7th CPC recommendations on Gazetted and Restricted Holidays – Dopt expects comments from NC JCM Staff Side

7th CPC recommendations on Gazetted and Restricted Holidays – Dopt expects comments from NC JCM Staff Side F. No.12/23/2015-JCA-2 Government of India Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Department of Personnel and Training Establishment (JCA – 2) Section North Block, New Delhi, Date January 22, 2016 Shri Shiv Gopal Mishra Secretary National Council (Staff Side) Joint Consultative Machinery for Central Government Employees 13-C, Ferozshah Road, New Delhi 110 001 Subject: Recommendations of the Seventh Pay...

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Expected DA on Jan 2016 - AICPIN for December 2015

Expected DA on Jan 2016 - AICPIN for December 2015 No.5/1/2015- CPI GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT LABOUR BUREAU `CLEREMONT’, SHIMLA-171004 DATED: 29th January, 2016 Press Release Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) – December, 2015 The All-India CPI-IW for December, 2015 decreased by I point and pegged at 269 (two hundred and sixty nine). On 1-month percentage change, it decreased by (-) 0.37 per cent between November and December, 2015 which was static between the same two months a...

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Instructions for processing foreign visits of officers of the Government of India for approval of Screening Committee of Secretaries (SCoS)

Instructions for processing foreign visits of officers of the Government of India for approval of Screening Committee of Secretaries (SCoS) Clarification on revised comprehensive guidelines/instructions on foreign visit by officers of Government of India No. 4(4)/E.Coord/2015 Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Expenditure North Block, New Delhi. Dated 25th January, 2016. OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject: Instructions for processing foreign visits of officers of the Government of India for approval of Screening Committee...

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Implementation of the recommendations of the 7th CPC – Meeting of Nodal officers of various Departments will be held on 2.2.2016

Implementation of the recommendations of the 7th CPC – Meeting of Nodal officers of various Departments will be held on 2.2.2016 Meeting of Nodal officers of various Departments – implementation of the recommendations of the 7th CPC – Issues on way ahead F.No.1-1/2016- IC Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Expenditure New Delhi, 29.1.2016 Meeting Notice Subject : Meeting of Nodal officers of various Departments – implementation of the recommendations of the 7th CPC – Issues on way ahead. In order to process...

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DoPT has already introduced one-page form for Central Pensioners – Dr Jitendra Singh

DoPT has already introduced one-page form for Central Pensioners – Dr Jitendra Singh DoPT’s innovative reform to switch over to the use of “one-page” form Press Information Bureau Government of India Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions 28-January-2016 18:36 IST Dr Jitendra Singh appeals for use of ‘one-page’ form The Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh has appealed...

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7th CPC Recommendations on Encashment and Accumulation of Earned Leave

7th CPC Recommendations on Encashment and Accumulation of Earned Leave “The recommendations in relation to pay of both the civilian and defence forces personnel will also lead to a significant increase in the pay drawn and therefore in the total amount of leave encashment available for an employee. Therefore raising the present ceiling of 300 days is not recommended by the Commission”. Earned Leave : Presently 30 days EL per annum is granted to Civilian employees and 60 days to Defence personnel. EL can be accumulated up to 300 days...

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Secretaries Committee to hold first meeting to process 7th Pay Commission report on Feb 2

Secretaries Committee to hold first meeting to process 7th Pay Commission report on Feb 2 Nodal officers of different ministries and departments will hold first meeting on February 2 to formulate action points for processing 7th Pay Commission report that have bearing on remuneration of about 1 crore central government employees and pensioners. An Empowered Committee of Secretaries, headed by Cabinet Secretary P K Sinha, has been set up to process the panel’s recommendations that would put an additional burden of Rs 1.02 lakh crore on...

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Vacancies of Stenographer Grade ‘D’ of CSSS – Dopt orders on 28.1.2016

Vacancies of Stenographer Grade ‘D’ of CSSS – Dopt orders on 28.1.2016 No.6/3/2015-CS-II(C)   Government of India   Ministry of Personnel, public Grievances and Pension Department of Personnel and Training 3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan, Khan Market, New Delhi-110003 Dated: 28th January, 2016 OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject:- Vacancies of Stenographer Grade ‘D’ of CSSS-reg. The undersigned is directed to that this Department had conveyed 102 tentative vacancies ror Stenographer Grade ‘C’ & ‘D’ Examination, 2015 to be conducted by...

