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Bad news is in store for government employees contesting matters relating to their service conditions in the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) as they may not be able to challenge the judgement in the Supreme Court. Government employees not satisfied with CAT orders on their service matters will continue to appeal in High Courts as government's plan to enable them approach the apex court directly has received a thumbs down from the top law officer. Recently, the Department of Personnel had asked the Law Ministry whether the present system of CAT orders being challenged in High Courts be changed to fast track disposal of cases of government employees relating to their service conditions and employment rules. The Law Ministry referred the matter to Attorney General Ghoolam Vahanvati who opined against the move saying a 1997 Supreme Court judgement on the issue should continued to be followed. "As of now, the buck stops here (on the issue)," Law Minister M Vee...

Government employees cannot be denied the opportunity to appeal against adverse Annual Confidential Reports (ACRs), on the grounds that such reports would not be ignored while considering them for promotion, the Delhi High Court has ruled. A bench of Justice Pradeep Nandrajog and Justice MC Garg reversed the Central Administrative Tribunal's (CAT) directive to a departmental promotion committee to ignore the adverse ACRs of five Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officers while considering them for promotion. http://staffcorner.com/blog/2010/10/18/government-employees-can-appeal-against-adverse-acrs-high-court/

The government had set up a committee (2nd Pay Revision Committee) to examine the recommend  changes in the pay structure, allowances, perks and benefits of the CentralPublic SectorEnterprises (CPSE) employees. The recommendations of the Committee were considered by the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) and also by the Cabinet. Based on the decision of the Cabinet, the DPE had issued an O.M. No. 2(70)/08-DPE(WC) on 26' November, 2008, proclaiming the revised pay structure in CPSEs. View the DOPT order Below: N0.37212 112009-AVD-I11 Government of India Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & pensions Department of Personnel & Training North Block, New Delhi, dated 12" October, 2010 OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject: Allowing vigilance functionaries on deputation to CPSEs the option to draw pay either in the scale of pay of the CPSE concerned or pay in the parent cadre plus deputation (duty) allowance thereon plus personal pay, if any - Cabinet de...

The Union Cabinet today decided to release an additional instalment of Dearness Allowance (DA) to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) to pensioners w.e.f. 1.7.2010 representing an increase of 10% over the existing rate of 35% of the Basic Pay/Pension, to compensate for price rise. The increase is in accordance with the accepted formula, which is based on the recommendations of the 6th Central Pay Commission. The combined impact on the exchequer on account of both Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief will be of the order of Rs. 9303.2 crore per annum and Rs. 6202.1 crore in the financial year 2010-2011 (for a period of 8 months from July,2010 to February, 2011).

Dearness Allowance announcement likely tomorrow after the cabinet meeting... The much awaited official announcement of the additional Dearness Allowance for Central Government Employees and Pensioners is expected to be announced tomorrow after the cabinet meeting. Sources said that cabinet to be announced tomorrow, the additional enhanced Dearness Allowance effective from July, 2010 is 10% and the total of 45%. Visit http://staffcorner.com/blog/2010/07/30/cpi-iw-for-june-at-174-10-da-hike-expected/

Government will launch a new series of wholesale price index (WPI) with 2004-05 as base from Tuesday. At present, 1993-94 is used as base year to calculate WPI. The new series of WPI will have 676 items as against 435 items in the previous series. Consumer items widely used by the middle class like ice-cream, mineral water, flowers, microwave oven, washing machine, gold and silver will be reflected in the new series of WPI. ''This would give better picture of the price variation," a senior official said. Readymade food, computer stationary, refrigerators, dish antenna, VCD, petroleum products and computers will also be part of the new series. Under primary article group of the new WPI, there will be 102 items against existing 98, while fuel and power category will remain static at 19. In the new series, there will be 555 items of manufactured products compared to 318 items at present, the official said. At the same time, weight of manufactured products will go up t...

