Mamata Banerjee announces LTC for foreign countries

Mamata Banerjee announces LTC for foreign countries Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Friday announced a bonanza for state government employees including Leave Travel Concession (LTC) facility for visiting some foreign countries ahead of the Assembly elections next year. The state employees till now enjoyed only one LTC in their whole work life for journey in the country. “You will get benefit every five years for Home Travel...

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OROP: Modi Requests Withdrawal of Protests; Anna Hazare cancels hunger strike

OROP: Modi Requests Withdrawal of Protests; Anna Hazare cancels hunger strike “It is worth mentioning the fact that the Centre had recently fulfilled the 40 year long pending demand of the ex-servicemen regarding their pensions.” The government at the centre, under the leadership of Narendra Modi, has requested the ex-servicemen to withdraw their protests on OROP. The government has said that there was no point in carrying on with the protests, now that the issue has been resolved.The government had recently accepted the 40 year long demand of...

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Railwaymen demand OROP

Railwaymen demand OROP New Delhi: With the government giving in-principle approval to the one rank one pension scheme for defence personnel, Railway employees are now asking for similar pension benefit, arguing that their duties too are “hazardous, risky and complex”. In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, National Federation of Indian Railwaymen has demanded uniform pension policy for railway employees. “On an average, 800 railway employees get killed per year in the course of duty and nearly 3,000 sustain injuries at work,”...

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