7th Central Pay Commission Pay Hike

7th Central Pay Commission Pay Hike Press Information Bureau Government of India Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions 23-November, 2016 Pay Hike The 7th Central Pay Commission in its Report contained in Para 5.1.46 titled 'Withholding Annual Increments of Non-performers after 20 Years has inter-alia recommended for withholding of annual increments in the case of those employees who are not able to meet the benchmark either for Modified Assured Career Progression (MACP) or a regular promotion within the first...

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Threshold Limit for Coverage under ESIC

Threshold Limit for Coverage under ESIC The Government, in principle, decided to enhance the threshold limit of wage for coverage under the Employees’ State Insurance (ESI) Act, 1948 from existing Rs.15,000/- pm to Rs. 21,000/- pm. For this purpose, a Notification had been issued on 06.10.2016 inviting suggestion/objections from all stakeholders. As on 31.03.3016, the number of Insured Persons(IPs) under ESI Scheme were 2.14 crores. The additional number of IPs on account of wage revision are estimated to be 35 Lakhs. The ESI Corporation has...

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Relaxation from payment of Service Charge in internet booking of Railway tickets through IRCTC

Relaxation from payment of Service Charge in internet booking of Railway tickets through IRCTC Ministry of Railways has decided that in order to help passengers and incentivise the payment through credit/debit/cash cards instead of cash payment for booking of reserved tickets, Service Charge shall not be collected on booking of e-tickets/ i-tickets from 23rd November to 31st December, 2016. Service Charge is Rs. 20 on sleeper/ 2nd Class and Rs. 40 on AC classes for booking through IRCTC. P...

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7th Pay Commission: Higher allowances from January

7th Pay Commission: Higher allowances from January New Delhi: The central government employees to get their higher allowances under the 7th Pay Commission recommendations from January next, the top Finance Ministry sources told today. When asked whether the arrears would be paid too, they said, “Higher allowances will be paid with retrospective effect from August 2016 but the central government employees unions demanded for implementation of the allowances with retrospective effect from January 2016.” “The central government employees...

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Recommendations of the High Power Committee to review the duty hours of running staff - Decisions thereof on Breach of Rest Allowance

Recommendations of the High Power Committee to review the duty hours of running staff - Decisions thereof on Breach of Rest Allowance. GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (RAILWAY BOARD) RBE No. 135/2016 No. 2014/E(P&A)II/HPC Report New Delhi, dated 18.11.2016 The General Managers(P)/CAOs, All Indian Railways and Production Units etc. Sub: Recommendations of the High Power Committee to review the duty hours of running staff - Decisions thereof on Breach of Rest Allowance. The High Power Committee, constituted to review...

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Guidelines on treatment of effect of penalties on promotion - role of Departmental Promotion Committee

Guidelines on treatment of effect of penalties on promotion - role of Departmental Promotion Committee. No .22011/4/2007-Estt. (D) Government of India Ministry of Personnel, Public and Training (Department of Personnel and Training) North Block, New Delhi - 110 011 November 21, 2016 OFFICE MEMORANDUM Sub: Guidelines on treatment of effect of penalties on promotion - role of Departmental Promotion Committee The Department of Personnel & Training vide its OM of even number dated 28.4.2014 issued instructions on the above subject....

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Bank Employees demands Overtime Allowance for Extra Work and Working on Holiday - BEFI

Bank Employees demands Overtime Allowance for Extra Work and Working on Holiday - BEFI Overtime Allowance for Extra-Work BEFI BANK EMPLOYEES FEDERATION OF INDIA NARESH PAUL CENTRE 53, Radha Bazar Lane, (1st Floor), Kolkata – 700 001 e-mail:pradipbefi@yahoo.co.in Website: www.befi.in (Ph):033- 2225-4414/2236-5108 (M) 94331 44271 Fax: 033-2236-5109/2242- 0690 11th November 2016 By Fax: 022-22184222 The Chief Executive Indian Banks’ Association World Trade Center Complex, Centre - 1, 6th Floor Cuffe Parade Mumbai - 400...

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