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Ministry doubles pension amount for international medallists
An Olympic medallist is now entitled to a pension of Rs 20,000 per month with the Sports Ministry doubling the amount following a revision in is pension policy. A medal winner at Paralympics will also be entitled to the same amount as an Olympic medallist. A gold medallist in a World Cup or at the Asian Games will get Rs 16,000, a silver medallist Rs 14000 and a bronze medal winner will get Rs 12,000. "The rate of pension of medal winners in the Para-Olympics Games and Para Asian Games will be at par with the medal winners in the Olympic Games and Asian Games respectively and only a World Championships held once in four years will be considered for pension," a press release said. In the revised scheme, a sportsperson should have retired from active sports career and attained the age of 30 years at the time of applying pension under the scheme. An undertaking to this effect will be given by the sportsperson in the application form itself. In the case of existing pensioners, the ...
U.S. jobless claims fall unexpectedly as labor market tightens
The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week, pointing to a further tightening in labor market conditions.
Speed up development to compensate delay: Mamata
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday took stock of the status of work under various state schemes and urged the administration to speed up the process of development that was halted for almost three months due to rural body elections.
Greek March unemployment eases to 20.1 percent, eurozone's highest
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's jobless rate dropped to 20.1 percent in March from a downwardly revised 20.6 percent in the previous month, data from the country's statistics service ELSTAT showed on Thursday.
2.5 Crore people trained under Skill India in 3 years
The Ministry of Skill Development and Entpreneurship (MSDE) has laid the foundation for a secure and skilled future for India through concentrated and unwavering efforts over the past 3 years. In a press conference Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Dharmendra Pradhan, shared the milestones achieved under Skill India, towards creating a 'job-ready' workforce to fuel India's economic growth engine. The event was also graced by Minister of State, MSDE, Anantkumar Hegde.Sharing his views on the achievements made under the 'Skill India' initiative, Pradhan said, "Following our Prime Minister's vision of Sabka Saath and Sabka Vikas, today the Indian story of inclusive growth is where the marginalised are getting opportunities to match steps with the privileged. Our focus in the coming days will also be on adapting to changing times and technology and improvise on the quality of our trainings to ensure that our youth is trained on market ...
Framework to synergise MUDRA with skill ecosystem soon: Pradhan
A framework is being established to synergise the MUDRA Yojana with the skilling ecosystem under which one lakh youth would acquire target oriented self employment in the July-September quarter, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said today. Addressing a press conference here, the minister said the initiative aimed at increasing self-employment in the country is an outcome of collaboration between the Department of Financial Services in the Finance Ministry and the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship. Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 8, 2015, for providing loans of up to Rs 10 lakh to the non-corporate, non-farm small/micro enterprises. Besides, Pradhan said a network of Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendras will be set up in 700 districts in the current financial year ending March. "450 PMKKs are presently functional in the country. By July-end 50 PMKKs will be added, thereby taking the number to 500 and by the end of 2018-19, a
TCS looks at hiring on demand basis
IT major Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), which had given 20,000 job offers in India int his fiscal will hire people on campus on demand basis, an official said on Wednesday.
Cabinet approves over 3-fold hike in Gramin Dak Sevaks' basic pay
The Union Cabinet today approved raising the basic pay of Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS) by over three-fold to up to Rs 14,500 per month, effective January 1, 2016. The arrears after the revised wages will be paid in one instalment for the period from January 1, 2016 till the date of implementation. "Gramin Dak Sevaks GDS who were getting Rs 2,295 per month will get Rs 10,000. Those who were getting Rs 2,745 will get Rs 12,000. GDS who were paid Rs 4,115 will get Rs 14,500 per month," Telecom Minister Manoj Sinha told reporters after the Cabinet meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Sinha further said the remuneration paid to GDS was effectively not enough to meet their expenses and this pay hike decision will bring a big change in their lives. The revision in the wage structure would entail an estimated expenditure of Rs 1,257.75 crore in 2018-19. This includes non-recurring expenditure of Rs 860.95 crore and recurring expenditure of Rs 396.80 crore in the current fiscal ...
Govt hikes basic pay of Gramin Dak Sevaks to up to Rs 14,500 per month
The Union Cabinet today approved raising the basic salary of Gramin Dak Sevaks to up to Rs 14,500 per month. "Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS) who were getting Rs 2,295 per month will get Rs 10,000. Those who were getting Rs 2,775 will get Rs 12,500. GDS who were paid Rs 4,115 will get Rs 14,500 per month," Telecom Minister Manoj Sinha told reporters after the Cabinet meeting. He said the revised wages will come with arrears with effect from January 1, 2016. He said that allowances will be over the basic pay and the Cabinet has also additionally for the first time approved risk and hardship allowances for GDS. There are around 2.6 lakh Gramin Dak Sevaks working across country. The minister said GDS will now work in two shifts instead of three. The Cabinet has also approved compensatory appointment of a dependent of GDS which was not allowed earlier, Sinha said.
Want to extend the bull market by $6 trillion? Add women
LONDON (Reuters) - The secret to unlocking a further $6 trillion of gains in global stocks and adding another ten years to this bull run? Forget tax cuts and share buybacks, women are key, according to research by S&P Global.
U.S. job openings hit record high of 6.7 million in April
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. job openings rose to a record high in April, but hiring continued to lag, pointing to a worsening shortage of workers.
Wipro offers high-single digit wage hikes for offshore employees
Wipro, India's third largest software services provider, today said it has rolled out "high single-digit" wage hikes for its offshore employees. "Wipro Ltd has announced salary hikes for eligible employees, effective June 1, 2018. On an average, the increments are in the high single digits for offshore employees," Wipro said in a statement. It added that increments for onsite employees are "in the low single digits". "Top performers and those working on future focused niche technologies and domains have been rewarded with substantially higher increases," the statement said. However, Wipro did not specify the exact details of the wage hikes or the number of employees that were offered the pay hike. Earlier this year, larger rival Infosys had said it would roll out salary hikes ranging from "mid-single digit to high-single digit" for majority of its employees, effective from April onwards.
