Archives for April 2023

An office memorandum has been issued by the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions in India, which provides clarification on certain procedural requirements related to the Central Civil Services (Leave Travel Concession) Rules, 1988. According to the memorandum, government employees can encash up to 10 days of earned leave at the time of availing […]

In response to an unstarred question in the Lok Sabha, the Defence Minister stated that the government has taken note of transmission errors highlighted by the CAG report on Defence Services (2017) in nearly 75% of pension disbursements. The Principal Controller of Defence Accounts (Pension) has taken steps to improve the systematic inefficiencies by communicating […]

The Senior Citizen Savings Scheme, 2019 has been modified by the Senior Citizen Savings (Amendment) Scheme, 2023, which has been issued by the Ministry of Finance (DEA). The amendment increases the maximum investment limit for the scheme from ₹15 lakhs to ₹30 lakhs. The Department of Posts, Ministry of Communications, has released a notification to […]

The Department of Personnel and Training has consolidated various instructions on handling disciplinary proceedings into eight Office Memorandums (OMs). This was done to provide stakeholders with one-stop guidance in managing disciplinary proceedings. These instructions were issued at different times in the past by the department. Handling of Disciplinary Proceedings in respect of Central Civilian Employees […]

As per a notification issued by the Ministry of Finance and the Department of Revenue in India, individuals who fail to link their Permanent Account Number (PAN) with their Aadhaar number will face consequences such as a higher rate of tax deduction or collection at source and no interest on any tax refunds. This rule […]