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DOPPW reforms & initiatives in the year 2021 - review: The Department of Pension and Pensioner's Welfare has compiled and published major reforms and other initiatives and welfare measures implemented during the calendar year 2021. The Department of Pensions and Pensioners' Welfare has taken a number of efforts to improve the quality of life for Central Government Pensioners, who are senior citizens. This department is largely responsible for pension policy and has as its primary goal the welfare of       Read More

DoPT activities & initiatives in the year 2021 - review: The Department of Personnel & Training has published the major activities and initiatives for the year 2021. This includes the setting up of National Recruitment Agency (NRA) for conducting the Tier-I Common Eligibility Test (CET) to screen/shortlist candidates for the Group B and C (non-technical) posts Please find the details ere 1.  National Recruitment Agency:   Marking a paradigm shift in government recruitment, a multi-agency       Read More

DOPPW reforms & initiatives in the year 2021 - review: The Department of Pension and Pensioner's Welfare has compiled and published major reforms and other initiatives and welfare measures implemented during the calendar year 2021. The Department of Pensions and Pensioners' Welfare has taken a number of efforts to improve the quality of life for Central Government Pensioners, who are senior citizens. This department is largely responsible for pension policy and has as its primary goal the welfare of       Read More

IT return filing deadline may be extended beyond December 31, 2021: The deadline to submit an income tax return (ITR) for the fiscal year 2020-21 is December 31, 2021. This deadline has already been extended twice, first from July 31 to September 30, 2021, and again to December 31, 2021. However,  the experts in the field believe that there is a chance for extending the ITR reporting date for people, whose accounts are not required to be audited. Read More

Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements 2021 announced: The Minister of State for Education Dr Subhas Sarkar has released Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievement 2021 award list. The top position in the most innovative educational institute of India in the technical category was bagged by IIT Madras. IIT Madras has won this recognition for the third time in a row. What is Atal Ranking? Atal Ranking Read More

COVID Tsunami warned by WHO, pressure on health systems worried: A "tsunami" of Omicron and Delta Covid-19 cases will pile pressure on health systems already being stretched to their limits, the World Health Organization warned on Wednesday. The WHO said the Delta and Omicron variants of concern were "twin threats" that were driving new case numbers to record highs, leading to spikes in hospitalisations and deaths. The Read More

FHRAI urges FM to review the introduction of LTC cash voucher scheme: The Federation of Hotel & Restaurant Associations of India (FHRAI) has requested the finance ministry to reconsider the decision to introduce the leave travel concession cash vouchers in place of LTC fare to central government employees in the upcoming Budget. The Federation of Hotel and Restaurant Associations of India (FHRAI) made the recommendation a week after sharing its Read More

ECHS amendment in SOP to issue medicine for longer duration: The Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme(ECHS) has amended the norms for extending the duration of medicines issued. In case the ECHS beneficiary is planning to stay in a foreign country for more than three months, he can receive the medicines for the duration of his stay in a foreign country up to 6 months. Bedridden and chronic patients can receive medicines for up to Read More

IT dept alert: Non verified IT returns to be considered invalid: The Central Board of Direct Taxes has issued an order stating that the Income-tax Return (ITR) which is filed electronically without a digital signature is considered as non filed. The taxpayers are instructed to verify the filed return using one of the met Read More

Pongal gift: TN staff. DA hiked to 31%, Cash gift to Gr. C & D staff: With Pongal around the corner, the Tamil Nadu State Government Staff are having some news to cheer. The Tamil Nadu government on Tuesday announced an increase in dearness allowance to its employees and pensioners that will result in the state incurring an additional annual expenditure of Rs 8,724 crore. 16 lakh government employees and retirees will profit from the action. C Read More

Postal departments not to conduct establishment review for the years 2020 & 2021: Department of Posts has decided to forgo the periodical establishment review of Post Offices for the years 2020 & 2021. This was based on the representations received from various circles and also staff unions. The review will continue from July 20 Read More

With deadline approaching, IT filers caught in software issues: With days left for the December 31 deadline for the filing of Income Tax Return (ITR) for the AY 21-22, the taxpayers are facing a lot of software issues in the portal.  The new income tax e-filing portal, which was unveiled with much fanfare, is not completely glitch-free even after multiple extensions provided by the government. The new income tax portal, developed by the IT ma Read More

Covid Surge: Delhi brings back restrictions with yellow alert: Due to the increase in Covid instances, Delhi has announced new restrictions with a "yellow alert". Cinemas and gyms will be closed, malls and businesses will open on an odd-even schedule, and the national capital will have a night curfew between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. The restrictions come after Delhi's largest single-day surge in infections in six months, with 331 new case Read More

What is BH series vehicle registration mark? : Transferring the registration of a car or a two-wheeler from one state to another can be a hassle. One must obtain a NOC from the current state before re-registering the vehicle in the next state where it will be relocated. There's also the matter of having to pay road tax to the next state all over again. To solve this issue, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has notified Bharat Read More

Railways discontinues OTP verification for e-Pass on the HRMS: The railways have changed the method of authentication for the e-Pass Module of HRMS   On the 24th of August 2020, Indian Railways launched e-Pass on HRMS Module through Human Resource Management System (HRMS) Portal, which was rolled out across Indian Railways on 01/10/2020. Currently, log logging in, an OTP is sent to the user's registered mobile. There were a lot of compla Read More

Amendment in ECHS re-imbursement procedure: Central Organisations ECHS Integrated HQ of MoD (Army) Adjutant General’s Branch Thimayya Marg, Near Gopinath Circle Delhi Cantt-110010 B/49761/AG/ECHS/2021 27 Apr 2020 IHQ of MoD (Navy)/Dir ECHS (N). DAV Subroto Park HQ Southern Command (A/ECHS) Read More

DoPT: Submit vigilance clearance details in the CSCMS portal: The Department of Personnel & Training has issued an office memorandum asking the departments to update the vigilance clearance of the officers in the Central Secretariat Services Cadre Management System portal.   Read More

DoPT: APAR processing of Gr A, B and C officers of CSS/CSSS/CSCS: F.NO.22-6/2021-CS.I (APAR) Government of India Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions Department of Personnel & Training 2nd Floor, A Wing, Lok Nayak Bhawan, Khan Market, New Delhi. Dated : 20th December, 2021 OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject: Comple Read More

DoP Clarification on assessment for financial upgradation under MACP : No. 4-7/MACPS/2019-PCC Government of India Ministry of Communications Department of Posts Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg, New Delhi – 110001 Date : 22.12.2021 To All Chief Postmasters General / Postmasters General. CGM, BD Dir Read More

Is viewing porn legal in India?: Since the arrest of actress Shilpa Shetty’s husband Raj Kundra for making and transmitting pornographic videos, one question which is being asked everywhere is whether watching pornographic content is illegal in India? Is watching porn legal in India There is no clear indication of the legality of watching porn n India. However, the rules can be interpreted with refe Read More

Annual Information Statement (AIS) will prevent fake HRA exemption claims: The Income Tax Department has introduced the new Annual Information Statement (AIS) for the taxpayers at the e-Filing portal. The AIS is a comprehensive statement containing details of all the financial transactions undertaken by you in a financial year (FY), i.e., it contains the information that is specified under the Income-tax Act, 1961. What is Annual Information Read More