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CPI-IW for February 2022 down marginally. DA from July 2022 to be 37%: The All-India CPI-IW for February 2022 decreased by 0.1 points to 125 points from 125.1 points in January this year.   According to a labour ministry statement, inflation based on the consumer price index for industrial workers (CPI-IW) was 4.48 per cent in February 2021. Retail inflation for industrial workers fell to 5.04 per cent in February from 5.84 per cent in January, owing primarily to lower food prices. Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers every month is comp      Read More

PPF, NSC & other small savings scheme interest rates kept unchanged: For the June quarter, the government kept interest rates on various small savings schemes, including popular ones like the Public Provident Fund (PPF) and the Sukanya Samriddhi Scheme, unchanged. Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana currently offers 7.6%, Senior Citizen Saving Scheme 7.4%, and PPF 7.1 per cent among small savings schemes. SBI's 5-10 year fixed deposits, on the other hand, drew interest rates of 5.50 per cent. Small savings scheme interest rates are reviewed on a quarterly basis. &quo      Read More

Rajya Sabha Q&A : No new rule in J&K to dismiss terror sympathisers: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has not notified any new rule under which Government employees can be dismissed from service if they or their family members are found “sympathetic” to people accused of terror charges, Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai told Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. However, the minister said, the Government of Jammu and Kashmir has issued instructions about mandatory vigilance clearance for government employees for obtaining passport in accordance wi      Read More

Maharashtra says good bye to pandemic-related restrictions from Marathi New Year: As the state celebrates the Marathi New Year on Saturday, Maharashtra, which was hardest hit by the Covid virus, will be free of all pandemic-related restrictions. The use of masks will be recommended but not required, according to the state government. The Office of Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray also made the announcement. "As we usher in the new year this Gudi Padwa, all COVID restrictions in Maharashtra will be lifted!" read a tweet from its handle, referring to the spring      Read More

Rajya Sabha Q&A: Additional quantum of pension under 80 years been worked out: GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS (DEPARTMENT OF PENSION & PENSIONERS’ WELFARE) RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2520 (TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.03.2022) PROPOSAL FOR ADDITIONAL QUANTUM OF PENSION 2520 SHRI NARAIN DASS GUPTA: Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state: (a) whether the present pensions in the lower rungs are commensurate to the current higher cost of living, if adjusted to the rate of inflation; (b) wh      Read More

Cabinet approves January 2022 Dearness Allowance (DA) hike by 3% to 34%: The central government employees have got some news to cheer about.  Union Cabinet has approved the hike in Dearness Allowance for government employees by 3 per cent. The hike will be effective from January 1, 2022. This will benefit about 47.68 lakh central government employees and 68.62 lakh pensioners. It will be applicable to civilian employees and those employed in defence services. With this, the dearness allowance will jump to 34 per cent of the basic salary. This decision wi      Read More

Union cabinet might approve January 2022 DA hike today: The Union Cabinet is scheduled to 1 p.m. today meet at 1 p.m. today at the Parliament. The meeting presided by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to take up the dearness allowance hike for the central government employees from January 2022. The meeting takes place during the second phase of the budget session, which is now underway. This is one of the most awaited central government employee news.  The cabinet ministers are expected to address the increase in the dearness      Read More

Kendriya Vidyalaya: List of vacation & breaks for academic year 2022-23: (Translated Content) Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan/KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN 18-Institutional Area(18-Institutional Area) Shaheed Jeet Singh Marg /Shaheed Jeet Singh Marg New Delhi— 110016 /NEW DELHI – 110016 F. 110334/1/2022-23/KVS(HQ)/Educational/ 2481-2517 Date: 25.03.2022 Office memorandum The competent authority has decided the following schedule for the summer and autumn/winter holidays in Kendriya Vidyalayas for the academic session 2022-23:- (a) Hot p      Read More

Govt exploring ways to make NPS more attractive: With some Opposition-controlled states announcing plans to reintroduce the old defined-benefit pension scheme (OPS) for their employees and abandon the reform-oriented contributory national pension system (NPS), the Union government may suggest annuitizing the entire government contribution to NPS as an alternative. To improve their pension payouts, the government is considering enabling employees to invest more than 40% of the NPS corpus in systematic withdrawal plans and inflation-indexed p      Read More

