standing committee on finance on Tuesday sought a comprehensive review of I-T exemption regime ahead ............ Read more..........

Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has initiated a proposal for creating a "platform to showcase the significant achievements" of civil servants which they can look back on at the time of retirement with "satisfaction and a sense of fulfillment". .......... Read more............

The 7th Central Pay Commission is required to make its recommendations on its Terms of Reference. Also, the Commission is to devise its own procedure. The Commission’s Terms of Reference do not enjoin upon it to keep the Government updated on its functioning and the procedure being followed by it during ........... Read more...........

The Wholesale Price Index (WPI) based inflation for the month of November dropped to zero. The figure was 1.77 percent in October and 7.52 percent in the previous year corresponding period. The dip is attributed to the continuous decline in fuel and food prices ............ Read more..........

Railway Minister Shri. Suresh Prabhu have hinted a railway fare hike next year. The minster was quoted stating "some burden has to be shared by people." ..... Read more............

Organise State/District/Divisional level Joint convention to popularize the declaration before February 2015. To organize massive dharma/rally at all State Capital/major Defence Read full

Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh has clarified that there is no proposal to hike the retirement age of central government employees from the existing 60 to 62 years . ............ Read more.............

DoPT clarification on MACP : Screening committee recommendation to be placed before appointing authority .......... Read the order........

JCM National Council Staff side organisations will be organizing a National Convention of all Central Government Employees at New Delhi on 11.12.2014. Railway. Defense and Confederation will participate in the convention .......... Read more.....

Article on Postal task force report by Shri. M. Krishnan, Ex-Secretary General, NFPE & Secretary General, Confederation Read the article here

Question (a) whether the Government is aware that a large number of officers and soldiers of the army are going to retire from the service in the next five years;  ......... Read more.........

Nearly 43 per cent of all government employees in India are holding a temporary post, with no long-term benefits such as a provident fund to fall back on .......... Read more..........

The format for declaration of assets and liabilities by government employees under the Lokpal rules may be simplified, following concerns raised by several departments ............ Read more..........

The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), the institution invested with safeguarding and growing your retirement savings, usually does a poor job of its mandate . .......... Read more..........

Railways Ministry under its new minister Suresh Prabhu has just revealed its plan to clean up railway stations across the country. And it's pretty detailed. Here are the highlights . ......... Read more.........

As part of the joint decision taken by Central trade unions, the National Federation of Indian Railwaymen (NFIR) including the Western Railway Mazdoor Sangh (WRMS) staged a dharna and ........... Read more..........

State Bank of India (SBI) has announced a reduction in interest rate on retail term deposits, in select maturities, with effect from December 8 ............ Read more.........

Retirement fund body EPFO has settled 10 lakh claims, including withdrawal and transfer of provident fund, in the month of November. ........ Read more.........

Some good news for Indians - India's ranking in Corruption Perceptions Index by the Transparency International in 2014 has improved to 85th among 175 countries as against 94th last year. Lower ranking means less corruption. ............. Read ore.............

20,000 postal and RMC employees will march to parliament today (December 4, 2014) to protest against the negative attitude of the government towards postal employees including Gramin Dak Sewaks and casual labourers. Massive preparation ....... Read more.....

New Central Govt. under the leadership of our Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri. Narendra Modi has completed six months in office. As far as the common people and working class of this ....... Read more.......

Bombay high court has asked for a Central government circular to be produced which provides for giving pension to the illegitimate children of class one officers . ........ Read more......

The Centre on Friday informed the Delhi High Court that to control flow of “sensitive” communication, employees of ministries and departments of central and state governments have been asked to ....... Read more.......