AICPIN for February 2017
Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW)
- February, 2017
No.5/1/2017- CPI
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF
LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT
LABOUR BUREAU
'CLEREMONT', SHIMLA-171004
DATED: 31st March, 2017
Press
Release
Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW)
- February, 2017
The
All-India CPI-IW for February, 2017 remained stationary at
274 (two
hundred and seventy four). On 1-month percentage change, it
remained
static between January, 2017 and February, 2017, when...
Friday, 31 March 2017
Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme
Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme
Some
empanelled hospitals have stopped providing services in the
recent past
citing reasons of delayed payments, excessive deductions and
low CGHS
rates. 384 empanelled facilities have not renewed Memorandum
of
Agreement with ECHS till date. 69 empanelled facilities have
rejoined
after establishment of online billing system by ECHS.
Actions like
issuance of show cause notice, issuance of ‘stop referral’
pending
investigations have been carried out against such defaulting
hospitals....
Benefits under Direct Benefit Transfer Scheme
Benefits under Direct Benefit Transfer
Scheme
Government proposes to include 500 central schemes under the
Direct
Benefit Transfer (DBT) scheme during the next fiscal year. The
scope of
DBT has been expanded to include 'in kind' transfers as well
as
transfers to various 'enablers' of Government schemes like
ASHA/
Aanganwadi workers etc. It has been decided to bring all
welfare and
subsidy schemes of the Government under DBT. DBT Mission has
identified
more than 500 Schemes/ Components of 63 Ministries
/Departments to be...
Re-Employment of Ex-Servicemen
Re-Employment of Ex-Servicemen
As per
Department of Personnel & Training's OM No. 36034/27/84-
Estt(SCT),
dated 2.5.1985, on an Ex-servicemen joining the Government job
on civil
side after availing of the benefits given to him as an Ex-
servicemen for
his re-employment, his Ex-servicemen status for the purpose
of
re-employment in Government would cease. As per DOP&T OM
No.
36034/6/90-Estt(SCT), dated 10.10.1994, an ex-servicemen
already secured
regular employment under the Central Government in a civil
post would
be...
Army Hospitals : 132 Armed Forces Hospitals
Army Hospitals
There are 132 Armed Forces Hospitals in the
country. The State / UT-wise number of such hospitals is
as under:
S.
No.StateNumber of Armed Forces
Hospitals
ArmyAir ForceNavy
1.Andhra Pradesh--
1
2.Arunachal Pradesh1-
-
3.Assam52-
4.Bihar2-
-
5.Goa1-
1
6.Gujarat5-
-
7.Haryana3-
-
8.Himachal Pradesh6-
-
9.Jammu & Kashmir11-
-
10.Jharkhand2-
-
11.Karnataka111
12.Kerala2-
2
13.Madhya Pradesh61-
14.Maharashtra9-2
15.Manipur1-
-
16.Meghalaya1-
-
17.Nagaland2-
-
18.Odisha1-
1
19.Punjab91-
20.Rajasthan101-
21.Sikkim1-
-
22.Tamil...
7th CPC Allowances only after Apr 23 ?
7th CPC Allowances only after Apr 23 ?
NCJCM
Secretary met Cabinet Secretary on 28th March 2017 and
expressed the
anguish situation among central government employees due to
delay in the
7th Pay Commission Allowance. But Cabinet Secretary mentioned
that
MCD
Elections may result in some delay, however he assured that,
as soon as
he gets report of the Committee on Allowances, that will
immediately be
forwarded to the Cabinet, and after approval of the Cabinet,
if need
be, we would take necessary permission from the Election...
7th Pay Commission: Government to implement soon on higher allowances, says unions
7th Pay Commission: Government to implement soon on higher allowances, says unions
New Delhi: Central government employees unions today said the government has promised that it will implement soon the 'higher allowances' under 7th Pay Commission recommendations, with retrospective effect from August 2016.
A top union leader told that the employee representatives have sought an early finalisation of the 'Committee on Allowances' report.
"We were promised in August, 2016 that the higher allowances (as per the 7th Pay Commission) would be given...
Procrastination of staff issues - non-fulfillment of commitments by the Railway Board - serious unrest prevailing among railway employees
No. II/95/Part X
Dated: 28/03/2017
Shri A.K. Mital,
Chairman,
Railway Board,
New Delhi
Dear Sir,
Sub:
Procrastination of staff issues - non-fulfillment of commitments by the
Railway Board - serious unrest prevailing among railway
employees-intervention requested.
Federation is
constrained to bring to your kind notice that the staff in almost all
categories are the dissatisfied lot due to non-redressal of their
genuine grievances at...
