27-Oct-2026

DPE has issued order on Revision of Industrial Dearness Allowance (IDA) Rates for Executives and Non-Unionized Supervisors of CPSEs effective from 01.10.2026:
The rates of Dearness Allowance (DA) payable w.e.f. 01.10.2026 to executives holding Board-level and below Board-level posts, as well as non-unionized supervisors of CPSEs following the 1997, 2007, and 2017 pay scales,shall be 489.5% for the 1997 pay scale, 249.2% for the 2007 pay scale (increase by 7.5%), and 59.1% for the 2017 pay scale.
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26-Oct-2026

GS SNPWA writes to Chairman / CBDT, Shri. Ravi Agarawal, apprising him in detail about serious breach of Judicial Authority of IATAs by an Administrative TAX Body of M.O.F, CBDT, by issuing Circular no 173/ 32/ 2026- ITA-1, dated 22nd Oct, 26. The said Administrative Circular by CBDT is in blatant violation of Article 50 of the Constitution of India which clearly envisages and defines separation of powers between Executive Functions and the Judicial Domain. The Circular, it is emphasised, is in blatant violation of the Constitutional Propriety and also utterly violating distinct demarcation between Executive Functions and Judicial Functions, Administrative Functions being always subservient to Judicial Functions, and are incumbent and mandatory on the Administrative Ministries to comply and implement, in totality, and not contemptuously disregard.
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22-Oct-2026

SNPWA was the sole Association which never wrote to CBDT for generalization since it knew what the consequences of that would be. Even though tremendous pressure was mounted on GS SNPWA to write a letter for generalization, which most of the Associations wrote, CHQ SNPWA did not yield to such a pressure since it was aware of the retrograde consequences of writing such a letter.
- GS / SNPWA.

22-Oct-2026

CBDT clarification on Tax treatment of ex-gratia compensation received under BSNL and MTNL Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS), 2019:
CBDT has issued the clarification that "the ex-gratia compensation received by employees under BSNL and MTNL VRS-2019 is an amount received on voluntary retirement and shall, therefore, be governed by the provisions of section 10(10C) of the Act. Accordingly, such amount is not covered by the provisions of section 10(108) of the Act."
"It is seen that the ex-gratiacompensation received by employees under BSNL and MTNL VRS-2019 is an amount received on voluntary retirement and shall, therefore, be governed by the provisions of section 10(1 OC) of the Act. Accordingly, such amount is not covered by the provisions of section IO(IOB) of the Act. This position of the Department may be brought to the notice of all the officers of your region, including Departmental Representatives & Standing Counsels at Hon'ble Court/lncome Tax Appellate Tribunals. It may also be brought to the notice of the Hon'ble Tribunals and the Hon'ble Courts that the employees had filled the option forms voluntarily to avail the benefits of BSNL and MTNL VRS-2019 and that these schemes were not challenged (as opposed to the case of Hindustan Photo Films wherein the employer was main party of dispute before the Hon'ble High Court) by the employees in any Court of law to show that the same were not VRS but retrenchment schemes. Further, any condonation application filed by assesses seeking revision of ITRs to claim benefits of BSNL and MTNL VRS-2019 under section IO(IOB) r.w.s. 119 of I.T. Act, 1961/section 239 of the l.T. Act, 2025 may accordingly be dealt."

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15-Oct-2026

Dear Comrades,
To protest against non payment of DA / DR to Central Government Employees/ Pensioners w.e.f 01-07-2026, by the Central Government, NCCPA/ CHQ has given call for Nation Wide Demonstration on 16th Oct, 26.
Confederation of Central Government Employees and Workers are also participating in the said demonstration. Comrades of SNPWA throughout the Country are requested to participate in the said demonstration whole-heartedly.
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