Central Government Employees News :: Seventh Pay Commission

The government is to come up with a modified Direct Taxes Code (DTC) Bill after incorporating the suggestions of the Standing Committee on Finance. One of the major suggestions is the raising of the annual income tax exemption limit to Rs. 3 lakh.This was announced by Shri Parthasarathi Shome, Advisor to the Finance Minister. He told that the Ministry is studying into the DTC Bill and working on   .... read more...

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) cutting the repo rate by 25 basis points to 7.25%. With this home loans and auto loans are going to be cheaper. The rate cut will benefit the banking sector and this may in turn translate into a lowering of the EMI burden currently borne by home and auto loan borrowers. It is widely expected that banks will actually go ahead and reduce the Base  ate, which .... read more...

In order to facilitate easy and early concurrence on proposal for framing / amendment of Recruitment Rules, a check list to be used while sending such proposals to this Department is enclosed. It is requested that all proposals for frarning / amendment Recruitment Rules ... Read more...

It has been decided that the pension of pre-2006 pensioners as revised w.e.f. 1.1.2006 in terms of para 4.1 or para 4.2 of the aforesaid OM dated 1.9.2008. as amended from time to time, would be further stepped up to 50% of the sum of minimum of pay in the pay band and the grade pay corresponding to the pre-revised pay scale from which the pensioner had retired, as arrived at with reference to the fitment tables annexed to the Ministry of Finance. Departm ... Read more...

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The government had earlier made Aadhaar letter issued by Unique Identification  Authority of India, admissible as proof of address The  The new requirement will come into effect from 1st March, 2013.  The existing 5 crore provident fund subscribers ... Read more...

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The PFRDA has published a revised list of Know Your customer (KYC) documents required for both entry and exit under National Pension System(NPS).  This is based on the revised guidelines on obligations under PMLA, 2002 as amended by Prevention of Money Laundering (Amendment) Act. 2009 and also to bring in uniformity and align the KYC documents required for opening of accounts under NPS with those required by other financial sector institutions.     ... For list of Docs read more...

The Confederation Of Central Government Employees have served notice to the Cabinet Secretary for the strike planned on February 21 and 22, 2013. It has also issued request to issue the notice to all heads of the departments and office. The notice is   ... Read more...

The undersigned is directed to invite attention to this Department's O.M. No.14014/6/94-Estt(D) dated 09.10.1998 vide which Scheme for "Compassionate Appointment under Central Government" was issued. Subsequently a number of instructions on compassionate appointments under the Central Government have been issued. The content of important/relevant 0.Ms and orders on the subject have been further consolidated for the facility of reference and guidance and are being made available on this   ... Read more...

Its the time for income tax calculations and we are faced with lot of tax jargons  Exemption and deduction are two common words some of us get confused with, and can’t differentiate between them. So, here is a simple explanation to figure out these terms.   ... Read more...

Most of the salaried employees might have received a reminder from the HR for submission of proofs of tax saving investments. Are you worried that you have not utilised all the tax saving provisions? Are you staring at a huge tax deduction from March salary? If you have already made the provisions and investments, then it's no big deal for you. But in case you are one of the late movers, time has come to make fast moves.   ... Read more...

The following are the charter of demands issues by the Confederation of Central Government Employees for Strike on 20th and 21st February 2013 published on the website ... Read more...

Even if the upcoming one is UPA government’s last full budget before general elections, it may not be a populist one. We have seen the government making bold moves to bring the economy back on the tracks. The government has realized that good economics is better for votes than bad economics. It understands that populist actions may bring ..... Read more....

Government implements recommendations of the Committee of Secretaries 2012 on the issues related to Defence Pension for Ex-Servicemen and Defence Service Personnel .... Read more...

Following representations from Armed forces Personnel and Ex-servicemen for implementing One Rank One Pension Government constituted a Committee of Secretaries headed by Cabinet Secretary to consider various issues on pension of Armed Forces personnel and Ex-Servicemen. After examining various factors relate to ....... Read more...

Wherever it is found that a Government servant, who was not qualified or eligible in terms of the recruitment rules etc., for initial recruitment in service or had furnished false information or produced a false certificate in order to secure appointment, he should not be retained in service. If, he is probationer or a temporary Government servant, he should be discharged or his services should be terminated. If he has become a permanent Government servant, an inquiry as prescribed in Rule 14 of CCS(CCA) Rules, 1965 may be ..... Read more..

