8th Pay Commission latest update: Pensioner body flags 8th CPC portal problems, seeks memorandum submission deadline extensionPensioner groups Bharat Pensioners Samaj (BPS) and NCCPA have raised concerns with the 8th Pay Commission regarding its memorandum submissi...
21 Apr, 2026, 01.31 PM IST
Income tax exemption on disability pension for armed forces personnel continues under Income Tax Act 2025: Who benefits?Nemin Shah, director, EQX Business Consultancy Private Ltd, told ET Wealth Online that the government has chosen to codify the exemption fo...
27 Mar, 2026, 11.18 AM IST
No proposal for complete loan waiver for farmers: FM SitharamanThe central government has no plans for a complete farmer loan waiver. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman highlighted measures like Kisan ...
23 Mar, 2026, 03.04 PM IST
Disability pension tax relief withdrawn in Budget 2026 for these armed forces personnel; Check detailsThe Budget document proposes a specific exemption for disability pension paid to members of the armed forces, including paramilitary forces...
02 Feb, 2026, 01.05 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
Central government employees, in NPS, can choose OPS under certain conditions; Check eligibility, forms to submitOld Pension Scheme: The Department of Pension and Pensioners Welfare has issued a circular asking the departments and ministry to ask their...
14 Apr, 2025, 10.31 AM IST
NPS rules: Don't forget to submit these two forms to avail NPS benefits for you, familyThe Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare (DoPPW) has directed ministries to ensure that all central government employees covered by ...
13 Nov, 2024, 05.17 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
NPS death claim: PFRDA clarifies on nomination post death of NPS subscribersWhen enrolling in the National Pension System, NPS subscribers must submit a nomination in the required format.
22 Oct, 2022, 11.42 AM IST
59,190 armed forces personnel granted disability pension since 2016: GovtThe minister said the cases of disability and service pension are processed within the timeframe as per laid down policy.
17 Dec, 2021, 07.59 PM IST
Soldiers’ ‘invalid pension’ clause forces Ministry of Defence to re-examine orderThe MoD had announced that ‘invalid pension’ would now also be given to those military personnel boarded out before completing their 10 yea...
03 Aug, 2020, 10.57 AM IST
EPF Nomination Rules: Getting married makes your EPF, EPS nomination invalidAs per EPF scheme rules, once you get married the previous nomination made by you automatically becomes invalid in your PF and EPS account.
26 Sep, 2019, 09.41 AM IST
Will look into issue of tax on disability pension: Rajnath SinghSingh said the changes in the disability pension has come to the government’s notice.
28 Jun, 2019, 09.48 AM IST
PFRDA relaxes NPS exit rules on medical groundsThe PFRDA has relaxed the exit rules under NPS on medical grounds if the subscriber is physically incapacitated or has suffered a bodily di...
05 Feb, 2018, 06.52 PM IST
Don't lay off or demote employees for disability: CentreThe Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has amended Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972, to make it easier for such employ...
12 Oct, 2016, 03.09 PM IST