Madras HC allows maternity leave for government employee's third child: The Madras High Court has issued a significant order directing the State government to provide a government employee with one year of maternity leave for her third child born through a second marriage, as her two children from her first marriage remain with her legally separated the first husband. K Umadevi, a government higher secondary school teacher in Dharmapuri, filed a writ petition, which was granted by Justice V Parthiban. She asked for an injunction to overturn the Chief Educational       Read More

HC bars government employees from taking part in the 2 day strike: The Kerala High Court on Monday barred government employees from taking part in the National Convention of Workers' two-day nationwide strike against the Centre's policies and ordered the state to declare dies non on the protest days. It declared that government employees' participation in the ongoing two-day strike is 'illegal.' A Division Bench of Chief Justice S. Manikumar and Justice Shaji P Chaly directed the State to issue directions prohibiting t      Read More

Rajya Sabha Q&A : Reservation for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS): GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE & EMPOWERMENT RAJYA SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO – 153 ANSWERED ON – 16/03/2022 RESERVATION LIMITS FOR EWS 153 #. SMT. CHHAYA VERMA Will the Minister of SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT be pleased to state:- (a) whether it is a fact that due to the EWS reservation to General category, the reservation has exceeded 50 per cent, causing a violation of rules; (b) whether Government would propose to restrict reservatio      Read More

DoP: Review of compassionate appointment procedure: Government of India Ministry of Communications Department of Posts Dak Bhavan. Parliament Street New Delhi-110001 Dated the 23 March, 2022 To 1. All Chief Postmasters General / Postmasters General : 2. Chief General Manager. BD Directorate / Parcel Directorate / PL] Directorate 3. Director. RAKNPA / CGM. CEPT / Directors of all PTCs 4 Addl. Director General, Army Postal Service, New Delhi 5. All General Managers (Finance) / Directors Postal Accounts / DDAP Subject: Scheme for      Read More

Hindus can get minority status in some states: Centre to SC: The Narendra Modi government has told the Supreme Court that states with a small number of Hindus or other communities can declare them a minority community within their own borders, allowing them to establish and administer their own institutions. It stated that states can declare a religious or linguistic group as a minority community within their borders, as Maharashtra did in the case of Jews in 2016. In 2017, Karnataka declared Urdu, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Marathi, Tulu, Lamani, Hindi      Read More

Chandigarh employees to get same benefits as Central government employees: Union Home Minister Amit Shah's announced that employees of the Chandigarh Union Territory administration will the same benefits as Central government employees. The Union minister made the announcement after inaugurating and laying the foundation stone for a slew of projects of the Chandigarh Police. Mr Shah had previously stated that the Chandigarh UT administration's service conditions will be aligned with those of the central civil services, allowing women to take more child       Read More

Two-day nationwide strike begins. Essential services likely to be affected: Bharat Bandh has been called by a joint forum of central trade unions on Monday and Tuesday to protest government policies that affect workers, farmers, and the general public. During the Bandh, essential services may be disrupted. Over 20 crore formal and informal workers are expected to participate in the strike on March 28 and 29, with mass mobilisation of workers across the country to protest against government policies, The All India Bank Employees Association has said that ban      Read More

Ahead of a two-day strike, the power ministry issues advisory.: The power ministry wrote to all state governments and electricity authorities on Sunday, asking them to ensure the normal operation of the electricity supply during the employees' two-day national strike, which will take place from March 28 to March 30. Shutdown activities scheduled for these two days may be rescheduled to a more convenient time in the future, according to the ministry. To deal with any emergency situations, additional manpower may be deployed at all critical power stations.      Read More

SC issues interim order allowing disabled apply for IPS & related posts: The Supreme Court issued an interim order on Friday permitting disabled candidates who passed the civil service exam to apply for IPS. In addition to the IPS, the Supreme Court also allowed applications to the Indian Railway Protection Force (IRPF), Delhi, Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Andaman and Nicobar, and Lakshwadeep Police Force (DANIPS). However, the Supreme Court's final verdict will guide future course actions, including appointment. The Supreme Court issued the interim       Read More

Lok Sabha Q&A : 1.49 lakh entry-level posts lying vacant in Railways: Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday said 1.49 lakh entry-level posts are currently lying vacant in the Indian Railways. Among all the zones, the Northern Railways has the maximum number of vacancies (19,183) at entry-level posts, he said in a written reply in Lok Sabha. South Central zone of the Indian Railways is at number two position with 17,022 entry-level posts lying vacant, he noted. In December last year, the national transporter had to suspend its NTPC and Level      Read More