A Flexible Complementing Scheme (FCS) for scientists is in position in some of the scientific Ministries/Departments of the Government of India and the same is presently governed by the guidelines issued by this Department under O.M. No.2/41/97-PIC dated the 9th November, 1998. There is also in position a separate, merit based promotion scheme in the DRDO and the Departments of Atomic Energy and Space. The Sixth Central Pay Commission (6th CPC) has examined these schemes in detail and observed that various time-bound promotion schemes may be necessary for scientific organizations as the morale of the scientists has to be kept high in order to keep them motivated and to stop the flight of talent from Government organizations involved in research and scientific activities. In this context, the 6th CPC has recommended that the existing scheme of FCS with necessary modifications has to be continued for R&D professionals in all S&T organizations, and the merit based promotion scheme...

The government has formulated a scheme that will allow its employees to choose between a health insurance plan provided by an insurer or that from state-run Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS). At present, the Central government employees are covered under the CHGS scheme, being operated by the health ministry. "The scheme is already formulated...It will open the choice for government servants," G C Chaturvedi, Additional Secretary in the Finance Ministry told news agency. The new scheme, which will be placed before the Union Cabinet for approval soon, will immediately benefit at least three lakh Central government employees, he said. The new scheme, Chaturvedi said, will be more beneficial to the employees who are posted at places where there are no CGHS dispensaries or they are far away from the place of posting. CGHS dispensaries and hospitals are located only in 26 places in the country. "Those who are residing outside CGHS dispensaries areas wil...

Government cannot refuse to give no objection certificate (NOC) to an employee on "vexatious technical grounds" if no public interest was involved, the Central Administrative Tribunal has said. "Denial to grant NOC is not sustainable as it is not the case of Ministry of Defence that there is a shortage of officers and the applicant's departure would be greatly inconvenient...Neither public interest is pleaded nor could it be established," a bench of CAT, comprising Chairman V K Bali and Vice Chairman L K Joshi, said. The tribunal passed the order on a plea filed by Satyam, Assistant Medical Officer working with the Ordnance Factory Hospital, which had rejected her application seeking permission to appear in an interview for the post of Insurance Medical Officer in Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC). The Ministry had rejected Satyam's request on the ground that the last date of submission of application was over. "The only claim of t...

Banking operations are not likely to be totally affected by tomorrow''s strike called by central trade unions, as officers from the State Bank of India as also from other banks, will not join the strike. "Bank officers will not join the general strike call given by central trade unions tomorrow," All India State Bank Officers'' Federation and All India Bank Officers'' Confederation General Secretary G D Nadaf said in a statement here. The officers federation would, however, extend "fraternal support" to the striking workers, he said. According to him, only two bank unions - the All India Bank Employees Association (AIBEA) and Bank Employees Federation of India (BEFI) - are participating in tomorrow''s strike. Tomorrow''s strike has been called by central trade unions like INTUC, AITUC, CITU, HMS, HMKP, UTUC and various industry-wise federations covering banks, insurance, oil, coal, defence, civil aviation, Port Trus...

Government employees and workers affiliated to different unions and groups will go on a nation-wide strike on September 7 to protest against various issues related to vacancies, inflation, pay scales as per the Sixth Pay Commission, among others. A statement released by the Confederation of the Central Government Employees and Workers, Pune, has said that all central government employees, defence employees, bank and insurance employees, zilla parishad workers will join the strike. A statement released by the confederation on Friday demanded that privatisation be stopped, vacant seats in every government department be filled up, manpower crunch be dealt with, limit on the bonus package be removed, etc. The All India Defence Employees Federation, the All India Railway Federation, the Indian National Trade Union Congress, the Centre of Trade Union, the Hind Mazdoor Sabha, the Bank Employees Federation of India, the Maharashtra State Electricity Works Federation, the Bharat Sanchar N...

Amid reported differences between the ministries of labour and finance, the former today asserted that the decision of EPFO trustees would be "final and supreme" on whether a portion of Rs 5 lakh crore of provident funds should be invested in stock markets. The Finance Ministry wants the Labour Ministry to follow the investment pattern that is has notified, which provides for up to 15 per cent of the corpus in stock markets. "Central Board of Trustees (CBT) decision is final and supreme. We would go by that. This matter would be placed before trustees in their next meeting scheduled on September 10", Labour Secretary P C Chaturvedi told reporters at CII event. "We are careful in investing money of our workers. People call us very conservative, but paramount thing is safety of principal amount (deposits) of workers," he added. In a recent letter to Chaturvedi, Finance Secretary Ashok Chawla had referred to the changes by made in EPF schemes earli...

