The Delhi High Court dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) requesting direction to the Election Commission of India to develop a mechanism to allow political leaders and candidates to campaign virtually with reasonable restrictions. The court noted that if this was done, criminals like Dawood Ibrahim and rapists could form political parties and contest elections through video conferencing. The bench also noted the propoganda behind these types of petitions and imposed costs on the petitioners for filing frivolous pleas.
The DA was hiked in March 2024. With the hike, all other related allowances such as house rent allowance, daily allowance, gratuity ceiling and hostel subsidy have been increased in line with the 7th Pay Commission recommendations.
The Centre has allowed female government employees to nominate their eligible child/children for family pension instead of their husband, according to an official statement. The Department of Pensions and Pensioners Welfare (DoPPW) introduced an amendment to the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 2021, enabling female government employees or pensioners to grant family pension to their eligible child/children after their own demise.
India News: The Centre has decided to grant 'notional promotion' to officers with benchmark disabilities from June 30, 2016. This decision is in line with the Sup
The Government of India is set to introduce specialized training programs for its employees on Good Governance Day, as announced in an official statement. On this occasion, Union Minister of State for Personnel, Jitendra Singh, will unveil three new features on the iGOT Karmayogi platform. The curated training programs, which will be launched on Monday, aim to enhance the skills and knowledge of government employees.