SBI research says return to Old Pension Scheme from NPS is unsustainable: According to SBI Research, switching back from the new pension scheme (NPS) to the old scheme, also known as PAYG (pay-as-you-go), would be equivalent to committing fiscal hara-kiri, or suicide. Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh state governments recently announced that they are reverting to the old pension scheme in order to keep their election promises. According to an SBI research note, the PAYG scheme is not financially sustainable for the state, despite the fact that it is always an appealing opti      Read More

Lok Sabha Q&A : Retiring at lower rank after serving as Gr. Capt in IAF: GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AFFAIRS RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1968 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21ST MARCH, 2022 ISSUE OF RETIREMENT AT LOWER RANK 1968. SHRI S. SELVAGANABATHY: Will the Minister of Defence be pleased to state: (a) whether since 1st April 2015, IAF Officers in the rank of Group Captain (Substantive and Select) are retiring/superannuating in the lower rank of Wing Commander inspite of serving in the higher rank of Group C      Read More

Lok Sabha Q&A : Regularisation of temporary and adhoc teachers of DU: GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1625 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2022 Regularisation of temporary and adhoc teachers in Delhi University 1625 Dr. C.M. Ramesh: Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state: (a) whether Government may consider regularisation of temporary and adhoc teachers in Delhi University, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and (b) the details of temp      Read More

Clarification on substitute arrangements in place of regular Gramin Dak Sevaks: No.17-31/2016-GBS Government of India Ministry of Communications Department of Posts (GBS Section) Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg, New Delhi – 110001 Dated: 21.03.2022 Office Memorandum Subject: Clarification on substitute arrangements in place of regular Gramin Dak Sevaks Several references have been received from staff side in connection with OM of even number dated 11.02.2022 wherein consolidated instructions on substitute arrangement in place of regular Garmin Dak Sevaks      Read More

Lok Sabha Q&A : BSNL disinvestment not under consideration: The Parliament was informed on Wednesday that there is no proposal under consideration for the disinvestment of BSNL. Devusinh Chauhan, Minister of State (MoS) for Communications, stated in a separate written reply to Lok Sabha that there is no delay or deficiency in services provided by Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) as a result of VRS implementation. According to Chauhan, the current employee strength is adequate for the operation of the state-owned telecom corporation. &      Read More

Returning to normalcy. No charges for not wearing a mask or crowding: With the lifting of the restrictions placed in the aftermath of the covid epidemic, the country is returning to its pre-pandemic state of affairs. No charges will be filed against anyone who does not wear a mask in public places or who does not adhere to crowd control regulations. In this regard, the central government has issued directives to the various state governments. Ajay Bhalla, the Union Home Secretary, has written to the governors of the states. Masks and gatherings were prohibi      Read More

Punjab CM declares holiday for Bhagat death anniversary on March 23 : On the death anniversary of Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh, March 23, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann declared a public holiday across the state. "The holiday will allow Punjabis to pay their respects at Bhagat Singh's ancestral village of Khatkar Kalan," Mann explained. The Punjab assembly also endorsed a resolution today to erect a statue of Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh and BR Ambedkar. Notably, on March 16, Bhagwant Mann took his oath as Chief Minister of Punjab in       Read More

DAD: Sparrow APAR activity will close on 31st March 2022: DEFENCE ACCOUNTS DEPARTMENT (DAD) HEADQUARTERS Ulan Batar Road, Palam, Delhi Cantt.- 110010 Pers (Disp & Vig) No. Pers/D&V/XIII/13133/Misc/SPARROW/2017 Dated: 22.03.2022 To, The All Pr. Controllers/Controllers (Through CGDA’s web-site) Sub: Introduction of SPARROW for completion of APARs in r/o all Group-‘A’ &’B’ Gazetted officers of DAD(SAO/AO/AAO) and Group-B(Non-Gazetted) &C employees(SA/Adr). The NIC has intimated that in terms      Read More

Lok Sabha Q&A : CGHS subscription rates for pensioers: GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2202 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22ND MARCH, 2022 WAIVER OF CGHS CARD FEES FOR RETIRED GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES 2202 # SHRI P. BHATTACHARYA: Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state: – (a) whether it is a fact that Government charges a hefty lump sum amount from the Central Government employees for making CGHS card on th      Read More