The Cabinet has cleared the Direct tax code and will be introduced in Rajya Sabha, and referred it to a select committee, during the monsoon session. The new provisions under the Direct Tax Code are as follows: Tax for income between Rs. 2 lakh - Rs. 5 lakh: 10% Tax for income between Rs. 5 lakh - Rs. 10 lakh: 20% Tax for income over Rs. 10 lakh: 30% The limit for exemptions for salaried people is Rs. 2 lakh, while that for senior citizens is Rs. 2.5 lakh. Corporate tax has been kept at 30%. The new Code comes into effect from April, 2011. After the approval of the Cabinet, the decks are cleared for tabling the legislation in the Monsoon Session of Parliament so that the new Act ushering in reduced tax rates and exemptions may come into effect from next fiscal. When enacted, the Code will replace the archaic Income Tax Act and simplify the whole direct tax regime in the country. The Code aims at reducing tax rates, but expanding the tax base by minimising e...

The Income Tax Department will observe the second fortnight of August, 2010 as IT Refund period to solve the pending complaints of salaried tax payers up to the Assessment year 2008 – 2009. This IT Refund Fortnight will be observed all over Tamil Nadu from 16th August, 2010 to 31st August, 2010. IT officers will sit with the complainants and solve the problem. There are about 2200 complaints are pending with IT department related with the refund of excess tax they paid or deducted from their income. The salaried employees those refunds are pending should bring the original TDS certificate, Form 16, PAN card, TAN number, bank account details and current postal address etc., with them. You can view your status by log in to tin.nsdl.com

Just now All India Consumer Price Index Number for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) on base 2001=100 value has been released by Labour Bureau. The value of the index stands at 174 level, so in this situation, the Dearness Allowance for Central Government Employeeswill be rised 10% and total of 45% (35% + 10%). All India Consumer Price Index Number for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) on base 2001=100 for the month of June, 2010 increased by 2 points and stood at 174 (one hundred and seventy four).  During June, 2010, the index recorded an increase of 8 points in Varanasi centre, 6 points each in Quilon and Giridih centres, 5 points in 4 centres, 4 points in 8 centres, 3 points in 13 centres, 2 points in 17 centres and 1 point in 19 centres. The index decreased by 1 point each in Ludhiana and Ghaziabad centres, while in the remaining 12 centres the index remained stationary.  The maximum increase of 8 points in Varanasi centre is mainly due to increase in the prices of Rice, Wheat, Fr...

No.36011/6/2010-Estt. (Res.) Government of India Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Department of Personnel and Training North Block, New Delhi- 110001 Dated the 26′th July. 2010. Subject:- Issue of instructions on Reservation for the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes in services under the Government of India.          The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s O.M. of even number dated 25/6/2010 whereby a draft O.M. containing consolidated instructions on Reservation for the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes in services under the Central Government was posted on this Department’s website for soliciting suggestations thereon by 12.7.2010. Several letters have been received requesting to extend the date for sending suggestions/ comments. The matter has been considered and it has been decided to extend the time period for sending comments...

The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) has allocated Rs 5,100 crore to pension fund managers this year, 38% more than last year’s Rs 3,700 crore. “This is because of the high number of subscribers, which is at 9.9 lakh currently,” Rani Nair, executive director of PFRDA said. The corpus mainly comprises contribution of central and state government employees. “Around Rs 5,000 crore is from the government and the rest comes from unorganised sector,” said Nair. The corpus under the New Pension System (NPS), introduced in 2004, is allocated to three fund managers —- SBI Pension Funds, LIC Pension Fund and UTI Retirement Solutions —- which started investment operations in April 2008. The highest allocation this year has gone to LIC Pension Fund (35%), followed by SBI Pension Funds (33%) and UTI Retirement Solutions (32%). “We follow a method of allocating on the basis of pervious year’s performance. Marginally, they (LIC Pension) were better than the others,”...

