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8th central pay commission: CPC panel invites applications for consultants - How to apply, eligibility, tenure, pay

New Delhi, May 20 -- The 8th central pay commission (CPC) has invited applications from eligible candidates to fill vacancies for consultants on a contractual basis in the commission. Applicants have ... Read More


EPFO: You will soon be able to withdraw money from EPF account through UPI, Mandaviya says testing complete - Details

New Delhi, May 20 -- EPFO subscribers will soon be able to withdraw their employees' provident fund and transfer it directly to their bank accounts through the UPI payment gateway, as testing of the f... Read More


Have multiple EPF accounts? Here's how you can merge them - Stepwise guide

New Delhi, May 19 -- Administered by the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) under the EPF Act of 1952, EPF is a retirement savings scheme available to salaried citizens. You may have multi... Read More


ITR forms out: Here's why salaried taxpayers should wait till 15 June instead of filing their income-tax returns now

New Delhi, May 19 -- The Income-Tax Department has notified all I-T return forms (ITR-1 to ITR-7) and the updated returns form ITR-U, for financial year 2025-26 (FY26) or assessment year 2026-27 (AY27... Read More


8th central pay commission: What are the pension reform demands by the three big employee groups?

New Delhi, May 19 -- As the 8th Central Pay Commission (CPC) enters an active phase of consultations and discussions, three major representative groups have raised demands for pension reforms for cent... Read More


DA: West Bengal govt approves formation of 7th state pay commission, no word on Dearness Allowance - Here's all we know

DA hike, May 19 -- The West Bengal government has approved in-principle forming its 7th pay commission to decide salary and dearness allowance (DA) hikes state government employees, educational instit... Read More


ITR: Income-Tax department notifies all forms for AY27 - Here's how you can file your returns online

New Delhi, May 17 -- The Income Tax department has last week notified all income tax return (ITR) forms for the assessment year 2026-27 (AY27 or FY26). ITR forms 2, 3, 5, 6 and 7, as well as ITR-U (fo... Read More


SIPs: Here's how much monthly investment of Rs.5,000, Rs.10,000 or Rs.15,000 can yield for you - build corpus of Rs.5.29 crore

New Delhi, May 17 -- A Systematic investment plan (SIP) is a realistic and long-term option for most retail investors to build a significant corpus in mutual funds. An SIP allows investors to deduct a... Read More


Public provident fund: Deposit of Rs.10,000 per month in PPF account can earn up to Rs.5.40 crore at retirement - Here's how

New Delhi, May 17 -- The public provident fund (PPF) is a top choice when it comes to long-term financial planning. Launched by the Centre in 1986, it is a reliable, low-risk government backed savings... Read More


8th central pay commission: How to submit feedback on CPC suggestions, who is eligible, documents needed | Explained

New Delhi, May 17 -- The 8th central pay commission has opened consultation process ahead of its recommendations that will significantly impact salaries of central government employees and pensioners,... Read More