RBI releases booklet - BE(A)WARE, on modus operandi of financial frauds: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) published a 40-page brochure outlining different ways scammers can steal your financial information and empty your bank accounts. This brochure, titled 'BE(A)WARE,' emphasises the importance of safeguarding one's personal information and exercising caution when conducting financial transactions. Here are all of the common methods RBI listed that scammers use to steal your private info. Malicious links Pushing out a malicious link is one of the      Read More

Petrol, diesel prices hiked after 137 days; LPG to cost Rs. 50 more: Petrol and diesel prices will rise by 80 paise beginning today. This hike comes after 137 days of stable price. Indian Oil Corporation has told dealers that the revised tariffs would go into effect on March 22 at 6:00 a.m. Despite a surge in global crude oil prices that surpassed the three-figure mark and reached multi-year highs earlier this month as a result of the Russia-Ukraine situation, critical motor gasoline prices in India have not changed in more than four months. Retail fuel pri      Read More

Rate of interest for computer loan for FY 2022-23 is 9.8%: F.No. 5(1)-B(PD)/2022 Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Economic Affairs (Budget Division) North block, New-Delhi Dated the 21st March, 2022 OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject: Advances to Government Servants — Rate of interest for purchase of Computer during 2022-23. The undersigned is directed to state that the rate of interest for advance sanctioned to the Government servants for purchase of computer during 2022-23 i.e. from 1st April, 2022 to 31st March, 202      Read More

Finance Minister defends PF rate cut. Says it is better than other schemes: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stated on Monday that the proposed 8.1 per cent interest rate on employees' provident funds is better than the interest rates offered by other small savings schemes and that the revision is influenced by current realities. The EPFO's central board decides on the interest rate on provident fund deposits, and it is the board that has proposed cutting the PF rate to 8.1 per cent for FY2021-22, she said in her reply to a Rajya Sabha debate on Appropriat      Read More

Ex-servicemen disappointed on OROP judgement. Betrayal, says Congress: Ex-servicemen expressed disappointment on Wednesday with the Supreme Court's decision in their case challenging the Centre's implementation of the one rank, one pension (OROP) scheme, which was announced by the BJP-led government in 2015. The Supreme Court upheld the government's implementation of the scheme and found no merit in the ex-servicemen petitioners' main demand that veterans' pensions be automatically revised every year. “We respect the Supreme Court&rs      Read More

Admissions schedule for KVS 2022-2023 (Revised): The Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) has extended the deadline for applications to various Kendriya Vidyalaya schools across the country for admissions to Class 1. The extension was based on the court cases pertaining to the change in age criteria for class 1 admission, which was earlier five years and now changed to six years based on the 2020 National Education Policy.  In a petition, a five-year-old girl has claimed that the change in age criteria, which was earlier f      Read More

Madras HC rules against use of mobile phones by Govt staff during office hours: Using a mobile phone for personal purposes during working hours is not a good practice, according to Justice SM Subramaniam, who made the observation while hearing a petition by a health department official against her suspension. Following a ruling by the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court that government employees should not be permitted to use their mobile phones for personal reasons during working hours, According to Justice Subramanian, it has become standard practice for governme      Read More

Railway extends timelines for APAR completion till 15.04.2022: GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (RAILWAY BOARD) No. PC-VII/2020/HRMS/23 New Delhi, dated: 16.03.2022 The General Managers All Indian Railways/PUs (As per standard mailing list) Sub: Extension of date of Finalization of e-APAR of 2020-21 through HRMS — reg. Vide Board’s letter dated 03.03.02022, under reference, the last date for completing the process relating to filing of APARs for the year 2020-21 was extended as follows: S.No. Process      Read More

Rajya Sabha Q&A : Will Government consider DA/DR in accordance with the prices: Rajya Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1477 To be answered on Tuesday, 15th March, 2022 Phalguna 18, 1943 (Saka) Static DA/DR 1477:: Shri Naranbhai J. Rathwa: Will the Minister of Finance be pleased to state: (a) whether ii is a fact that India’s retail inflation including food inflation is increasing for the past one year; (b) If so, what are the reasons that Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (DR) of Central Government employees have remained static at 3 per cent      Read More