If all goes well, the higher education female teachers in the state will get two years paid child care leave. Also, for the first time the female teachers would get 180 days adoption leave on the lines of maternity leave in case they adopt a baby. The male teachers would also get 15 days paternity adoption leave. A provision of special casual leave to undergo sterilisation operation under family welfare programme will also be available to the teachers. These provisions are part of the new regulations on service conditions issued by the University Grants Commission (UGC). The new regulations have increased the maternity leave from 135 days to 180 days, which can be available twice in the entire career. There is also a provision of paid leave in case of miscarriage including abortion. However, what has been widely appreciated by the teachers is the provision of child care leave in which women teachers may be granted leave up to two years for taking care of their m...

No.11/2/2008-JCA Government of India Ministry of Personnel, PG & Pensions Department of Personnel & Training ****** New Delhi, the 1st July, 2010 OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject:- Extension in the tenure of the National Anomaly Committee. The undersigned is directed to refer to para 5 of this Department’s O.M. of even number dated the 12th January, 2009 regarding setting up of Anomaly Committee to settle the anomalies arising out of the implementation of the Sixth Central Pay Commission’s recommendations and to state that it has been decided with the approval of the competent authority to extend the tenure of the National Anomaly Committee up to 31st March, 2011. (Dinesh Kapila) Director (JCA

F. No. 42/18/2010-P&W(G) Government of India Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare 3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhavan, Khan Market, New Delhi – 110003 Date: 29th June 2010 OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject : Grant of Dearness Relief to Central Government pensioners who are in receipt of provisional pension or pension in the pre-revised scale of 5th CPC w.e.f. 1.1.2010.              In continuation to this Department’s OM No. 42/12/2009-P&PW(G) dated 17th November, 2009 sanctioning the Dearness Relief to those Central Government pensioners who are in receipt of provisional pension or pension in the pre-revised scales of 5th CPC, the President is pleased to grant the Dearness Relief to these Central Government pensioners as under : (i) Those who are in receipt of provisional pension or pension in the pre revised scales of 5th CPC are ...

All India Consumer Price Index Number for Industrial Workers ( CPI -IW) on base 2001=100 for the month of May, 2010 increased by 2 points and stood at 1 72 (one hundred and seventy two). During May, 2010, the index recorded an increase of 6 points inWarrangal centre, 5 points in Guntur centre, 4 points in Chennai centre, 3 points in 16 centres, 2 points in 17 centres and 1 point in 18 centres. The index decreased by 2 points each in Yamunanagar, Puducherry, Amritsar, Ajmer, Ghaziabad and Varanasi centres and 1 point in 6 centres, while in the remaining 12 centres the index remained stationary. The maximum increase of 6 points in Warrangal centre is mainly on account of increase in the prices of Moong Dal, Groundnut Oil, Eggs (Hen),Chillies Green, Vegetable and Fruit items, Bidi, Bus Fare, Repair Charges, etc. The increase of 5 points in Guntur centre is due to increase in the prices of Rice, Arhar Dal, Urd Dal, Goat Meat, Vegetable and Fruit items, Firewood, etc. and the incre...

The government has announced 17 holidays for the central government staff for the year 2011, although three of these holiday -- Mahavir Jayanti (April 16), Mahatma Gandhi's birthday (October 2) and Christmas (December 25) -- fall on a Saturday or Sunday, thus effectively leaving only 14 holidays. In case of the states, 14 compulsory holidays are declared, while the remaining three holidays are to be added from a list of 12 occasions listed in the notification by the central government employees' welfare coordination committee in the state capitals. The compulsory holidays are Republic Day, Independence Day, Mahatma Gandhi's birthday, Buddha Purnima, Christmas, Dussehra (Vijaya Dashmi), Diwali (Deepavali), Good Friday, Guru Nanak's birthday, Id-ul-Fitr, Id-ul-Zuha, Mahavir Jayanti, Muharram and Prophet Mohammed's birthday (Id-e-Milad). For the employees working in Delhi, three additional holidays added to the list are Maha Shiv Ratri, Ram Navmi and Janmashtmi. ...

