Need to convert Central Pay Commission into National Pay Commission

Need to convert Central Pay Commission into National Pay Commission Dear Editor The Central government has setup 7th Central Pay Commission for the reviewal & revision of Pay & Perks of its employees afresh. It has been observed that after 4th C.P.C the employees of most of the States demanded implementation of its recommendations in their favour. In J&K State, too, its recommendations were implemented in two phases in 1987 and 1992 though not fully. Similarly, 5th and 6th C.P.C’s recommendations too were implemented in a...

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MACP Scheme, CPF to GPF Compensation & CGHS Facility for Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan Employee & Teaching Staff

MACP Scheme, CPF to GPF Compensation & CGHS Facility for Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan Employee & Teaching Staff: Lok Sabha Q&A GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 685 ANSWERED ON 26.11.2014 IMPLEMENTATION OF MACP SCHEME FOR KVS 685 . Raj Dr. Udit Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:- (a) whether the Modified Assured Career Progression (MACP) Scheme is not being implemented for the teaching Staff, Vice Principals and Principals of KVS while...

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Foreign tours/travels as part of Training Programmes – approval of Screening Committee of Secretaries (SCOS).

Foreign tours/travels as part of Training Programmes – approval of Screening Committee of Secretaries (SCOS). No. 7(1)/E.Coord/2014 Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Expenditure North Block, New Delhi 25th November 2014 OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject: Foreign tours/travels as part of Training Programmes – approval of Screening Committee of Secretaries (SCOS).                Instructions have been issued by this Department from time to time on the need to curtail expenditure on...

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What are Government’s Plan about New Pension System

What are Government’s Plan about New Pension System  Latest on New Pension System Q- Of late, there have been lot of changes in the NPS. Are more changes coming? A- The PFRDA Act was notified in February this year. Now the regulations have to be framed under the Act. As many as 12 regulations have already been framed. They have been put on the PFRDA website for stakeholders’ views. We have received good suggestions. These would be placed before the Pension Advisory Committee. Based on the PAC’s suggestions and views, it will come...

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NDA AND UP TWO SIDES OF SAME COIN – EDITORIAL POSTAL CRUSADER DECEMBER-2014

NDA AND UP TWO SIDES OF SAME COIN – EDITORIAL POSTAL CRUSADER DECEMBER-2014 New Central Govt. under the leadership of our Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri. Narendra Modi has completed six months in office. As far as the common people and working class of this country is concerned, no positive action has been taken by the Govt. to mitigate their woes and grievances. Instead much negative steps are taken during this six months period. Government has withdrawn the guidelines which controls the pricing of essential medicines through National...

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Expected DA from Jan 2015 – Almost confirmed 6% increase

Expected Dearness Allowance from January 2015 for Central Govt Employees and Pensioners, almost confirmed 6% increase…   Expected DA from Jan 2015 is on fourth step, no change in the index of CPI(IW) for the month of October 2014, stands at 253 only. Increase in Dearness allowance for Central Govt employees and Pensioners from Jan 2015 is likely to be 6% and the total Dearness allowance will go up to 113%. When comparing...

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AICPIN for the Month of October 2014 – Labour Bureau Press Release

Press Release has been published by Labour Bureau today regarding the statistics of Consumer Price Index, particularly for the calculation of Dearness allowance issued to the employees working under Central Government… No. 5/1/2014- CPI GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT LABOUR BUREAU ‘CLEREMONT’, SHIMLA-17l004 DATED: the 28th November, 2014 Press Release Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) – October, 2014 The All-India CPI-1W for October, 2014 remained stationary at 253 (twohundred and...

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Restriction on third party ATM withdrawal

Restriction on third party ATM withdrawal While answering to a question in Parliament on 25th Nov 2014 regarding the reduction of number of free withdrawals from other banks ATMs. The Minister of State for Finance Shri Jayant Sinha said, the decision was taken by Reserve Bank of India in view of the Indian Banks’ Association’s plea for removal of free transactions at other banks ATMs at metro centres. “Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued directives to Banks under Section 10(2) read with Section 18 of Payment and Settlement Systems...

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Ceiling limit for purchasing goods in CSD canteens

Ceiling limit for purchasing goods in CSD canteens Yes, there is ceiling for purchasing grocery items in CSD Canteens for all categories card holders. Canteen Stores Department (CSD) Canteens, which is familiar to known as Military Canteens, every card holder can only purchase within the limit and minimum of Rs.3500 per month. This topic discussed in Parliament today, Defence Minister Shri Manohar Parrikar said in a written reply to a question regarding this subject as follows… “Ceiling for purchasing goods in military canteens has...

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No CSD Canteen Facility for Para Military(CAPF) personnel

Canteen Stores Department (CSD) facility is applicable to serving and retired personnel of Defence Forces and not to Para-Military Hon’ble Member Shri Bashistha Narain Singh asked in Parliament yesterday about the eligibility of CSD Canteen facility for retired Para Military (CAPF) Personnel in Rohru and he also questioned that any proposal to open CSD Canteens in Rohru, Shimla(HP) . The Minister of State for Home Affairs Shri Kiren Rijiju replied in written form in Parliament as follows… “Canteen Stores Department (CSD) facility...

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Biometric Attendance System – Are the Central Government Employees Supporting or Opposing It?

BIOMETRIC ATTENDANCE SYSTEM is the procedure of registering the attendance by placing the thumb imprint on a machine which captures the imprint and records the time of entry or exit from the office. In the moderate scheme, the employee has to manually enter his/her 6-digit Aadhaar number and then confirm his/her identity by fingerprint and iris-scan. Biometric Attendance System – Are the Central Government Employees Supporting or Opposing It? On the 21st of last month, the DOPT issued an order announcing its decision to implement the...

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