Wage ceiling for EPF raised to Rs.15,000

The much-awaited minimum monthly pension of Rs.1,000 and a higher wage ceiling of Rs.15,000 for social security schemes run by retirement fund manager Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) will be implemented from September 1.

The government’s decision to fix pension entitlement of Rs.1,000 under the Employees’ Pension Scheme 1995 (EPFS-95) will immediately benefit 28 lakh pensioners who get less than this amount at present. The move to enhance the minimum wage ceiling for becoming a subscriber of the EPFO to Rs.15,000 a month is expected to bring 50 lakh additional formal sector workers under the ambit of the body.

“The government has notified enhancement of wage ceiling to Rs.15,000 per month, fixed minimum monthly pension at Rs.1,000 under EPS-95 and enhanced the maximum sum assured under the Employees’ Deposit Linked Insurance (EDLI) Scheme to Rs.3 lakh,” EPFO’s Central Provident Fund Commission K. K. Jalan told PTI.

Mr. Jalan said: “Now the maximum sum assured under the EDLI works out to be Rs.3.60 lakh, including 20 per cent ad hoc benefit over the prescribed amount under the notification.” This means that in case an EPFO subscriber dies, his family will be entitled to a maximum sum assured of Rs.3.60 lakh instead of existing Rs.1.56 lakh.

Mr. Jalan said the notification regarding minimum pension, wage ceiling and EDLI would be effected from September 1. Thus all pensioners getting less than Rs 1,000 per month would get at least this much pension from October.

Source: The Hindu

http://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/minimum-pension-of-rs-1000-under-epfo-wage-ceiling-up-at-rs-15000/article6359907.ece

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FAQs on Biometric Attendance System (BAS)

Frequently Asked Questions on Bio-Metric Attendance System

Q.1 How does an organisation start Biometric Attendance System (BAS) for their employees?
Ans. Please submit details of the nodal officer and upload a signed request by the head of the department on attendance.gov.in portal. System would send OTP to the mobile number/email id of the nodal officer which needs to be entered again on the portal for verification. Back-end administrator would then check the details of the organisation submitted and make the organisation active by assigning it a unique sub-domain which will be the first name of the website. Nodal officer will then be sent an email by the system giving username (which will be the sub-domain name assigned to the organisation) and a password.

Q.2 Steps to be done by the nodal officer to start registration of employees
Ans. Nodal officer would need to login on attendance.gov.in with the user name and password sent on completion of step 1 and then create master list of locations of their offices, designation of their offices and divisions/units/groups within their organisation.

Q.3 How does employee start registering on the portal ?
Ans. After nodal officer completes step 1 & 2, employee can start registering on-line either at attendance.gov.in by submitting their details along with their Aadhaar number.

Q.4 What are steps of verification of employees?
Ans. Nodal Officer would need to verify details submitted by the employee including whether Aadhaar number entered by the employee belongs to them. After completing of the above verifications, employee would be informed by SMS/Email that his registration process is completed on the attendance.gov.in is completed.

Q.5 Whether an employee will be able to mark his attendance on any Biometric Attendance System (BAS) terminal installed in any Government Building
Ans. Yes, this will be possible as employee database for all central Government employees will be maintained centrally with a unique 6 digit id provided for every Government employee (based on the last 6 or first 6 digits of his/her Aadhaar number whichever is available in the system). The dashboard reports would be able show the location/building from where an employee has marked his attendance.

Q.6 How will an employee mark attendance if he/she is not having Aadhaar number ?
Ans. Aadhhar number is essential for registering an employee in AEBAS. Government employees who are not having Aadhaar number can enrol themselves for Aadhaar numbers in the special camps which are being held by UIDAI in various Government Buildings or permanent enrolment centres of UIDAI in Delhi as per details available at the link below as given: https://appointments.uidai.gov.in/easearch.aspx

Single point of contact for arranging Aadhaar enrollment facility at Bhawans is as per details given below.

Shri Suman Kumar,
ADG, Regional office, UIDAI, Delhi
Phone : 23481111
Email: suman[at]uidai[dot]net[dot]in

Q.7 Is network connectivity essential for marking attendance
Ans. Yes, as it is an online attendance system. Network connectivity will be essential for marking attendance. Therefore, two types of connectivity are being planned with each attendance terminal; one wi-fi connectivity on NICNET/broadband and other sim based GSM connectivity in the tablet.

At a high level the overall solution has two main components.

(i) Front End System (to be installed at client user end)

(ii) Back End System (attendance servers to be hosted in NIC data centre with connectivity to UIDAI for real-time bio-metric authentication)

The Front End System would be a hardware device like Android tablet or a Desktop PC having client application. Once the user ID (6 digit unique number assigned to an employee) is entered, the application would prompt user to provide the biometric data through finger print/Iris scanner which will be sent through the network connectivity to the backend system.

The Back End System (also called the attendance server) would have functionalities to receive data from the client terminals and send it for real-time Aadhaar authentication. It would also have features for organisation/employee registration and preparing real-time attendance reports in dashboard.

It would be possible to see dashboard reports of each organisation by using sub-domain assigned to an organisation e.g.nic.attendance.gov.in

Q.8 No of bio-metric terminals required
Ans. Every employee will need to enter his 6 digit unique id on the touch screen of the tablet and then present his bio-metric (finger print/ iris) for authentication. This may initially take up to 30 seconds to 1 minute depending on number of attempts required. With some practice and training, the time for giving bio-metric attendance by each employee may reduce to less than 10 seconds.

Therefore one bio-metric terminal may be sufficient for about 30 to 40 employees during 30 minute peak load time. Assuming 50% to 70% employees will be coming to office during the peak timings, one bio-metric terminal can be planned for catering to every 50 employees in the department. Also, multiple machines will be put in the entry gate which can be commonly used by employees of different ministries/departments, waiting time in the queue will further reduce.

Q.9 Where to install tablet based terminals?
Ans. it is suggested to install multiple AEBAS terminals at the entry gates of the buildings where security is positioned round the clock.

Q.10 Where to install desktop based finger print devices?
Ans. it is suggested to install desktop finger print devices on Windows desktop PCs connected on LAN (NICNET) in the offices of JS and above and also with section officers for marking attendance of the employees working in the respective sections in order to avoid rush at the attendance terminals installed at the entry gates.

Q.11 Who would maintain the attendance terminals, connectivity and attendance software for desktop PCs?
Ans. It would be additional responsibility of FMS who are maintaining LAN/NICNET connectivity in the Bhawans under guidance and coordination of nicnet/network managers. Additional FMS are being proposed to be deployed at Bhawans under this project.

Q.12 Type of reports which will be available on dashboard
Ans. Some of the sample reports can be viewed at jharkhand.attendance.gov.in and deity.gov.in/attendance. Attendance software is being developed with assistance of UIDAI team. Please send your valuable feedback in improving the features and MIS reports of the attendance system software.

Q.13 Expected Role of NIC HoDs/Teams posted in Ministries/Departments
Ans. Deity/NIC/NICSI/UIDAI are the implementing agency for this project and the bio-metric attendance system will need to be made operational in every ministry/department as soon as attendance terminals are delivered which is expected soon.

NIC HODs of the bhawan/ department/ministry or its attached/ subordinate office in consultation with nodal officer of that office will identify locations where attendance terminals are to be installed in the Bhawans.

Since, NICNET connectivity is the primary connectivity for running the AEBAS. NIC Bhawan network coordinators are requested to help in getting the power supply extended at those locations with help of local CPWD offices. NIC Bhawan network coordinators along with network team at NIC hqrs will also be responsible for extending LAN/alternate connectivity at the entry gates and install WI-FI access points/Attendance terminals.

NIC HODs posted in Ministries/Bhawans are requested to provide technical assistance to the Nodal officers in completing registration of all employees on the portal and provide handholding training/technical assistance in smooth installation/running of the attendance terminals. NIC HODs will also be keeping inventory of bio-metric terminals/devices installed in various locations in their Ministry/Department.

Q.14 Role of nodal officers in the ministries
Ans. Nodal officers will get the details of all employees entered on the portal and also organize special camps in their Bhawans with help of UIDAI regional office, Delhi for enrollment of employees not having Aadhaar numbers.
Nodal officers would also be responsible for creating masters of location, designation and divisions/groups within their organization.

Verification of employees data will also be done by the nodal officers of the department whereas QC team of UIDAI will be assisting in verification of Aadhhar data of employees.

Source:http://attendance.gov.in/

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Air India Day’ Offer – Tickets for Rs 100

NEW DELHI: Air India’s website crashed on Wednesday, on a day the national carrier is celebrating ‘Air India Day’, unable handle the heavy traffic following its ‘tickets for Rs 100′ offer.

Air India is selling tickets for Rs 100 (taxes extra) for five days from today — to commemorate the merger of erstwhile Indian Airlines and Air India on this day in 2007.

Some users who tried to go to the website got a ‘Service unavailable’ message. For others, the page would not load.7.

“On this occasion Air India is launching the Air India Offer for its travellers. Under the scheme tickets will be offered for Rs 100/- apart from all applicable taxes. The sale of these tickets will be made only through the Air India website for five days from August 27 to 31 2014 for travel between August 27 and September 30, 2014, only,” an AI statement said.

This is the first time that the airline will be celebrating the Air India Day. A function will be held to celebrate the day and also to award the meritorious employees of Air India.

Source : TOI

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Summary report of outcome of the preliminary meeting with 7th Pay Commission – IOFGOA

Ordnance Factory: Outcome of the preliminary meeting with 7th Pay Commission – IOFGOA

Brief on Preliminary meeting with 7th CPC held on 21st Aug-2014 in New Delhi .

The meeting was held in the office of 7th CPC in New Delhi at 12.25 to 13.25 Hrs. and it was chaired by chairman/7th CPC. Members of the commission and directors were also present. All office bearers of NE were invited for meeting of office bearers in New Delhi and to attend the meeting with CPC.

The following office bearers of IOFGOA could reach New Delhi and attended the meeting.

