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Standard deduction to benefit central govt employees

Standard deduction to benefit central govt employees

Thu, Feb 01, 2018

For senior citizens, exemption of interest income on bank deposits has been raised to Rs 50,000

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7th Pay Commission: No more research work for teachers to get promotion

7th Pay Commission: No more research work for teachers to get promotion

Sat, Aug 05, 2017

Union Minister Prakash Javedekar said that teachers will soon be getting the benefits of 7th Pay Commission. Also, for teachers research will be optional to get promotion

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7th Pay Commission: Central government employees shows dissatisfaction on revised allowance

7th Pay Commission: Central government employees shows dissatisfaction on revised allowance

Mon, Jul 24, 2017

Standing Committee of National Council(JCM) with the Additional Secretary, Department of Expenditure, held a meeting today to discuss the issues arising after the implementation of 7th Pay Commission. 

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7th Pay Commission: Government employees will get higher allowances from this month

7th Pay Commission: Government employees will get higher allowances from this month

Mon, Jul 03, 2017

More than 48 lakh government employees will start getting higher allowance from this month. Union Cabinet had given a clean nod last week for recommendations made under 7th CPC. 

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7th Pay Commission: Cabinet approves HRA recommendations; here's what it means for employees

7th Pay Commission: Cabinet approves HRA recommendations; here's what it means for employees

Wed, Jun 28, 2017

Union Cabinet approves recommendations of 7th Pay Commission on Allowances with 34 modifications; revised rates effective from 1 July 2017

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7th Pay Commission: Cabinet to take up HRA allowance once Jaitley returns from South Korea

7th Pay Commission: Cabinet to take up HRA allowance once Jaitley returns from South Korea

Thu, Jun 15, 2017

 Decision on arrears like HRA, dearness allowance, transport allowance (TA), etc, under the 7PC were expected to be taken on Wednesday. However, the Cabinet delayed it due to FM Arun Jaitley meet in South Korea. 

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7th Pay Commission: Cabinet meeting today; HRA may get fixed at 27%; arrears by July 1

7th Pay Commission: Cabinet meeting today; HRA may get fixed at 27%; arrears by July 1

Wed, Jun 14, 2017

The 7th CPC had also proposed that House Rent Allowance or HRA be capped at 24%. This did not go well with central government employees who demanded a higher HRA at 30%. 

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7th Pay Commission: Latest news on HRA and arrears

7th Pay Commission: Latest news on HRA and arrears

Tue, May 16, 2017

An update on the pay hike of central government employees is expected today as the Union leaders head to meet government officials. Recommendations of the Ashok Lavasa Committee on ‘allowances’ was submitted to the government on April 27.

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7th Pay Commission: Allowances report likely this week but clarity on HRA remains elusive

7th Pay Commission: Allowances report likely this week but clarity on HRA remains elusive

Tue, Apr 18, 2017

7th Pay Commission had recommended abolition of 52 allowances and subsuming 37 others out of 196 allowances. 

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7th Pay Commission: RBI flags concern over inflation; what will allowances committee do?

7th Pay Commission: RBI flags concern over inflation; what will allowances committee do?

Fri, Apr 07, 2017

The impact on inflation is expected to persist for 6-8 quarters, with the peak effect occurring at around 3-4 quarters following the implementation, RBI had said. 

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7th Pay Commission: Pension committee submits report to NJCA

7th Pay Commission: Pension committee submits report to NJCA

Tue, Apr 04, 2017

After months of delay, the pension committee under 7th Pay Commission, has submitted its recommendation to Shiv Gopal Mishra, the convenor of National Joint Council of Action, a media report said. 

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7th Pay Commission: Employees ask for arrears from January 2016

7th Pay Commission: Employees ask for arrears from January 2016

Mon, Apr 03, 2017

The Committee on Allowances headed by Finance Secretary Ashok Lavasa is yet to submit its report on dearness allowance (DA) and transport allowance (TA) to the Central Government under its 7th Pay Commission (7CPC) recommendations. 

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7th Pay Commission: Committee on Allowances submits its report; this is what they said

7th Pay Commission: Committee on Allowances submits its report; this is what they said

Wed, Mar 22, 2017

As per the source, the final decision on allowance will be taken by the end of this month or in the next meeting scheduled on Thursday.

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7th Pay Commission recommendation: Your allowances hike may have wait a big longer; here's why

7th Pay Commission recommendation: Your allowances hike may have wait a big longer; here's why

Fri, Mar 10, 2017

A Lavasa panel tasked tasked with examining the 7th Pay Commission’s (7th CPC) recommendations on allowances has been unable to reach a conclusion in its last scheduled meeting held on March 3 and will have few more meetings before it submits its report to FM Arun Jaitley 

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7th Pay Commission: Will Arun Jaitley announce allowance hike during Budget Session?

7th Pay Commission: Will Arun Jaitley announce allowance hike during Budget Session?

Thu, Mar 09, 2017

Budget Session of Parliament began on Thursday March 9, 2017.  Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that he hopes for a breakthrough on GST and that the debate will take place in a democratic manner and the level of debate will be good.

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7th Pay Commission: Higher allowances from April 1?

7th Pay Commission: Higher allowances from April 1?

Wed, Mar 08, 2017

The Committee on Allowances under the 7th Pay Commission has allegedly submitted its report to the government recommending a 2% to 4% hike in Dearness Allowance (DA) for nearly 1 crore government employees and pensioners. 

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