According to an official release from the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, "Lokpal Chairperson, Justice Ajay Manikrao Khanwilkar said that institutions such as the Lokpal must act as the watchdog and lend support to transparent and corruption-free governance."
The report noted that despite the challenges faced by the private equity industry, including a liquidity squeeze and declining distributions from major firms, India remains a favorable environment for capital raising and investment opportunities.
Haryana Cabinet which met under the chairmanship of Chief Minister, Nayab Singh Saini, has approved the revision of pension/family pension (Pre-2016 and post-2016) of Retired Judicial Officers of Government of Haryana as per Second National Judicial Pay Commission (SNJPC).
A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and R. Mahadevan, however, gave a last chance to the Union Government to resolve the issue relating to pensions under the scheme. The court granted time to the Centre until mid-November and adjourned the matter.
As part of its DARPG's 100-day agenda, the government will implement e-Office in all attached, subordinate offices, and autonomous bodies of the Government of India
Taking a dig at the opposition, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday asserted that the opposition wanted to scrap the Tejas jet project, adding that some people weakened the army by "committing scams worth thousands of crores in the army."
Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLA Harish Rao lashed out at the state government led by Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy over the state budget presented on Thursday. He said that the Congress government in the state has forgotten its manifesto and that the budget is a disappointment for women, p
Under the proposed provisions, if a salaried or a retired taxpayer chooses the new tax regime, he will now get a standard deduction of Rs 75,000 instead of Rs 50,000, which was applicable till last year, on his/her salary or pension income. But for those who opt for the old tax regime the st
It is important to note that many opposition-ruled states are moving back to Old Pension Scheme, or are mulling to, facing demands from government employees and other pressure groups.
China, in a move to counter its rapidly ageing population and a severe pension funding crisis, has expressed its intent to raise its statutory retirement age, as reported by CNN.
"We should know that the pattern of recruitment does not include years of service. An Army person has to be young. After the Kargil War, the Kargil review committee said that a young profile who is technologically advanced is suitable for the army," added Retd Colonel Divakaran Padma Kuma