1. Shri B.K. Singh as President
2. Shri S.B. Chaubey as General Secretary
3. Shri N.K. Tripathi as Jt. General Secretary
4. Shri R.C. Pandey (Rep-West Zone)in place of Shri Philips Mathew V/President.
5. Shri Y.Raj Shekhar Reddy(Rep-South Zone)
6. Shri D.M. Lonare as rep. Central Zone
7. Shri KapilDev Sharma as Member Secretary to the Subcommittee made to draft proposal for 7th CPC.

Remaining office bearers either could not attend the meeting or they were not kept in delegation due to the restrictions in numbers. Shri B. Indra Reddy(BS-OF Medak ) was present in Delhi and he was allowed in meeting on request.


Importance of the Indian Ordnance Factories & its Group-B (G/NG) cadre , roles and responsibilities of the organisation as well as the cadre, need of corrective actions by 7th CPC, grievances of the cadre, expectations of the cadre from 7th CPC an the demands were very well explained before the commission by our delegation team. It’s a matter of satisfaction that our proposal was heard nicely followed by the required interaction by the members and chairman of the commission.

We also requested commission to have a visit to any of the Ordnance Factories like OFAJ, OFK OFBAD etc which are having simple, complex and unique- all type of functions to verify the statements of IOFGOA submitted to commission in the memorandum and explained in the meeting regarding the importance of the organisation and cadre as well as to have a true perception about the Indian Ordnance Factories its employees and products along with the hardship being faced during day to day work. The Chairman of the commission assured to visit any of the ordnance factories like OFBAD or OFAJ and to ask OFB also to submit their memorandum for all cadres to the commission.
    We observed that the commission was positive and serious towards the issues raised by us and considerate towards our grievances/demands. The commission also assured to grant an other meeting for presentation after having interaction with OFB and visit to a Ordnance Factory.
All of the points submitted through our memorandum to 7th CPC were discussed in brief in the meeting. Any one can see it on our website for details of the proposal . How ever the main focus points discussed in the meeting are appended below for instant information.

Focus point discussed in the preliminary meeting with 7th CPC
(details are available in our memorandum displayed
at website: www.iofgoa.blogspot.in

IOFGOA represents Group-B Gazetted Officers-Junior Work Managers (JWMs) , PS & Sr. PS Cadres and Promotee Group-A Officers-Assistant Works Managers of Indian Ordnance Factories under OFB.

Ordnance Factories are not profit making organization but the fourth arm of Indian defence. These are meant to serve Armed Forces & Paramilitary forces by providing broad ranging critical to simple defence products & services, which needs a highest level of dedication & integrity in its employees. It should not be treated as general industrial set-up.
JWM is the 1st managerial and administrative level (not supervisory cadre) in Indian Ordnance Factories. Sometimes it is mistaken by some authorities as supervisory cadre. 7th CPC may please treat JWMs as Managerial and administrative cadre. This cadre implements all the policies/directives of Govt/MOD/OFB at the ground of work i.e. shop Floor. This is the cadre which has maximum technical skill & experience in the organization which contributes in transformation of resources into output through Technocratic, Managerial & Administrative efficiency. It should be given due care by 7th CPC because it has been ignored by 5th & 6th CPC.

Minimum recruitment qualification of JWM/Tech is Degree in Engg./ PG in Engg./ M.Sc. in Physics or Chemistry or relevant subject or equivalent and for JWM/Non-Tech is Graduate degree in engineering, technical, humanities, science, commerce & law.

The next Promotional Post for JWM is Asst Works Manager (AWM) IOFS Cadre.
Recruitment to the post of JWM is done through promotion from Chargeman, LDCE & DR through UPSC.
Minimum recruitment qualification of the feeder cadre Chargeman/Tech is three years Engg. Diploma/ B.Sc. with Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics. For Chargeman/Non-Tech it is degree from recognized University.
Sanctioned strength of AWM is 375 out of which only 188 is available for promotion from JWMs against sanction strength of JWM – 7694 & remaining 187 for DR. JWMs are stagnated after getting only one promotion from the post of Chargeman.

JWM cadre needs to be strengthened for “Indigenisation of Defence Procurement”.
Corrective actions & special care is required by 7th CPC against the anomalies created by 5th CPC & 6th CPC as stated in chapter (4.0). i.e. that is related to MACP, Annual Increment, Fitment Table, Fixation, Pension Commutation, Un-harmonic distribution of Pay Scales, Entry Pay for DR, Unequal Multiplication-Factor, Distortion in Parity in Pay Scales amongst equivalent Cadres, Distortion in Quarters entitlement Criteria etc.

There is a need for maintaining inter-departmental Horizontal & Vertical Harmony in Central Govt Posts, Pay Scales & Promotional prospect as available for Group-‘A’ Organized Services at present.
The number of total Pay Scales should be reduced from 19 to 15, as proposed in Chapter (6.15).
6th CPC Grade Pay & Pay Band should not be taken as exclusive basis for new pay determination.
Grade Pay system should be abolished and open-ended pay scales should be evolved as per Chapter (6.14.1).

Recommendation of 7th CPC should be implemented from 01/01/2014, as DA was 100% on that day.   The feeder grade of JWM i.e. Chargeman (pre-revised Grade Pay Rs. 4200, PB-II) should be upgraded to pre revised Grade Pay 4800 PB-II, before deriving new Pay Scale.
JWM (pre revised Grade Pay Rs 4600, PB-II) should be rationalized (from its pay scale in 4th CPC) & be upgraded to the pre revised Grade Pay 5400 (PB-III), before deriving new Pay Scale in 7th CPC.
The next higher post above JWM which is AWM (pre revised Grade Pay Rs 5400 PB-III) should be upgraded & merged with the post of WM (pre revised Grade Pay Rs 6600 PB-III), before deriving new Pay Scale.

PS & Sr. PS Cadre of Ordnance should be treated at par with counter parts in Ministries and OFB while deriving new pay scale.
Higher emoluments for Higher Posts including all allowances (Piece Work Profit & Overtime Allowance) should be provided to maintain the hierarchical status. JWM of Ordnance factories are getting letter emoluments as compare to Chargeman & Industrial Employees.
Principles of determination of Pay Structure as per chapter number (6.1).

The minimum pay scale should be 27,000 as on 01/01/2014 & maximum salary should be 284000 with ratio of (1) : (10.5) and the difference between minimum & maximum salary should be harmonically distributed amongst all the cadre falling in between , as proposed in chapter (6.17).

Annual increment should be 5% with provision of option i.e. 1st January & 1st July.
Minimum Promotional benefit should be 10% of Basic Pay.
Time Bound Promotion system should be introduced for all cadres. Each cadre should get at least Six Promotions failing which financial upgradation.
Proposal for either “Scraping-off” or “Desired Improvement” in new Pension Scheme as per Chapter (7.0).
Regarding retirement gratuity, the number of service years should be 42 in place of 33, month salary should be granted for each completed year & ceiling should be removed.

Parity in Pension/Family Pension between pre & post CPC retirees should be maintained.
Provision of Every year LTC & one international LTC to the countries wherever Air India Flights are operating Otherwise Foreign travel under LTC upto SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) Countries, which includes India, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Bangladesh.

Provision of Bonus for all Central Govt employees.

Provision of Grievances Settlement Machinery for Gazetted Officer otherwise representation in JCM forum should be made.
Factory allowance for employees working in Govt Production units like Ordnance Factories where 6 days per week working exists, in place of 5 days working in a week for other Central Govt. Departments.

Allowance on acquiring Higher Qualification.
Risk allowance for JWM working in identified Hazardous Operations/Area, where industrial employees are getting Risk Allowances.
Special working allowance for working in factories located under Naxalite Area.
Hard Station working allowance for working in Remote Area.
Children Education Allowance upto PG level.
Remaining allowances are per chapter (6.32).
Other Miscellaneous Suggestions as per chapter (8.0).

With Best Wishes,

(S. B. Chaubey)

General Secretary

Source: http://iofgoa.blogspot.in/

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Amendments to the Public Provident Fund Scheme, 1968-FINMIN

[TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA, EXTRAORDINARY, PART II, SECTION 3, SUB-SECTION (i)]
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
(Department of Economic Affairs)
Notification
New Delhi, the 13th August, 2014.

G.S.R. (E). – In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (4) of Section 3 of the Public Provident Fund Act, 1968 (23 of 1968), the Central Government hereby makes the following further amendments to the Public Provident Fund Scheme, 1968, namely :-
1. (1) This Scheme may be called the Public Provident Fund (Amendment) Scheme, 2014.

(2) It shall come into force from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.

2. In the Public Provident Fund Scheme, 1968, -

(i) in paragraph 3, in sub-paragraph (1), for the letters and figures “Rs. 1,00,000”, the letters and figures “Rs. 1,50,000” shall be substituted;

(ii) In Form-A, in paragraph (iv), for the letters and figures “Rs. 1,00,000”, the letters and figures “Rs. 1,50,000” shall be substituted.

[F.No. 1/2/2014-NS.II]

(DR.RAJAT BHARGAVA)
JOINT SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
Source: www.finmin.nic.in
http://finmin.nic.in/the_ministry/dept_eco_affairs/budget/PPF_amendment_scheme2014.pdf

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Aadhaar watch on babus - The sarkari babu will have to make every minute count

The Narendra Modi government has ordered that an Aadhaar Enabled Biometric Attendance System (AEBAS) be implemented in all central government offices.

 A circular issued to all central government offices in the capital today has also asked employees, of all ranks, to submit their contact details (email ID, residential address, telephone and personal mobile phone numbers) to the department of personnel and training that is with the Prime Minister’s Office.

Delhi police are already building a databank containing the cellphone number, email ID, name, rank and “personal number” and of every city cop, from constable to commissioner, on the orders of the PMO. A letter from the home ministry on August 5 had asked for such a databank, which will also include the municipality in which the cop lives. “All the station house officers are on the job,” an officer said.

The circular issued today does not give a date from which the new attendance system will be implemented. It says “Aadhaar number is mandatory to register attendance”.

