Dearness Allowance increase is likely to be 118% of pay from July 2015

Dearness Allowance w.e.f. 01/07/2015-reg-NFIR View Dearness Allowance increase is likely to be 118% of pay from July 2015 NFIR National Federation of Indian Railwaymen 3, CHELMSFORD ROAD, NEW DELHI – 110 055 Affiliated to : Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC) International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) No. I/5(A)/Part. I Dated: 01/05/2015 The General Secretaries of Affiliated Unions of NFIR Dear Brother, Sub: Dearness Allowance w.e.f. 01/07/2015 -reg. The All India Consumer Price Index for March 2015 was 254 and if it remains...

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AICPIN for the month of April 2015

AICPIN for the month of April 2015 No. 5/1/2015- CPI GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT LABOUR BUREAU `CLEREMONT’, SHIMLA-171004 DATED : 29th May, 2015 Press Release Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) – April, 2015 The All-India CPI-IW for April, 2015 increased by 2 points and pegged at 256 (two hundred and fifty six). On 1-month percentage change, it increased by (+) 0.79 per cent between March, 2015 and April, 2015 when compared with the increase of (+) 1.26 per cent between the same two months...

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General Pension Fund: Employees allowed to get advance money

Employees allowed to get advance money from their GPF Chandigarh: Punjab government today allowed its employees to get advance payment from their respective GPF (General Pension Fund) accounts for the purpose of higher education of their wards. It also gave nod to provide non-returnable advance to its employees for the treatment of employees or their family members, removing earlier restrictions in this regard. The Finance Department in a statement said employees could get 90 per cent non-returnable advance from GPF before their superannuation. According...

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CENTRAL TRADE UNIONS NATIONAL CONVENTION OF WORKERS WAS HELD ON 26.05.2015 DECLARATION.

CENTRAL TRADE UNIONS NATIONAL CONVENTION OF WORKERS WAS HELD ON 26.05.2015 DECLARATION. The National Convention Calls upon the Central Trade Unions All India General Strike on 2nd September, 2015. NATIONAL CONVENTIONAL OF WORKERS, 26.5.2015, DELHI DECLARATION This National Convention of Workers being held under the banner of joint platform of all the Central Trade Unions of the country along with independent national federations of all sectors and service establishments expresses deep concern over anti worker, anti-people and pro-corporate...

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Pensioners Portal Orders : DR to CPF beneficiaries in receipt of ex-gratia payment w.e.f 01.01.2015

Pensioners Portal Orders : DR to CPF beneficiaries in receipt of ex-gratia payment w.e.f 01.01.2015 G.I., Dept. of Pen. P.W., O.M.F.No.42/10/2014-P&PW(G), dated 26.5.2015 Subject: Grant of Dearness Relief to CPF beneficiaries in receipt of ex-gratia payment w.e.f 01.01.2015. In continuation of this Department’s OM No 42/10/2014-P&PW(G) dated 20th October, 2014, the President is pleased to grant the Dearness Relief at the rate of 5th CPC w.e.f. 1.1.2015 to the following: (i) The surviving CPF beneficiaries who have retired...

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DoPT is ready to hold meeting of NC JCM meeting on 29.05.2015 on merger of DA, 7th CPC report on time, Scrap PFRDA Act

DoPT ready to hold meeting of NC JCM meeting on 29.05.2015 on merger of DA, 7th CPC report on time, Scrap PFRDA Act. March to Parliament was held on 28.04.2015 and call of strike has been given by JCA on 23.11.2015 on the demands of central government employees. On the backdrop of the pressure mounted by JCA, DOPT has called a meeting of NC JCM on 29.05.2015 to discuss and consider the issues of central government employees. No.3/1/2015-JCA Government of India Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pension Department of...

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Special Recruitment Drive to fill up the vacancies for Persons with Disabilities.

Special Recruitment Drive to fill up the vacancies for Persons with Disabilities. SPECIAL RECRUITMENT DRIVE FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES TIME BOND No.36012/39/2014-Estt (Res) Government of India Ministry of Personnel, P.G. & Pensions Department of Personnel & Training New Delhi, Dated the 22nd May, 2015 OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject: Special Recruitment Drive to fill up the vacancies for Persons with Disabilities. The Hon‘ble...

