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SRINAGAR, APRIL 10: Imtiyaz Ahmad Wani, Director of Accounts and Treasuries (A&T) Kashmir, conducted his first visit to the Saddar Treasury in Srinagar to review its operations and evaluate the effectiveness of its service delivery systems.During the inspection, he placed particular emphasis...

Chandigarh, April 10 Leader of the Opposition Partap Singh Bajwa on Friday demanded that the salaries of the chief minister, ministers, MLAs, and senior officials be withheld until the pending Dearness Allowance dues of government employees are released.He said that lakhs of employees have...

New Delhi, April 10 The Supreme Court on Friday held that the State cannot differentiate between serving employees and pensioners when enhancing allowances meant to counter inflation.In a significant judgment upholding the right to equality for retirees, a bench comprising Justice Manoj Misra...

Chandigarh, April 10 Punjab BJP president Sunil Jakhar said on Friday that the state government should announce the implementation of a crop insurance scheme for farmers during the special Vidhan Sabha session scheduled for April 13.Jakhar said he has also written a letter to Chief Minister...

Jaipur, April 6 Former Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot said on Monday that the delay in payments to hospitals under the state government's health scheme has led to disruptions in medical services and has forced patients to bear heavy expenses.Gehlot said that payments worth around Rs...

New Delhi, April 1 As many as 1.9 crore digital life certificates were generated by pensioners in the last financial year, the Lok Sabha was informed on Wednesday.All pensioners are required to submit a life certificate to continue receiving pension payments.To address the difficulties faced...

Shimla, March 30 Hundreds of pensioners staged a protest at Chaura Maidan near the Vidhan Sabha, demanding their long-delayed payments.The protesters were gathered under the banner of the Himachal Pradesh Pensioners Joint Executive Committee.According to the demonstrators, pensioners who...

Lucknow, March 28 The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court said on Saturday that if a government employee or pensioner dies during treatment or becomes unable to make a claim, their legal heirs can also claim reimbursement of medical expenses.The bench of Justices Alok Mathur and Amitabh...

Jaipur, March 25 – Tikaram Jully, the Leader of the Opposition in the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly, has strongly criticized the BJP government and the Chief Minister over the prevailing situation, including the collapse of the RGHS scheme and the LPG crisis in the state.He stated that while...

Aizawl, March 25 The Mizoram government has restructured healthcare benefits for pensioners under the Mizoram Universal Healthcare Scheme (MUCHS) 2.0 to reduce specific medical expenses and ensure greater enrollment of retired employees, a senior official said on Wednesday.Finance Commissioner...

Bhopal, March 23 – The Madhya Pradesh government has approved a 3 per cent increase in Dearness Allowance (DA) for state employees and pensioners, raising the total rate to 58 per cent, effective from July 1, 2025. The decision, taken by the Council of Ministers, aligns the state’s DA with the...

Bhopal, March 23 The Madhya Pradesh cabinet on Monday approved a 3 per cent increase in Dearness Allowance (DA) for government employees and pensioners, and also cleared development and construction projects worth Rs 6,940 crore, officials said.The DA increase will benefit approximately 10...

Jaipur, March 23 – Former Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot launched a sharp attack on the government led by Bhajan Lal Sharma on Monday, alleging that Rajasthan's once "world-class" healthcare model is being systematically weakened due to neglect.Speaking on the social media platform X, Ashok...

Hyderabad, March 20: In a significant welfare decision, a midday meal scheme for secondary school students and a breakfast scheme for students from pre-primary to intermediate will be implemented across Telangana from the 2026-27 academic year.This was announced in the state budget for...

New Delhi, March 19 – The ED has attached two immovable properties worth ₹97.92 lakh in Jharkhand and Bihar, belonging to a former Branch Manager of the State Bank of India (SBI), in connection with a ₹5.4 crore fraud involving inactive accounts of deceased pensioners, an official said.The...

New Delhi, March 18 The Congress on Wednesday attacked the government after a parliamentary panel recommended an urgent review of the Rs 1,000 minimum monthly pension under the Employees' Pension Scheme, 1995, and demanded that it take concrete steps to address the issue.Congress general...

New Delhi, March 17 – Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha raised the issue of penalties for minimum account balance in the Upper House of Parliament on Tuesday, urging the Union government to abolish such charges on small bank accounts, saying that they disproportionately affect...

Shimla, March 16 Pensioners across the state staged protests on Monday against the Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu-led government over non-payment of their dues, following a call by the Himachal Pradesh Pensioners Joint Struggle Committee.In Shimla, hundreds of pensioners staged a...

Agartala, March 16 Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha announced on Monday a 5 per cent increase in dearness allowance for state government employees, bringing the total DA to 41 per cent.Shortly after Finance Minister Pranajit Singha Roy concluded his budget speech, Saha announced that the...

Kolkata, March 15 – West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced on Sunday that the state government would pay arrears in Dearness Allowance (DA) to its employees from 2008, as directed by the Supreme Court.The announcement was made through a statement posted by the Chief Minister on...