Govt gets 5.59 lakh public grievances so far this yr

The Centre received 5.59 lakh public grievances against various government departments in the first half of this year, with the Department of Financial Services (DFS) getting most of such......

96% of 22 lakh public grouses since 2014 disposed: MoS

Union minister Jitendra Singh said on Friday that the number of public grievances received by the government has increased from 2 lakh in 2014 to nearly 22 lakh at present, and added the 10-fold......

Margaret Alva to be sworn in as Goa Governor on Saturday

Rajasthan Governor Margaret Alva will be sworn-in as Governor of Goa on Saturday after predecessor B V Wanchoo resigned last week. Chief Justice of Bombay High Court, Mohit Shantilal Shah will......

Task force to coordinate filling up of vacancies in central ministries

A task force has been formed to coordinate the progress of filling up the vacant posts in different government ministries, Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh said on Thursday. IMAGE:......

New simplified pension form for retired govt employees

Government on Friday introduced a new pension form for its retired employees which simplifies the process of sanctioning pension and doing away with the requirement for submission of affidavits.......

Appraisals: Govt takes a cue from private sector

The central government has decided to shed the cloak of secrecy over the performance appraisal of its 3.3 million employees. Taking a cue from the practice followed in most top private companies,......

PMO's plans to help tax payers

With a view to improving services to the tax payers, the Prime Minister's Office has directed the Income Tax department to adopt the benchmark World Bank governance model in its offices. The PMO......

DCA may let companies report online

The department of company affairs has drawn up an ambitious computerisation and e-governance programme, which will enable companies to file their reports electronically.The automation plan, which......