Dr Jitendra Singh launches e-Service Book of DoPT employees
Dr Jitendra Singh launches e-Service Book of DoPT employees
Online Vigilance System of Board and below Board Level Executives of CPSEs launched
The
Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of
North-Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances
& Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh launched
Online Vigilance System of Board and below Board Level Executives of
Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) here today. He also launched
e-Service Book of the Department of Personnel & Training...
Grievances of the Central Government Employees : NC JCM
Grievances of the Central Government Employees : NC JCM
NC JCM writes to the Cabinet Secretary to settle various issues, including revision of HRA
Grievances of the Central Government Employees - Secy./Staff Side writes to Cabinet Secretary
Shiva Gopal Mishra
Secretary
Ph: 23382286
National Council (Staff Side)
Joint Consultative Machinery
for Central Government Employees
13-C, Ferozshah Road, New Delhi - 110001
E-Mail : nc.jcm.np@gmail.com
No.NC/JCM/2017
Dated: March 29, 2017
The Cabinet Secretary,
Government of India,
Cabinet Secretariat,
Rashtrapati...
Grant of Dearness Allowance to Central Government employees - Revised Rates effective from 1.1.2017
Grant of Dearness Allowance to Central Government employees - Revised Rates effective from 1.1.2017
DA Order Jan 2017 - Finmin Released Dearness Allowance Order
No. 1/3/2017-E-II(B)
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure
North Block, New Delhi
Dated the 30th March, 2017.
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject : Grant of Dearness Allowance to Central Government employees - Revised Rates effective from 1.1.2017.
The
...
Thursday, 30 March 2017
Request for payment of salary to the employees & payment of pension on 01.04.2017
Request for payment of salary to the employees &
payment of pension on 01.04.2017
Ref: P/4-1/Staff
Dated : 29.03.2017
To,
Shri B. V. Sudhakar
Secretary (P)
Department of Posts
Dak Bhawan, New Delhi - 110001
Sir,
Sub:- Request for payment of salary to the employees &
payment of pension on 01.04.2017 - Reg.
Ref:-
(1) Dte. Lr. No. 2-1/2007-08/PA-(TECH-I) D 813-897 dated
11.12.2014.
(2) Controller General of Accounts Manual...
Women to get 26 weeks maternity leave, President nod to new law
Women to get 26 weeks maternity leave, President nod
to new law
New Delhi: Women employees will now be able to get paid
maternity leave of 26 weeks, up from 12 weeks, as per a new
law.
President
Pranab Mukherjee has given assent to the Maternity Benefit
(Amendment)
Act, 2017 that has made changes in some of the provisions of
over
55-year-old law entitling certain benefit to women
employees.
The
new law makes it mandatory for every establishment with fifty
or more
employees to have the facility of creche within a prescribed...
National Council (JCM)-Nomination/ re-nomination of the Staff Side on behalf of NFIR
National Council (JCM)-Nomination/ re-nomination of the
Staff Side on behalf of NFIR
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
RAILWAY BOARD
Rail Bhawan,New Delhi-110 001,
dated:27.03.2017
No.2008/E(LR)I/JCM 1-1
The General Secretary,
NFIR.
3. Chelmsford Road.
New Delhi - 110 055.
Dear Sir,
Sub: National Council (JCM)-Nomination/ re-nomination of
the Staff Side on behalf of National Federation of Indian
Railwaymen.
Ref: NFIR’s letter No.IV/NC/JCM/Part IV dated 19.01.2017.
Ministry
of Personnel, Public &Grievances and Pensions...
Admissibility of HRA in the event of non- acceptance/surrender of Railway residential accommodation
Admissibility of HRA in the event of non-
acceptance/surrender of Railway residential
accommodation
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
RAILWAY
BOARD
RBE No. 23/2017
No. E(P&A)II-2015/HRA-6
New Delhi, dated 16.03.2017.
The General Managers(P)/CAOs,
All Indian Railways
and Production Units etc.
Sub: Admissibility of HRA in the event of non-
acceptance/surrender of Railway residential
accommodation.
A
reference from North Western Railway was received for
clarification on
the issue of admissibility of HRA in the event of...
Age Relaxation in Job
Age Relaxation in Job
Relaxation of age up to
35 years (up to 40 years for members of Scheduled Castes and
Scheduled
Tribes) for the widows, divorced women and women judicially
separated
(JSW) from their husbands who are not re-married, for
employment to
Group 'C' and erstwhile Group 'D' post already exists in
Department of
Personnel & Training’s (DoP&T) Office Memorandum (OM)
No.
