Haryana employees get 6% hike in D.A. from 1st July 2015

Haryana government on Thursday released another instalment of dearness allowance (DA) to the state government employees with effect from July 1, 2015.

The finance minister Captain Abhimanyu said in a statement that the employees would get DA at the rate of 119 percent of their basic pay thus registering an increase of 6 percent in the dearness allowance. At present they were getting 113 percent, he said.

Meanwhile, the arrears of the hiked DA of 6 percent from July 1, 2015 would be given in cash. Captain Abhimanyu added that the state exchequer would thus bear an additional burden of over Rs 314.39 crore annually.

Maharashtra employees to get 6% D.A. from January 2015

The Maharashtra government today decided to hike the Dearness Allowance (DA) of state government employees by six per cent with effect from January 1, 2015.

The DA is now 113 per cent from the existing 107 per cent. DA is calculated on total of basic pay and grade pay.

Finance Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar said the arrears would be given from October 1, 2015. Separate orders would be issued for payment of arrears from January 1, 2015 to September 30, 2015.

He said the decision was government's Diwali gift to the employees. The decision will benefit 18 lakh officials and employees as well as 6.5 lakh pensioners.

WB employees can now fly to foreign countries : Revised LTC Order issued

At least something to cheer about! May be the state Govt. is last in terms of D.A. payment, they are the first to provide foreign trips to it's employees. Leave apart the other state Govt.s, even the Central Govt. is yet to extend this facility to it's staff.
As per the new provisions, employees can visit the neighboring countries once in every ten years. The journey may be performed by national carrier or any private airlines of the country in economy class.
In addition to this they can enjoy One Home Travel Concession once in every five years to visit any place within the State.
List of the countries for foreign visit :
Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, P kistan, Nepal, Bhutan and Maldives.
Click here for the office memorandum.

Declaration of Assets and Liabilities under Lokpal : Date extended further

Last date of filling declaration under Lokpal Act has been extended further from 15th October 2015 to 15th April 2016.
The last date of filing revised return for the year 2014 (as on 01.08.2014) and the return for the year 2015 (as on 31.03.2015) by Public Servants under the rule has now been further extended from 15th October 2015 to 15th April 2016.
Click here for the DOPT O.M. dated 11.10.2015

LIC wage revision : Final meeting on 16th & 17th October 2015.

No strike on 14th October

LIC management has called all joint front constituents for final discussion on wage revision. The talks are at Mumbai on 16th & 17th October 2015.

In view of above invitation for talks, it has been decided by all constituent unions in Joint Forum to suspend the current agitational programmes (including strike action on 14th October 2015).