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Simplification of Pension process for permanently disabled children/siblings and dependent parents

Simplification of Pension process for permanently disabled children/siblings and dependent parents:  In order to facilitate the prompt payment of the family pension in such cases, Armed Force Personnel/pensioners/their spouses may open a bank account of such children/siblings/parents and submit the same to the Pension Sanctioning authority through the appointing authority for inclusion in the PPO /revised PPO. No. 1(7)/2013-D(Pension/Policy) Government of India Ministry of Defence Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare New Delhi Dated:...

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Headquarters/Home Town Leave Travel Concession : Central Government Employees’ Confusions Continue

Headquarters/Home Town Leave Travel Concession : Central Government Employees’ Confusions Continue Headquarters / Place of Posting and Home Town LTC: Central Government Employees’ Confusions Continue on this matter “The number of Central Government employees utilizing the LTC facilities has increased substantially thanks to the initiative of the tourism department to encourage the development of economically-backward states” Not many would have know this message that there are a number of retired Central Government employees who had completed...

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Simplification of Pension process for permanently disabled children/siblings and dependent parents

Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare Orders regarding Simplification of Pension process for permanently disabled children/siblings and dependent parents G.I., Dept. of Ex-Servicemen Welfare, O.M.No.1(7)/2013-D(Pension/Policy), dated 15.5.2015 SUBJECT: Simplification of Pension process for permanently disabled children/siblings and dependent parents Sir, The undersigned is directed to refer to the provisions contained in the GOI, MOD letter No A/49601/AG/PS-4 (e)/3363/B/D(Pen/Ser) dated 27.08.1987 as modified vide this Ministry’s letter...

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Bank Employees Pay Scale as on May 2015 – Detailed Entry Level Salary for Clerk, Sub-staff, Officers

Bank Employees Pay Scale as on May 2015 – Detailed Entry Level Salary for Clerk, Sub-staff, Officers ALL INDIA PNB STAFF FEDERATION (Affiliated to N.C.B.E.) Central Office: R-8/38 Raj Nagar Ghaziabad (U.P.) Ph. /Fax No: 0120-4136800 Mobile (G.S.): 9818562336 E-mail: aipnbsf@yahoo.co.in Website: www.aipnbsf.org Camp Office: Punjab National Bank Preet Vihar, Delhi-92 Circular No. 11/2015 Dated: 20.05.2015 TO ALL MEMBERS 10th BIPARTITE SETTLEMENT...

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Financial Components of Wage Revision – AIBOA Circular

Financial Components of Wage Revision – AIBOA Circular ALL INDIA BANK OFFICERS’ ASSOCIATION Circular No.10/VI/2015 May 20,2015 Camp :Mumbai All Units / State Committees Dear Comrades, Understanding reached on financial components of wage revision. 7th Joint Note to be inked on 25th May 2015 at Mumbai Today, the penultimate round on the current wage revision was held at IBA Office, Cuffe Parade, Mumbai at 2.30 p.m. The IBA team was led by Shri Arun Tiwari, CMD, Union Bank, Shri Ashwini Mehra, DMD, SBI, Shri M. V. Tanksale, CEO,...

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All India Bank Officers Association presents Pay & Arrears Calculator for Bank Officers

All India Bank Officers Association presents Pay & Arrears Calculator for Bank Officers AIBOA has presented a new updated pay and arrears calculator for bank officers through on its official website. Please click here to download the Pay & Arrears Calculator Joint Note to be signed between Officers Organisations and IBA As soon as the the joint note is signed we shall up load the full text of the same. In the meanwhile we furnish here under the HIGHLIGHTS of pay AND other details on which areas of agreement reached for information...

