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Modi rules out privatization of Railways

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today ruled out privatization of Railways and said that people must not be wary of foreign and private capital being utilised for improving infrastructure of the national transporter which, in turn, will help boost the country's economy.  Read more.........

Govt planning to cut EPFO trustee numbers by half

Battling for a consensus on various important issues in the Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), the Union government has proposed cutting the number of its trustees by almost half, to ensure “effective” functioning ............ Read more........

Rajya Sabha Q&A : On 7th Pay Commission

The 7th Central Pay Commission is required to make its recommendations on its Terms of Reference. Also, the Commission is to devise its own procedure. The Commission’s Terms of Reference do not enjoin upon it to keep the Government updated on its functioning and the procedure being followed by it during ........... Read more...........

Wholesale Price Index based inflation dips to zero

The Wholesale Price Index (WPI) based inflation for the month of November dropped to zero. The figure was 1.77 percent in October and 7.52 percent in the previous year corresponding period. The dip is attributed to the continuous decline in fuel and food prices ............ Read more..........

EPFO may soon invest in equity

The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), the institution invested with safeguarding and growing your retirement savings, usually does a poor job of its mandate . .......... Read more..........

NFPE parliament march today

20,000 postal and RMC employees will march to parliament today (December 4, 2014) to protest against the negative attitude of the government towards postal employees including Gramin Dak Sewaks and casual labourers. Massive preparation ....... Read more.....

Modi for privatization of railway station

"Railway facilities are the same as they were 100 years back.... Privatise the railway stations and modernise them," he said after flagging off the first train linking Meghalaya. "I will make it in 10-12 places. Stations should be better than airports as most travellers are poor people ........... Read more........

FM for raising IT exemption limit, talks against burdening salaried, middle class

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley at an interaction with PTI journalists at PTI headquarters, on Saturday said that he does not favour burdening the salaried and middle-class with more taxes. He would rather but would go after the evaders in widening the net. He also said that he would encourage more money ........ Read more.......

Govt. reluctant to consider DA merger,Interim Relief and Scrapping NPS : AIRF

On the eve of 90th Annual Convention of All India Railwaymen Federation, Shri, Shiva Gopal Mishra, General Secretary, AIRF addressing the press conference informed that 90th Annual Convention of AIRF is being organized at Hubli from 18th to 20th November, 2014, where approximately more than 30,000 Railwaymen ....... Read more...........

Kisan Vikas Patra relaunched

The government relaunched the once popular small savings scheme - the Kisan Vikas Patra (KVP). "In the last 2-3 years, savings rate in country has declined from a record high of 36.8 per cent to below 30 per cent. It is, therefore, necessary to encourage people to save more" Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said during the launch of the revamped  ....... Read more...........

Inflation Falls to Record Low of 5.52%

Consumer inflation fell to a record low of 5.52 per cent in October, dragged down by sharp drops in food and oil prices. This is the slowest pace of price rise since retail inflation numbers were first published in January 2012. ........ Read more.......

7th CPC Memorandum by Comptroller & Auditor General of India

These proposals, while showing the pay scale and grade pay recommended by the 6th Central Pay Commission for each individual cadre, propound a pay scale and grade pay which is deemed to be more appropriate for that cadre given its role, duties and responsibilities. It is recommended that the 7th Central Pay Commission consider this deemed pay scale and grade pay as the base for making its recommendations in respect of these cadres.  ....... Read the memorandum here

PM Launches "Jeevan Pramaan" – the Aadhar-based Digital Life Certificate for pensioners

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today launched “Jeevan Pramaan” – an “Aadhar-based Digital Life Certificate” for pensioners a move that could eventually benefit over a crore pensioners who are forced to submit physical life certificates every year.  The new system will relieve the pensioner of ...... Read more........

Railway : Old pension scheme applicable to those in temporary status prior to 01.01.2004 and regularized later

Railway board has issued an order clarifying that substitutes who got temporary status prior to 01.01.2004 but regularized/absorbed after 01.01.2004 and after regularization, if the date of appointment is prior to 01.01.2004, in terms of provision of Board's letter No.E(NG)ll/90/SB/Master Circular dated 29.01.1991(M.C. No.20/91) and para 6 of letter No.E(NG)11/2008/SB/SR115 dated 17.09.2010, will be covered under Old Pension Scheme.  ...... Read the order......

