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Friday 15 August 2014

Highlights of Prime Minister’s Address on Independence Day

Highlights of Prime Minister’s Address on Independence Day

HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY !

“Those in Government service are not doing a job but a service, this feeling is to be renewed”.
“Right from a peon to the Cabinet Secretary everybody is capable. Everybody has power and experience. I want to harness their power and use it to speed up national welfare. I will certainly do it”.

1. Dear countrymen, on this auspicious occasion of Independence Day, many good wishes from the Prime Servant of India. I am here amidst you not as a Prime Minister but as the Prime Servant.

2. I bow to all freedom fighters who sacrificed and dedicated their lives for country’s independence.

3. Independence Day is an occasion to take a pledge for the welfare of all those who are down trodden, poor, exploited and oppressed and to do something for them.

4. Every action should be tested on the yardstick of national interest. If we resolve to live a life like that, the festival of Independence may become an inspiration to take India to new heights.

5. This country has been built not by the rulers but by farmers, workers, mothers and sisters, youth, sages and saints, teachers, scientists and social workers.

6. A child hailing from a small town and belonging to a poor family is today having the good fortune of bowing before India’s tricolour from the ramparts of the Red Fort. It is the power of India’s democracy and priceless blessing given by the authors of the Indian constitution. I bow to them.

7. All Prime Ministers of the country have contributed to the progress of the country after independence. Likewise, all Governments of the country as well as state Governments have also contributed.

8. Let us move together, think together, resolve together and unitedly take the country forward.125 crore countrymen have taken the country forward with this credo.

9. We are not among those who function on the strength of majority. We want to move forward on a strong base of consensus.

10. I also greet all Members of Parliament and all political parties from the ramparts of the Red Fort with pride. We ended the Parliament session yesterday with an important experiment of taking the nation forward with strong consensus.

11. When I had an insider’s view after coming to Delhi, it looked as if dozens of parallel Governments were running within the Government, each with its own fiefdom. I witnessed conflict and scattering. I have begun an attempt to make the Government an organic unit.

12. The machine called Government or establishment is to be made sharper and swifter for fulfilling aspirations of the people.

13. Right  from a peon to the Cabinet Secretary everybody is capable. Everybody has power and experience. I want to harness their power and use it to speed up national welfare. I will certainly do it.

14. Our great leaders won freedom, do we not have a duty towards the India of their dreams, and don’t we have a national character. A time has come to think seriously over these issues.

15. Should 125 crore countrymen not have a mantra to ensure that their every step is in national interest.

16. Everything is not for self. Some things are also for the nation. One should rise above the self-interest and think about the national interest.

17. Parents ask a number of questions when a daughter goes out, but do they ever have the courage to ask their son about his friends or where is he going or why. After all a rapist is also someone’s son.

18. Nepal provides an example of youth laying down arms and taking to education. It can inspire the youth who have taken to violence, all over the world.

19. Even after independence we sometime face poison of casteism or communalism. How long will it continue and who is going to benefit from it?

20. I appeal to youth of the country that the poison of casteism, communalism or sectarianism is a hindrance to country’s progress. Think and try a ten years moratorium to get a society free of all these tensions.

21. In Commonwealth games our 64 sports persons won medals. These include 29 women. Let us be proud of these daughters.

22. There are two tracks in the country to move forward, good governance and development. We can progress only on these tracks.

23. Crores of families have mobile phones but not a bank account. We have to change this situation.

24. Those in Government service are not doing a job but a service, this feeling is to be renewed.

25. Just imagine, if 125 crore countrymen take a step forward the country will move 125 crore steps forward.

26. Who so ever will open an account under Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana will be provided with a debit card and insurance worth Rs.One lakh.

27. We want to link poor people of the country with a bank account facility through Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana.

28. Our country is the youngest nation of the world. Skill development is our mission for development of the country.

29. I want to develop such youth who are job creators.

30. If we wish to provide maximum employment to youth we will have to promote manufacturing sector.

31. We have skill, talent and discipline and a will to perform. We want to give a collective opportunity to the world. ….Come, make in India, we have the strength, come to our country, I invite you.

