No plan to launch housing scheme for EPFO members: Government

No plan to launch housing scheme for EPFO members: Government New Delhi, Nov 26:Retirement fund body EPFO has no plans to launch a housing scheme for its over five crore subscribers on additional contribution by its members, Parliament was informed today.“No Sir,” Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya said in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha on a question whether Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has chalked out a scheme for providing housing to its subscribers on additional contribution.The idea to provide housing by EPFO on additional...

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MACP on Promotial Hierarchy - Organisational/Financial support to defend the SLP

MACP on Promotial Hierarchy - Organisational/Financial support to defend the SLPMACP ON PROMOTIONAL HIERARCHY- ORGANISATIONAL/ FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO DEFEND THE SLP-REGARDINGThe extended meeting of the Steering Committee of MACP on Promotional Hierarchy held on 15/11/2014 has decided to write letters to all Gazetted Non Gazetted Employees’ Federations/Associations of all Ministries, seeking organizational/financial support in defence of the SLP against granting of MACP on promotional hierarchy, filed by the Central Government.But we could not reach...

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Central government employees to file assets details by December 31

Central government employees to file assets details by December 31 New Delhi: All central government employees have to file the details of their assets and liabilities along with that of their spouses and dependent children as mandated under the Lokpal Act by December 31, the Lok Sabha was informed on Wednesday. As per the rules notified under the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act in July this year, every public servant who has filed declarations, information and annual returns of property under the provisions of the rules applicable to such...

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Salient Features of each of the Scheme under Shramev Jayate Programme: Lok Sabha Q&A

Salient Features of each of the Scheme under Shramev Jayate Programme: Lok Sabha Q&A GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 178 ANSWERED ON 24.11.2014 SHRAMEV JAYATE PROGRAMME 178 . Scindia Shri Jyotiraditya Madhavrao, Galla Shri Jayadev Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to state:- (a)whether the Government has recently launched a number of schemes under Shramev Jayate Programme; (b)if so, the details thereof along with the salient features of each of the schemes under...

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SCOVA meeting with Standing Groups including National Council (Staff Side) JCM

Standing Committee of Voluntary Agencies (SCOVA) meeting with Standing Groups including National Council (Staff Side) JCM will be scheduled to be held in the January, 2015. F. No. 42/39/2014-P&PW(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: 24th Nov, 2014 OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject : 26th meeting of Standing Committee of Voluntary Agencies (SCOVA) scheduled to be held in the month...

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One Rank-One Pension (OROP) formula has since been implemented or not..? Question raised today in Parliament

One Rank-One Pension (OROP) formula has since been implemented or not..? Question raised today in Parliament Whether Government’s decision to grant pension to the retired personnel of the Defence Forces as per “One Rank-One Pension (OROP)” formula has since been implemented If not, the reasons for the delay; and By when this scheme is likely to be implemented? these questions asked by the Hon’ble Member Shri Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa in Parliament today and the Minister of Defence Shri Manohar Parrikar replied as follows… “The principle...

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SWACHH BHARAT KOSH OPERATIONAL GUIDELINES

Finance Ministry issued operational guidelines for the scheme of Swachh Bharat, these rules are into force with immediate effect… SWACHH BHARAT KOSH OPERATIONAL GUIDELINES  1. Short Title and Commencement:  These will be called Swachh Bharat Kosh Operational Guidelines, 2014 and will come into force with immediate effect. 2. Objective of Setting-up the Fund (Kosh): Individuals and philanthropists have expressed interest in contributing to efforts to achieve the objective of Clean India (Swachh Bharat) by the...

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CGHS Hospitals under surveillance by the aegis of CGHS Officer to check irregularities including exploitation of patients

CGHS Hospitals under surveillance by the aegis of CGHS Officer to check irregularities including exploitation of patients While replying to a question in Parliament today, Minster of Health & Family Welfare Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda said that to ensure that the terms and conditions of the Memorandum of Agreement are followed scrupulously by the empanelled hospitals, a monitoring cell under the aegis of a senior officer of CGHS has been established to check irregularities including exploitation of patients”, Treatment...