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EPFO to deduct TDS on PF withdrawals in some cases from June

EPFO to deduct TDS on PF withdrawals in some cases from June New Delhi: Retirement fund body EPFO will deduct tax at source from next month on PF withdrawals where accumulations are over Rs 30,000 and the employee has worked less than five years. “The Finance Act, 2015 (20 of 2015) has inserted a new section 192A regarding the payment of accumulated provident fund balance due to an employee. The provision shall take effect from June 1, 2015,” an EPFO circular said today. “Income Tax shall be deducted at source (TDS)… If at the time of...

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PSU bank employees will soon get pay hike, arrears for 30 months

PSU bank employees will soon get pay hike, arrears for 30 monthsMumbai, May 22:  Employees of public sector banks, old generation private sector banks and some foreign banks will be a happy lot as they will soon get 15 per cent pay hike, arrears for the last 30 months, and other benefits as part of a deal that the unions and bank managements have reached.Unions, under the aegis of the United Forum of Bank Unions, and bank managements, represented by the Indian Banks’ Association, have worked out a detailed Bipartite Settlement/ Joint...

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Treatment of period of Railway employees sent for medical treatment of serious ailments like Cancer, Tuberculosis or Polio myelitis -reg.

Treatment of period of Railway employees sent for medical treatment of serious ailments like Cancer, Tuberculosis or Polio myelitis as Govt. duty: NFIR writes to Railway Board NFIR National Federation of Indian Railwaymen 3, CHELMSFORD ROAD, NEW DELHI – 110 055 No. 11/10 Dated: 19/05/2015 The Secretary (E), Railway Board, New Delhi Dear Sir, Sub: Treatment of period of Railway employees sent for medical treatment of serious ailments like Cancer, Tuberculosis or Polio myelitis -reg. Federation desires to invite attention of the Railway...

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Incentive for mobilization and registration of subscribers under Atal Pension Yojana.

PFRDA Order: Incentive for mobilization and registration of subscribers under Atal Pension Yojana PENSION FUND REGULATORY AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY 1st Floor, ICADR Building, Plot No. 6. Vasant Kunj Institutional Area, Phase – II, New Delhi – 110070 No. PFRDAIAPY/4/62 19th May, 2015 To, All Banks under APY Sir, Subject: Incentive for mobilization and registration of subscribers under Atal Pension Yojana. I am directed to say that incentive structure for Banks to mobilize and register subscriber under Atal Pension Yojana has been under...

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Joint letter of AIRF and NFIR: Scrapping of NPS, Upgradation of Post from Gp C to Gp B, Stepping of Pay of Loco Inspector etc: AIRF & NFIR writes to Member Staff, Railway Board for Joint Meeting.

Scrapping of NPS, Upgradation of Post from Gp C to Gp B, Stepping of Pay of Loco Inspector etc: AIRF & NFIR writes to Member Staff, Railway Board. Joint letter of AIRF and NFIR: Scrapping of NPS, Upgradation of Post from Gp C to Gp B, Stepping of Pay of Loco Inspector etc: AIRF & NFIR writes to Member Staff, Railway Board for Joint Meeting. No. II/NFIR/95/Part VII Dated: 19/05/2015 Shri Pradeep Kumar Member Staff, Railway Board, New Delhi Dear Sir. Sub: Joint letter of AIRF and NFIR -reg. The Federations seriously disappointed...

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Expected DA from July 2015: Falling additional DA hike; Decreasing curiosity among employees

Expected DA from July 2015: Falling additional DA hike; Decreasing curiosity among employees Along with the decreasing percentage of additional Dearness Allowance, there is also a noticeable fall in interest among employees to know more about ‘Expected DA’…! “There was tremendous curiosity when initial reports surfaced that ‘Expected DA’ could be as high as 10% in 2013. But, now, when the expectation is fixed at around 5%, readership for the topic has decreased considerably.” Dearness Allowance for Central Government employees, which...

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Inclusion of Aadhaar (Unique identification) number in Service Book of Government servants

Inclusion of Aadhaar (Unique identification) number in Service Book of Government servants: DoPT Order  No.Z-20025/9/2014-Estt.(AL) Government of India Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions Department of Personnel & Training Black-IV. Old INU Campus. New Delhi. May 20. 2015 OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject: Inclusion of Aadhaar (Unique identification) number in Service Book of Government servants The undersigned is directed tn refer to Department ef Personnel & Training’s OM. at even number dated 3rd November. 2014...