32. A farmer serves the country by filling the granaries in the same way as a soldier defends the motherland. It is also a national service.

33. Youth should resolve that may be at a small level, they will make at least one article that the country imports, so that it may never need be imported in future.

34. Youth belonging to the IT profession have paved the way for establishing India’s new identity in the world.

35. Digital India is our dream for the nation. When I say ‘digital India’ it is not meant for the rich but for those who are poor.

36. If we move with the dream of electronic digital India and manufacturing of electronic goods and become self-reliant, it will be a major gain for the country.

37. There was a time when it was said that Railway unites the country. I say, today IT has the power to unite the country and its people.

38. We want to promote tourism. Tourism provides employment to the poorest of the poor. Even the small vendor, auto driver, chaat seller and tea stall owner earns from it. While talking of tea seller, I feel a degree of affinity.

39. Biggest obstruction to development of national character is the filth seen all around us. The first job in the government I did after coming here, was that of cleaning. People were surprised. Is it the job of a Prime Minister. But for me, it is a very big job.

40. If 125 crore countrymen decide not to ever spread filth, then no power in the world can make our village or town dirty.

41. Let us decide that in 2019 when we observe Mahatma Gandhi’s 150th anniversary, we will not let our village, city, country, school, colony, temple, hospital and all other areas remain dirty. It is not Government’s job, it is to be done by public participation.

42. Presently, our mothers and sisters are forced to defecate in open. Do we like this and is not our responsibility to arrange for toilets at least?

43. I have to launch a Swachch Bharat campaign from 2nd October and we want to carry this forward within four years.

44. One task which I would like to begin today, is toilet in all schools of India and a separate toilet for girls. Only then the girls will not drop out of schools. I urge all Members of Parliament to use their MPLAD fund for construction of toilets in the schools for one year.

45. When we stand here on next 15th August, we should be confident that there is no school left in the country without separate toilets for boys and girls.

46. I today announce a scheme named after the Parliamentarians- ’Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana’.Every MP has to develop one village in his or her constituency into a model village under this scheme.

47. A Parliamentarian should develop two more villages before going for election after 2016 in the year 2019. After that every MP has to develop at least five villages during a five year tenure.

48. A complete blue print of Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana will be presented to all MPs and all State Governments by 11th October, Jayprakash Narayan’s Jayanti.

49. We will have to think about giving a new shape to the Planning Commission in order to utilise our federal structure as a heritage of development and better team work between the Centre and states.

50. Strengthen State Governments, federal structure, with new outlook, new body and soul and with new direction, we will create a new institution. Very soon this new institute will start working in place of Planning Commission.

51. India’s divine strength and spiritual heritage will play a major role in world’s welfare. These thoughts were expressed by Shri Aurobindo.

52. As Swami Vivekananda said that once again Mother India has awaken, my mother India will take her place as teacher of the world and every Indian will be a tool of global welfare.

53. Why shouldn’t all SAARC countries fight against poverty and defeat it.

54. I went to Bhutan and Nepal. Dignitaries from SAARC countries came to swearing in ceremony. This is a very good beginning. Definitely there will be good results.

55. I assure you, if you will work for twelve hour I will work for thirteen because I am not a Prime Minister but a Prime Servant. I have come with this government as a servant not as a ruler.

56. I felicitate country’s security forces, para military forces for protecting Mother India and for their determination and sacrifice.

