Why removing govt officers isn't easy

Compulsory retirement is part of a half-yearly exercise now for cases where government wants to weed out officers, but without taking the disciplinary proceedings route. IMAGE: Dr Jitendra Singh,......

It's All About Job Creation, Nirmalaji

'Is the Agniveer scheme or their post-retirement re-employment in paramilitary forces or in the state governments the BJP's answer to the crying need on the job front?' 'Or, even Finance Minister......

Freebies Dominate Andhra Assembly Polls

The state's economic health is in focus as it has consistently breached the fiscal deficit in eight of the last 10 years since Telangana's formation. IMAGE: YSRCP leader Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy......

The pension dilemma: Ring in the old, out with the new?

With organisations like the Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh, which is a front of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, telling Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman they want OPS back, the government is in a......

Bank staff get 17.5% wage hike, pension benefit

Banks and unions today settled on a 17.5 per cent hike in the salary of 702,000 public sector employees, besides agreeing to make 332,000 serving and retired employees eligible for pension. State......

UPS no burden on future govts, says Somanathan

The Unified Pension System (UPS), approved by the Union Cabinet on Saturday, is “fiscally prudent” as it will be funded within the Centre’s fiscal projections, according to T V......

Retirement age of central govt employees may be raised to 62

The Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) is likely to take a major decision of increasing the retirement age of Central government employees by two years, from 60 to 62 this week. This......

Cabinet approves pension proposal for MTNL employees

Cabinet on Thursday approved a pension proposal for 43,000 Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited employees, who joined the public sector company from Department of Telecom, that would cost the......