Lok Sabha Q&A : Number of contractual teachers employed in Kendriya Vidyalayas: LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1867 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.03.2022 TEACHERS IN KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS 1867. SHRI GAUTHAM SIGAMANI PON: SHRI KULDEEP RAI SHARMA: DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE: SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE: DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE: SHRI C.N. ANNADURAI: SHRIMATI MANJULATA MANDAL: SHRI DHANUSH M. KUMAR: SHRI OMPRAKASH BHUPALSINH alias PAWAN RAJENIMBALKAR: SHRI GNANATHIRAVIAM S.: SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR: DR. DNV SENTHILKUMAR. S.: Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased       Read More

Half-day leave for Assam staff watch the movie - The Kashmir Files: Himanta Biswa Sarma, the chief minister of Assam, has announced a half-day special leave for all government employees in his state who want to see Vivek Agnihotri's new film The Kashmir Files. Government personnel will simply need to notify their senior officers and submit the tickets the next day to take advantage of this extraordinary leave. The Kashmir Files, which was released on March 11, is based on the exodus of Kashmiri Hindus during the Kashmir insurgency in 1990. The film stars       Read More

DoP: FMA to pensioners in areas not covered under CGHS: No.2-1/2012-Medical Government of India Ministry of communications Department of Posts (Medical Section) Dak Bhavan, Sansad Marg, New Delhi — 110 001 Dated: 28/02/2022 To, All the CPMsG Sub: Regarding Enhancement of Fixed Medical Allowance to Central Government Pensioners/ Family Pensioners who are residing in areas not covered under CGHS- recommendation of Departmental related Parliamentary Standing Committee (DRPSC). Sir, The undersigned is directed to forward a c      Read More

Fixed Medical Allowance hike recommended for pensioners in non CGHS areas: No.2-1/2012-Medical Government of India Ministry of communications Department of Posts (Medical Section) Dak Bhavan, Sansad Marg, New Delhi — 110 001 Dated: 28/02/2022 To, All the CPMsG Sub: Regarding Enhancement of Fixed Medical Allowance to Central Government Pensioners/ Family Pensioners who are residing in areas not covered under CGHS- recommendation of Departmental related Parliamentary Standing Committee (DRPSC). Sir, The undersigned is directed to forward a c      Read More

Karnataka High Court upholds the hijab ban: The Karnataka High Court today ruled that wearing the headscarf in class is not an essential religious practice, dealing a major setback to students who had challenged the prohibition. The restriction has been challenged in court by five petitions. All petitions pertaining to the hijab matter were dismissed on Tuesday by a three-judge bench consisting of Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi, Justices Krishna S Dixit and JM Khazi. According to the court, mandating students to wear uniforms is a legi      Read More

Rajya Sabha Q&A : Improvements in Sparsh portal: GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1326 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14th MARCH, 2022 IMPROVEMENTS IN DIGITAL PORTAL SPARSH 1326. SHRI Y. S. CHOWDARY: Will the Minister of Defence be pleased to state: (a) whether Government has received complaints that the present digital portal SPARSH is not accessible to ex-servicemen living in the remote areas of the country; (b) 1f so, whether any improvements were made to make the pe      Read More

Supreme Court upholds the government's OROP policy in the armed forces: The Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that the One-Rank-One-Pension (OROP) programme in the Armed Forces is a policy decision with no constitutional flaws. The OROP policy decision of the Centre is not arbitrary, according to a bench of Justices DY Chandrachud, Surya Kant, and Vikram Nath, and it is not for the court to intervene in government policy decisions. It was ordered that the pending OROP re-fixation procedure, which had not been carried out due to the pendency of a matter before t      Read More

This state govt pays life long pension after two years of service: The personal staff under the ministers in Kerala are eligible for a pension commencing the following month after two years and one day on the job. The issue was brought into highlight when the Governor in the spat with the government questioned the political appointments in personal staff. Since politicians are the beneficiaries of this pension scheme, both the ruling party and Opposition are united against the Governor. They want the people to provide for them. They claim the scheme has      Read More

SC slams Kerala for life long pension to personal staff of ministers with 2 years tenure: The Kerala government's pension scheme for ministers' personal staff was criticised by the Supreme Court on Monday. The court questioned why the state is opposing the fuel pricing policy when it can provide pensions to its employees. "You are the only state where persons are only appointed by Minister for 2 years & give them a life long pension. Please tell your state, if they can do that, why can't they do this?", the Supreme Court orally observed while refusing to       Read More