Source: PIB News
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AIRF proposed pay scales for all categories of Railway Employees for 7th Pay Commission

AIRF proposed pay scales for all categories of Railway Employees for 7th Pay Commission
PAY SCALES PROPOSED BY THE ALL INDIA RAILWAYMEN’S FEDERATION FOR THE 7th CENTRAL PAY COMMISSION
OPERATING DEPARTMENT

S.No. Post/Designation VI CPC Proposed New Pay Scales of VIIth CPC
1 Station Master PB-I + GP 2800 Rs. 56,000
2 Dy.Station Manager PB-2 + GP 4200 74000
3 Station Manager PB-2 + GP 4600 78000

S.No. Post/Designation VI CPC Proposed New Pay Scales of VIIth CPC
1 SECTION CONTROLLER PB-2 + GP 4200 Rs. 74,000
2 CHIEF CONTROLLER PB-2 + GP 4600 78000

S.No. Post/Designation VI CPC Proposed New Pay Scales of VII CPC
1 Pointsman/Leverman PB-1 + GP 1800 26000 (Pointsman Gr.III/Leverman)
2 Sr.Pointsman/Sr.Leverman PB-1 + GP 1900 33000 (Pointsman Gr.II/Leverman)
3 - - 46000 (Pointsman Gr.I)
4 Cabinman PB-1 + GP 1900 33000
5 Sr.Cabinman PB-1 + GP 2400 46000

S.No. Post/Designation VI CPC Proposed New Pay Scales of VII CPC
1 Switchman PB-1 + GP 2800 46000

S.No. Designation VI CPC Proposed New Pay Scales of VII CPC
1 Gateman PB-1 + GP 1800 33000

S.No. Designation VI CPC Proposed New Pay Scales of VII CPC
1 Station Porter PB-1 + GP 1800 26000

S.No. Post/Designation VI CPC Proposed New Pay Scales of VII CPC
1 Train Clerk PB-I + GP 1900 46000 (Train Clerk)*
2 Sr.Train Clerk PB-I + GP 2400 46000 (Train Clerk)*
3 Hd. Train Clerk PB-2 + GP 4200 56000
4 Chief Train Clerk - 74000

S.No. Post/Designation VI CPC Proposed New Pay Scales of VII CPC
1 Shunting Jamadar PB – 1 + GP 2400 46000
2 Shunting Master PB – 2 + GP 4200 56000
3 Chief Shunting Master New Scale 74000

Designation Existing VIth CPC Pay structure New Proposed Scales
Safaiwala/Safaiwali PB-1+1800 26,000
Senior Safaiwala/Safaiwali PB-1+1900 33,000
Asst Sanitary Supervisor PB-1+2800 46,000
Sanitary Supervisor PB-2+4200 56,000
Sr.Sanitary Supervisor New Scale Proposed 74000

Designation New Proposed Scales
Traffic Asst 56000

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State Government employees are not covered within the terms of reference of the 7th central Pay Commission

State Government employees are not covered within the terms of reference of the 7th central Pay Commission

While answering to a question in Parliament on 12th August 2014 regarding the employees working in State Government, Ministry of State for Finance Smt.Nirmala Sitharaman said that the State Government employees are not covered within the terms of reference of the 7th central Pay Commission.

She replied in written form to a question asked by a member that service conditions of State Government employees fall within the exclusive domain of respective State Governments. Therefore, State Government employees are not covered within the terms of reference of the 7th central Pay Commission.
Thus, the recommendations of Commission will not directly apply to State Government employees.

Accordingly, it is not possible for the Central Government to indicate the financial burden on State Governments, if they decide to adopt the recommendation of the 7th Central Pay Commission in respect of their employees with or without modification.

She also added, the Central Government had sought the views of the State Governments and till the date of the constitution of the 7th Central Pay Commission on 28.2.2014, only 14 States had responded. These State Governments generally mentioned, inter-alia, that adoption of the recommendations of a Central Pay Commission by them in case of State Government employees adds to substantial financial burden

Since the decision to adopt the recommendations of the 7th Central Pay Commission in case of the State Government employees will exclusively concern respective State Government, the question of any assistance by the Central Government will not arise. However, the Terms of Reference of the 7th Central Pay Commission provide, inter-alia, that while making its recommendations, the Commission will also keep in view the likely impact of the recommendations on the finances of the State Governments, which usually adopt the recommendations with some modifications.