P rocedure for getting the diagnostic tests / investigations carried out at the CGHS empanelled private hospitals / diagnostic laboratories / imaging centres on a valid prescription issued by a CGHS Medical Officer / Government Specialist, without a referral / permission letter from the Department concerned or CMO-in-charge of CGHS Weliness Centre, as the case may be. .... Read More...

In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 309 and clause (5) of article 148 of the Constitution and after consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor General of India in relation to persons serving in the Indian Audit and Accounts Department, the President here by makes the following rules further to amend the Central Civil Services (pension) Rules, 1972, namely:- .... Read More...

The undersigned in directed to refer to this Ministry's O.M. No.7 (1)/EV/2012 dated 9th May, 2012 forwarding therewith Tables of Benefit under CGEGIS for the year 2012. New Tables of Benefits for the savings fund of the Scheme based on a subscription of Rs.10 per month from 1.1.1982 to 31.12.1989 and Rs.15 per month we.f. .... Read more...

The NFIR requests the llon’ble Finance Minister to kindly consider following proposals for inclusion in the General Budget-2013 which would provide relief to over 34 Lacs of Central Government employees (including 14 Lacs of Railway employees) and also other workers. 1.Annual income amounting to Rs.5 Lacs may be exempted from the purview of income tax in view of steep rise in prices of essential commodities. ... Read more...

As per the Consolidated Deputation Guidelines circulated vide DoP&T’S OM No. AB¬14017/2/2007-Estt. (RR) dated 29.02.2008, the provision below Para 1.2 states that “if an officer moves from a Central Staffing Scheme post to a non-Central Staffing Scheme post, or vice versa, she/he shall be eligible for an additional tenure of two years, subject to at least two years on either post.” ... Read more...

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Advances to Government servants - Rate of interest for purchase of conveyances during 2012-2013. The undersigned is directed to state that the rates of interest for advances sanctioned to the Government servants for purchase of conveyances during 2012-2013 i.e. from 1st April, 2012 to 31st March, 2013 are revised as under: ... Read more...

No.5/10/2012-CS – II(C)Government of IndiaMinistry of Personnel, Public Grievances and PensionsDepartment of Personnel and Training3rd floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan,Khan Market, New Delhi-110003.1st January, 2013.OFFICE MEMORANDUMSubject: Fixation of ‘range of seniority’ for promotion of Stenographers Grade ‘D’ to Personal Assistant (PA) Grade of CSSS for the Select List Year 2011.   The under .... read more...

Rule 13 of the CCS(RP) Rules, 2008, which provides for the method of fixation of pay on promotion on or after 1.1.2006 in case. inter-alia, of promotion from one grade pay to another. The Rule provides for fixation of pay by way of addition of one increment equal to 3% of the sum of the pay in the pay band and the existing grade pay (rounded off to the next multiple of 10)to the existing pay in the pay band and  ... Read more...

LIC’s Flexi Plus is a unit linked assurance plan, which not only provides a lump sum benefit on death but also the maturity benefit irrespective of the survival of the Policyholder. This plan is specially designed for you to provide a very good combination of protection and long term savings and als ... Read more...

Confederation of CG Gazetted Officers Org. passes resolution for 7th Pay Commn. The Confederation of Central Government Gazetted Officers’ Organizations, Tamil Nadu Region have passed a number of resolutions. Oone of the main one is the Revision of wages of Central Government Employees w.e.f   ... Read more...

Pressing for a people-friendly Budget for 2013-14, trade unions today urged Finance Minister P Chidambaram and his team to announce the constitution of the seventh pay commission along with raising the income tax threshold to Rs 5 lakh in a year from the present Rs 2 lakh. The demand was raised by the unions at a pre-Budget consultations in the North Block, even as the government is struggling har .... read more...

Department of Pension and Pensioners' Welfare, Ministry of Personnel, P.G. and Pensions has issued a OM stating that a dedicated day in a week will be available for the pensioners to meet the concerned officers .... Read the order

The All-India CPI-IW for November, 2012 was announced yesterday. It rose by 1 point and pegged at 218 (two hundred and eighteen). On 1-month percentage change, it increased by only 0.46 per cent between August and September as compared with 0.51% between the same months a year ago . ... Read more...