UPS rules for VRS explained: Central govt employees seeking voluntary retirement need to serve notice period of this durationUnified Pension Scheme (UPS): New guidelines from the Department of Pension and Pensioners' Welfare detail voluntary retirement for governm...
06 Nov, 2025, 01.58 PM IST
Updated pension rules for govt staff: Centre clarifies rules about last working day of employee for pension calculationThe Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare has clarified pension calculation rules. Pension is determined by rules in effect on the ...
03 Nov, 2025, 06.02 PM IST
Enhanced family pension: Parents of deceased govt employees must file separate life certificates to get pension at higher rateParents of deceased government employees must now submit individual life certificates annually to receive enhanced family pensions. This ne...
29 Oct, 2025, 03.41 PM IST
Service rendered in autonomous body to be counted for grant of gratuity at CentreThe Rajya Sabha was informed that service rendered by an employee in an autonomous body will be considered for gratuity in the central gove...
07 Aug, 2025, 05.27 PM IST
Old Pension Scheme benefits in UPS: Central Govt employees can claim OPS benefits in Unified Pension Scheme for these casesThe Ministry of Personnel has issued instructions extending Old Pension Scheme (OPS) benefits to Central Government employees under the Uni...
19 Jun, 2025, 12.38 PM IST
Employees under Unified Pension Scheme now eligible for retirement, death gratuity benefitsUnion Minister Jitendra Singh announced that central government employees under the Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) will now receive retiremen...
18 Jun, 2025, 06.15 PM IST
Four important pension, GPF payment updates that government employees, pensioners should knowThe DoPPW has announced several updates related to timelines for the completion of various activities and the timely distribution of pensio...
01 Nov, 2024, 02.08 PM IST
NPS monitoring rule: Oversight mechanism to be set up; what this means for central government employees investing in NPSThe Department of Pension and Pensioners' Welfare (DoPPW) has announced that an NPS oversight mechanism be established in each department t...
25 Oct, 2024, 01.41 PM IST
Govt lets women employees nominate children instead of husband for pension in marital discord casesIf a deceased government servant or pensioner is survived by a spouse, family pension is first granted to the spouse. Other family members ...
02 Jan, 2024, 04.04 PM IST
NPS to OPS: Changed jobs or retired? Govt says these Central Govt employees are eligible to switch pension schemesSelect Central Government employees who have changed their jobs will also get a one-time option to switch to Central Civil Services (Pensio...
01 Nov, 2023, 11.09 AM IST
Dearness relief (DR) hiked by 4% for Central Govt pensioners, family pensioners: Who are eligible, when will they get it? Govt answersCentral Govt pensioners, family pensioners: The Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare (DoPPW) released an Office Memorandum mentionin...
28 Oct, 2023, 01.02 PM IST
These central govt employees can switch from NPS to old pension scheme: Know eligibility, last dateThe Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare (DoPPW) has allowed select central government employees to switch to old pension scheme (...
06 Mar, 2023, 12.45 PM IST
How central govt employees' pension is calculated in different conditions; check latest rulesA government servant, who retires under rule 33, rule 34, rule 35, rule 36, rule 37, rule 38, or rule 39, after completing a qualifying ser...
11 Nov, 2022, 11.27 AM IST
Central govt employees can switch from NPS to old pension scheme in these conditionsA central government employee covered under the National Pension System (NPS), can choose between the benefits under NPS and those availabl...
31 Oct, 2022, 03.32 PM IST
7th Pay Commission: These central govt pensioners don't need to apply for additional payment after commutation7th Pay Commission: There have been several doubts regarding which pension central government employees are allowed to commute — pension au...
27 Oct, 2022, 03.24 PM IST
7th Pay Commission: Dearness Relief payment rule clarified for these pensionersEven in case of commutation, dearness relief entitlement will still be calculated on full pension, i.e., including the commuted portion of ...
27 Oct, 2022, 10.41 AM IST
Centre simplifies rules to ensure 'ease of living' for its pensionersThe Department of Pension and Pensioners' Welfare (DoPPW) has undertaken a massive campaign to review and simplify pension rules and issued...
20 Oct, 2022, 11.58 PM IST