financial inclusion
The Nationwide Financial Awareness Saturation Campaign, running from July 1 to September 30, 2025, has achieved notable success in its first month, with nearly 1 lakh camps organized and over 6.6 lakh new PM Jan Dhan Yojana accounts opened. The campaign aims to ensure comprehensive coverage of financial services
unfilled vacancies
As of March 1, 2021, there were 40,35,203 sanctioned posts in Central Government Ministries and Departments. The government is actively working to fill unfilled vacancies through direct recruitment and promotions, with measures like the Mission Recruitment initiative and Rozgar Melas to expedite the process. The Pay Research Unit
Leave Rules
The Central Civil Services (Leave) Rules, 1972 allows Central Government employees to take various types of leave, including 30 days of Earned Leave, 20 days of Half Pay Leave, 8 days of Casual Leave, and 2 days of Restricted Holiday annually, which can be used for personal reasons such as
Pension Grievances
As of July 2025, the Centralized Pension Grievances Redress and Monitoring System (CPENGRAMS) has resolved 55,554 out of 63,310 pension-related grievances. The average resolution time has improved from 35 days in January to 20 days in July 2025. The government aims to resolve grievances within 21 days, as
Public Grievances
The Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions has implemented new guidelines to reduce the grievance resolution time from 30 days to 21 days, effective from August 23, 2024. Since 2020, over 1.25 crore grievances have been addressed through the CPGRAMS portal, with detailed statistics provided for each year.
Extension of Service
The Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions has stated that extension of service after retirement is granted in exceptional circumstances for officers of All India Services, as per the All India Service (Death Cum Retirement Benefit) Rules, 1958. This information was provided by Dr. Jitendra Singh in a written
India-UAE
The second edition of the India-UAE Defence Industry Partnership Seminar took place on July 31, 2025, in New Delhi, coinciding with the Joint Defence Cooperation Committee (JDCC) meeting. The event, organized by the Department of Defence Production and coordinated by SIDM and UAE’s EDGE Group, saw participation from over
PM Modi
On August 2, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Varanasi to lay the foundation stone and inaugurate development projects worth approximately Rs 2200 crore. These projects span various sectors including infrastructure, education, healthcare, and tourism, aiming to enhance urban transformation and quality of life. Additionally, he will release the 20th
Mission Karmayogi
The Mission Karmayogi Programme aims to enhance the competency-driven capacity building of government employees through the iGOT Karmayogi digital learning platform, which has over 1.26 crore registered users and offers 3052 courses. The platform allows users to rate and provide feedback on courses, emphasizing role-based learning in various training
Rozgar Mela
The Rozgar Mela, launched by the Prime Minister on October 22, 2022, has successfully distributed several lakh appointment letters across 16 events held in various States and Union Territories. The latest event on July 17, 2025, saw over 51,000 letters distributed at 47 locations. This initiative aims to expedite
CPGRAMS
From April 1 to July 24, 2025, a total of 660,091 grievances were received by CPGRAMS, with 447,431 resolved within 30 days, averaging 16 days for resolution. The Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances holds monthly reviews to ensure timely grievance disposal, and a Feedback Call Centre
Pension Adalat
The Pension Adalat initiative, part of the Government's administrative reforms, aims to address long-standing grievances of Central Government Pensioners. With a disposal rate of 72% from 25,831 grievances across 13 Adalats, the initiative has proven effective. The Centralized Pension Grievances Redress and Monitoring System (CPENGRAMS) facilitates speedy