At least one state — Jharkhand — has begun implementing the AEBAS. But a central government order means the system will have to be adopted across the country.

The system will be implemented in the capital first and then in all central offices outside New Delhi. The order is binding on all employees, including those in the armed forces.

To implement the system, all offices will have to install fingerprint scanners with Wi-fi Internet. The objective of the system, sources said, is “to check absenteeism and measure the time an employee spends in office and the time he or she checks in and checks out”.

Similar systems have been implemented in many corporate offices, both in the private and the public sector, though they are not based on Aadhaar, the card issued to citizens by the Unique Identification Authority of India that was headed by Nandan Nilekani and created by the UPA II government of Manmohan Singh in 2009.

The system will also seek to ensure that employees cannot backdate attendance or mark attendance for someone else.

On July 1, Nilekani had met Modi and finance and defence minister Arun Jaitley and given a presentation on the Aadhaar scheme that impressed the new regime.

Police clueless

Delhi police have been left befuddled by the message from the PMO asking for the databank.

“This is unprecedented. We are not clear about the objective behind it,” a senior officer said in private.

“It seems the PMO is going to be the new control room for everything: it will keep a tab on all government officials including the police,” conjectured an IPS official posted in the home ministry.

The Delhi police, who claim to be the world’s largest metropolitan force with their 80,000 personnel including nearly 50,000 constables, have thrown themselves into the massive exercise.

Delhi’s is the only police force in the country that is under the Union home ministry’s direct control. Police sources said the directive came in the form of a ministry letter dated August 5.

Additional deputy commissioner Mahesh Batra then wrote to all the zonal deputy commissioners to help prepare the databank.

“May kindly direct the concerned to collect the same from every employee under your control and feed the information by August 13,” says the letter, dated August 11, of which The Telegraph has a copy.

“There will not be an extension of this date, being time-bound requirement by Prime Minister’s Office….”

Not surprisingly, the deadline has been missed. A senior officer said the task would be completed by the end of this month.

Source: The Telegraph
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1140821/jsp/nation/story_18743020.jsp

Aadhaar watch on babus - The sarkari babu will have to make every minute count

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A note for campaign against the retrograde move of the Govt. for anti worker amendment of labour laws

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BENEFIT OF RESERVATION TO EX-SERVICEMEN, WHO APPLIES FOR VARIOUS EXAMINATIONS/VACANCIES BEFORE JOINING CIVIL POSTS/SERVICES IN THE GOVERNMENT JOB ON CIVIL SIDE

Click below to read the MEMORANDUM
http://ccis.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D2/D02adm/36034_1_2014-Estt.Res-14082014.pdf

BENEFIT OF RESERVATION TO EX-SERVICEMEN, WHO APPLIES FOR VARIOUS EXAMINATIONS/VACANCIES BEFORE JOINING CIVIL POSTS/SERVICES IN THE GOVERNMENT JOB ON CIVIL SIDE

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MACP ON PROMOTIONAL HIERARCHY - GUWAHATI CAT JUDGEMENT

GRANT OF MACP ON PROMOTIONAL HIERARCHY: CAT GUWAHATI DIRECTS UNION OF INDIA TO GRANT MACP ON PROMOTIONAL HIERARCHY TO ASSISTANT ENGINEERS OF CPWD. THE CASE WAS FILED BY SHRI NARAYAN KALITA AND 26 ASSISTANT ENGINEERS VIDE OA NO. 040/000052 OF 2014.

By citing the judgments delivered by the Principle CAT, Delhi & High Court Chandigarh on the subject the Hon’ble judges have observed that “ In our considered view the aforesaid judgement rendered by the Chandigarh Bench as upheld by the Hon’ble High Court of Punjab and Haryana as well as judgement passed by the CAT, Principle Bench. In view of the above the present OA is allowed. Respondents are directed to grant scale of pay (PB-3) of Rs. 15,600-39,100+ Grade Pay of Rs. 6600/ attached to the said promotional posts of Executive Engineer from due date to the applicants.

The aforesaid directions shall be complied with within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, subject to the other conditions mentioned in the MACP Scheme.”

Input from NFPE

MACP ON PROMOTIONAL HIERARCHY - GUWAHATI CAT JUDGEMENT

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7th Pay Commission Memorandum submitted by NFPE, AIPEU GDS on Gramin Dak Sevaks of Department of Posts

I . GRAMIN DAK SEVAK SYSTEM IS AN ANORCHISM – SCRAP GDS SYSTEM

National Federation of Postal Employees and AIPEU GDS (NFPE) conducted two days strike on 12 &13th Feb 2014 demanding to remit the GDS issues to the Seventh Pay Commission. The Postal department based on the demand has referred the case to DOPT to clarify the 4th Central Pay Commission’s observation in para 1.10 that the expression of Central Govt employees has not been defined based on which a final view over the inclusion of Gramin Dak Sevaks within the purview of 7th CPC becomes possible. The Department has communicated to National Federation of Postal Employees that the demand for inclusion of GDS in the 7th Central Pay Commission has been referred to DOP&T for a decision in the matter.

With due respect and regards we request the Chairman Seventh Pay Commission, to consider the GDS issues which are submitted in details in the chapters following this preface and render justice to this exploited, poor category of employees in the Department of posts as if Justice Talwar has observed and ended his recommendations as ‘The week and down trodden need protection’.

1.They are Extraneous not Extras.

As per the report contained in ‘Outline of Postal History and Practice’ released by Mr. Lvie. G.J. Hamilton in the year 1910, the EDAs were termed as ‘extraneous agents’, which were confined to Branch Postmaster class only. It was only in 1926 that the ED system was extended to include ED Runners & Extra Departmental Delivery Agents.

2.Observations by earlier Pay Commissions`
The First Central Pay Commission was of the considered view that the ED Agents fall within their purview. The Second and Third Pay Commissions excluded them from consideration mainly on the grounds that the Dept of Posts had treated them as Agents and a class apart from the regular departmental employees.
The Third Pay Commission on the plea of the Department specifically observed that the ED Agents were not holders of Civil Posts. However the Fourth Central Pay Commission did not agree with that perception. It was observed by the Fourth Pay Commission that it was beyond controversy and that ED Agents were holders of Civil Posts.

3.GDS are holders of Civil Posts
The G.D.S employee does all the work that is done by the departmental employee and he is also deemed as a holder of civil post. There is no ground or rationale or whatsoever to term them as Agents and it is nothing but to deprive them of the benefits to which the departmental employees are entitled. The Supreme Court has also held on 22.7.1977 that the ED Agents are holders of civil post under the State, even though the posts are outside the regular civil service. It emphasized that ED employee (now called as Gramin Dak Sevak) is not an Agent, not a casual labourer and not a part time worker but he is the holder of civil post outside the regular service and therefore declared that Article 311 (2) of the Constitution of India is attracted.

4.Landmark judgements of the Apex Court
It will also be very pertinent to refer to certain verdicts of the Supreme Court about the employment of casual labour, contract labour etc. in the landmark judgments, the Court directed the Government.

5.Savoor’s unrealistic conclusion
“The person concerned must be one who has an adequate means of livelihood. This condition is already there. But this is one condition, which is disregarded in the matter of making appointments. Whatever, we give must only be a symbolic supplement. If the allowance we give should serve as a supplement it follows that the income of the Agents gets otherwise must be substantial enough to make our contribution just supplementary. There must be absolute insistence that a person who takes over the agency must be one having an adequate source of income. The insistence on this be such that in case he loses his main source of income he should be adjudged as incurring a disqualification to continue the agency. This clause must be vigorously and strictly conformed to.”

6.Justice Talwar Committee Recommendations & Govt’s rejection
The Government had rejected almost all the recommendations summarily without applying mind properly, causing injustice to these poor plighted categories.
The Extra Departmental Agents were treated on the same footing as Government servants and, eventually, as civil servants in view of promulgation of the statutory rules under the proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution in the year 1959. The reasons for which these rules were repealed and non-statutory P & T ED Agents (Conduct & Service) Rules, 1964 promulgated, have been found to be erroneous.
More than ninety percent of the positive recommendations of the Justice Talwar Committee were rejected by the Government and the package issued vide Directorate letter No. 26-1/97-PC & ED cell dated 17.12.98 becomes final and full settlement of the Justice Talwar Committee report resulting continuation of exploitation of labour in the Postal Department.

7.The week and downtrodden need protection
The phrase containing in the opening page of the Justice Talwar Committee “The weak and down-trodden need protection” is thrown to dustbin along with the Justice Talwar Committee report, which we respect as the ‘Magna Carta’ for the liberation and emancipation of the down-trodden ED employees. If the report is unearthed again and implemented straight away it will render real justice to this category

II .. GDS EMPLOYEES – HOLDERS OF CIVIL POSTS
“Specific Recruitment, Disciplinary and Appeal Rules for the ED Agents were framed by the Director General P&T Department in the year 1935 and by the year 1947, as had been noticed by the First Central Pay Commission, the ED Agents were subjected to Government Conduct Rules and Postal Regulations. Thus, their status was recognized as Government Servants and eventually, in the year 1959, as civil servants by promulgation of the statutory rules under the proviso to Article 309.”
“The view of the Government of India that Extra Departmental Agents were civil servants within the purview of Article 309 of the Constitution was later on considered by them to be erroneous. The reasons which led the Government of India to change that view need examination:”

1.EDAs were treated as not-whole time employees, but they were Govt. servants
Justice Talwar while tracing out the History and treatment of ED Agents as civil servants observed that in the year 1901-02, the ED Agents assisted during the ‘Census’ in the year 1901 which highlights the fact that they were being treated by the department on the same footing as that of other regular Government employees. In all the Annual Reports since 1900-01, the ED Agents have been referred to as “not -whole time servants” of the Government. The concept of ‘not whole time Govt employee’ is recognized under the FR & SR 1922.