Source: www.cgstaffnews.in
#7th CPC, #7th CPC Pay Structure, #7th CPC ToR, #7th Pay Commission, #Date of 7th CPC, #7th Central Pay Commission, #7th CPC Terms of Reference, #State Government Employees
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Dopt Orders on Benefit of reservation to Ex-servicemen – 14th August 2014

Dopt Orders on Benefit of reservation to Ex-servicemen – 14th August 2014

Benefit of reservation to Ex-servicemen, who applies for various examinations/vacancies before joining civil posts/services in the Government job on civil side.

No.36034/1/2014-Estt.(Res.)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Pubic Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel and Training

North Block, New Delhi
Dated the 14th August, 2014
OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Sub: Benefit of reservation to Ex-servicemen, who applies for various examinations/vacancies before joining civil posts/ services in the Government job on civil side.

In terms of this Department’s Notification No.39016/10/79-Estt(C) dated 15th December, 1979 as amended from time to time and which was last amended vide Notification No. 36034/1/2006-Estt (Res) dated 4th October, 2012, the benefit of reservation to ex-servicemen is available at ten per cent of the vacancies in Group C posts and twenty per cent of the vacancies in Group D posts in all the Central Civil Services and posts. Benefit of reservation is also extended at ten per cent of the vacancies in the posts upto of the level of Assistant Commandant in all para-military forces to be filled by direct recruitment.

2. Vide this Department’s O.M. No. 36034/27/84-Estt.(SCT) dated 02.05.1985, it was decided that once an ex-serviceman has joined the Government job on civil side after availing of the benefits given to him as an ex-serviceman for his re-employment, his ex-serviceman status for the purpose of re-employment in Government would cease. It was also decided that on his joining the civil employment, he would be deemed to be a civil employee and would accordingly be entitled to only such of the benefits like relaxation of age etc. as admissible to civil employees in the normal course. Vide this Department’s O.M. No. 36034/21/87-Estt.(SCT) dated 07.11.1989, it was clarified that the instructions of 02.05.1985 shall not apply to those ex-servicemen who have been re-employed or are re-employed by private companies/autonomous bodies/ public sector undertakings/ government offices on casual/contract/temporary ad-hoc basis and who can be removed from such service at any time by their employer concerned.

3. An ex-serviceman at the time of his release or discharge from the armed forces normally applies for more than one vacancy, but in case he/she joins any civil employment due to early declaration of results/selection, he/she is ,not entitled for the benefit of reservation for ex-servicemen for subsequent employment. It has been brought to the notice of this Department that the aforesaid instructions are affecting the chances of ex-servicemen in the case of direct recruitment for subsequent suitable employment.

4. The matter has, therefore, been considered in consultation with Department of Ex-servicemen, Ministry of Defence. It has now been decided that if an ex-serviceman applies for various vacancies before joining any civil employment, he/she can avail of the benefit of reservation as ex-serviceman for any subsequent employment. However, to avail of this benefit, an ex-serviceman as soon as he/she joins any civil employment, should give self-declaration/undertaking to the concerned employer about the date-wise details of application for various vacancies for which he/she had applied for before joining the initial civil employment. Further, this benefit wou’d be available only in respect of vacancies which are filled on direct recruitment and wherever reservation is applicable to the ex-servicemen.

5.The above Orders shall take effect from the date of issue of this Office Memorandum.

6.All the Ministries/Departments are requested to bring the above instructions to the notice of all appointing authorities under their control, for information and compliance.
sd/-
(G. Srinivasan)
Deputy Secretary to the Government of India
Source: www.persmin.gov.in
[http://ccis.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D2/D02adm/36034_1_2014-Estt.Res-14082014.pdf]

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Fraudulent LTC Claims – CGDAOrder

Fraudulent LTC Claims – CGDAOrder

Controller General of Defence Accounts
Ulan Batar Road, Palam, Delhi Cantt-110010
No.AN/XIV/14162/TA/DA/LTC/VoI.II
Dated: 12/08/2014
To
All PCsDA/CsDA
P C of A(Fys) Kolkata

Subject: Fraudulent LTC Claims.

