The central government in India has cut several allowances of its employees.

A clarification issued by the Ministry of Finance refutes the claim that the central government has cut several allowances of its employees.

A clarification issued by the Ministry of Finance refutes the claim that the central government has cut several allowances of its employees.Press Information Bureau on 27 April 2020 had clarified that the media report published in The Hindustan newspaper is wrong and baseless. It pinned a letter by the Finance Ministry which said that there is no proposal to cut various allowances like leave travel allowance, leave encashment, overtime allowance and medical reimbursement. Further, it said the payments will continue to be paid as per the existing norms.

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