The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) wants changes in Prevention of Corruption Act (PCA) for speedy investigation and trial of corrupt public servants. Besides seeking more special trial courts, the apex anti-corruption watchdog has asked the government to relook the legal and statutory powers it has for initiating probe against corrupt officials that would help in the speedy disposal of corruption cases. "There is a need to amend the Prevention of Corruption Act and Section 197 of CrPC to enable faster sanction from authorities concerned to speed up inquiry and the judicial process," Chief Vigilance Commissioner Pratyush Sinha told a news agency. Sinha also said, "We have requested the government to increase the number of special courts to speed up the trials under the Prevention of Corruption (PC) Act." At present an estimated 40 special courts have been set up for the trial of cases under the PCA. "There are certain types of cases where disciplinar...

Government today raised their Grade Pay by partially amending Sixth Pay Commission recommendations implemented in 2008 and restructured the cadre. The new pay structure in both industrial and non- industrial trades, usually called defence artisans, would be implemented with retrospective effect from January 1, 2006 . Under the new pay scales, Skilled Artisans would be in the Pay Band-I and their Grade Pay would be Rs 1,900. Highly Skilled Grade-II Artisans would also be bracketed under Pay Band-I, but their Grade Pay would stand at Rs 2,400. Highly Skilled Grade I Artisans, who too would be under Pay Band-I, would receive a Grade Pay of Rs 2,800. Master Craftsman under Pay Band-II would be paid a Grade Pay of Rs 4,200. Wherever the grade structure in the Industrial as well as Non-Industrial trades is already existing in the ratio of 45:55, the erstwhile Skilled and Highly Skilled, and 25% of Highly Skilled in the grade of Master Craftsman, the following will apply: 1) 4...

The Delhi High Court has held that an employee in unauthorized occupation of the premises of the employer is not entitled to house rent allowance(HRA). "If the employees inspite of unauthorisedly occupying the accommodation of the employer are also held entitled to HRA, it would tantamount to allowing them to profiteer from the same which is not permissible," Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw said. The Court passed the order on a petition filed by Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) challenging the order of the Industrial Tribunal directing it to pay arrears of HRA to the employees from the date of their employment even though they were living unauthorisedly within the premises owned by the civic body. While declining the plea of the employees, the court said HRA is not a part of salary but is a compensatory allowance paid in lieu of accommodation and is not to be used as a source of profit. Interpreting the law applicable to government servants with respect to HRA, the ...

All India Consumer Price Index Number for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) on base 2001=100 for the past four month have been published in Labour Bureau website. According to these results we can expect that July 2010 will witness at least 9% increase in Dearness Allowance That is from the Existing 35% to 44%             All India Consumer Price Index Number for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) on base 2001=100 for the month of April, 2010 remained stationary at 170 (one hundred and seventy).For the past three months from February 2010 to April 2010, the All India Consumer Price Index Number for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) remained stationary at 170.Theconsumer Price Index Number(CPI-IW) for the month of January 2010 was 172.and the CPI-IW for the month of May and June yet to be announced.           Hence it is very much earlier to predict the D.A hike for the period of July 2010 to December 20...

The union cabinet Thursday enhanced the retirement age of nursing teachers with postgraduate qualification to 65, in order to prevent an 'exodus' and help retain trained staff. The decision was taken in a cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, said Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni. Pointing out that the nursing teachers presently retire at 60, Soni said: 'The decision would help in prevention of exodus and retention of teachers in the central government's nursing institutions and help them provide quality healthcare facilities.' 'There is an acute shortage of nursing teachers with postgraduate degrees in nursing. A large number of posts of teachers with M.Sc. (Nursing) are lying vacant in the various central government nursing institutions,' said the minister. 'As an immediate step to check further depletion in the availability of faculty, the union cabinet decided to enhance the age of superannuation from exis...

Employees of public sector banks (PSBs) could soon get incentives like their private sector counterparts to perform better and acquire new skill sets. A government committee has recommended 15-20% variable component in their salary package, along with the removal of the existing upper limit for their remuneration. It has also pitched for a hike in retirement age to 62 years from the current 60, sources in the committee told FE. The committee, set up by the finance ministry, is expected to submit its report next week. Significantly, if the committee’s recommendations are accepted, each bank would be free to fix its salary structure based on its financial strength and also reward the highly-skilled with out-of-turn promotions. The proposals are aimed at infusing a greater degree of professionalism in India’s banking industry, which is on the cusp of a makeover with the slow and steady globalisation of the financial sector. India’s 27 PSBs have a combined manpower strength of 7 lakh...

