Government Employees

Nearly 550 UP govt employees lost their lives to COVID-19 while on panchayat polls duty, but most families won't be compensated

The state's rules for ex gratia compensation for government employees only cover those who died on the day of counting, which ignores the manner in which COVID-19 infects and kills

Govt freezes DA, DR for 1.1 cr central govt employees, pensioners: Here's all you need to know about Dearness Allowance

Dearness Allowance is paid by the government to its employees as well as a pensioner to offset the impact of inflation

Cabinet clears 4% DA hike; 48 lakh central govt employees, 65 lakh pensioners to benefit

The Union Cabinet on Friday approved 4 percent hike in dearness allowance (DA) to 21 pe cent for central government employees, costing the exchequer an additional Rs 14,595 crore

Govt increases dearness allowance by 5% for central govt employees, pensioners; move to cost exchequer Rs 16,000 cr

The government on Wednesday announced the highest ever 5 percentage points increase in dearness allowance (DA) which will bring cheers to 50 lakh central employees and 65 lakh pensioners ahead of Diwali

Job creation dipped 6.9% in January to 11.23 lakh, reveals payroll data of Employee State Insurance Corporation

Employee State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) provides health insurance and medical services to its insured persons covering all those establishments which have 20 or more workers and all those employees whose monthly wages are up to Rs 21,000.

Tamil Nadu stares at govt employees' strike on 4 December over 'seven-point charter of demands'

A joint body of teachers and government employees organisations Saturday rejected Chief Minister Edappadi Palaniswami's appeal to desist from going on strike from 4 December and said they would reconsider it only if there was a firm commitment to fulfil their demands.

'Diwali gift' for Punjab govt employees turns out to be short-lived; administration accidentally pays them double salary

Several government employees were ecstatic after they found they were paid a "double salary", thinking that the Punjab government gave them a Diwali gift.

Karnataka minister Priyank Kharge asks HD Kumaraswamy to announce 5-day work week for govt employees

Priyank Kharge has requested Karnataka chief minister HD Kumaraswamy to announce five-day work week for all the state government employees.

SC/ST quotas in promotions: SC refuses to reconsider 2006 order, says matter 'need not be referred' to 7-judge bench

The Supreme Court on Wednesday said its 2006 verdict putting benefits of quotas in job promotions for SC/ST employees need not be referred to a seven-judge bench.

Punjab cabinet approves restoration of reservation for Scheduled Caste (SC) state government employees

In a reprieve to the state government employees belonging to Scheduled Castes, the Punjab Cabinet on Monday approved the proposal for restoration of the reservation of 14 percent to Scheduled Caste (SC) employees in Group-A and Group-B and 20 percent in Group-C and Group-D services for filling up the vacancies by promotion.