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Maximum of 6 tickets can be booked by an individual user in a month – New restriction by IRCTC

Maximum of 6 tickets can be booked by an individual user in a month – New restriction by IRCTC Press Information Bureau Government of India Ministry of Railways 28-January-2016 16:34 IST Railway Ministry introduces new checks on booking of e-ticket/i-ticket through IRCTC website with a view to further prevent possible misuse Under the new provisions a maximum of 6 tickets can be booked online by an individual user in a month on IRCTC website This new provision will come into effect w.e.f. 15th February, 2015 The move aims to deter...

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Discontinuation of Interview at Lower Level Posts

No.39020/09/2015) Government of India Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievance and Pensions (Department of Personnel and Training) Estt. B Section Discontinuation of Interview at Lower Level Posts The Prime Minister in his address to the nation on the Independence Day has stressed the need to discontinue holding interviews for recruitment for such junior level posts where personality assessment is not an absolutely necessary requirement. He has called upon the Government Organizations’ to end this practice at the earliest as it will help...

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PM to Review Performance of Ministries every month

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday took exception to the complaints and grievances related to the customs and excise sector and directed strict action against the officials responsible. PM to Review Performance of Ministries every month PM to Review Performance of Ministries every month – He asked the Secretaries, to set up a system for top-level monitoring of grievances, a PMO statement said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a meeting of his Council of Ministers on Wednesday evening to review the implementation of the decisions...

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Promotion of Govt. Servants exonerated after retirement — Procedure and Guidelines to be followed – Regarding.

Promotion of Govt. Servants exonerated after retirement — Procedure and Guidelines to be followed – Regarding.  No.22011/3/2013-Estt (D) Government of India Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions (Department of Personnel and Training) North Block, New Delhi Dated- 25.01.2016 OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject:- Promotion of Govt. Servants exonerated after retirement — Procedure and Guidelines to be followed – Regarding. The undersigned is directed to invite reference to the Department of Personnel and Training...

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Constitution of Empowered Committee of Secretaries for processing the Report of the Seventh Central Pay Commission – Finance Ministry Orders on 27.1.2016

Constitution of Empowered Committee of Secretaries for processing the Report of the Seventh Central Pay Commission – Finance Ministry Orders on 27.1.2016   No.1-4/2015-E.III(A) Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Expenditure New Delhi, dated the 27th January, 2016 OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject: Constitution of Empowered Committee of Secretaries for processing the Report of the Seventh Central Pay Commission It has been decided with the approval of the Cabinet to set up an Empowered Committee of Secretaries...

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Secretaries committee to screen 7th Pay Commission report

Secretaries committee to screen 7th Pay Commission report Government has set up a 13-member Empowered Committee of Secretaries (CoS) headed by Cabinet Secretary P K Sinha for processing the report of the Seventh Central Pay Commission, which has bearing on remuneration of 47 lakh central government employees and 52 lakh pensioners. “The Empowered Committee will function as a screening committee to screen the recommendations of the Commission after taking into account the views of the concerned stakeholders… so as to firm up the final...

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7th CPC Report : Indian Army is one of the largest professional volunteer land forces in the world

7th CPC Report : Indian Army is one of the largest professional volunteer land forces in the world Cadres of Defence Forces Personnel : Junior Commissioned Officers (JCO)/ Other Ranks (OR) Junior Commissioned Officers (JCO) and Other Ranks (OR) number 13.2 lakh across the three Services. JCOs/ORs can be broadly categorised in terms of their roles and skills. Roles Army : With a strength of approximately 11 lakh, the Indian Army is one of the largest professional volunteer land forces in the world. The cadre of the Army consists...

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7th CPC Recommendations : Upgradation of GP 4200, 4600 and 4800 for the Employees of the Supreme Court

7th CPC Recommendations : Upgradation of GP 4200, 4600 and 4800 for the Employees of the Supreme Court Officers and Employees of the Supreme Court : Upgradation of Pay in Selected Posts in Existing GP 2800 Upgradation of pay has been sought for the group of posts in the present pay scale with GP 2800 to GP 4200. These include Junior Court Assistant, Chauffer, Special Process Server, Restorer Gr. I /Library Attendant Gr. I/Gestetner Operator Gr. I. Analysis and Recommendations : The Commission has noted the recommendations made...

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Notifying of Recruitment Rules within ten weeks time period after the same are approved by the UPSC – Dopt Orders

Notifying of Recruitment Rules within ten weeks time period after the same are approved by the UPSC – Dopt Orders No. AB.14017/61/2008-Estt. (RR) Government of India Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Department of Personnel and Training New Delhi Dated: the 27th January, 2016 OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject:- Notifying of Recruitment Rules within ten weeks time period after the same are approved by the Union Public Service Commission – regarding. Attention is invited to Para No. 5.2 of this Department’s O.M. No.AB.14017/48/2010-Estt.(RR)...