No plans to scrap NPS: Government at Lok Sabha: The Centre denied on Monday that it plans to scrap the existing National Pension Scheme (NPS) for government employees and revert to the old pension scheme, as Congress-ruled Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh have done. On the first day of the second leg of the budget session, a Congress MP from Bastar in Chhattisgarh questioned the government about scrapping the NPS and reverting all central government officials to the Old Pension Scheme (OPS). In response to the question, Union Minister of Stat      Read More

Lok Sabha Q&A : on scrapping of NPS by Rajasthan: GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 2009 ANSWERED ON: 14.03.2022 Scrapping of NPS by Rajasthan Deepak Baij Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:- (a) whether the State Government of Rajasthan has scrapped New Pension Scheme(NPS) and has announced to revert all officials under NPS to Old Pension Scheme(OPS) on 23/02/2022; (b) if so, the details thereof; (c) whether the Union Government would also scrap NPS and revert all offi      Read More

Railways extends grace period for acquiring qualification for compassionate appointment: GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (RAILWAY BOARD) No. E(NG)II/2021/RC-1/SR/15 New Delhi, dated 10.03.2022 The General Managers (P), All Zonal Railways/PUs, (As per standard mail list) Sub: Acquiring minimum Educational Qualification for regular posting in erstwhile Group-D, Level-1 (erstwhile GP-1800/-) of Trainee in – 1S Pay Band (6th CPC) appointed on Compassionate Ground – Policy Guidelines. Ref: Board’s letter No. E(NG)II/2017/RC-1/23 dated 03.05.2      Read More

PF interest rate reduced to 8.1%, lowest in over 40 years: On Saturday, the Employees' Provident Fund interest rate was reduced from 8.5 to 8.1 per cent for 2021-22. Sources in the labour ministry claim this is the lowest rate since 1977-78. Employees Provident Fund Organizations have around 5 crore members (EPFO). The decision was made in Guwahati by the EPFO's central board of trustees. An email with the board's recommendations is on its way. In 2020-21, the rate was 8.5%. The decision was taken after much resistance from t      Read More

Employee can't claim ACP scheme over MACP scheme because it's better: SC: The Supreme Court has overturned a Delhi High Court ruling that directed the Delhi Development Authority to implement the Modified Assured Career Progression (MACP) Scheme on January 1, 2006, instead of Assured Career Progression (ACP) given to the employee. The bench of Justices UU Lalit, SR Bhat, and Bela M Trivedi was deliberating on an SLP challenging the Delhi High Court's order directing the extension of MACP benefits to Delhi Development Authority employees beginning January 1, 200      Read More

MoD clarification on regularisation of absence during COVID 19 lockdown: Government of India (Department of Defence) Ministry of Defence D(Civ-II) Subject: Clarification on regularization of absence during COVID-19 pandemic lockdown period – regarding Department of Personnel and Training OM No. 13020/1/2019-Estt(L) dated 01.03.2021 on the above-mentioned subject is being circulated to all Admin Divn/Line Dtes concerned for information and compliance. 2. In view of the ibid DoP&T OM dated 01.03.2021, all the administrative divisions in MoD ar      Read More

Risk Allowance to the Defence Civilian employees.hiksd: No. 02(01)Government of India Government of India Ministry of Defence New Delhi, the 4 February, 2021 The Chief of Army Staff, The Chief of Air Staff, The Chief of Naval Staff, The Secy (R&D) DGQA, The Chairman, Ordnance Factory Board Subject: Implementation of Government decision on 7th CPC recommendations on Risk Allowance to the Defence Civilian employees. Sir, I am to directed-to refer to DoP&T OM No. A-27018/01/2017-Estt.(AL) dated 03rd November, 2020 r      Read More

Cabinet to decide on DA hike due from January 2022 before Holi.: There are unconfirmed reports that the Union cabinet meeting to be held on March 16 will take up the matter on Dearness Allowance from January 2022. It is believed that the government will announce the DA hike before the Holi. Based on the AICPI Index base year 2001 (Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers), it shows that the DA will be hiked by 3% to 34%. It is only the government's announcement that is pending in this regard. After the cabinet decides to implement, the fin      Read More

Litigations over reservation, leave promotions in the CCS delayed by over 6 years: On Friday, Central Secretariat Service officials demonstrated outside the DoPT in North Block, citing the absence of regular promotions and denial of benefits like improved salary and pension. Over 1,000 members of this service participated in this protest. The reservation in promotions is one of the reasons for these delayed promotions. This controversial issue has been taken up in the Supreme Court several times. The two CCS factions that support and oppose reservat      Read More