Sebi staff can't be sent on deputation, external assignment against will
Putting in place new norms, Sebi has said that its employees would not be sent on deputation or on external assignment against their will. The regulator has amended its employee regulation. An employee of the board may be sent on deputation or on external assignment to serve under any other employer. However, the employee shall not be sent against his or her will, the regulator said in a notification dated May 31. This is subject to the approval of the Sebi and should be in accordance with such terms and conditions as may be specified by it from time to time. Deputation means temporary posting to another organisation wherein the accrual and disbursement of remuneration including pay, allowances and perquisites would be borne by the borrowing organisation. On the other hand, external assignment means the temporary posting to another organisation, including secondment, tour of duty and staff exchange programme, wherein the accrual and disbursement of remuneration including pay, ...
JDA staff demand implementation of 7th pay panel recommendation, stir enters 12th day
Jammu Development Authority (JDA) staff continued their strike for their 12th consecutive day today demanding implementation of the seventh pay commission recommendations, even as over five lakh government employees in Jammu and Kashmir have received their pay this month according to the pay panel's recommendations. Over 200 staff under the banner of JDA Employees Welfare Association members continued their strike and raised slogans in favour of their demands and against the Vice Chairman of JDA. A large number of employees assembled outside the JDA office and held protest demanding implementation of seventh pay commission recommendations, enhancement in the wages of daily wagers and revocation of the 'no work, no pay' order. The association snapped water and power supply to Vikas Bhawan, housing the JDA office and also stopped official vehicles. The protesters alleged that the JDA board held meeting under chairmanship of Housing Minister Sat Sharma, but did not implement the pay ...
Paswan thanks SC for reservation in promotion verdict
Union minister and Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) president Ram Vilas Paswan welcomed the Supreme Court verdict on reservation in promotion today, saying it will re-open the doors to the members of the Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities for promotion in government jobs. In a major relief to the Centre, the apex court today allowed it to go ahead with reservations in promotion for the SC/ST employees in "accordance with law". "I thank the Supreme Court for its verdict on reservation in promotion to the SC/ST employees in government jobs. The doors that were closed will now re-open," the Dalit leader said. The Union minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution also expressed his gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for pursuing the matter so that the court was approached during the summer vacation and the case was put up before it by the additional solicitor general. The Delhi High Court, in an order on August 23 last year, had set aside an August, .
SC allows reservation in promotion for backward classes
The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed the Centre to provide reservation in promotion for employees of the scheduled caste and scheduled tribe community as per law, till the issue is cleared off by a constitution bench.Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Maninder Singh, representing the Centre, said that promotions for SC/ST employees came to a standstill after orders were passed by several high courts in regard to this issue."It is the duty of the government to provide reservation to SC/ ST employees in jobs," he said.Reportedly, the Delhi High Court in August last year had passed an order saying that the government cannot blindly provide reservation in promotion to SCs and STs, until and unless there is an adequate representation for the candidate.
Rejoin duty in 45 days: HC to over 400 KSRTC employees
The Kerala High Court today directed over 400 workers of the State Road Transport Corporation, who have availed a long leave and taken up jobs abroad, to rejoin duty within one and a half months. Over 400 employees belonging to various categories have taken a long leave from the loss-making corporation and have taken up jobs abroad. The KSRTC Managing Director had recently issued an order directing them to rejoin duty by June 1, failing which their services would be terminated. Challenging the order, the affected employees had moved the High Court, seeking more time to rejoin work. When the case came up today, Justice Anu Sivaraman granted them one and a half months to rejoin duty.
Caught on camera: BJP leader threatens govt employee
A video of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Jagannath Singh Raghuvanshi has come up where he is seen threatening an employee of the state electricity department.The BJP leader threatened the employee of blackening his face and beating him up with the shoes.'You are living at my mercy here, or else I would have blackened your face," he said to the employee.The video of it has gone viral on social media.In the video, it can be clearly seen that Raghuvanshi snapped at the employee after he told him that four lakh electricity bill was due on him.
Not giving re-employment to judges may make them accountable: Jaising
Senior advocate Indira Jaising suggested today that judges can be made more accountable by not giving them re-employment. Addressing a district convention of human rights body People's Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) here, Jaising laid stress upon bringing more transparency in the judiciary. "Not giving re-employment, perhaps, would make the judges more accountable," she said at the event, which was attended by the members of the PUCL and rights activists. The former additional solicitor-general also said the question of reservation would remain till untouchability remains in the society. Senior counsel Anand Grover denounced the government's alleged interference with the judiciary in appointment of judges and said it was important to build a citizens' campaign to keep vigil about what was happening. There should be absolute transparency in the functioning of the court, he added.
AAI bats for enhanced customer experience
Airports Authority of India's (AAI) Chairman Dr Guruprasad Mohapatra said the need of the hour is to enhance customer experience."Although a lot of effort has been put in, the need of the hour is to manage the changes in a more effective manner so as to make customer experiences even better and enriching," he said at the AAI annual conference here.Mohapatra also encouraged the delegates to be more involved and work towards making air travel available to common man in the remotest parts of the country.Meanwhile, Anuj Aggarwal, member (Human Resource) at AAI highlighted that workforce management remains a key concern."AAI is one of the most geographically-distributed public sector undertakings. It's a challenge to manage workforce spread across the length and breadth of the country and to implement changes. The purpose of this conference is to contemplate on the changes and challenges lying ahead of us and to find ways to continuously expand our performance in this dynamic environment,"