Ministries asked to collect information about appointments made on the basis of fake caste certificates

THE department of personnel and training (DoPT) has instructed various ministries and departments of the government of India to collect information about appointments made on the basis of fake or false caste certificates and follow up actions taken thereon. It has given a deadline of July 15, 2017 to all the ministries and departments. The new action has been initiated in the backdrop of regular…

How government converted an April Fool joke into reality; this DA hike not fake

THE government on Tuesday converted an April Fool joke into a reality by hiking the dearness allowance (DA) by six percent, a move that will benefit 48 lakh government employees and 55 lakh pensioners. On April 1, the department of expenditure under the ministry of finance was forced to clarify that an office memorandum bearing the number F. No. 1/2/2015-E.II (B) dated March 30, 2015 regarding hike of DA is “fake”. According to the fake circular under the signature of…