In line with the instructions issued by AT-IV Section of this HQrs vide circular No. AT/IV/4462/LTC-fraud dated 6/08/2014, in connection with disclosure of fraudulent LTC claims in lieu of journey undertaken by Defence Personnel and civilians to J&K in lieu of home town under the relaxation extended by government under DoP&T orders, all PCsDA/CsDA are here by requested to be extremely vigilant in processing the LTC Claims preferred by DAD Personnel on account of LTC to J&K in lieu of hometown /AI LTC. Some of the salient deviations observed in audit while processing the claims are listed below for guidance:
(a) Forged e-tickets have been found enclosed with the claims wherein the amount claimed were more than double the actual cost of tickets when confirm from the airlines.

(b) The tickets were purchased from unauthorized travel agents in violation to prevailing orders.

(c) As on date only Air India issues air tickets under LTC-80 scheme, however it has been observed that “LTC-80” was mentioned in forged private airlines tickets, specially in J&K Sector.

d) Availing package/cash back facility with LTC-80 tickets have been issued by private airlines and forging the entire expenditure as cost of tickets by keeping the same less than LTC-80 fares.
sd/-
(P.K.Rai)
Dy. CGDA(AN)
Source: www.cgda.nic.in
[http://www.cgda.nic.in/adm/fraudulent%20ltc%20140814.pdf]
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MACP ON PROMOTIONAL HIERARCHY: LISTING OF THE SLP FILED BY THE DOP&T-REG.

MACP ON PROMOTIONAL HIERARCHY: LISTING OF THE SLP FILED BY THE DOP&T-REG.

Dear friends, Some of our (anonymous) friends have written in their comments that SLP filed by the DoPT (SLP(Civil)(CC)8271,10791, 10435 & 10436) against the dismissal of the Writ Petition on granting of MACP on promotional hierarchy by Higher Court Chandigarh/Ernakulam are being listed before the Supreme Court. Latest position of the above SLP chronologically is given below:

TKR Pillai
General Secretary
Source: http://aiamshq.blogspot.in/

#MACP, #MACP on Hierarchy, #MACP on Promotional Hierarchy, #MACP Scheme, #MACP Scheme Clarification
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Grant of HRA/Transport Allowance at enhanced rates to the Central Government employees as per Census 2011 – regarding.

Finance Ministry’s reply to Confederation Secretary General regarding grant of HRA/TA as per Census 2011

2011-CENSUS – RECLASSIFICATION OF CITIES/TOWNS GRANT OF HIGHER RATE OF HRA/TRANSPORT ALLOWANCE FINANCE MINISTRY’S REPLY TO SECRETARY GENERAL CONFEDERATION

No.9(10)/2012-E-II(B)
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure
New Delhi, 30th July 2014

To The Secretary General, (Shri.M.Krishnan) Confederation of Central Govt. Employees & Workers, 1st Floor, North Avenue PO Building, New Delhi – 110001.

Subject: Grant of HRA/Transport Allowance at enhanced rates to the Central Government employees as per Census 2011 – regarding.

Sir, I am directed to refer to your letter Ref. No.Confdn./GENL/2014 dated 28.04.2014 on the above mentioned subject and to say that consequent on the Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner publishing the Report of Census-2011, action for re-classification of cities/towns based on Census-2011 for the purpose of grant of HRA / Transport Allowance to Central Government Employees, has already been initiated in this Department.

