Tokyo Takes Bold Step With Four-Day Work Week To Tackle Low Birth Rate

06 Dec 2024

In a bold attempt to solve Japan's low birth rate, Tokyo has unveiled a four-day workweek for civil servants. This should be taken as an initiative toward having more time for work-life balance since civil servants can scale down their working days, still managing to meet the required number of...

7th Pay Commission: Government Employees To Receive 4% DA Hike Ahead Of Dussehra

01 Oct 2024

Here's some good news for government employees in Sikkim, as the state has announced a four percent increase in the dearness allowance (DA) ahead of the Durga Puja festival. Chief Secretary VB Pathak issued an official notification on Tuesday regarding this update. The DA for state government staff and dearness...

Government Employees Celebrate Assured Pension Scheme

24 Aug 2024

Government employees expressed their gratitude on Saturday for the introduction of the Unified Pension Scheme (UPS), which assures pensions and thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his engagement on this matter. The Prime Minister’s meeting with members of the Joint Consultative Machinery (JCM) marked the first time the JCM had...

Centre increases DA for govt workers by 4%

28 Sep 2022

The Centre on Wednesday increased the dearness allowance for retirees and government workers by four percent. Anurag Thakur , an union minister, revealed that as a result, the dearness allowance is now up to 38 percent. The revised dearness allowance will be given to government employees and pensioners in arrears...

Punjab govt workers to receive their salaries by evening: FM Cheema

07 Sep 2022

Employees of the state government in Punjab have been guaranteed by Harpal Singh Cheema that their salaries will be deposited by Wednesday night. Cheema added that there was no financial crisis threatening the state and that funds were continuously flowing into the treasury. "Everyone will receive salaries in their accounts...

Bareilly bans casual attires for Govt. employees

07 Sep 2022

The administration of Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly district magistrate's office has prohibited all employees and officers from wearing casual clothing. In issuing the notice, district magistrate Shivakant Dwivedi warned all government employees that "action will be taken" if they violated the dress code. As per the reports, "Government employees and officers...