All India Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers on Base 2001=100 for the Month of April, 2010 All India Consumer Price Index Number for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) on base 2001=100 for the month of April, 2010 remained stationary at 170 (one hundred and seventy). During April, 2010, the index recorded an increase of 4 points in Bangalore centre, 3 points each in Tripura, Rourkela, Asansol, Labac Silchar, Howrah, Durgapur and Mariani Jorhat centres, 2 points in 18 centres and 1 point in 18 centres. The index decreased by 2 pointsin Coimbatore, Ludhiana and Puducherry centres and 1 point in 12 centres, while in the remaining 19 centres the index remained stationary. The maximum increase of 4 points in Banglore centre is mainly on account of increase in the prices of Goat Meat, Dairy Milk, Milk (Cow), Vegetable items, Snack Saltish, Cigarette, Saree (Synthetic), etc. The increase of 3 points each in Tripura, Rourkela, Asansol, Labac Silchar, Howrah, Durgapur and Mari...

The railway board granted payment of overtime Allowance in the revised 6CPC Pay scale with effect from 01-9-2008.Why the issue of revision of OverTime Allowance has not been considered in importent ministries like Defence,Postal etc.? The Railway board’s order of grant of Overtime Allowance is given below for the referance GOVERNMENT OF INDIA / MINISTRY OF RAILWAY (RAILWAY BOARD) S.No. PC-VI/189                                    RBE No. 29/2010 No. PC-V/2008/A/O/3(OTA)                 New Delhi, dated 17.02.2010 The General Managers All Indian Railways and Production Units. (as per mailing list) Sub: Grant of Overtime Allowance to Railway employees consequent upon revision of pay scales and allowances...

A budgetary estimate of Rs. 96 crore has been approved by the Central Board of Trustees, Employees’ Provident Fund (CBT, EPF) for the implementation of the first phase of the ‘Modernization Project’ of the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) being implemented in collaboration with National Informatics Centre (NIC). The first phase of the ‘Modernization project’ has already been implemented in 28 offices of EPFO. It is planned to implement it in the remaining 92 offices of EPFO in the current financial year i.e. 2010-11.

As per the figures available from Labour Bureau, Government of India ( http://labourbureau.nic.in/indtab.html ) it can be assumed that 9% DA hike can be assumed from June 2010, provided the All India Consumer Price Index (AICPI) doesnt come down was was the case for Jan 2010. The DA from June 2010 can be 45%. This is calculated assuming that the All India Consumer Price Index (AICPI) remains unchanged at 170 During April to June, which are yet to be announced. These figures for January 2010 was 172 and came down to 170 during February and remained same at 170 for March. Month Year CPI Total for 12 months Average App. DA DA June 2009 153 1776 148.00 27.84 ...

No.61212008-Pay-1 Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Department of Personnel and Training New Delhi the 61h May 201 0 OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject:: Incentive increments to the sportspersons for outstanding sports achievements at National and International levels. Reference is invited to this Department's OM of even umber dated  6th Aguest 2008 and subsequent reminders dated 3rd October, 2008, 12 th December,2008, 3rd September,2009 22 nd October,2009 and on 181h December,2009 hereby it has been requested to furnish views regarding the quantum of lump-sum incentives to be granted to sportspersons who win a Gold, Silver or Bronze medal in the Nationalllnternational Tournaments. A copy of the OM dated 26Ih August, 2008 has been uploaded on the DOPT's website ie. http:www.persmin.nic.in 2. All the MinistrieslDepartments are again requested to expedite the matter and furnish their considered views by 31'' May 2010 failing which it will be...

Despite government initiatives, the NPS has not generated enough interest among the masses. What needs to be done to prop up this excellent scheme? Investors have not responded with much enthusiasm to the ‘Swavalamban’ initiative extended by the government under which it will contribute Rs1,000 per year (for a period of four years) to every New Pension Scheme (NPS) account opened this year with at least a matching contribution from the subscriber. Citizens in the non-government segment continue to abstain from investing in the NPS. The number of non-government subscribers to NPS registered as of 30 April 2010 has touched 5,532. Although the figure is more than double that of October 2009 when non-government subscribers were 2,321, the absolute numbers are still small. The total central government employees registered under the NPS have gone up to 6,09,376 from 5,38,276 in October last year. However, there has been a large increase in numbers from among the state government employe...