2.Government should be a model employer
The Government should be a model employer and should honour the law of the land and the directive principles of the State policy as adumbrated in the Constitution of India. It is unfortunate that the Government is resorting to taking decisions, which deny the legitimate entitlements of the ED employees.
3.Denial of civil status is misconceived & untenable
The Central Administrative Tribunal, Ernakulam Bench while disposing the OA No 584/95 on 23.01.96 has observed inter alia: – “we find no warrant for reading the restriction into the declaration of law in Rajamma’s case and limiting it to Article 311. The declaration is that Extra Departmental Agents are holders of civil posts.”

The department’s conclusion that ED Agents being outside the regular Civil Service are not to be considered as civil servants excepting for the purpose of disciplinary inquiry is a misnomer, misconceived and untenable.

4.R.R.Savoor Committee on Civil Status to EDAs
“……..There are, however, certain limitations in prescribing pay scales for Extra Departmental employees because the supporting accounts procedures and establishment would be an enormous involving maintenance of regular service records and other particulars like leave, increments and so on. In view of this, separate scales are not recommended.”

5.EDAs are Civil Servants – Justice Talwar
“The Extra Departmental Agents have to be included within the overall class of civil servants, being holders of civil posts. They can be grouped as ‘additional’ to the departmental employees, but they cannot be classified as a class apart from the civil servants. At any rate they cannot be classified with the sole object of not granting them benefits which accrue to a departmental employee.”

6.Other related justifications including legal decisions
……..“The Rules make it clear that these Extra Departmental Agents work under the direct control and supervision of the authorities who obviously have the right to control the manner in which they must carry out their duties. There can be no doubt therefore that the relationship between the Postal authorities and the Extra Departmental Agents is one of master and servant”.
…….. Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of Theyyam Joseph reported as (1996) 8 SCC 489 also held that the EDAs are Civil Servants regulated by the Conduct Rules and by necessary implication they do not belong to the category of workmen attracting the provisions of the Industrial Dispute Act, 1947.
……. The legal position, as per the law of the land (Rajamma’s case AIR 1977 – S.C. 1677) is that the ED Agents employed by the department, though they are not employed on whole time basis, cannot be termed as ‘agents’ because of their relationship with the Government which is that of master and servant.
……. Hon’ble Supreme Court in Gokulananda Das’ case decided on 22.04.77. Reported in AIR 1977 SC 1677 wherein, it has been categorically held that ED Agents are holders of civil posts.
……”We find no warrant for reading the restriction into the declaration of law in Rajamma’s case and limiting it to Article 311, the declaration is that Extra departmental agents are holders of Civil post”.
(OA. No. 584/95 decided on 23.1.96)

7.We demand
……… Declaring the GDS employees as holder of Civil Posts for all purposes and extension of all benefits of Departmental employees to Gramin Dak Sevaks also.
……… Scraping the nomenclature of ‘sevak’ and declare them as ‘Rural Postal Employees’ of the Department of Post under a separate category.
………. Make the GDS full-time Government servants by extending various innovative schemes under Human Resource Development, which has been championed by the Planning Commission and Central Government.

    III .. DEPARTMENTALIZATION OF GRAMIN DAK SEVAKS

1.Denial of Departmentalization
Except conduct and service and application of disciplinary provisions, no other benefits available to the Departmental employees are extended to the ED employees. The question of Civil Servant Status and consequent departmentalisation of ED Agents (GDS) remains pending for long and is denied continuously on one pretext or the other.

2.Justification for Departmentalization
As per Justice Talwar Committee’s assessment & observations based on scientific survey conducted by it, 95.70% joined the postal department as ED Agents hoping to get full-time absorption and only 4.08% took it as a side occupation. Thus the ED Agents are solely depending upon their wages for their livelihood.
It can positively be said that at least 72% of the ED Agents do not have ‘adequate means of independent livelihood’ as they fall below the poverty line. In the present set up of the social – economic structure of rural areas, the daily wage for an agricultural labourer has been fixed much above the daily rate of an ED Agent.

3.Reasons for non-departmentalization had no justification
Hesitation is due to the cost equation and the Government’s capacity to pay. If all the ED employees are departmentalised by scrapping the existing GDS system with eight hour work load on each official by assigning various new works to improve the functioning to make it more remunerative will overcome the problem. This vast infrastructure will really be an invaluable asset to the department in this era of e-commerce and e-governance and not at all a liability.
Another reason stated for non-departmentalisation is that more than 75% of the ED employees are having less than two hours work. This is far away from the truth.
If the post offices are kept open for more hours and introduces with more new items of work, there is every possibility of increasing the workload. There is every possibility of increasing the work hours justifying to full time departmentalisation.

4.Grant of full-time Departmental Employees’ status is also viable
The existing GDS Posts having not less than five hours of work may immediately be converted into full time departmental posts for absorption of GDS treating them as Civil Servants.
If the Branch offices are being computerized as per IT Modernization & Rural ICT plan, there is every scope of introducing various works, including the independent function of POSB at BOs. The workload will be increased manifold. The BOs should also be utilized optimally.
If proper time factors are fixed, this will facilitate the creation of full time posts for absorption of GDS with Civil Servant status as a full time Govt. servant.

5.Departmentalize the GDS as one-time measure by scrapping the system
While granting Civil Servant status to the existing GDS employees and also while exploring the possibilities of making them full time civil servants, further employment of GDS employees to man the postal services may be stopped and the very expansion of the system of GDS may well be dropped.
6.Residual problems arising out of proposed departmentalization of GDS
The immediate problem posed to the department, if the departmentalisation is agreed to, is the housing of such Departmentalised Branch Post Office. For this, we suggest payment of reasonable rent.

7.Conclusion
The Department is still not having a vision to regularise the abundant number of GDS as civil servants and utilize their services optimum. We are confident that the Commission my recommend for grant of Civil Servant status for all purposes to GDS and departmentalization of GDS in true spirit by considering the above submissions.

IV .. JOB EVALUATION OF GDS

1.Identical duties of regular staff
The various categories of GDS carry out exactly the same type of work, which the regular departmental employee performs.

2.GDS Branch Post Master
The GDS BPM is performing the duties more or less identical to the duties of the Postal Assistants. They are selling stamps, booking registered articles, Money orders, handling SB work, etc. They should be aware of all the ruling positions in respect of all the transactions taken place in their offices.
The GDS is himself the Supervisor for all the works performed by him. They should also exercise control and supervision over other staff attached to their office.

3.GDS Mail Deliverer
The GDS MD performs the delivery work in the same manner as a departmental Postman does. The duties of the GDSDAs are as responsible and arduous as of a departmental Postman.

4.GDS Mail Carrier
The GDS mail carriers are required to exchange mails at the prescribed stages/ Post offices/RMS offices in the same manner as departmental Group D (MTS) or Mail Peon. They are doing similar & identical duties of their departmental counterparts.

5.GDS Mail Packers
The GDS Mail Packers are mostly employed in departmental post offices for all duties similar to that of Group D. They are the most exploited categories even though there are performing more than five hours to eight hours work.

6.GDS Stamp Vendors
These posts were created whenever the sale of postage stamps exceeds Rs.3500/- per day, the objective being that the public need not queue up at regular counters conducting other business just for purchasing some stamps.

7.GDS Messengers
Most of the messenger Posts have been abolished due to take over the work of telegram delivery by Telecom and no telegram service is now available. At present, there is no existence of GDS Messenger posts in the Department of Posts.

8.GDS Mail Men
GDS Mailmen appointed in Railway Mail Service (RMS) are doing the work similar to that of Departmental Mailmen.

9.Conclusion
The different categories of GDS employees and their departmental counterparts are given below:
GDS BPM – Postal Assistant (incharge of single handed Deptl. PO)
GDS MD / GDS SV – Postmen
Other GDS Categories – MTS

V .. WAGE STRUCTURE
Justice Talwar Committee in its concluding observations in their report, it is stated inter alia: -
“It is, therefore, recommended that whenever it is required to review the service conditions and wage structure of the employees of the Department of Post, ED Agents be bracketed along with the departmental employees. There is no need to set up a separate Committee or Commission for the Extra Departmental Agents.”
(Para 1.1 Chapter IX)
i) No ED Agent would be employed for less than five (5) hours of work per day.
ii) They may be permitted to work for a maximum of 8 hours as per workload & ½ hr lunch break
iii) The present nomenclature of ‘TRCA” (Time Related Continuity Allowance) should be dropped. The wage should be termed as “pay” which entitles all other allowances being granted to whole time departmental employees.
Wages may be paid on a pro rata basis of payment (subject to a minimum of 5 hours) to corresponding whole time departmental employees, detailed as below:
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7th Pay Commission Memorandum submitted by NFPE, AIPEU GDS on Gramin Dak Sevaks of Department of Posts

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BCPC WRITES TO MINISTER SEEKING JUSTICE TO ALL PRE-2006 PENSIONERS

The New NDA Government has taken a decision to implement the judgment on the contempt of court petition on the Pre-2006 Pensioners case only to the members of the petitioner pensioner organisations. It was intimated by the Government side during the hearing on 4th July, 2014 in Principal CAT that it will implement the decision to the petitioners. Subsequently a letter  has been addressed by the Government to those petitioner organisations asking the details of the members to enable the Government to implement the judgment to them only. This shows the mindset of the Government that it do not want to extend the benefit of judgment to all pre-2006 pensioners. This is a grave injustice to the pre-2006 pensioners' community which is more than 38 lakhs in numbers.

At the same time the Government has filed another petition on the same issue in the Supreme Court against the judgment of another court and that hearing is coming up on 16th September, 2014.

BCPC has written to the Honourable Minister of State of Ministry of Personnel & P.G & Pensions of Central Government on this matter and has demanded that all pre-2006 pensioners should get the benefit. The letter of BCPC is produced below:

BHARAT CENTRAL PENSIONERS CONFEDERATION

2-13A, LGF (Backside), Jangpura – A, New Delhi – 110014

S.C. Maheshwari                                                                                 S.K.Vyas
Chairman                                                                     Acting Secretary General
0-9868862322                                                                                09868244035


No.BCPC/Pen/Modified Parity/2014                                                                       July  21     , 2014

Dr. Jitendra Singh,
Hon'ble MOS (PP)
Government of India,
Ministry of Personnel & P.G & Pensions,
North Block,
New Delhi

Sub:- Implementation of order of Tribunal in regard to modified Parity.

