PAY PANEL PROPOSALS TO GIVE BONANZA TO OVER 4 MILLION CENTRAL STAFF
Defence chiefs to get higher pay than Prez The Sixth Pay Commission has recommended that the three service chiefs should get a monthly fixed salary of Rs 90,000 and other allowances, including DA...
A bonanza for the fair sex With staggered working hours, extension of maternity leave from three to six months, child care leave and special allowance for those with disabilities, the sixth Pay Commission has come out with a bonanza for the fair sex.
Boon for govt school teachers The Sixth Pay Commission might prove to be a boon for the freshers as a primary school teacher starting his career now in a Central Government school can expect a monthly salary of around Rs 20,000.
Pay bands to be introduced The Sixth Pay Commission which submitted its report to the Union Finance Minister on Monday, has proposed an altogether new pay structure comprising Pay Bands and Grade Pay.
40 pc pension hike The Sixth Pay Commission on Monday recommended over 40 per cent increase in pensions of Central government employees, apart from a special hike for those of 80 years of age and above.
Does Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen’s decision to leave India indicate a setback to the country’s liberal image? Deccan Herald had invited its readers to opine on the issue. Many of our readers said India’s liberal image will not be tarnished by Taslima’s decision to leave and even termed her comments as ungrateful. Some others opined that the country has lost its credibility as a democracy because it bowed down to fundamentalists and Leftists of West Bengal.
