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Ludhiana: Educators press for pay, pension benefits during protest at PAU

Ludhiana: Educators press for pay, pension benefits during protest at PAU

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University and college teachers from across Punjab staged a protest at Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) on Monday, demanding release of 7th pay commission arrears, grant of 60% dearness allowance (DA) and resolution of long-pending pay and pension-related issues. Teachers protesting on the PAU campus in Ludhiana on Monday. (HT Photo) The state-level dharna was organised by the Punjab Federation of University and College Teachers Organisations (PFUCTO) and the Punjab Agricultural University Teachers Association (PAUTA) at Thapar Hall on the PAU campus. Teachers from various state universities, along with members of the Punjab and Chandigarh College Teachers Union (PCCTU) and government college teachers, participated in the protest. The protesting teachers demanded the grant of 60% DA, release of arrears under the 7th pay commission with effect from January 1, 2016, and rectification of pay anomalies. They also sought fixation of basic pay at ₹57,700 instead of ₹15,600 during the probation period and restoration of full pay benefits. The participants further demanded restoration and implementation of benefits under the Old Pension Scheme (OPS) on the pattern applicable …

Chandigarh Aided College Teachers Association protests over delay in UGC benefits, threatens intensified agitation | Chandigarh News

Chandigarh Aided College Teachers Association protests over delay in UGC benefits, threatens intensified agitation | Chandigarh News

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Chandigarh Aided College Teachers Association (CACTA) has expressed strong resentment over the administration’s continued delay in the full implementation of University Grants Commission (UGC) regulations for teachers working in privately managed and government-aided colleges, despite a public announcement by the Union Home Minister reaffirming Chandigarh’s governance as a Union Territory under the direct authority of the central government. CACTA, in a statement, to the media said that the aided colleges in Chandigarh receive 95 per cent grant-in-aid from the central government through the Chandigarh Administration and have no administrative or statutory linkage with the Government of Punjab. The association alleged that citing Punjab’s consent or policies to deny or delay teachers’ service benefits was “legally untenable and constitutionally flawed”. The association asserted that once adopted, UGC regulations are binding in letter and spirit and must be implemented in totality. Any selective or partial implementation, CACTA said, amounts to arbitrary discrimination and violates statutory provisions governing higher education. Teachers in aided colleges have been awaiting redressal of long-pending demands, including Career Advancement Scheme (CAS) promotions with …

Dearness Allowance for judges, judicial officials raised to 58% in Andhra Pradesh

Dearness Allowance for judges, judicial officials raised to 58% in Andhra Pradesh

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The Andhra Pradesh government has announced a Dearness Allowance (DA) hike for serving and retired members of the judiciary. Minister for Law and Justice N. Md. Farooq said on Thursday that the Law Department issued orders raising the DA for High Court judges, judicial officers, retired judges, pensioners, and family pensioners to 58% from the existing 55%. The decision followed a communication from the Law Ministry, the Minister said in a release. The revised DA rate would be effective from July 1, 2025, he added. Published – December 04, 2025 07:01 pm IST Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Employees, pensioners warn to intensify agitation if demands not met, stage protest in Dharamshala

Employees, pensioners warn to intensify agitation if demands not met, stage protest in Dharamshala

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Dharamshala Nov 28 Protesting employees and pensioners of Himachal Pradesh on Friday warned the state government of intensifying their agitation if their demands are not met. Employees, pensioners warn to intensify agitation if demands not met, stage protest in Dharamshala A large number of state employees and pensioners, led by national senior vice president of the Indian state pensioners federation Ghanshyam Sharma, staged a protest at the Dharamshala Police Ground on Friday, voicing sharp criticism of the Sukhu government’s policies. Their demands include immediate decisions on pending Dearness Allowance, salaries, pension payments, medical bill clearance, reinstatement of Himcare benefits, and OPS commitments. Representatives of various employee and pensioner organisations participated in the demonstration, accusing the government of “failing” to fulfil promises, pushing the state into “financial disorder” and taking decisions detrimental to employees. Addressing the rally, Sharma said the government had sought the support of employees and pensioners by assuring the timely disbursal of Old Pension Scheme benefits, salaries, pensions, DA and medical reimbursements. “However, even after three years in power, most of these assurances …