Sir,

We would like to bring to your notice the bureaucratic distortion of orders of judiciary which if not corrected through your kind and personal intervention is bound to frustrate the entire community of pre 2006 retirees numbering more than 38.41 lakhs and force them to think that change in Government has been in vain as because the bureaucrats are even now being  have been allowed to misinterpret  judicial orders forcing affected pensioners to go to courts and thus multiply litigations in the country. While submitting the details of this case we also request you kindly to give us an opportunity to meet you to explain our request.

2.         The facts of the case briefly stated are as under:-

a).  The VI CPC in Para 5.1.47 of their report recommended that the fixation of revised pension as per the table given by them "will be subject to the provision that the revised pension, in no case, shall be lower than fifty percent of sum of the minimum of the pay in the pay band and the grade pay thereon corresponding to the prerevised pay scale from which the pensioner had retired".

b).  The Government of India in their Resolution No. 38/37/08-P&PW (A) dated 29.8.2008 accepted the above proviso by reproducing it per verbatim at item 12 of the statement showing the relevant recommendations and decision of the Government thereon (vide Annexure the said Resolution).

c).  In Department of Pension & Pensioners Welfare O.M  No. 38/37/ 08 P&PW dated 1.9.2008 same proviso has been incorporated at para 4.2 thereof.

d).  The Department of Pension & Pensioners Welfare through their clarificatory O.M. No. 38/37/08 – P&PW (A) pt. 1 dated 3.10.2008 however modified the para 4.2 of their OM dated 1.9.2008 as under:

The pension calculated at 50% of the minimum of pay in the pay band plus grade pay would be calculated (i) at the minimum pay in the pay band (irrespective of the prerevised scale of pay) plus grade pay  corresponding to the prerevised pay scale"

e).  In other words in all cases it would be minimum pay of the pay band which would be taken and not the minimum pay in the pay band corresponding to the prerevised pay scale.

f).  This clarification was challenged by the Central Government SAG (S-29) Pensioners Association in Principal Bench of the Central Administrative Tribunal (vide O.A No. 655/2010). This Hon'ble Tribunal in their order dated 1.11.2011 quashed the above clarificatory order of Department of Pension & Pensioners Welfare dated 3.10.2008 and directed the respondents refix the pension of all pre 2006 retirees with effect from 1.1.2006 based on Government Resolution dated 29.8.2008.

g). Government of India challenged  the above decision of the said Tribunal before Delhi High Court vide WP (C) No.1535/2012 which was dismissed by the High Court vide their order dated 29.4.2013 upholding the decision of the Tribunal.

Government of India then filed the following S.L. Ps etc.

 (i)  SLP (C) No. 23055/2013 dismissed on 29.7.2013
 (ii) Review Petition (C) No. 2492 / 2013 dismissed on 12.11.2013
 (iii) Curative Petition (C)No. 126/2014 dismissed on 30.4.2014

Thus the CAT verdict dated 1.11.2011 attained legal finality.

h).     On 15.5.2014 the Hon'ble CAT Principal Bench New Delhi disposed of the contempt petition No. 158/2012 directing the Union of India to implement the directions of the Tribunal expeditiously, preferably within three months"

3.            The Department of Pension & Pensioners Welfare in their letter No. 38/77-A/09-P&PW (A) dated 29.5.2014 written to the Secretary of Petitioner Association (Central Govt. SAG (S-29) Pensioners Association) has stated that as per the directions of Hon'ble CAT their order dated 1.11.2011 is required to be implemented "only in respect of Petitioners in O.A. No. 655/2010 and not in respect of all pre 2006 retirees as per the Tribunals order dated 1.11.2011. There is no such direction that it should be implemented only in respect of Petitioners. May be that Government Advocate had indicated that Government is willing to implement the judgment qua petitioners but the Tribunal had disposed of the contempt Petition by directing the Union of India to implement their directions dated 1.11.2011 expeditiously.

4.            It will not be out of place to mention there that response to answer to Lok Sabha unstarred question No. 3406, the above directions of the CAT Principal Bench had already been implemented in respect of all pre 2006 retirees but from an arbitrarily fixed date of 24.9.2012 (vide Department of Pension & Pensioners Welfare O.M. F.No. 38/40/12- P&PW (A) dated 28.1.2013. It was not restricted to members of the Petitioners Association Accordingly the direction to implement it w.e.f 1.1.2006 has to be in respect of all pre 2006 retirees also.

5.            Bharat Central Pensioners Confederation which is the apex body of all Central Government Pensioners Federations and All India Associations therefore appeal to you to ensure the correct delivery of justice by implementing the above judgment of the Hon'ble Tribunal (which had attained finality) in respect of all pre 2006 retirees so that they are not pushed to seek justice though multiple litigations.

Thanking you,

Yours faithfully,

(S.K.Vyas)
Secretary General

Source:http://aiamshq.blogspot.in/

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Grant of MACP on Promotional Hierarchy – CAT Guwahati

GRANT OF MACP ON PROMOTIONAL HIERARCHY: CAT GUWAHATI DIRECTS UNION OF INDIA TO GRANT MACP ON PROMOTIONAL HIERARCHY TO ASSISTANT ENGINEERS OF CPWD. THE CASE WAS FILED BY SHRI NARAYAN KALITA AND 26 ASSISTANT ENGINEERS VIDE OA NO. 040/000052 OF 2014.

By citing the judgments delivered by the Principle CAT, Delhi & High Court Chandigarh on the subject the Hon’ble judges have observed that “ In our considered view the aforesaid judgement rendered by the Chandigarh Bench as upheld by the Hon’ble High Court of Punjab and Haryana as well as judgement passed by the CAT, Principle Bench. In view of the above the present OA is allowed. Respondents are directed to grant scale of pay (PB-3) of Rs. 15,600-39,100+ Grade Pay of Rs. 6600/ attached to the said promotional posts of Executive Engineer from due date to the applicants.

The aforesaid directions shall be complied with within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, subject to the other conditions mentioned in the MACP Scheme.”

Source:http://aiamshq.blogspot.in/2014/08/grant-of-macp-on-promotional-hierarchy_16.html

Grant of MACP on Promotional Hierarchy – CAT Guwahati

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Railway Minister Announces Cash Award to Felicitate Railway Sportspersons for Winning Medals at CWG-2014, Glasgow

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Government of India

Ministry of Railways

Railway Minister Announces Cash Award to Felicitate Railway Sportspersons for Winning Medals at CWG-2014, Glasgow

To felicitate the Indian Railway sportspersons who won medals at recently concluded Commonwealth Games-2014, (CWG) at Glasgow, Scotland, the Minister of Railways Shri D.V.Sadananda Gowda has announced a cash award of Rs. 25 lakh for winning Gold Medal, Rs. 20 for Silver Medal and Rs. 15 lakh for winning Bronze Medal. The contribution of Railway sportspersons, as a part of Indian contingent in CWG, has been significant. Out of total 64 Medals won by India, Railway players bagged 9 Medals. The performance of Railway weightlifters and wrestlers in particular has been remarkable. They have contributed two Gold, one Silver and two Bronze Medals.

The names of the Gold Medal winners are – Shri Sushil Kumar: Men’s freestyle 74 kg wrestling, Shri Satish Sivalingam: Men’s 77 kg weightlifting, Silver Medal winners are Shri Mandeep Jangra: Men’s 69 kg boxing. Shri Chinglensana Singh: Hockey, Ms. Ayonika Paul: Women’s 10 metre air rifle shooting, Shri Rajeev Tomar: Men’s freestyle 125 kg wrestling and Bronze Medal winners are- Ms. Pinki Rani: Women’s 48-51 kg boxing, Ms. Swati Singh: Women’s 53 kg weightlifting, Shri Omkar Otari: Men’s 69 kg weightlifting.


Source:pib

Railway Minister Announces Cash Award to Felicitate Railway Sportspersons for Winning Medals at CWG-2014, Glasgow

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Introduction of Single Window System in Department of Personnel & Training for receiving proposals for Sanction for prosecution under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988- regarding

No.142/4/2012-AVD.I

Government of India/Bharat Sarkar

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pension

Department of Personnel and Training

New Delhi dated the 8st August, 2014.

To
The Chief Secretaries of
all State Governments/
Union Territory Administrations
(As per standard List)

Subject: Introduction of Single Window System in Department of Personnel & Training for receiving proposals for Sanction for prosecution under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988- regarding

Sir / Madam,

I am directed to refer to this Department’s letter of even number dated 28th July, 2014 on the subject cited above conveying inter alia the decision regarding switching over to Single Window System for accepting the proposals as per Check List enclosed therein.

2. In para 3 of the letter, the date of introduction of Single Window System may be read as 01.8.2014 in place of 1.4.2014. Inadvertence is sincerely regretted.

Yours faithfully,

(Anshu Sinha)

Director (Vigilance – I)

Source-www.persmin.nic.in

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Promotion to the grade of Deputy Secretary on ad-hoc basis – Extension of period for one year beyond 03.06.2014.

No.4/5/2013-CS.I(D)

Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions

(Department of Personnel & Training)

2nd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan, New Delhi 110 003,

Dated the 11th August, 2014

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject : Promotion to the grade of Deputy Secretary on ad-hoc basis – Extension of period for one year beyond 03.06.2014.

The undersigned is directed to refer to this Departments O.M. of even number dated 23rd July, 2013 and subsequent orders bearing No. 4/14/2011-CS.I(D) dated4.6.2013. No. 4/3/2013-CS.I(D) dated 18.6.2013 & 7.8.2013, No.4/2/2013-CS.l(D) dated 12.8.2013 and No.3/1/2013-CS.l(D) (Pt.1) dated 30.9.2013, for extension of period of ad-hoc promotions / promotions of Under Secretaries of the CSS to the grade of Deputy Secretary on ad-hoc basis. The tenure of ad-hoc appointment of some of the officers covered under the above orders is for different periods.