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Amendment to Minimum Wages Act: Govt. statement in Lok Sabha

Amendment to Minimum Wages Act: Govt. statement in Lok Sabha GOVERNMENT OF INDIAMINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENTLOK SABHASTARRED QUESTION NO 6ANSWERED ON 24.11.2014     AMENDMENT TO MINIMUM WAGES ACT6 . Sampath Shri AnirudhanWill the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to state:-(a)whether suggestions have been received from various quarters to amend the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 and if so, the details thereof;(b)whether the amendment proposes to cover all the employment sectors and increase penal provisions; and(c)if so,...

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Coverage under Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO)

Coverage under Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO): Lok Sabha Q&A GOVERNMENT OF INDIAMINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENTLOK SABHAUNSTARRED QUESTION NO 154ANSWERED ON   24.11.2014     COVERAGE UNDER EPFO154 . Mahadik Shri Dhananjay Bhimrao, Gavit Dr. Heena VijaykumarPatil Shri Vijaysinh Mohite, Satav Shri Rajeev Shankarrao, Sule Smt. Supriya SadanandWill the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to state:-(a)whether a large number of workers from the construction sector as well as contract employees...

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Employees Pension Scheme: Details of subscribers and amount distributed

Employees Pension Scheme: Details of subscribers and amount distributed GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 139 ANSWERED ON 24.11.2014 SUBSCRIBERS UNDER EPS 139 . Antony Shri Anto Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to state:- (a) whether the Government has any record regarding the number of subscribers under the Employees` Pension Scheme (EPS) in the country; (b)if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise; and (c)the details of the amount distributed under EPS during each...

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Air India LTC Fares w.e.f. 3rd November 2014: Indian Government News

Air India LTC Fares w.e.f. 3rd November 2014 TABLE V- LTC Fares S NoSECTOR & V.V HLTC        (Economy Class)DLTC        (Executive  Class)Airline Fuel Charge    Base FareBase Fare  1AgartalaGuwahati4831101401850 2AgartalaKolkata389185061850 3AgartalaSilchar4401 1850 4AgattiBengaluru10691 1850 5AgattiChennai10646 2150 6AgattiKochi8571 1850 7AgattiKozhikode7471 1850 8AgraDelhi5681153271850 9AgraKhajuraho389185061850 10AgraVaranasi4946129511850 11AgraMumbai8571 2950 12AhmedabadChennai7426261862950 13AhmedabadDelhi6000155022150 14AhmedabadHyderabad7076195322150 15AhmedabadMumbai4351134251850 16AizawlGuwahati5351 1850 17AizawlImphal446673371850 18AizawlKolkata4626111081850 19AllahabadDelhi6541 1850 20AllahabadKanpur4751 1850 21AllahabadMumbai9401 2950 22AmritsarDelhi4366124361850 23AurangabadDelhi8801217472150 24AurangabadMumbai4451101331850 25BagdograDelhi9716210242950 26BagdograGuwahati453683981850 27BagdograKolkata5436131881850 28BengaluruChennai4701106911850 29BengaluruDelhi9901289853650 30BengaluruGoa5151132971850 31BengaluruHyderabad5451148231850 32BengaluruKochi4501109071850 33BengaluruKolkata9701307993650 34BengaluruMangalore4936 1850 35BengaluruMumbai6851163562150 36BengaluruPune6184165061850 37BengaluruTirupati5221 1850 38BengaluruTrivandrum5451124731850 39BhopalDelhi4801148561850 40BhopalIndore428186251850 41BhopalMumbai5356155601850 42BhubaneshwarChennai8291175202950 43BhubaneshwarDelhi9001274242950 44BhubaneshwarKolkata5406117641850 45BhubaneshwarMumbai9401295182950 46BhubaneshwarPort...

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