The Opposition parties in Maharashtra protested on the stairs of Vidhan Bhawan demanding the resignation of Maharashtra Agriculture Minister Abdul Sattar over his remarks on farmers.
In the meeting presided over by CM, Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu that the employees will also be brought under the ambit of GPF and those employees under the New Pension Scheme (NPS), who have retired after 15 May 2003, will be given OPS from the prospective date
Chief Minister Basavraj Bommai relented and announced a salary hike of 17 per cent to protesting state government employees as an interim relief on Wednesday.
Karnataka government employees went on an indefinite strike starting from Wednesday after Basavaraja Bommai-led BJP government failed to implement recommendations of the Seventh Pay Commission, one of the longstanding demands of at least nine lakh state employees who have threatened to absta
Reiterating his demand for the Old Pension Scheme (OPS), Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday, attacked Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman over her remarks on OPS.
On another query over the Directorate of Enforcement's ongoing raids on Congress leaders in Chhattisgarh, Nirmala Sitharaman said no action is executed with a sense of revenge.
Former Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said, "The employees were protesting for their legitimate demands. The lathi charge and use of tear gas on a peaceful protest are highly condemnable. In a democracy, the government runs through dialogue, but Haryana's BJP-JJP alliance wants to run
Thousands of Haryana government employees protest near Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar's residence in Panchkula on Sunday demanding restoration of the Old Pension Scheme.
"Our budget itself gives a big message that if there is inflation and unemployment, then what scheme should the government bring in so that people can get relief from inflation and unemployment. This is what I can do whether it is a matter of employment or it's a matter of inflation," he sai
Ahead of the Nagaland Assembly polls, congress Chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday said his party is committed to the welfare and all-around development of Nagaland.
Dr. John Brittas in a Letter to Union Minister said that there are 75,33,166 pensioners under EPS as of date and 6,79,78,581 contributing members during the last year.