2. The Competent Authority has approved the extension of the period of ad-hoc appointment of all the Deputy Secretaries upto 30.6.2015 or till the posts are filled up on regular basis or till the further orders, whichever is earlier.

3. The above stated approval for extension upto 30.06.2015 will be applicable to all such officers who are holding the post of Deputy Secretary on ad-hoc basis as per aforementioned orders and also to those officers who have retired between 03.06.2014 to the date of issue of this Office Memorandum. This approval will, however, not be applicable to those officers whose promotions were cancelled subsequently. The continuation of the ad-hoc promotion is subject to the conditions mentioned in this Department’s aforementioned orders.

sd/-

(Parminder Singh)

Under Secretary to the Government of India

Source: www.persmin.gov.in

Promotion to the grade of Deputy Secretary on ad-hoc basis – Extension of period for one year beyond 03.06.2014.

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Safe Working Environment for Female Health Workers

Recently, a representation signed by representatives of various organisations has been received in the Ministry seeking justice in sexual harassment cases involving women healthcare workers and to constitute Vishakha Committees in all healthcare institutions all over the country. The same has been forwarded to the States concerned for appropriate action. News of dharna was reported in certain sections of Media.

Health being a state subject, the matter regarding working conditions of nursing staff comes under the purview of the State Government in which the hospitals are located.

The Health Minister was replying to a question in the Lok Sabha here today.

Source:loksabha

Safe Working Environment for Female Health Workers

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Outsourcing of Jobs on contract basis: Lok Sabha Q&A

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS

LOK SABHA

STARRED QUESTION NO 304
ANSWERED ON 30.07.2014
OUTSOURCING OF JOBS
304 . Prof. SAUGATA ROY
Will the Minister of PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS be pleased to state:-

(a) whether a large number of employees are reportedly working on contract basis and several jobs have been outsourced in various Ministries/ Departments of the Government of India;

(b) if so, the details of the existing policy/guidelines/rules which regulate contractual workers and outsourcing of jobs/services along with the number of such workers in various Ministries/ Departments;

(c) whether such policy/guidelines/rules provide for social security and other benefits to be given to workers on contract basis and those performing in outsourced jobs;

(d) whether the Government proposes to formulate any scheme for providing welfare measures and improving the service conditions of such workers; and


(e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?
ANSWER
Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office. (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)

(a): The fundamental principles applicable to all Ministries/Departments regarding engagement of consultants and outsourcing of services are provided in General Financial Rules 2005. The Ministries/ Departments may hire external professionals, consultancy firms or consultants for a specific job which is well defined in terms of content and time frame for its completion or outsource certain services. A Ministry/Department may outsource certain services in the interest of economy and efficiency and it may describe detailed instructions for this purpose. As the respective Ministries/ Departments are empowered to outsource certain services on their own, no centralized data is maintained.

(b)&(c): Engagement of contract labourers is regulated under the Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Act. The Central Government is the appropriate Government in respect of the establishments falling in central sphere. The interest of contract labourers in terms of wages and other service conditions are safeguarded under this Act. As far as the security in term of wages is concerned, as per Rule 25(2)
(v)(a) of the Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Central Rules, 1971 , the wages of the contract labour shall not be less than the rates prescribed under Minimum Wages Act, 1948 and in cases where the contract workers perform the same or similar kind of work as the workmen directly employed by the principal employer of the establishment, the wage rates, holidays , hours of work and other conditions of service shall be the same as applicable to the workmen directly employed by the principal employer doing the same or similar kind of work. The liabilities to ensure payment of wages and other benefits is primarily that of the contractor and, in case of default, that of the principal employer.
The Social Security aspects of contract labourers under Employees Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provision Act, 1952 and Employees state Insurance Act, 1948 are enforced by the Employees Provident Fund organization and Employees State Insurance Corporation respectively provided the establishments in which contract labourers are working are covered under the said Acts.
In the Central sphere, the Central Industrial Relations Machinery (CIRM) has been entrusted with the responsibility of enforcing the provisions of the Act and rules made thereunder. Aggrieved workers may raise their issues, if any, before the Appropriate Authority under Labour laws.

(d)&(e): The Social Welfare Schemes of the Government are also applicable to the Contract Labourers if they fulfil the conditions of the Scheme to be eligible for the benefits of a particular Scheme. However, the interests of Contract Workers are protected specifically under Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Act, 1970.

Some of the prominent social welfare legislations are as follows:-
# Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 # Employees’ Provident Fund & Misc. Provisions Act, 1952 # Employees’ Pension Scheme, 1995 # Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948 # Minimum Wages Act, 1948 # Payment of Wages Act, 1936 # Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 # Equal Remuneration Act, 1976 # Payment of Bonus Act, 1965 # Workmen Compensation Act, 1923 # Mines Act, 1952 # Factories Act, 1948 # Industrial Dispute Act, 1947 # Contract labour (Regulation & Abolition) Act, 1970

Source:loksabha

Outsourcing of Jobs on contract basis: Lok Sabha Q&A

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All India Services (Conduct) Rules, 1968 Amended

The Government of India has amended All India Services (Conduct) Rules,1968, in rule 3(1) after sub-rule (1) by inserting sub-rule (1A) and rule 3(2) after sub-rule (2A) by inserting sub-rule (2B) and these rules are called the All India Services (Conduct) Amendment Rules, 2014.

Under sub-rule (1A), every member of the Service shall maintain:-

(i) High ethical standards, integrity and honesty;
(ii) Political neutrality;
(iii) Promoting of the principles of merit, fairness and impartiality in the discharge of duties;
(iv) Accountability and transparency;
(v) Responsiveness to the public, particularly to the weaker section;
(vi) Courtesy and good behaviour with the public.

Under sub-rule (2B), every member of the Service shall:-

(i) Commit himself to and uphold the supremacy of the Constitution and democratic values;

(ii) Defend and uphold the sovereignty and integrity of India, the security of State, public order, decency and morality;

(iii) Maintain integrity in public service;

(iv) Take decisions solely in public interest and use or cause to use public resources efficiently, effectively and economically;

(v) Declare any private interests relating to his public duties and take steps to resolve any conflicts in a way that protects the public interest;

(vi) Not place himself under any financial or other obligations to any individual or organisation which may influence him in the performance of his official duties;

(vii) Not misuse his position as civil servant and not take decisions in order to derive financial or material benefits for himself, his family or his friends;

(viii) Make choices, take decisions and make recommendations on merit alone;

(ix) Act with fairness and impartiality and not discriminate against anyone, particularly the poor and the under-privileged sections of society;

(x) Refrain from doing anything which is or may be contrary to any law, rules, regulations and established practices;

(xi) Maintain discipline in the discharge of his duties and be liable to implement the lawful orders duly communicated to him;

(xii) Be liable to maintain confidentiality in the performance of his official duties as required by any laws for the time being in force, particularly with regard to information, disclosure of which may prejudicially affect the sovereignty and integrity of India, the security of State, strategic, scientific or economic interests of the State, friendly relation with foreign countries or lead to incitement of an offence or illegal or unlawful gains to any person;

(xiii) Perform and discharge his duties with the highest degree of professionalism and dedication to the best of his abilities.

Source: PIB

All India Services (Conduct) Rules, 1968 Amended

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Fraudulent LTC Claims

Office of The Controllers General of Defence Accounts, Ulan Batar

Road, Palam, Delhi Cantt.-110010

Circular

No. AT/IV/4462/LTC-fraud

Dated: 06/08/2014

To
All PcsDA/CsDA
PCoA (Fys) Kolkata

Sub: Fraudulent LTC Claims

Off late several cases of Fraud/malpractice by Defence personnel and civilians while preferring LTC claims in r/o J&K in lieu of home town, have been brought to the notice of this HQrs office by various PCsDA/CsDA. Verification of records from private airlines revealed that tickets were purchased from unauthorized agents at much lower rate as compared to the amount claimed in LTC by producing forged/fabricated air tickets.

2. All the PCsDA/CsDA are hereby requested to be extremely vigilant while processing LTC claims in r/o J&K in lieu of hometown and the air tickets may be got verified from the airlines, if required, to establish their genuineness.

3. Irregularities cited above noticed may be brought to the notice of the HQrs office for further necessary action.

(A.N Das)

Jt.CGDA (AT-III)

http://cgda.nic.in/adm/fraudlentltclaims070814.pdf

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Filed Under: LEAVE TRAVEL CONCESSION, LTC

DOP&T CALLS NC JCM FOR DISCUSSION ON 19 ITEMS

No.3/2/2010-JCA

Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, PG & Pensions

Department of Personnel & Training

New Delhi, the 24th July, 2014

25 JULY 2014

To
Shri Shiva Gopal Mishra,
Secretary, Staff Side,
National Council (JCM),
13-C, Ferozeshah Road,
New Delhi-110001.

Sir,
You may kindly recall that for the next meeting of the National Council, earlier the Staff Side had suggested the following 19 Items for discussion

1 Revision of Wage with effect from. 1.1.2011. right mark
2 Merger of DA with Pay                       right mark
3 Enhancement of Insurance Coverage under CGEGI Scheme
4 Compassionate Appointments               right mark
5 Absorption of GDS as regular Postal Employees
6 Regularisation of Casual/Contingent/Daily Rated Workers. right mark
7 Functioning of JCM
8 Remove the ban on recruitment and creation of posts
9 Downsizing, Outsourcing, Contractorisation etc.  right mark
10 Introduction of Productivity Linked Bonus and removal of Ceiling Limit.
11 Revising Overtime Allowance (OTA) and Night Duty Allowancerates: right mark
12 Arbitration Awards.
13 Career Progression: Grant Five Promotion in the Service Career.
14 Scrap the New Pension Scheme
15 Reckoning of 100% period of Service rendered after grant of Temporary Status and 5o% Of Casual Service for Retiral Benefits etc. in case of Casual Labourers
16 Stepping up of pay of Seniors who are drawing less Pay than the Juniors consequent on fixation of Pay due to implementation of 6th CPC recommendations between Direct Recruits and Promotees right mark
17 Stepping up of Pay of Senior employees at Par with their Juniors consequent upon implementation of MACPs right mark
18 Granting of parity in Pension and Family Pension to the Staff/Family retired prior to 01.01.2006
19 Granting of Additional Pay to Loco and Traffic Running Staff right mark
Subsequently a meeting of the Standing Committee was held on 7th May, 2014 to discuss the items submitted by the Staff Side vide their letter No NC-JCM/2014/VII CPC dated 9th April, 2014. It will be noted that 9 of the above items (ticked above) were discussed in the Standing Committee meeting.