Madras HC cites dismissal of employee with 22 years of service illegal: In order to help a mazdoor who had worked for the state health department for over 22 years, the Madras high court overturned his termination order, which had been issued for allegedly hiding facts while getting the position on humanitarian grounds in 1986. Nagaraj did not divulge that his brother worked for the government while he was seeking employment on compassionate grounds. Nagaraj filed an appeal with the Supreme Court, challenging the termination judgment of August 4, 2008. During       Read More

Madhya Pradesh hikes Dearness Allowance (DA) to 31%: The state government of Madhya Pradesh has hiked the Dearness Allowance of state government employees with effect from April, which was announced by the state chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. We have decided to raise the DA for government employees to 31%, and payment will begin in April, Chouhan remarked. We were unable to provide full DA to government employees due to the coronavirus crisis, Chouhan said, adding that now that the situation is gradually returning to normal, the admin      Read More

Tripple income tax benefits on NPS: State employees note: From the financial year 2022-23, state government employees will be eligible to claim a 14 percent tax benefit on contributions to the National Pension System (NPS) made by their employer, according to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. "Under the existing provisions of the Act, any contribution to the account referred to in section 80CCD of the Act (NPS account) by the Central Government or any other employer shall be allowed as a deduction to the assesses in the computation of his total      Read More

Railway e-APAR 2020-21 submission via HRMS available up to 10-03-2022 : GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (RAILWAY BOARD) No. PC-VII/2020/HRMS/23 New Delhi, dated: 03.03.2022 The General Managers All Indian Railways/PUs (As per standard mailing list) Sub: Finalization of e-APAR of 2020-21 through HRMS – reg. Ref: Board’s letter No. PC-VII/2020/HRMS/23 dated 30.11.2021 Please refer to Board’s letter cited above wherein the deadline for filing the self-appraisal in the e-APAR module of HRMS was extended till 31.12.2021 in      Read More

With Rajasthan switching to old pension, BMS demands centre to follow : The Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS), a Sangh Parivar-affiliated Central Trade Union, has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, demanding him to reinstate the old pension scheme and keep all Central government employees covered. The Rajasthan government had announced replacing the new pension system (NPS) with the old pension system (OPS). There are talks that Maharashtra and Jharkhand will also revert to the old pension scheme. West Bengal had not opted for the National Pensio      Read More

Kendriya Vidyalaya admission portal open until March 21, 2022.: The Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) has opened the registration portal for candidates interested in applying for Class 1 admissions at Kendriya Vidyalayas across India. On the official website, the online registration process for admissions to Class 1 will be open until March 21, 2022. Admission to Class I will require a minimum age of six years. The admission information is provided. on the official website, https://kvsangathan.nic.in/ or https://kvsonlineadmission.kvs.gov.in/. Fr      Read More

CBDT order on timely completion of APARs of Group A & Group B Officers: GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE CENTRAL BOARD OF DIRECT TAXES (Human Resources Development) 2nd Floor, K Ramp, JLN Stadium, Pragati Vihar, New Delhi- 110003 sparrow.hrd@incometax.gov.in F.No. HRD/PM/APAR/403/SPARROW/2021-22 /10885 Dated:18/02/2022 To, All the Pr.CCsIT(CCA)/Pr.DGsIT/CCsIT/DGsIT Subject:- Timely completion of APARs as per the timelines of the DoPT by Group A & Group B Officers of the Income Tax Department – reg. Respected Madam/Sir, Ki      Read More

Provisional pension to be treated as final if PPO delayed beyond 6 months: The Government has asked officials to ensure that the payment of pension and gratuity to retired Central Government Employees is not stopped in case the final Pension Payment Order (PPO) is delayed beyond six months due to administrative reasons.  As per the current rules, payment of provisional pension is allowed for six months if PPO is delayed.  However, in a recent Office Memorandum (O.M), the Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare (DoPPW) said: “In view of      Read More

CPI-IW for Jan '22 down by 0.3 points. 37% DA from July '22 likely. 34% from Jan: The Labour Bureau, under the M/o Labour & Employment, has published the All India Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) for the month of January 2022. The All-India CPI-IW for the month of January 2022 decreased by 0.3 points and now stands at 125.1 (one hundred twenty-five and point one). On 1-month percentage change, it decreased by 0.24 per cent with respect to previous month compared to decrease of 0.51 per cent recorded between corresponding months a year ago       Read More

