Government employees in Sindh staged a province-wide boycott on Tuesday, shutting down nearly all departments of the provincial government in protest against pension deductions and issues related to group insurance.
The Ministry of Finance has set September 30, 2025, as the last date for eligible central government employees and past retirees under the National Pension System (NPS) to opt for the Unified Pension Scheme (UPS). Employees remaining in NPS after this date won't be able to switch to UPS.
In Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK), long-serving ad-hoc and contractual government employees have intensified their protests, demanding permanent employment status after decades of service.
The Himachal Pradesh government has placed a recently issued pay revision notification in abeyance, just two days after its promulgation. The move comes amid a growing wave of resentment among government employees who claimed the new rules would lead to a significant pay cut.
He also announced that the present government has been trying to reduce the gap in Dearness Allowance (DA) between Central and state government employees.
According to Dawn, protest leaders stated that the new policy deprived them of pension entitlements, the Disparity Reduction Allowance, and the payment of group insurance upon retirement.
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The investigation clearly established that the two employees who worked as a teacher and an assistant stockman in Kupwara were working for the terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba. The law enforcement and intelligence agencies had also collected incriminating material evidence against them.
New Delhi [India], July 28: The Government of India has extended the cut-off date for opting into the Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) until 30th September 2025. This move gives central government employees more time to weigh their options between UPS and the National Pension System (NPS). Here'
"I urge the state government should look into this matter with great seriousness... I feel that government employees and officials need to step up their efforts... We do not want to play politics on this issue..." he added.