New Delhi: Government today informed Rajya Sabha that it is planning to give Prasar Bharati employees, who had joined the public broadcaster till October 5, 2007, the status of being on deemed deputation. Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting C M Jatua, in a written reply to a question, said, "government has proposed to amend Section 11 of Prasar Bharati Act based on recommendations of the GoM dated October 5, 2007 and September 26, 2008". Section 11 of Prasar Bharati Act recommends that the right of taking a decision whether they want to be government employees or public broadcaster's employees, should rest with the employees of Prasar Bharati. When Prasar Bharati was established as an autonomous corporation by an Act of Parliament, it was entrusted with the functions discharged by All India Radio and Doordarshan. Around 40,000 odd DD and AIR employees had joined it on deemed deputation, but were not getting any facilities meant for Central Govern...

          The sources close to the South Block told that the proposal approved by the Finance Ministry (Department of Expenditure) regarding granting Grade Pay Rs.4200 to MCM in Ministry of Defence, facing a surprising twist in its non ending long journey.          It has been told that all the three federations (AIDEF, INDWF, and BPMS) are opposing this proposal as it was not the same as they accepted in Fast Track Committee. Hence it is believed that the Defence Ministry now sent the file back to MOF for the approval of the proposal accepted in Fast Track Committee.            In the old proposal it has been recommended that there will be 4 Grade Structure, in which Skilled-45%, Highly Skilled II-20.5%, Highly Skilled I-20.5%

The Pension Fund Regulatory Development Authority (PFRDA) is likely to allocate Rs 4,100 crore in 2010-11 among the three pension managers, State Bank of India, UTI Mutual Fund and LIC Mutual Fund. Last year, the regulator had allocated Rs 3,700 crore. The corpus would mainly be the contribution of central and state government employees. At present, 25 states have signed up for the new pension scheme (NPS). The NPS’ board of trustees  decided to review the allocation formula. The allocations will be decided on the basis of the managers’ performance over the past year. According to PFRDA’s website, SBI’s pension fund had the highest net asset value (NAV) under central government schemes. As on April 23, SBI pension fund had an NAV of Rs 12.82 for central government employees, while UTI Retirement Solutions posted an NAV of Rs 12.38. LIC Pension Fund’s NAV was Rs 12.41. The final decision will be taken by the NPS’ board of trustees on Monday. Last year, SBI had got 40 per ...

F.No. 31011/4/2007-Estt.(A) Government of India Ministry of Personnel. Public Grievances & Pensions Department of Personnel & Training New Delhi, dated 23th April, 2010 OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject:- CCS (LTC) Rules, 1988 - Relaxation for travel by air to visit NER.           The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department O.M. of even No.dated 20.4.20l0 and to clarify that the validity of this Department O.M. of even NO. dated 2.5.2008 stands extended on the same terms and conditions for a further period of two years beyond 1.5.2010 in relaxation of CCS (LTC) Rules, 1988 to visit North Eastern Region of lndia. Under Secretary to the Government of lndia

Government has not restricted promotion opportunities for the Personnel Below Officers Rank (PBOR) in the Armed Forces. The Government has, in fact, improved the career prospects by approving grant of three Assured Career Progression (ACP) to PBOR at 8, 16 and 24 years of service as against three Modified Assured Career Progression Scheme (MACPs) for the Central Government Civilian Employees at 10, 20 and 30 years of regular service. At the time of each financial upgradation under ACP, the PBOR would get an additional increment and next higher Grade Pay in hierarchy. Army: PBORs (including Jawans) are eligible for grant of commissioning into Officer Cadres through various In Service entries i.e. Army Cadet College (ACC) / Special Commissioned Officers (SCO) / Permanent Commission Officers (Special List) [PC(SL)]. Navy: Adequate promotion avenues exist through time based, roster based and selective promotion for sailors. Promotion upto the rank of Leading Seaman/equivalent for...

