Pay Commission

Tripura Election results: How Narendra Modi orchestrated downfall of India’s own Berlin Wall

This victory of BJP in Tripura Assembly polls is quite akin to a tectonic shift in Indian politics probably comparable internationally to the collapse of the Berlin Wall or of the Soviet Union. It signifies collapse of an ideology which ceded ground to another powerful ideology.

Karnataka 6th Pay Commission recommends 30% hike in salary, move to benefit 5.2 lakh employees

In a bonanza, the Karnataka 6th Pay Commission has recommended 30 percent hike in the salaries of state government employees and pensioners, effective 1 July 2017

Retail inflation surges to 4.88%, IIP slows to 2.2%: double whammy for govt, Narendra Modi has his task cut out

Both the inflation and IIP figures should remind the Narendra Modi-government of its immediate challenges to kickstart the economic momentum attracting investments and repair the damage caused by demonetisation and poorly planned GST roll out.

Over one lakh Maharashtra state transport staff on strike for pay hike, passengers suffer ahead of Diwali

Over one lakh employees of the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) have gone on an indefinite strike demanding a hike in salary

Why central pay commission should revise salary scales every year, remove clutch of allowances for efficient pay system

Having even 100 such allowances takes up a lot of administrative time as very often these allowances are provided on provision of sufficient proof of the same

7th Pay Commission allowances from 1 July: Here are a few ideas to use that extra funds

Spend your money only if you have no debt and is in fairly good position financially

Bihar Pay Commission: Cabinet gives nod for new pay-scale for govt employees from 1 April

The state cabinet gave its nod in view of the recommendations of the State Pay Commission set up under the chairmanship of former Bihar chief secretary G S Kang

7th Pay Commission: Committee seeks ministries' views on 14 allowances

The Lavasa Committee was constituted in June last year after the government implemented the recommendation of the 7th Pay Commission.

Demonetisation: Nothing mysterious behind September quarter deposit surge, says SBI Research

The SBI wing attributed Rs 1.56 trillion to "a seasonal increase" given that people save for festivities and weddings which come later, Rs 45,000 crore to award of arrears as per the seventh pay panel recommendation to central government employees and the residual increase of Rs 85,518 crore due to the IDS scheme.

Solidarity with soldiers is great, but let's put the money where our mouths are

Amitabh Bachchan offered a birthday gift to India’s forces and called for solidarity with them as they faced a crisis on the border.