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15 articles across all sections.
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Family Pension: Eligibility, Rates, and Special Provisions Under CCS (Pension) Rules
Who qualifies as family, the 30%/50% rates, the enhanced rate window, the rules for parents, divorced and disabled daughters, and the order of payment.
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Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) vs NPS: Should Central Government Employees Switch?
UPS notified in 2024 gives NPS subscribers a one-time option for a guaranteed assured pension. The structure, the formula, the eligibility cases, and how to decide.
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Child Care Leave (CCL): 730 Days Explained, with Spell Rules and Pay Computation
Eligibility, the 80% pay rule for the second 365 days, single male parents, children with disability, minimum and maximum spells, and combination with other leave.
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National Pension System (NPS): Complete Guide for Central Government Employees
How NPS works for Central Government employees recruited on or after 1 January 2004: Tier I and Tier II structure, contribution rates, fund managers, vesting age, and exit rules. With a worked corpus projection.
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Travelling Allowance (TA): Tour, Transfer, and Retirement Rules
Daily Allowance, mileage, mode of travel by Pay Matrix level, transfer TA, composite transfer grant, and TA on retirement explained with examples.
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MACP and the Promotional Hierarchy Question: Court Position Through 2024
The recurring litigation on whether MACP financial upgradation should be in the promotional hierarchy or the next Pay Matrix level. Where the Supreme Court has settled, what remains open, and what employees should do.
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Earned Leave (EL): Accumulation, Encashment, and Worked Examples
How EL is credited, the 300-day ceiling, the 10-day-with-LTC encashment rule, retirement encashment computation, and how it is taxed.
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8th CPC Fitment Factor: How Salary Will Be Calculated (Three Scenarios)
Worked salary projections at fitment factors of 2.86, 3.25 and 3.83 for every Pay Matrix level. Method shown step by step so you can verify on your own slip.
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House Rent Allowance (HRA): Cities, Rates, Rules for Central Government Employees
X, Y, Z city classification with current 30%/20%/10% rates, the DA-threshold trigger, who can claim, who cannot, and how HRA interacts with rent receipts and self-occupied accommodation.
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Kakali Ghosh v. Chief Secretary, A&N (2014): Child Care Leave Cannot Be Denied Arbitrarily
The Supreme Court holds that 730 days of CCL can be granted in one stretch and that the leave-sanctioning authority must record reasons of exigency before refusing.