In a gesture of honour to the freedom fighters, the Ministry of Railways has decided that 1st Class/2nd AC Complimentary Card Passes issued to freedom fighters/their widows will also be valid for travel in 3rd AC of Rajdhhani trains and Chair Car of Shatabdi/Jan-Shatabdi express trains along with a companion in same class, in addition […]
Dopt-order: Implementation of the Government’s decision on the recommendation of the Sixth CPC – Revision
No.45/7/2008-P&PW (F)Government of IndiaMinistry of Personnel Public Grievances and PensionsDepartment of Pension and Pensioners Welfare******* 3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan,Khan Market, New Delhi-110 003Dated 12th July, 2010 OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject:- Implementation of the Government’s decision on the recommendation of the Sixth CPC – Revision of provisions regulating special benefits in the cases of Death and […]
Teachers may get 2-yr leave for child care
If all goes well, the higher education female teachers in the state will get two years paid child care leave. Also, for the first time the female teachers would get 180 days adoption leave on the lines of maternity leave in case they adopt a baby. The male teachers would also get 15 days paternity […]
Reservation to SCs in promotion only if posts above five
In a full bench reference regarding applicability of 21 percent reservation for Scheduled Castes (SC) in promotions, the Allahabad High Court has held that such a rule would not be attracted if the posts in a cadre are less than five. The High Court was deciding a reference as to the applicability of the rule […]
Defense Ministry responds to citizens’ petition to President
The Union Ministry of Defense has responded the Citizens’ petition on soldiers’ demands, forwarded to the Ministry by the President of India. The petition was submitted to President Pratibha Devi Singh Patil on May 23, 2010, by the Joint Panel of Citizens-Soldiers. A letter was also addressed to Manjit Singh Randhawa, convener of the Joint […]