Chandigarh: Govt teachers protest delay in DA payments

Chandigarh: Govt teachers protest delay in DA payments

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Jan 25, 2025 09:54 PM IST They demanded that arrears and dearness allowance pending for two years be paid from the state budget to teachers working under the Samagra Shiksha scheme of the Centre Deputation Employees and Joint Teachers Association (JTA) organised a protest at the Sector 20 masjid ground on Friday evening for not receiving dearness allowance for two years. They demanded that arrears and dearness allowance pending for two years be paid from the state budget to teachers working under the Samagra Shiksha scheme of the Centre. Government teachers on deputation during a protest in Chandigarh on Friday. (HT Photo) While the employees on deputation from Punjab and Haryana which included teachers, doctors and employees from food and water supply and engineering department were to march towards the Punjab governor and UT administrator’s house, due to the police deployment they were stopped. Chandigarh UT Welfare Association (Deputationist) president Ranveer Jhorar said that not implementing dearness allowance for the employees on deputation for the last two years is sheer injustice. He said that there …

Centre Grants Additional Instalment For Dearness Relief To Pensioners Ahead Of Diwali

Centre Grants Additional Instalment For Dearness Relief To Pensioners Ahead Of Diwali

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Last Updated:October 30, 2024, 23:41 IST The Union Cabinet had approved the additional instalment of dearness allowance and dearness relief at 3% to central government employees as well as pensioners, effective from July 1, 2024 The hike enables pensioners to receive arrears on account of the increased allowances for the past four months. (Representational image) Ahead of Diwali, the Union government on Wednesday issued an order for granting an additional instalment of dearness relief to pensioners. The Union Cabinet had, on October 16, approved the additional instalment of dearness allowance (DA) and dearness relief (DR) at 3 per cent to central government employees as well as pensioners, effective from July 1, 2024. In pursuance, the Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare (DoPPW) has issued an order dated October 30, 2024 for all central government pensioners/family pensioners, the personnel ministry said in a statement. Now central government pensioners, including family pensioners, will become entitled to higher amount of dearness allowance and dearness relief from the existing rate of 50 per cent to 53 per cent of …

3% Hike In Dearness Allowance For Government Employees Cleared Ahead Of Diwali

3% Hike In Dearness Allowance For Government Employees Cleared Ahead Of Diwali

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DA Hike Updates: DA is revised periodically twice a year. The central government has raised the dearness allowance (DA) and dearness relief (DR) for its over a crore employees and pensioners by 3 per cent to compensate them against price rise. This takes the total from 50 per cent to 53 per cent, to be paid over and above the basic pay. The hike in DA rate was decided at a cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi this morning. The new rate will be effective from July 1, 2024. The decision, taken weeks ahead of Diwali, comes as a major relief to central government employees amid the festive season. “This increase is in accordance with the accepted formula, which is based on the recommendations of the 7th Central Pay Commission,” the government said in a statement. The hike in DA and DR will cost the exchequer an additional Rs 9,448.35 crore every year and benefit about 49.18 lakh central government employees and 64.89 lakh pensioners, the government said. DA is given to government employees and …

Diwali Gift For Government Employees In This State, Dearness Allowance Hiked

Diwali Gift For Government Employees In This State, Dearness Allowance Hiked

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Representational Image Raipur: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Wednesday announced that the Dearness Allowance (DA) of state government employees will be increased by 4 per cent, taking it to 50 per cent of the basic salary. The decision will benefit nearly 3.9 lakh state government employees and the hike will be effective from October 1 this year, officials said. As the Diwali festival is approaching, the government has decided to increase DA by 4 per cent, bringing it at par with the central government, Sai told reporters here. Earlier in March this year, the Sai government hiked the DA by 4 cent, bringing it to 46 per cent of the basic pay. (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.) Source link

The Hindu Morning Digest, March 08, 2024

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