In view of this I would be grateful if the Staff Side could suggest the Agenda Items for the next meeting of the National Council (JCM) at an early date so that the Agenda papers could be finalised for convening the meeting of the National Council (JCM). If required the proposed items can be discussed with a few of the representatives of the Staff Side with the undersigned at a date and time mutually convenient to you.

Yours faithfully,

sd/-

(Ashok Kumar)

Director (JCA)

Source : http://confederationhq.blogspot.in/
[https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B0rqvSYMJv2IYVdLV05vWW9IeGM/edit?pli=1]

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Filed Under: 7th CPC, 7th PAY COMMISSION, NC JCM

GRANT OF INTERIM RELIEF & MERGER OF DA (DEARNESS ALLOWANCE) TO CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES APPEAL FOR SUO-MOTO CONSIDERATION

 INDIAN RAILWAYS TECHNICAL SUPERVISORS ASSOCIATION

(Estd. 1965, Regd. No.1329, Website http://www.irtsa.net )

No:IRTSA/7th CPC/Memo/2014-2

Date:28.7.2014

CHAIRMAN,
SEVENTH CENTRAL PAY COMMISSION,
NEW DELHI.
(Through: Secretary, Seventh CPC by Email to secy-7cpc@nic.in)

Sir,

SUBJECT:- SUPPLEMENTARY MEMORANDUM -
 APPEAL FOR SUO-MOTO CONSIDERATION FOR “GRANT OF INTERIM RELIEF & MERGER OF DA (DEARNESS ALLOWANCE) TO CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES”.

Reference:- i) Terms of Reference para “5” of the Pay Commission - Gazette Notification of Government of India No.1/1/2013-E.III(A) Dated 28.2.2014.
ii) Our Memorandum Dated 26th May, 2014, to 7th CPC.

In continuation of our detailed Memorandum to the Pay Commission, cited above, we make the following submissions for the kind consideration of the Pay Commission, requiring immediate and urgent attention of the Pay Commission to mitigate the serious and ever rising hardship of the Central Government employees and Pensioners.

1. SUO-MOTO CONSIDERATION FOR GRANT OF INTERIM RELIEF FOR INTERIM REPORT – TO MITIGATE EXISTING HARDSHIP:

Grant of Interim Relief and Merger of DA, as justified hereunder, may please be considered under Para ‘5’- of Terms of Reference of the Seventh Pay Commission which inter-alia states that - “The Commission may consider, if necessary, sending interim report on any of matters as and when recommendations are finalized.”

Finalisation of Report of the Pay Commission is bound to take considerable time. Meanwhile the employees will continue to seriously suffer on account of various reasons given below. It is therefore, imperative that adequate Interim Relief be provided to them to mitigate their ever rising hardship.

Term of Reference for an Interim Report by the Pay Commission, allows & facilitates the Pay Commission under its inherent suo-moto powers to consider and recommend for grant of an of Interim Relief and Merger of DA to Central Government employees and Pensioners – on following grounds besides others:

2. URGENT NEED FOR GRANT OF INTERIM RELIEF & MERGER OF DA:
1.1 There is an urgent need for grant of Interim Relief and Merger of DA (Dearness Allowance) to the Central Government Employees & Pensioners to mitigate the serious hardship suffered by them because of the following reasons:

 i) Serious Impact of heavy inflation and price rise and consequential erosion of real wages since the implementation of the Sixth Pay Commission:

Cost of living had increased in “back-breaking” proportions. High inflation has eroded the real value of money. The Pay & Allowances fixed after the Sixth Pay Commission, had lost their real value which has seriously eroded over the years due to fast changes happening around the world as well as within the Country. Major changes in the pattern & requirement of Education, Housing & Health system in the country and changes in the pattern of diet and food requirements have all added to the financial needs of a common man– especially at the Lower and Middle levels.

ii) Unrealistic and erroneous compilation of Price Index (for Industrial Workers) on which calculation of DA is based:
Compilation of Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (CPI – IW) (on which payment of DA is based) –is totally unrealistic and not in accordance with the actual Market rates prevailing all over the Country for all the Consumer items. Weightage given to various items for compilation of Consumer Price Index, are disproportionate and not in accordance to the existing pattern of consumption by the working class due to changed economic and social requirements, especially in respect of Housing, Education and Other elements.
Cost of living as per actual rise of prices has gone up by over 200% but the DA being paid is only 100% from January, 2014.

iii) Non-Merger of DA on crossing 50% DA since 1st January, 2011 and 100% DA since 1st January, 2014 – which is unprecedented & unjust:
DA had crossed 50% mark in January 2011, and the 100% mark in January 2014. But unlike in the past, it is for the first time in the last 40 years - since the Third Pay Commission - that the DA had not been merged with Pay on the grounds that it had not been recommended by the Sixth Pay Commission. This was one of the most retrograde part of the Report of Sixth Pay Commission.

Employees have become very restless and frustrated – both on account of erosion of wages due to inflation and non-merge the Dearness Allowance. This was most unjustified and against the practice and recommendations of all the previous three Pay Commissions (from 3rd CPC to 5th CPC) all of whom had recommended for automatic Merger of DA with Basic Pay/Pension whenever it crosses 50%.

iv) Changes in the Economic scenario since Sixth CPC;

Major changes have taken place in the economic scenario especially in India, during the last 8 years – after the Sixth Central Pay Commission recommendations effective from 01.01.2006 – as apparent from the vital statistics given below:

VITAL CHANGES SINCE 6th CPC:

a) Per Capita Net National Product (NNP) had grown by 126.9% between the financial year 2005-06 and 2011-12 as per Current Prices and by 46.2% between the financial year 2005-06 and 2011-12 as per Constant Prices. Rise of NNP formed the basis for wage revision by Fifth CPC.

b) Major increase in Revenue Receipts:- Total Revenue Receipts of Central Government have increased from Rs. 4,30,940 crores in 2005-06 to Rs. 9,10,556 crores in 2011-12 i.e. by (+) 111.3%.

c) Revenue Expenditure has also grown by 141.4% and GDP (Gross Domestic Product) has also grown by 61.2%.

d) DECLINE IN PERCENTAGE OF EXPENDITURE ON PAY & ALLOWANCES: Expenditure on Pay & Allowances – as percentage of Total Expenditure has gone down by 2.4%.

v) More frequent revision in the Wages in PSUs & elsewhere in the country;

There is a major disparity of wages with Public Sector Undertaking on account of higher Pay Scales but also on account of other benefits – including much higher HRA, C.C.A. and other allowances as well as Ex-gratia payment in lieu of Bonus – ranging from Rs.25,000 to Rs.50,000 or even more P.A. in the PSUs. In comparison Railway-men and other Central Government employees are paid PLB of less than Rs.9000 P.A. Thus the gap or disparity of wages is very high between the PSUs & the CG employees..

Disparity has become even more enormous on account of more frequent revision of wages (after every 5 years) in comparison to a 10 years gap in the revision of wages of Central Government employees.

vi) Other related factors.


a) Dearth of talent in Govt. Service due to brain drain to Private & Corporate Sectors:

Talented and meritorious personnel are no more attracted to Government jobs due to low wages & perks. They are all seeking employment in Private and Corporate Sectors – both in the initial and intermediate levels – for greener pastures.

b) Impact of Globalization:- Globalization and market economy has changed the entire economic scenario in the country. Multinationals, Corporate Sector and Private Companies – have come up in a big way –in the existing and entirely new sectors, thereby offering numerous job opportunities with attractive salaries and wage packages etc. Globalization has also affected everyday life in many other ways. This is not reflected in the CPI (IR).

vii) Grant of Interim relief therefore becomes all the more imperative and essential to make good for the larger gap of time between the wage revisions of the Central Government employees as compared to PSUs and others.

3. CONCLUSION & DETERMINATION OF QUANTUM OF INTERIM RELIEF:
i. All the forgoing facts fully justify the urgent need and desirability for grant of Interim Relief to the Central Government employees, forthwith, pending final recommendations of the Seventh Pay Commission.

ii.  The criteria adopted by the Fifth Pay Commission to determine the Minimum Pay of each Pay Scale could be adopted by the Seventh Pay Commission to determine the quantum of Interim relief to be granted forthwith.

iii. The quantum of Interim relief may therefore, be 50% of the Basic Pay based on rise of per capita NNP on constant prices.
 4. APPEAL:- It is, therefore, requested that:- the Pay Commission may please consider and recommend the following under its inherent suo-moto power:
i) 50% of basic pay may please be granted as Interim Relief w.e.f. 1.1.2014, to all the Central Government employees.

ii) 50% of Pension & family pension may please be granted as Interim Relief to all Pensioners w.e.f. 1.1.2014.

iii) 100% DA may please be merged with basic pay & pension for all purposes w.e.f. 1.1.2014.
Thanking you.