Aadhaar number to be furnished in service books

The central government employees are required to record 'Aadhaar' numbers in their service books. "It has been decided to include the respective Aadhaar numbers also of all government servants in their service books. The e-service book format already provides fields for Aadhaar number of the  ............ Read more.....

Fin Min order on austerity measures

The Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance order has issued an order on austerity measures that include banning meetings at five-star hotels, cut down on foreign travel, Cut in Non-Plan expenditure, restriction on purchase of vehicles, restriction on creation of new posts etc.. Read the order here........

Govt. orders austerity measures

The government today ordered minor austerity measures including a ban on holding meetings at five-star hotels and cut down on foreign travel. The government is trying to trim the fiscal deficit to a seven-year low. The measures also include banning officials  Read more.....

JCM national convention on interim relief and DA merger

National Convention of the National Council (JCM Staff Side) will be held on 11.12.2014 at MPCU Shah Auditorium, Sree Gurjarathi Samai, Rai Niwas Road, Civil Lines(Opposite Civil Lines Metro Station), Delhi. The convention will discuss the issues pertaining to lnterim Relief and Merger of DA. Read more..........

Uploading of RTI replies on website

Attention is invited to DOPT’s guidelines on suo motu disclosure issued vide OM. No.1!6/2011-IR dated 15.4.2013 whereby Public Authorities have an obligation to proactively disclose RTI applications and appeals received by them and their responses on their websites. Read more..........

WPI inflation drops to 2.38% - a five year low.

The Wholesale Price Index (WPI) inflation for September 2014 dipped to a 5-year low of 2.38% versus 3.74% in August. This is much below expectations. Inflation data for the month of July was revised to 5.41% versus 5.19% earlier.  Read more...........

NFCAA protest against biometric attendance system

The 6th Federal Council meeting of the National Federation of Civil Accounts Associations held at Cochin on 18th and 19th September 2014 discussed the decision of Govt. of India to introduce the Aadhar Card based biometric attendance system for the Central Govt. Employees. Read more..........

Scientists, not ministers, to represent India at science, tech conferences

India hereafter will be represented by eminent scientists and not a minister from the Narendra Modi government at conferences on science and technology. The trend will be started at conferences in Santiago and Boston next month. This is a major policy shift from the past, where such conferences were considered as a complement. Read more.....

Plans to hike retirement age of scientists to 62

Minister of State for Science and Technology Jitendra Singh have indicated that the retirement age of scientists under the ministry may be raised from 60 to 62 years. The proposal is to utilise the expertise over an extended period ....... Read more........

Railway Board has announced 78 days PL Bonus. Rs. 8975/- to be disbursed

The railway board has issued order granting Productivity Linked Bonus (PLB) equivalent to 78 [Seventy Eight] days wages without any ceiling on wages for eligibility for the financial year 2013-14 to all eligible non-gazetted Railway employees. The wage for calculation will be ceiled to Rs. 3500 pm as per existing ......... Read the order here..........

Government to wind up 6 PSUs, revive another 5

The government may wind up at least six central public sector enterprises including the iconic watchmaker HMT that it believes are not capable of revival. Heavy industry minister Anant Geete on Thursday said that the government is preparing a roadmap  ......... Read more.........

60 days bonus declared for postal employees

Department of Posts has issued order for release of 60 days of Productivity linked bonus for the year 2013-14. This productivity Linked Bonus is payable to Group ‘D’ / MTS, Group ‘C’ and non-gazetted Group ‘B’. Read the details here

Revamped IT website launched

The income tax (I-T) department has revamped its web site which brings multiple services related to the IT under same site. Taxpayers so far had to go to different official websites of the I-T department for these matters. “An updated version of the website— www.incometaxindia.gov.in, will act as the ‘single window´ for all activities and online services offered by the I-T department.” ...... Read more.......

Fin Min issues OM on the grant of Non-Productivity Linked Bonus

The Ministry of Finance have issued the office memorandum granting the non-productivity linked bonus (Ad-hoc bonus) for the year 2012-13. The Central Government employees in Groups ‘C’ and ‘D’ and all non-gazetted employees in Group ‘B’, who are not covered by any Productivity Linked Bonus Scheme will be eligible for the ad-hoc bonus. The calculation ceiling for payment of ad-hoc Bonus under these orders shall continue to be monthly emoluments of Rs. 3500/- . ...... Read the order .......

Railway : Revision of pension of pre-2006 pensioners-reg.

