 "Coronavirus outbreak: Lok Sabha Secretariat to resume work from today")
The Lok Sabha Secretariat will resume work from Monday after it was shut in the March last week in the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak. According to the order issued by the Lok Sabha Secretariat, it will resume work from Monday and all officers of the joint secretary rank and above will join office.
No cut in pension for central govt employees: FinMin
The finance ministry on Sunday said there would be no cut in pensions to central government employees. The ministry clarified its position after reports that the government is planning to cut pensions.“It is being reported that a 20 per cent cut in central government pensions is being planned. This news is false. There will be no cut in pension disbursements. It is clarified that salaries and pensions will not be affected by government cash management instructions,” the ministry said in a tweet.
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