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Govt retains GPF interest rate at 7.8% for October-December
General Provident Fund (GPF) and other similar funds will carry interest at the rate of 7.8% with effect from 1 October to 31 December, 2017
1 min read25 Oct 2017Cabinet approves leave encashment up to 180 days for deceased defence personnel
Leave encashment up to 180 days was approved for the deceased defence personnel or those who were invalidated out of service from 30 December 1991 to 29 November 1999
1 min read19 Apr 2017Now, Aadhaar is mandatory to get defence pension
A defence ministry notification has asked all defence pensioners and dependent family members of deceased personnel to enrol for Aadhaar by 30 June to receive pension
1 min read8 Mar 20177th Pay Commission: SBI releases Rs3,323.24 cr arrears to defence pensioners
SBI released Rs3,323.24 crore arrears to around 9.94 lakh eligible defence pensioners
1 min read30 Dec 2016Red tape prevented 3 million defence personnel from voting: Panel
The Standing Committee on Defence has sought finalisation of procedures for online registration and one way e-movement of postal ballot for effective implementation of the system
2 min read21 Dec 2016Govt says panel looking into anomalies in implementing OROP
Arun Jaitley says all ambiguities and anomalies in OROP implementation will come out with recommendations of the judicial committee
1 min read26 Jul 2016OROP no threat to fiscal arithmetic: Sinha
The government took time in finalising the scheme as it wanted it to be 'equitable and not half-baked'
2 min read7 Sep 2015Govt to come up with clarification on OROP: Ex-servicemen
Veterans will take a call on continuance of the agitation after a core committee meeting
1 min read5 Sep 2015India to train defence personnel of 38 countries: Manohar Parrikar
Parrikar, however, said he would not be able to reveal names of the countries which are sending their personnel for training due to security reasons
1 min read23 Mar 2015Soldiers get SC nod to register as voters in place of posting
The court's order will allow defence personnel posted at such stations as on 1 Jan and continue to be posted there till date to be registered as general voters
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