A copy of Department of Pension and Penisoners' Welfare (DOP&PW)'s O.M. No. 38/37/08-P&PW(A) dated  26.08.2014 along with enclosures is enclosed for information and compliance.  These instructions shall apply in the case of petitioners (as contained in the enclosed list) only .  ........ Read more....

PF Portability Soon: How It Will Work

Soon, you will be able to change jobs without worrying about transferring the funds lying in your provident fund. Retirement fund body Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) expects to operationlise permanent or universal account numbers (UAN) to its over 4 crore subscribers by October 15 this year ........ Read more....

Central Excise Executive Officers Assn. to protest

With nothing left to be happy about in terms of career prospects, pay or any other service matter, superintendents of central excise, service tax and customs will gather before the residences of Joint Secretary (Administration) and Member (PandV) of the Central Board of Excise  ..... Read more.....

BPMS writes to PM & Labour Min demanding removal of ceiling of Rs. 3500/- for bonus

The Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh have submitted a memorandum to the Prime Minister and the Minister of Labour & Employment, demanding the removal of ceiling of Rs. 3500/- under Bonus Act. It says Central Government employees are getting the bonus @ Rs. 3500/- per mensem under the Payment of Bonus Act, 1965 or Productivity Linked Bonus whereas none of them is drawing wages less than Rs. 7000/- per mensem excluding other allowances which has been causing discontentment amongst the employees.  Read the letter

7% DA hike approved by the cabinet

The Union Cabinet have approved the grant of 7 per cent additional Dearness Allowance (DA) to Central Government employees. It also approved Dearness Relief (DR) for pensioners. Both DA and DR will become effective from July 1, 2014. With this the DA and DR ... Read more......

Government notifies new pension rules to check delays

In a step aimed at checking harassment of government employees in grant of pension, a head of office will now be responsible for any failure to ascertain non-qualifying service period and will undertake preparation of paper work one year before an employee is due to retire . .... Read more....

Govt. moves for DA hike to 107%. Unions press for merger

Government is likely to approve a hike in dearness allowance (DA) by 7% to 107% this month. The pensioners will also gain as the benefit provided to them as dearness relief will be hiked to 107 per cent of basic pay. This will benefit around 30 lakh Centre's employees and its 50 lakh pensioners including dependents. The revised Consumer Price Index-Industrial Workers data for J .... read more...

Online tracking of attendance to be introduced

In yet another move to make the government staff more accountable, the government has launched an “attendance website” to serve as a centralised database for all central government employees. The website, attendance.gov.in is still in under developement . .............. Read more........

Feedback : Meeting with Chairman Railway Board and Member Staff Railway Board

I met CRB and Member Staff on 20.08.2014 after returing from ITF Congress -2014 held in Sofia, Bulgaria. I have shown great concern and anguish of Railwaymen on the issues of FDI, PPP, PLB, unmanned Railway Crossings, non functioning of fast track committees & Running Staff committees & other issues of strike ballot. ....... Read more......

AIRF pushes for Productivity Linked Bonus(PLB)

The All India Railwaymen’s Federation (AIRF) General Secretary Shri. Shiva Gopal Mishra has written to Railway Minister for early action on payment of productivity linked bonus to the railwaymen for the year 2013-14.All India Railwaymen’s Federation4, State Entry Road, New Delhi-110055No.AIRF/387(252)Dated: August 21, 2014Hon’ble Minister for Railways,Ministry of Railways,Rail Bhawa .... read more...

Lok Sabha Q&A : Ceiling for children education allowance

While answering to a question in Parliament on 18.7.2014, Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley said in a written form regarding the details of Children Education Allowance that it has been informed by the Department of Personnel and Training that the annual ceiling limit for reimbursement of Children Education Allowance (CEA) is .. Read more......

Confederation calls for nationwide agitation on demands including DA merger and Interim relief

The National Sectt. of the Confederaton met at New Delhi on 11.08.2014 to consider the follow up action required in the matter of some of the pressing issues on which Confederation had organized series of agitational programmes prior to the commencement of the Election process of the 16thLok Sabha. The CHQ has received reports from various affiliaties to the effect that they have all endorsed the common memorandum, the Confederation had submitted to the 7th CPC.   ...... Read more......

Highlights of PM's Independence day speech

Politicians haven't made this nation, parties haven't made this nation, governments haven't made this nation. Instead it is the farmers, scientists and common people who have built this nation. 'We don't want to go ahead with the strength of numbers; we want to go ahead with unanimity. This could be seen in the just concluded Parliament session. We have taken the Opposition in agreement at every step.' Read full