The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has launched the 'Karmajeevi Awaas Yojana 2026', offering over 1,200 ready-to-move flats in Narela with a 25% discount. Aimed at government employees and working professionals, homes will be allotted on a first-come, first-served basis, with registration opening July 24.
The Health Ministry integrated the CGHS and Bhavishya web portals, simplifying pensioner card applications for retiring central government employees. Pension details from Bhavishya will now pre-fill CGHS forms, reducing paperwork and delays. PAN card serves as the unique identifier for data exchange.
Central government employees await the 8th Pay Commission's fitment factor, but past commissions show gross salary hikes vary significantly despite differing factors, influenced by prevailing Dearness Allowance (DA) rates.
Assam's Finance Minister Jayanta Malla Baruah proposed dismissing government employees practicing polygamy and barring them from welfare schemes in the state budget. A bill to ban polygamous marriages with up to seven years imprisonment was also passed last year.
The Bengal government's Akansha housing scheme provides subsidized, no-profit-no-loss flats to state employees facing financial constraints. The lottery-based scheme offers various flat categories based on grade pay, free government land, and low-interest loans, aiming to facilitate homeownership and eliminate private market exploitation.
Central government employee unions are advocating for the 8th Pay Commission to include higher family unit counts, increased HRA and TPTA, and the merger of DA with basic pay, citing insufficient provisions for low-level employees.
The Labour Bureau's May 2026 AICPI-IW reading of 150.8 suggests central government employees will likely receive a 3% dearness allowance (DA) hike, increasing DA to 63%. A 4% hike is improbable unless June's reading significantly rises, with the final outcome dependent on June inflation data and government decision.
Central government employees may receive substantial arrears under the 8th Pay Commission, ranging from ₹3.6 lakh to ₹10.8 lakh for Level 1-5 employees, depending on the implementation timeline and fitment factor (2.0 to 2.86).
An SIT probe into alleged donation theft at Ayodhya's Ram Janmabhoomi temple led to eight arrests and the recovery of over Rs 79 lakh. The accused, including individuals associated with the temple's cash management, were sent to judicial custody, with further investigation expected.
Central government employees are hopeful for an early submission of the 8th Pay Commission report, potentially by January 2027, leading to salary hikes from April 2027. Despite an 18-month deadline ending May 2027, optimism stems from online processes and swift interactions, though some experts predict a later submission.
J&K Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has terminated Mohammad Shafi Malik, a Power Development Department inspector, for alleged involvement in terror activities. Malik is the ninth J&K govt employee dismissed this year amid an ongoing crackdown on terror infrastructure.
Afghanistan's government employees are reportedly banned from using smartphones following an order from Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada. The ban, effective June 17, aims to restrict communication channels, with violations potentially leading to job termination or imprisonment.
A letter bearing the Supreme Court's emblem, announcing a ban on smartphones for all government employees effective June 17, circulated on social media. The Supreme Court has not commented, and government departments continue to use WhatsApp.
Punjab and Haryana high court grants a woman 100% family pension, rejecting the state's claim that her share should be capped at 50% as the second wife. The court ruled the pension belongs to the family, not the government to divide.
The US State Department confirmed the death of a US government employee working at the US Embassy in Yangon, Myanmar. The body was found about two weeks ago in a residential complex, and Myanmar police are treating it as a potential homicide, having detained a Thai national.
The US State Department has declined to provide further details regarding the death of an American national in Myanmar, citing privacy concerns. Sources in the diplomatic community suggest the man was found dead at a hotel two weeks ago, and police are investigating it as a potential murder with a Thai woman in custody.
India's Supreme Court questioned the continued reservation benefits for children of economically advanced families within backward classes, stating social mobility comes with empowerment and reservation shouldn't be indefinite. The court issued notice on a plea challenging the exclusion of a petitioner whose parents were state government employees.
Tamil Nadu CM C Joseph Vijay announces 2% DA hike for state government employees and teachers, from 58% to 60%, effective January 1, impacting 16 lakh beneficiaries and adding ₹1,230 crore to state expenditure
Hong Kong's Civil Service Secretary Ingrid Yeung announced a proposed accountability framework that will hold department heads personally liable for systemic loopholes they fail to report, potentially impacting their pay and facing consequences for governance failures.
The Supreme Court dismissed a TMC petition challenging the Election Commission's counting personnel policy, accepting the EC's assurance that counting tables will feature a mix of central and state government employees to ensure neutrality.
Trinamool Congress approached the Supreme Court challenging the Additional Chief Electoral Officer's mandate requiring at least one counting supervisor or assistant to be a central government or central PSU employee for West Bengal assembly election vote counting. The party argues the decision is arbitrary, discriminatory, and creates reasonable apprehension of bias since BJP, their political opponent, controls the central government. The petition claims the timing of the communication and its applicability only to Bengal (not other states with simultaneous elections) undermines free and fair election principles. The Supreme Court agreed to list the matter on Saturday, with a special bench of Justices P S Narasimha and Joymalya Bagchi constituted.
Trinamool Congress has moved the Supreme Court, challenging a directive mandating central government employees as counting supervisors or assistants for Bengal's assembly election vote count. The party argues this is arbitrary, discriminatory, and creates bias, especially with the BJP at the Centre. They claim it unfairly alters the counting table composition, undermining a level playing field and free elections.
TMC moved Supreme Court against Calcutta HC order rejecting plea challenging deployment of only central government staff at counting centers for West Bengal elections. The party argued the EC's decision to appoint central and PSU employees as supervisors was discriminatory. HC ruled appointing counting supervisors is EC's prerogative and said TMC can file an election petition if central officers manipulated counting in favor of BJP. Matter listed for urgent hearing on Saturday before counting scheduled for May 4.
The Trinamool Congress has moved the Supreme Court against the Calcutta High Court's order rejecting its plea challenging the Election Commission's decision to deploy only central government and PSU employees as supervisors at vote counting centers in West Bengal on May 4. The High Court ruled that appointing counting supervisors is the EC's prerogative and that the party can file an election petition if central officers manipulate counting in favor of BJP. Senior advocate Kalyan Banerjee questioned why the EC distrusts state government employees when the entire election was conducted with state staff, also referencing the Pahalgam terror attack.