INDWF sources revealed that the proposal submitted by MOD on the approval of Fast Track Committee to create Four grade structure for industrial employees has been now approved by Ministry of Finance,(Department of Expenditure) on 22.04.2010.According to the approval the following proposal has been granted. GRADE RATIO GRADE PAY SKILLED 45% Rs.1900 HIGHLY SKILLED-II 27.5% Rs.2400 HIGHLY SKILLED-I 27.5% Rs.2800 MCM 25% of HS-I and HS-II Rs.4200 1. Only three grades will be there. HS-I,HS-II,SKILLED 2. MCM will not be Hierarchy 3. Feeder grade for Charge Man will be HS-I 4. MCM and HS-I Grades and revised Grade pay will be effect from 01-01-2006. 5. One time relaxation from Trade Test for HS-I w.e.f .01-01-2006 6. After getting approval from Defence (Finance) necessary orders will be issued by...

Was it an April Fool prank or a case of an adventurous babu arbitrarily announcing increase in overtime allowances to please colleagues in central government offices? The case in question is that of a “fake” order being circulated in these offices on increasing allowances on the basis of a circular issued by the finance ministry on April 1 last. Although a high-level inquiry has been ordered by the finance ministry and the department of personnel and training (DoPT), no clue has yet been found on who was behind the mischief. The office memorandum number 1(4)/2010E-II dated 27/3/2010 was issued by the finance ministry with the signature of under secretary S Rajan Chandranaydu. “The case is being probed by senior officials. But nothing as yet has been found,” a DoPT official said. “The possibility of it being an April Fool prank is also being looked into. But even in such a case, the guilty could face the music,” he said. The official clarified that it had nothing to do with Do...

The consumer price index of industrial workers for december stood at 169 and for January 2010 stood at 171. If the consumer price index stays above 165 for the remaining months upto June, 2010 The DA due from July, 2010 could be 6% or above.

OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject:- Rates of Dearness Allowance applicable w.e.f. 1.1.2010 to the employees of Central Government and Central Autonomous Bodies continuing to draw their pay in the pre revised scale as per 5 th th CPC. ----------------------- The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s O.M. of even No. dated 29 th September, 2009 revising the Dearness Allowance w.e.f. 1.7.2009 in respect of employees of Central Government and Autonomous Bodies who continue to draw their pay and allowances in the pre-revised scales of pay as per 5 th Central Pay Commission. 2 The rates of Dearness Allowance admissible to the above categories of employees of Central Government and Central Autonomous bodies shall be enhanced from the existing rate of 73% to 87% w.e.f. 1.1.2010. All other conditions as laid down in the O.M. dated 3 October, 2008 will continue to apply. 3 The contents of this Office Memorandum may also be brought to the notice of the organizations...

It has been decided to declare Wednesday, the 14th April 2010, as a Closed Holiday on account of the birthday of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, for all Central Government Offices including industrial establishments throughout India. The above holiday is also being notified in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 25 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (26 of 1881).

No.1(3)/2010-E-II(B) Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Expenditure ******* New Delhi, the 26th March, 2010. OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject:- Payment of Dearness Allowance to Central Government Employees - Revised Rates effective from 1.1.2010. The undersigned is directed to refer to this Ministry's Office Memorandum No.1(6)/2009-E-II(B)dated 18th September, 2009 on the subject mentioned above and to say that the President is pleased to decide that the Dearness Allowance payable to Central Government employees shall be enhanced form the existing rate of 27% to 35% with effect from 1st January, 2010. 2. The provisions contained in paras 3, 4 and 5 of this Ministry's O.M. No.1(3)/2008-E-II (B) dated 29th August, 2008 shall continue to be applicable while regulating Dearness Allowance under these orders. 3. The additional instalment of Dearness Allowance payable under these orders shall be paid in cash to all Central Governmentemployees....

The Cabinet on Friday approved eight per cent increase in the dearness allowance of government employees and pensioners. 'The Cabinet approved an eight per cent increase in the dearness allowance of government employees and dearness relief of pensioners with effect from Jan 1, 2010,' Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni said. 'This is over and above the existing rate of 27 per cent (of basic pay),' she said while briefing reporters after a cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. 'The decision will cost the exchequer Rs.6,969.36 crore annually,' Ambika Soni said.