With kind regards,

Yours faithfully, 

 (Harchandan Singh) 

General Secretary, IRTSA

Source:http://www.irtsa.net/pdfdocs/Supplementary_Memo_for_IR_&_Merger_of_DA_to_7CPC.pdf

GRANT OF INTERIM RELIEF & MERGER OF DA (DEARNESS ALLOWANCE) TO CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES APPEAL FOR SUO-MOTO CONSIDERATION

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Filed Under: 50%DA MERGER, DA, DA MERGER, DEARNESS ALLOWANCE, Dearness Pay, dearness relief, IRTSA

Inter-action meeting with the 7th Pay Commission on NFIR’s memorandum

NFIR

National Federation of Indian Railwaymen

3, CHELMSFORD ROAD NEW DELHI-110055

No.IV/NFIR/7th CPC/CORRES/Pt.V

Dated: 02.08.2014

The Secretary,
Seventh Central Pay Commission,
Chhatrapati Shivaji Bhavan,
IIFT, Block ‘B’,
Qutab Institutional Area,
Near Sitaram Bharatiya Institute of Science & Research,
New Delhi – 110016

Madam.,
Sub: Inter-action meeting with the Seventh Central Pay Commission on NFIR’s memorandum — reg.

NFIRs delegation has called on you on 28th July, 2014 and handed over memorandum for taking appropriate action.

NFIR now requests to kindly arrange to convey the dates on which Federation’s representatives can meet the Pay Commission to explain the case of railway employees of various categories. In this Connection, we suggest as follows :-
a) Inter-action meetings may be fixed giving us reasonable advance intimation to enable us to reschedule our other programmes.

b) Meeting/hearing may be fixed department wise to facilitate us to meet the Pay Commission along with the representatives of the concerned departmental category.

c) In the Railways there are eight major departments with hundreds of categories. Eight different dates for explaining our case may kindly be considered.

d) Inter-action meetings may also be convened for explaining the case of miscellaneous and isolated categories.

e) We request that a separate date and time be provided to facilitate the Federation to explain uniqueness of railways as well unique nature of duties of railway employees in general.
We request you to kindly consider giving dates for us during September and October 2014. keeping in mind the holidays during these months. We shall be grateful to the Pay Commission, if the tentative dates are conveyed to enable to us to select and respond.

Yours sincerely,

sd/-

(M.Raghavaiah)

General Secretary

Source: NFIR

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Filed Under: 7th CPC, 7th PAY COMMISSION, NFIR

Interim relief of 7th Pay Commission for Central Government Employee

In Parliament Minister of State for Finance Shrimati.Nirmala Sitharaman said in a written reply to a question on 5th August 2014 regarding grant of interim relief to Central Government employees.

She said that there is no proposal for grant of Interim Relief to Central Government employees is at present under consideration of the Government.

She also added, the 7th Central Pay Commission has already been set up vide Resolution dated 28th February, 2014. The Commission has started functioning.

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Filed Under: 7th CPC, 7th PAY COMMISSION

DA for Bankers for the months of August, September and October 2014

Dearness Allowance for Workmen and Officer Employees in banks for the months of August, September & October 2014

Indian Banks’ Association

HR & INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS

No.CIR/HR&IR/D/76/D/2014-15/415

1st August, 2014

All Members of the Association
(Designated Officers)

Dear Sirs,

Dearness Allowance for Workmen and Officer Employees in banks for the months of August, September & October 2014 under IX BPS/Joint Note dt. 27.4.10

The confirmed All India Average Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers (Base 1960=100) for the quarter ended June 2014 are as follows:-

Apr 2014                                   5523.87
May 2014                                5569.52
Jun 2014                              5615.17
The average CPI of the above is 5569.52.

The DA paid for the quarter ended July 2014 was at CPI 5436.00. Hence, there is an increase in CPI of 133.52 points, i.e., increase of 33 slabs over the current level.

Consequently, dearness allowance to employees is payable for 683 slabs for the period August, September & October 2014 i.e. an increase of 33 slabs over the current level.

In terms of clause 7 of the 9th Bipartite Settlement dated 27.04.2010 and clause 3 of the Joint Note dated 27.04.2010, the rate of dearness allowance payable to workmen and officer employees for the months of August, September & October 2014 shall be 102.45% of ‘pay’. While arriving at dearness allowance payable, decimals from third place may please be ignored.

We advise banks to pay the difference between the old and revised salary and allowances to officers on an ad hoc basis, pending amendments to Officers’ Service Regulations.

Yours faithfully,

sd/-

K S Chauhan

Senior Vice President

Source:http://www.iba.org.in/Documents/DA_for_AugSepOct_2014.pdf#sthash.S1z1YH9n.dpuf

DA for Bankers for the months of August, September and October 2014

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Filed Under: BANK DA, DEARNESS ALLOWANCE, dearness relief

Filing of Annual Returns of Assets and liabilities by AIS Officers

Most Immediate

F.No. 11017/0312014-AIS Ill

Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions

Department of Personnel and Training

North Block, New Delhi, the 4th August, 2014.

To .
The Chief Secretaries of all States/Administrators of UTS.

Subject; Filing of Annual Returns of Assets and liabilities by AIS Officers in compliance with the provision of Public Servants (Furnishing of Information and Annual Return of assets and the limits of Exemption of Assets in Filing Returns) Rules. 2014.

Sir,

         I am directed to say that the Public Servants (Furnishing of Information and Annual Return of assets and the limits of Exemption of Assets in Filing Returns) Rules, 2014, have been notified on 14th July, 2014 under the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013. The said Rules have been uploaded on the website of this Department and can be accessed at the following website address:
www.persmin.nlc.In.DOPT-LOKPAL.

2. AIS officers were hitherto filing annual returns of property under the provisions of Rule 16 of AIS(Conduct)Rules, 1968. Proviso to Section 3(2) of Public Servants (Furnishing of Information and Annual Return of assets and the limits of Exemption of Assets in Filing Returns) Rules, 2014, mandates that even those AIS officers who have already filed returns of property under the provisions of the AIS(Conduct) Rules would also be required to file the revised declarations prescribed under the newly formulated Rules The extract of the proviso to Rule 3(2) is reproduced below;

Every public servant shall file declaration, information or return, as the case may be, regarding his assets and liabilities as on the 31” day of March every year, to the competent authority as referred to in clause(c) of sub-section 2, on or before 31st day of July of that year.

3. It is requested that the strict compliance to the provisions of Rule 3(2) of Public Servants (Furnishing of Information and Annual Return of assets and the limits of Exemption of Assets in Filing Returns) Rules. 2014, may be ensured. Further, as per the proviso to.2- Rule 3(2) supra instructions may be issued to ensure filing of revised declarations so that annual returns as on the 1 day of August, 2014 are Invariably filed by the AIS officers before the competent authority on or before 15.9.2014.

4. Formal amendment to the AIS(Conduct) Rules, 1968 will be made In due course

5 Hindi version Will follow

Yours faithfully,

sd/-

(Diwakar Nath Misra)

Director(Services)

Source : http://ccis.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D2/D02ser/11017_03_2014-AIS-III-04082014.pdf

Filing of Annual Returns of Assets and liabilities by AIS Officers

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Withdrawal from the list of Diagnostic Labs and Imaging Centers empanelled under CGHS, Delhi

F.No: S-11011/21/2014(HEC)

Directorate General of CGHS,

Office of the Addl. Director(HQ), CGHS

CGHS Bldg, RK Puram –Sector-12, New Delhi

Dated the 1st, August 2014,

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Sub: Withdrawal from the list of Diagnostic Labs and Imaging Centers empanelled under CGHS, Delhi – as per recommendations of the Ethics Committee of Medical Council of India.

With reference to the above mentioned subject it is stated that subsequent to the sting operation titled “Operation Jonk” aired by a TV Channel, the Ethics Committee of Medical Council of India conducted an enquiry into the matter as per the directions of Ministry of Health & Family Welfare.

In the interim report submitted by MCI, nine Diagnostic Centers have been prima facie found involved in unethical medical practices. In view of the recommendation of the Ethics Committee of MCI, it has been decided that pending investigation the empanelment of these centres with CGHS be withdrawn.

Accordingly the empanelment of the following Diagnostic Laboratories and Imaging Centres, under CGHS, Delhi is withdrawn with immediate effect till further orders.

1. City-X-ray & Scan Clinic Pvt. Ltd., A-12, Vikaspuri, New Delhi-18.
2. City-X-ray & Scan Clinic Pvt. Ltd., 4, B/7, Tilak Nagar, New Delhi.
3. Star Imaging & Path lab (P) Ltd, 4 B/4, Tilak Nagar, New Delhi.
4. Global Diagnostics Pvt. Ltd., 50/1-2-3, Lower Ground Floor, Yusuf Sarai, Main Market, Aurobindo Marg, New Delhi -110016
5. Diwan Chand Medical Services Pvt. Ltd., A-2, Kirti Nagar, (Near Metro Pillar No.328) New Delhi -110015.
6. Diwan Chand Medical Services Pvt. Ltd., 10-B, Kasturba Gandhi Marg, New Delhi – 110001.
7. Unique Diagnostics (A Unit of Unique Pathology Lab Pvt. Ltd.), 118 A/B-1, Shop No. 3,7,8,9, Dilshad Garden, Near GTB Chowk, Delhi – 110095.
8. Orbit Imaging & Path Lab Pvt. Ltd., 35 B, Pusa Road, Opp. Metro Pillar-124, Delhi – 110005.
9. SRL Diagnostic, Fortis Flt.Lt. Rajan Dhal Hospital, Pocket-B-1, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi.
10. SRL Diagnostic, Fortis Hospital, B-22, Sector-62, Noida.
11. SRL Diagnsotic, Fortis Escorts Heart Institute and Laboratory Services Research Centre Ltd., Okhla Road, New Delhi.
12. SRL Diagnostic, GP-26, Maruti Industrial Estate, Udyog Vihar, Sector-18, Gurgaon.
13. SRL Diagnostic, C-57, Ground Floor, Preet Vihar, Delhi
14. SRL Diagnostic, Fortis Hospital, A-Block, Shalimar Bagh, New Delhi.
15. SRL Diagnostic, Fortis Escorts Hospital, Neelam Bata Road, Faridabad, New Delhi.

(DR. D.C. Joshi)

Addl. Director(HQ), CGHS

Source: http://msotransparent.nic.in/cghsnew/index.asp

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Filed Under: CGHS, CGHS NEW RATES 2014