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Immovable Property Return the year 2015 (as on 31.12.2015) – Dopt Instructions

Immovable Property Return the year 2015 (as on 31.12.2015) – Dopt Instructions No. 26/2/2015-CS.I (PR) Government of India Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Department of Personnel & Training 2nd Floor, Lok Navak Bhawan, Khan Market, New Delhi, Dated 27th January. 2016 OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject: Immovable Property Return the year 2015 (as on 31.12.2015) The undersigned is directed to refer to this Departrnent’s Office Memorandums of even number dated 21.12.2015 and 18.01.2016 on the subject cited above (available...

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7th Pay Commission – Certain Positive Aspects of Recommendations made

7th Pay Commission – Certain Positive Aspects of Recommendations made Here are some aspects of 7th Pay Commission report which are much beneficial to Central Government Employees. If Govt accepts these recommendations as such overall compensation package of Central Government Employees will be more attractive. 7th Pay Commission – Certain Positive Aspects of Recommendations made in the 7th CPC Report mainly in the areas of Central Government Employees Welfare measures and Retirement Schemes. Though 7th Pay Commission report failed to convince...

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Demand for appropriate pay scales to officers of accounts and audit

The convention considers the measures such as reduction in the wages of women employee who avail CCL, forcing the employees to go on voluntary retirement on completion of 20 years of service in the name of ‘inefficiency’, earmarking ‘very good’ for MACP, withdrawal of all types of short term advances, refusal to recommend for scrapping of new Pension scheme, etc are the most retrograde recommendations of the 7CPC. Demand for appropriate pay scales to officers of accounts and audit Confederation of Central Government Employees has published the...

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Change of Definition of OROP in Various Correspondence of DESW Noticed

Change of Definition of OROP in Various Correspondence of DESW Noticed Shri Manohar Parrikar Hon’ble Raksha Mantri 104, South Block, New Delhi Change of Definition of OROP in Various Correspondence of DESW Noticed Dear Sh Manohar Parrikar Ji Pl refer to: 1. MOD letter no 12(01/2014-D (Pen/Pol) dated 26 Feb 14 2. MOM of the meeting chaired by RM on 26 Feb 14 to discuss OROP 3. Reply of MOS Defense Sh Rao Inderjit Singh Dated 2 Dec 14 in a written reply to Sh Rajeev Chandrashekhar in Rajya Sabha 4. GOI press release dated 5 Sep...

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Reserve Bank of India has issued a circular on Payment of Agency Commission on pension accounts

Reserve Bank of India has issued a circular on Payment of Agency Commission on pension accounts RBI has clarified that agency banks are being compensated at Rs. 65 per transaction for handling pension computation, payment and related services on behalf of Central and State Governments up to 14 transactions per year. So, splitting up transaction for earning more commission by banks is not permitted. Reserve Bank circular on Payment of Agency Commission on pension accounts – Transaction in pension more than allowed numbers would not fetch...

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AIRF to conduct secret ballot proposing Indefinite Strike against 7th CPC report

AIRF to conduct secret ballot proposing Indefinite Strike against 7th CPC report AIRF will conduct a secret ballot on February 11 and 12 to decide the date and future course of action (on strike) – Shiv Gopal Mishra, AIRF General Secretary All-India Railwaymen’s Federation (AIRF) threatened to go ‘Indefinite Strike’ against the Seventh Pay Commission report. “We will conduct a secret ballot on February 11 and 12 to decide the date and future course of action (on strike),” AIRF General Secretary Shiv Gopal Mishra said here today. He said...

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BSNL Clarification regarding Employees Pension Scheme

BSNL Clarification regarding Employees Pension Scheme BHARAT SANCHAR NIGAM LIMITED (A Govt. of India Enterprise) NO.500-85/CA-II/BSNL/EPF/2011/Vol.VI Dated 19.01.2016 To, The IFAs, All Circles BSNL Sub.: Various Gazette Notifications issued by EPFO from Time to Time This office has been receiving queries regarding Employees Pension Scheme. In this regard, it is informed that EPFO vide its letter no. Actuarial / 18(2)2008/ Vol.III/7738 dated 29.08.2014 (copy enclosed) has already clarified that henceforth, EPS will apply only to EPF members...

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