8th Pay Commission latest news: J&K employee bodies seek fitment factor of 2.86–3.68, Rs 51,480 minimum basic payEmployee bodies from Jammu & Kashmir have urged the 8th Pay Commission to adopt a fitment factor between 2.86 and 3.68, which could raise t...
03 Jun, 2026, 04.41 PM IST
SBI Bank Holiday Alert 2026: SBI branches may remain closed for up to 6 days from May 23-28 due to weekend, strike and BakridSBI bank holidays May 2026: SBI branches may be closed for up to six days from May 23, 2026, due to a weekend, a proposed two-day staff str...
21 May, 2026, 03.19 PM IST
8th Pay Commission latest update: Railway technical staff seek multiple fitment factors, higher HRA, pay fixRailway technical supervisors have put forward significant demands to the 8th Pay Commission. Key proposals include a Rs 52,000 minimum sal...
20 May, 2026, 04.53 PM IST
8th Pay Commission update: Defence civilian employee body seeks pay, promotion at par with Railway employeesDefence civilian employees are seeking equal pay scales, promotions, and benefits as Railway employees. They also want risk and hardship al...
14 May, 2026, 06.08 PM IST
No parity between Agniveers, regular soldiers on pensionary benefits: Centre to HCThe Union government has told the Bombay High Court that Agniveers are different from regular soldiers. This means families of deceased Agn...
11 May, 2026, 02.49 PM IST
SBI employees’ 2-day strike on May 25, 26: Pension fund manager option to ‘NPS employees’, parity issue among 16 demandsSBI employees' nationwide strike May 25, 26: The demands raised by the federation include recruitment of messengers and armed guards, adequ...
06 May, 2026, 01.48 PM IST
8th Pay Commission: Government staff seek Rs 69,000 minimum pay, DA merger proposalGovernment employees are pushing for major changes in pay and pensions with the Eighth Central Pay Commission. They want a higher basic sal...
17 Apr, 2026, 01.08 AM IST
8th Pay Commission latest update: Key central employee body lists 9 demands, including pension issues, deadline extension, women welfareCentral government employee unions, under NC-JCM, have urged the 8th Pay Commission to expand its questionnaire. They seek to include provi...
02 Apr, 2026, 01.47 PM IST
Pension rule triggers disquiet among retireesDisquiet is prevalent among central government retirees over a provision in the Finance Act 2025, raising concerns about pension parity bef...
31 Mar, 2025, 11.16 PM IST
RRB employees may have to wait another six months to get their dues, albeit partlyThe final shape of the scheme has failed to satisfy the retired employees as their demand for arrear payment has not been considered.
24 Oct, 2018, 03.07 PM IST
ET Edit: OROP should be granted only if fresh recruits are moved to contribution-based NPSAny pension scheme must be assessed within the framework of four factors: affordability, adequacy, fairness and transparency.
11 Jul, 2018, 05.19 PM IST
Regional rural bank employees to get pension at par with nationalised banksAbout 27,000 retired RRB employees are set to gain from this verdict, which the bank association torch bearers dubbed as historic. RRB’ cur...
27 Apr, 2018, 09.39 AM IST
RRB employees to observe one-day strike on June 30Their employees organisation -- the All India Regional Rural Bank Employees Association -- said that a majority of the 90000-strong workfor...
29 Jun, 2017, 03.44 PM IST
If there is tax parity, lot of EPF investors will switch to NPS: Hemant Contractor, PFRDA“We don’t want insurers and mutual funds to sell pension products unless regulated by PFRDA.”
02 May, 2016, 09.23 AM IST
‘Tax parity needed in retirement products'PFRDA chairman Hemant Contractor believes that tax parity in retirement products is critical if India is to be a pensioned society.
25 Apr, 2016, 01.11 PM IST
Pension regulator urges for more tax parity between NPS and other pension schemesThe pension regulator has urged for more tax parity between the National Pension System (NPS) and other pension schemes.
13 Apr, 2016, 12.06 PM IST
Cabinet clears Rs 2,300-crore package for one-rank-one-pension for armed forcesThe decision comes right ahead of assembly polls in Himachal, a state with a large population of serving & retired armed personnel.
25 Sep, 2012, 08.57 AM IST