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Nitish Kumar government announces pre-election bonanza, hikes DA for employees, pensioners

Nitish Kumar government announces pre-election bonanza, hikes DA for employees, pensioners. Patna: The Nitish Kumar government in Bihar today announced a pre-election sop for government employees and pensioners by hiking Dearness Allowance by six to 11 per cent. A decision to this effect was taken at a meeting of the state Cabinet presided over by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. Briefing on the cabinet decisions, Principal Secretary, Cabinet Coordination, Shishir Sinha told reporters the DA has been increased from 107 per cent to 113 per...

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Bank Wage Revision 10th Bipartite : Scales finalized – RBI cleared holiday for 2nd & 4th Saturdays

Bank Wage Revision 10th Bipartite : Scales finalized – RBI cleared holiday for 2nd & 4th Saturdays Bank Xth Bipartite : Scales finalized. RBI cleared holiday for 2nd & 4th Saturdays Distribution Chart for 10th Bi-Partite Settlement Finalised: Scales: Substaff- 9560 to 18545 + 8 Stagnation Increments (each after 2 years) Clerical: 11765 to 31540 + 8th Stagnation Increments (1st to 5th- each after 3 years, 6th to 8th- each after 2 years) 8th Stagnation Increment w.e.f . 01.05.2015 D.A.: 0.10% Per Slab HRA: 10%, 9% & 7.5%. Only...

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Request for Voluntary retirement from persons suffering from disability

Request for Voluntary retirement from persons suffering from disability – Dopt Orders Request for Voluntary retirement from persons suffering from disability — Supreme Court Order in Bhagwan Dass & Anr Vs Punjab State Electricity Board, (2008) 1 SCC 579 G.I., Dept. of Per. & Trg., O.M.F.No.25012/1/2015-Estt (A-IV), dated 19.5.2015 Subject: Request for Voluntary retirement from persons suffering from disability — Supreme Court Order in Bhagwan Dass & Anr Vs Punjab State Electricity Board, (2008) 1 SCC 579. The undersigned...

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Meetings held by 7th Pay Commission (as on 12.5.2015)

Meetings held by 7th Pay Commission (as on 12.5.2015)   Meetings held by 7th CPC   DateMeeting with 12.05.2015At Guwahati: AIS officers of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh 11.05.2015At Shillong: AIS Officers of Meghalaya; Commissioner, Central Excise and Customs; DG Assam Rifles; IG CRPF; Secretary NEC; Regional Coordination Committee of Central Government Employees & Workers, North Eastern Region; Accounts Category-III Association; NIC Meghalaya 10.05.2015At Shillong: NR Railway Pensioners’ Association; Depot Fire Staff Welfare...

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Measures for pension beneficiaries under EPF

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT RAJYA SABHA QUESTION NO 1966 ANSWERED ON 13.05.2015 Measures for pension beneficiaries under EPF 1966 Dr. Satyanarayan Jatiya Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to state the measures taken by Government to meet the demands of pension beneficiaries under the Employees’ Provident Fund Pension Scheme, 1995 for increasing minimum pension to a respectable level of Rs. 3000 for better standard of living and provision for Dearness Allowance as per price index...

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Railways: Indigenous system of medicine-Homeopathic/Ayurvedic dispensaries-revised policy reg.

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS RAILWAY BOARD No. E(W)2013/ISM/1 New Delhi dated 18.05.2015. The General Managers (Personnel) All Indian Railways including Production Units. Sub: Indigenous system of medicine-Homeopathic/Ayurvedic dispensaries-revised policy reg. Kindly refer to Board’s guidelines on the issue of Indigenous system of medicine issued under Board’s letter dated 23.7.2014 in the subject matter. 2. Pursuant to the requests received from the federations and zonal railways, Board have reconsidered...

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