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No proposal to revive MP quota for admissions to KVs: The Union government is not considering reviving the quota for Members of Parliament (MP) for admission in Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) across the country as of now, the education ministry said on Monday. The government’s statement came in response to a query by Biju Janata Dal (BJD) member Sarmistha Sethi in Lok Sabha on plans to revive the discretionary quota that was scrapped last year. “There is no such proposal, at present, to revive the quota for Members of Parliament for ad      Read More

Centre gets power to appoint & transfer Delhi govt officers with Delhi Services Bill: The Rajya Sabha on Monday passed the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2023, empowering the Centre to make rules for Delhi government officers and employees, including appointment, transfers and terms. The Bill was passed with 131 votes in favour and 102 against. The Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2023  passed by the Indian Parliament on August 7, 2023 seeks to amend the Government of National Capital Territory of       Read More

SC: Retired Employee can be appointed as inquiry authority in disciplinary proceedings: The Supreme Court has ruled that the disciplinary authority under the Central Civil Service Rules holds the power to appoint a retired employee as an inquiry authority, challenging the notion that the inquiry officer must be a public servant. The ruling, handed down by a bench comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Bela M Trivedi, is expected to have far-reaching implications for administrative procedures in matters of employee misconduct and disciplinary proceedings. The case before the Supre      Read More

Telangana CM announces setting up of pay revision panel: Elevating the spirits of Telangana government employees, a remarkable announcement emerged on Sunday, August 6th, as Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao revealed plans for a substantial revision of their pay scales. This imminent revision is poised to create ripples of surprise across the entire nation. Addressing the State Assembly on the occasion of Telangana's formation anniversary and reflecting upon the journey of progress, Chief Minister Rao emphasized that Telangana's employ      Read More

State Vigilance & Anti-Corruption wing can probe Central Govt Employees cases: In a recent ruling, the Kerala High Court has upheld the power of the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB) to initiate cases under the Prevention of Corruption (PC) Act of 1988 against employees affiliated with the Central government. Justice Kauser Edappagath's decision emphasized that neither the Prevention of Corruption Act nor the Delhi Special Police Establishment (DSPE) Act of 1946 contains provisions prohibiting State police or specialized State agencies from probing corruption      Read More

IBA nod for five day work week for banks, waits for Fin Min endorsement: After nearly a year of persistent efforts from various bank employee unions, the implementation of five days banking appears to be on the horizon. Recent reports from reliable sources indicate that substantial progress was made during a crucial meeting held on July 28 by the Indian Banking Association (IBA), a representative consortium of Indian bank managements. Notably, the longstanding industry demand to recognize all Saturdays as official bank holidays, a proposition advocated by bank      Read More

Dearness Allowance from July 2023 will be 46% and not 45%: Sone of the leading news portals have suggested that the Central Government is likely to increase the Dearness Allowance (DA) for its vast workforce, comprising over 1 crore employees and pensioners. However, the reports indicating a 3 percentage point increase to 45% from the existing 42% are not entirely accurate. Ref: Business Today, Financial Express.  After careful consideration and calculation of the All India Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (AI CPI-IW) data,       Read More

Virtual Pension Adalat on 20th Sep, 2023 via video conferencing: Central Pension Accounting Office (CPAO) Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure Trikoot-II, Bhikaji Cama Place, New Delhi-110066 All Central Civil Pensioners are informed that CPAO, M/o Finance, D/o Expenditure, Trikoot-II, Bhikaji Cama Place-110066 is going to organize a Pension Adalat, which will be held on 20th Sep, 2023 through video conferencing facility. Therefore, all Central Civil Pensioners/Family Pensioners (except Railway, Defence, Post and Telegraph) ma      Read More

Withdrawal of MACP & waiver of recovery for promotion to OS/Steno Gr-I: Office of the Pr. Chief Commissioner of Income Tax Andhra Pradesh & Telangana, Hyderabad, 10th Floor, Income Tax Towers, A C Guards, Hyderabad — 500 004. F. No. Pr.CCIT/Estt/Miscellaneous/2023 Date:04.08.2023 To All the DDOs of the Income tax Department, Andhra Pradesh & Telangana State Sir, Sub: Information on withdrawal of grant of MACP and subsequent recovery, if any, in respect of the officials who were granted MACP ignoring the promotion to OS/Steno Grade-I      Read More

Lok Sabha Q&A : Is Govt considering to increase the minimum pension : In response to an unstarred question in the Lok Sabha, the Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, and the Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office, Dr. Jitendra Singh, provided the details of the number of pensioners and family pensioners receiving pension from various government departments, agencies, and organizations for the year 2022-23. He also informed that there are no current proposals to increase t      Read More

44.24% BA for bank staff during Aug - Oct 2023: Indian Banks’ Association HR & Industrial Relations HR&IR/MBR/76/D/2023-24/ August 2, 2023 All Members of the Association (Designated Officers) Dear Sir/ Madam, Dearness Allowance for Workmen and Officer Employees in banks for the months of August, September, October 2023 under XI BPS/ 8th Joint Note dated 11.11.2020 The confirmed All India Average Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers (Base 1960=100) for the quarter ended June 2023 are as follow      Read More

Dearness Relief payable to Bank Pensioners for Aug '23 to Jan '24: Indian Banks’ Association HR & INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS No.CIR/HR&IR/D/G2/2023-24/ August 2, 2023 Designated Officers of all Member Banks which are parties to the Bipartite Settlement on Pension Dear Sir/ Madam, Dearness Relief payable to Pensioners for the period August 2023 to January 2024 The confirmed All India Average Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers (Base 1960=100) for the quarter ended June 2023 are as follows:- Month  &      Read More

Aug' 23 to Jan '24 DR to pre 1.1.1986 retirees of banks @ 1386.90%: Indian Banks’ Association HR & INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS No.CIR/HR&IR/D/G2/2023-24/ August 2, 2023 Designated Officers of all Nationalised Banks and State Bank of India Dear Sir/Madam, Dearness Relief payable for the period August 2023 to January 2024 to surviving pre 1.1.1986 retirees of banks (b) surviving spouses of pre 1.1.86 Retirees who are in receipt of Ex-gratia As per the directive contained in the Government of India, Ministry of Finance Department of Econ      Read More

Confederation calls for show of strength at Aug 10 Mega Rally against NPS: The Confederation Of Central Government Employees & Workers has written to its officer bearers and affiliated Organizations to make a decisive showdown of the strength of employees and workers at the August 10 Mega Rally. National Joint Council of Action (NJCA) has issued a clarion call for a decisive mega rally on August 10, 2023, at Ramlila Ground in New Delhi. The rally aims to bring together employees and workers from various sectors, including Central and State Gover      Read More

Mission Karmayogi - Guidelines 2023: No.T-16017/6/2023-TFA Government of India Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Department of Personnel & Training (Training Division) Old JNU Campus, New Delhi Dated the 28th July, 2023 OFFICE MEMORANDUM Sub: Karmayogi Guidelines, 2023. The undersigned is directed to say that this Department is the nodal agency of Government of India for matters related to training of Civil Servants. 2. The Civil Services play a central role in governance and its delivery      Read More