2. However, completion of the process is likely to take time.
Yours faithfully,
sd/-
(A.Bhattacharya)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
Source: http://confederationhq.blogspot.in/
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Important Cat Judgement regarding MACP – Confederation News

Important Cat Judgement regarding MACP – Confederation News

IMPORTANT CAT JUDGEMENT

DECLINING REGULAR PROMOTION BEFORE THE DATE OF IMPLEMENTATION OF ACP OR MACP SCHEME SHOULD NOT BE A BAR FOR GRANTING ACP/MACP

Refusal to accept promotion, earlier to 09.08.1999 when the ACP scheme was promulgated, does not make an employee ineligible for grant of first financial benefits under ACP scheme when the scheme came into force only on 09.08.1999

Facts: The Applicant (who was appointed on 08.03.1980), while working as Radio Mechanic in India Meteorological Department refused his promotion due to family circumstances, when his promotion order was issued on 30.07.1998.

The Assured career Progression Scheme came into force on 09.08.1999. The Applicant having completed 12 years of service and stagnating in the same post of Radio Mechanic was rejected for the financial benefit of ACP on the ground that he refused his promotion when offered on 30.07.1998 earlier to the introduction of ACP scheme on 09.08.1999.

Modified Assured Career Progression Scheme (MACP) was introduced for financial upgradation on 19.05.2009. As per this scheme, an employee will be entitled for three financial upgradation after completion of 10, 20 and 30 years of continuance of service. The Applicant became eligible for 1st ACP in 2000 and 2nd MACP in 2010. The grievance of the Applicant is that, he was denied 1st ACP and 2nd MACP. Hence he filed this OA challenging the Office Orders 10/11-12-2008 and 20-9-2010 whereby he was denied the financial upgradation.

The Respondents state that he refused promotion issued by Order dated 30.07.1998. In terms of DoP&T O. M. No. 35034/1/1997 Establishment (D) (Vol. IV), dated 18.07.2001, the Applicant cannot be said to stagnate in the same post. Hence the 1st ACP benefits was refused. The Applicant annexed the judgement of Bombay Bench of the Tribunal as appeared in Swamynews of July, 2008.

The Bombay Bench of the CAT held that “If an employee has refused the promotion before the enforcement of ACP Scheme, the facts would remain that he has actually not been given any financial upgradation which he could have been before regular promotion. He remains on the scale of pay still stagnated”. In view of this clarification, the clarification of Respondents cannot be accepted. Ernakulam Bench of CAT in OA No. 768 of 2005 considered condition No. 10 makes it amply clear that if an employee is accepting ACP benefit, he is deemed to have given unqualified acceptance for regular promotion on occurrence of vacancy subsequently”. That precludes factoring of past refusal while given ACP benefit.

In view of the above, refusals of promotion earlier to 9-8-1999, has no effect on the grant of financial benefit under ACP scheme. Hence, the clarification given no Doubt No. 38 by DoP&T cannot be accepted in this case as the Applicant herein refused promotion earlier to the coming of ACP Scheme. In that view, refusal of grant of 2nd financial upgradation under MACP scheme amount to punishing him for the second time.

Hence, the eligibility of benefits under ACP scheme has to be recknoned on the actual date namely 9-8-1999. Hence declaining promotion earlier to 9-8-1999 is no reason to deny the first ACP introduced on 9-8-1999. Hence, a direction was given to Respondents to grant the Applicants benefits under the ACP scheme irrespective of the fact of their refusal of promotion earlier to 9-8-1999. Time given for implementation was 6 weeks.

In view of the above, same relief given by Bombay Bench is to be followed in this case also.

In the result, the impugned Order, dated 10/11-12-2008 and 20-9-2010 are set aside. The Respondents are directed to grant financial benefits under the ACP scheme to the Applicant in 12 weeks from the date of receipt of this order.

This the OA stands allowed.

(Shri. Ganesh Bhavrao Shrote v. Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences Mausam Bhavan, New Delhi, New Delhi, 8/2014, SwamynewS 98, (Bombay), date of judgement 5-8-2013)

NB: Reproduced from Swamy’s News August 2014-Tribunal Judgements

Source: http://confederationhq.blogspot.in/
[http://confederationhq.blogspot.in/2014/08/important-cat-judgement-declining.html]
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