Admission open for Kendriya Vidyalaya for the year 2022-23: The Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan has issued notifications for admission to the Kendriya Vidyalayas for the academic year 2022-23.  Online registration for Kendriya Vidyalaya admission to Class 1 for the Academic Year 2022-23 will begin on February 28 at 10:00 a.m. and end on March 21, 2022. The minimum age for entrance to class 1 is six years as per NEP 2020.  Registration for classes 2 and up will be up from April 8, 2022, through April 16, 2022, up to 4:00 pm, ac      Read More

100% Objective type questions for LDCE promotion from Gr B to Gr C: GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (RAILWAY BOARD) No. E(GP)2018/2/31 New Delhi, dt: 18/02/2022 The General Managers (P), Ail Indian Railways and Production Units. (Kind attn.: PCPOs /Dy.CPO(G)) Sub: Introduction of 100% Objective type Multiple Choice Questions in the written examinations held as part of Selections and Pre-qualifying examination (PE) in LDCEs for promotion from Group ‘C’ to Group ‘B’ posts. Ref.: Railway Board’s letters nos.      Read More

PCDA briefing on retiring benefits for Commissioned Officers: Pension and Gratuity applicable to retiring Commissioned Officers in Defence Services – PCDA’s brief on Retiring Pension, Retirement Gratuity, Commutation, Disability Pension, Invalid Pension, Family Pension, and War injury Pension Definition of Pension Pension shall include gratuity except when the term pension is used in contradistinction to gratuity but does not include dearness relief. Authy: Based on Rule 3(O) of C.C.S (P) Rules & DP & P.W. notificatio      Read More

Kerala not planning to hike retirement age for government employees: In the wake of speculation and rumours about the government's plans to raise the retirement age for government employees, Kerala finance minister KN Balagopal stated that the administration had not yet discussed the issue. During the financial crisis, the government must evaluate a number of factors in order to cut costs. However, according to the minister, no deliberation or discussion about raising the retirement age has yet taken place. He did, however, remind out that the state admini      Read More

SC criticises Govt on OROP implementation, asks if it had reversed plans: The Supreme Court declared today, while hearing a petition from former soldiers, that the center's "hyperbole" on the One Rank, One Pension policy "presents a much rosier picture" than what is actually delivered to military pensioners. After agreeing to OROP in principle, the Supreme Court yesterday asked the government if it had reversed its plan to pass on future pension hikes automatically. OROP stands for "One Rank, One Pension," a programme that strives       Read More

SC removes stay on Haryana 75% locals' jobs quota: On Wednesday, the Supreme Court removed an interim stay imposed by the Punjab and Haryana High Court on a Haryana statute providing local candidates with 75% reservation in private sector positions. However, the Haryana government has been advised to refrain from adopting coercive measures against private sector employers who choose to ignore the disputed new rule for the time being. Haryana Chief Minister ML Khattar's government had petitioned the Supreme Court earlier this month to o      Read More

All air travel including LTC can be made by private airlines: The Department of Expenditure Wednesday clarified an earlier order regulating air travel by government employees, stating that air travel on government account for both domestic (including LTC) & foreign sectors can be done on private airlines. Tickets shall be purchased only through the three authorized agents - Balmer & Lawrie, IRCTC, or Ashok Travels After the disinvestment of Air India, the department issued a notification on December 31 addressing the booking of air tic      Read More

Staff side seeks annual increment in 2006 to resolve 6th CPC anomaly: National Council (Staff Side) Joint Consultative Machinery for Central Government Employees 13-C, Ferozshah Road, New Delhi-110001 No.NC-JCM-2022/DOPT (Inc) January 25 , 2022 The Secretary (P) Government Of India Department of Personnel and Training North Block. New Delhi, The Secretary, Government of India Department of Expenditure North Block, New Delhi. Sub : Extension of Annual increment to the Central Government Employees on January and July from 01-01-2006 as a sp      Read More

Lok Sabha Q&A : Rules & regulations by the Govt Employees in public interest: GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS (DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL & TRAINING) LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 117 (TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.02.2022) COMPLIANCE OF RULES †*117. SHRI GOPAL CHINNAYA SHETTY: Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government has received requests from public representatives to ensure compliance of rules and regulations by the Government officials/ employees in the interest of the       Read More