In a move that would bring cheer to women government employees, the Centre has increased maternity leave from three to six months besides introducing paid leave for two years to take care of their children.As per the notification, which comes into force from September one and is issued by the ...

A University Grants Commission pay panel has promised that the average raise for university teachers will be higher than what corresponding government officials are to receive under the Sixth Pay Commission. The committee, headed by former Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) vice-chancellor G.K. Chadha, is also set to recommend a ...

Peeved by the recommendations of the Sixth Pay Commission, superintendents of Central Excise and Customs have decided to stage a protest before Parliament on September 16 to press for higher pay scale and better promotional avenues. "The reason behind it (the protest) is the apathetic and indifferent attitude of ...

After giving the babus a steep pay hike, on Thursday the government decided to hike the salaries of the President of India, Vice President and Governors by 300 per cent. As a result: President's salary has been increased to Rs 1.5 lakh per month. Vice-President's salary to ...

Contending that dilution of parity with the bureaucracy and paramilitary forces will hinder their operations, the armed forces want the cabinet, rather than the anomalies committee, to consider their demands over the pay panel report.The Chiefs of Staff Committee chairman and Indian Navy chief Admiral Sureesh Mehta wrote a letter ...