Upper Ceiling on Gratuity 20 Lakhs - Gratuity Bill Passed by Parliament

Upper Ceiling on Gratuity 20 Lakhs - Gratuity Bill Passed by Parliament Ministry of Labour & Employment Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) Bill, 2018 passed by Parliament The Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) Bill, 2018 has been passed by parliament today.The bill ensures harmony amongst employees in the private sector and Public Sector Undertakings/Autonomous Organizations under Government who are not covered under CCS (Pension) Rules. These employees will be entitled to receive higher amount of gratuity at par with...

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Adhaar is not mandatory to get pension: Dr Jitendra Singh

Aadhaar is not compulsory to get Pension Dr. Jitendra Singh chairs 30th meeting of Standing Committee of Voluntary Agencies Adhaar is not mandatory to get pension: Dr Jitendra Singh The Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh chaired the 30th meeting of the Standing Committee of Voluntary Agencies (SCOVA) here today. The SCOVA meeting is organised by the Department of Pensions...

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Major Changes in NPS including Withdrwal Norms

Major Changes in NPS including Withdrwal Norms Three major changes in the National Pension Scheme (NPS) including withdrawal norms Relaxation of Norms for NPS The Government of India has recently made three changes in the National Pension Scheme (NPS) including withdrawal norms. The details are as under: Partial withdrawal during the service: The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA), with an objective to  meet the subscriber's sudden financial requirement enrolled under NPS, has liberalized...

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Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 3884 ANSWERED ON: 19.03.2018 Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act RAJENDRA AGRAWAL MALLIKARJUN KHARGE Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to state:- (a)whether majority of the women in the country are not able to avail maternity leave under the Maternity Benefits Act, 2017 due to their working in the unorganized sector and if so, the details thereof; (b)whether the Government is considering any proposal to include women working...

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Grant of 10 days Casual Leave to those Civilian employees under Defence Establishments who are not entitled to 17 holidays per calendar year

Government of India (Department of Defence) Ministry of Defence D(Civ-ll) Subject: Grant of 10 days Casual Leave to those Civilian employees under Defence Establishments who are not entitled to 17 holidays per calendar year The undersigned is directed to say that this division has been receiving proposals from Line Dtes and Defence Federations to grant 10 days Casual Leave to the Defence Civilian employees in such Defence...

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Grant of Dearness relief to Central Government pensioners/family pensioners- Revised rate effective from 01.01.2018

7% DR from Jan 2018 - Orders issued by DoPPW Grant of Dearness relief to Central Government pensioners/family pensioners- Revised rate effective from 01.01.2018 No.42/06/2018-P&PW(G) Government of India Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions Department of Pension & Pensioners' Welfare 3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhavan, Khan Market, New Delhi - 110003 Dated the 22nd March,2018 OFFICE MEMORANDUM Sub: Grant...

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