15012/13/79-Estt (D) dated 19.01.1980. Similar relaxation also
exists
for Group 'A' and Group 'B' posts except where recruitment is
made...
Expansion of ESI Hospital Services
Expansion of ESI Hospital Services
The
Employees State Insurance (ESI) Corporation has taken a number
of reform
initiatives to expand the services of ESI Hospitals in the
country. The
ESI Corporation in its 167th meeting decided to establish ESI
hospitals
and dispensaries based on geographical necessity i.e. the
health
facility should be created not based on the present Insured
Persons
population but on the basis of projected population of the
Insured
Persons after a period of three years for dispensaries and
five years...
Vacant Posts in Central Government for different Categories
Vacant Posts in Central Government for different
Categories
Category-wise data on vacant posts is not maintained
centrally.
As
per the data received from 79 Ministries/Departments for the
year
2014-2015, 18822 employees (8.56%) were recruited from
Minority
Communities in Government services and PSUs.
As per the data
received from 44 Ministries/Departments for the year 2015-
2016, 2851
employees (7.5%) were recruited from Minority Communities in
Government
services and PSUs.
As per information available on the URL
www.rrcps.nic.in,...
Retirement Facilities for Employees Resigned from CPSEs
Retirement Facilities for Employees Resigned from
CPSEs
Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises
29-March, 2017
Department
of Public Enterprises (DPE) issued OM No. W-02/0017/2014-DPE
(WC) dated
01.02.2017 clarifying the term "technical formality
clause" as mentioned
in point xvi) of OM No. W-02/0017/2014-DPE (WC) dated
21.05.2014. This
has no effect on the provisions of the OM dated 21.05.2014.
In
term of para vii) read with para x) of Department of Public
Enterprises
(DPE)'s OM dated 21.05.2014, any employee...
30% add on pay element to the retiring Loco Inspectors for reckoning pensionary benefits
30% add on pay element to the retiring Loco Inspectors
for reckoning pensionary benefits
No.IV/RSAC/Conf./Part VII
Dated:28/03/2017
The Secretary (E),
Railway Board,
New Delhi
Dear Sir,
Sub: Thirty percent (30%) add on pay element to the
retiring Loco Inspectors for reckoning pensionary benefits-
reg.
Ref: Railway Board’s letter No.E(P&A)II-2015/RS-25 dated
24/01/2017
The Railway Board vide letter dated 24th January 2017 has
clarified to
the Zonal Railways that the Running Staff are entitled for 55%
add on
pay element on...
Wednesday, 29 March 2017
7th CPC Allowance Committee Meeting held on 28.3.2017 - AIRF
7th CPC Allowance Committee Meeting held on 28.3.2017 -
AIRF
"Meeting of Committee on Allowances took place on
28th March, 2017, discussion on Allowances remained
inconclusive. Issue of House Rent Allowance didn’t come up
during meeting."
No.AIRF/24(C)
Dated: March 28, 2017
The General Secretaries,
All Affiliated Unions,
Dear Comrades!
Sub: Meeting of Committee on
Allowances held today remained inconclusive
Meeting
of Committee on Allowances took place on 28th March, 2017,
discussion on Allowances remained inconclusive. Issue...
Submission of Allowance Committee Report
Submission of Allowance Committee Report
Latest news on submission of 7th CPC Allowance
Committee Report
"Today
in Parliament, Minister of State for Finance Shri Santhosh
Kumar
Gangwar said in a written reply to a question regarding the
submission
of Allowance Committee Report. He said that the Allowance
Committee is
now in the process of finalizing its Report. Decisions on
implementing
the Report will be taken after the Report is submitted by the
Committee."
Detailed Questions and Answers:
QUESTIONS:
(a)
Whether Government...
Tuesday, 28 March 2017
ICAR - Implementation of 7th CPC recommendations for pensioners/ Family pensioners and drawal of dearness relief as per 6th CPC
ICAR - Implementation of 7th CPC recommendations for
pensioners/ Family pensioners and drawal of dearness relief as
per 6th CPC
INDIAN COUNCIL OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
KRISHI BHAVAN NEW DELHI
F.No.: FIN/10/02/2017 - Pension
Dated 15th March, 2017
CIRCULAR
Sub: Implementation
of 7th CPC recommendations for pensioners/ Family pensioners
and drawal
of dearness relief as per 6th CPC-regarding.
Large
numbers of representation/Letters...
Women Personnel of the Armed Forces
Women Personnel of the Armed Forces
The number of women officer's (excluding medical and dental
branch) in all the three wings of defence forces is as
under:
Army
(as on 1.1.2017)
Navy
(as on 16.3.2017)
Air Force
(as on 1.3.2017)
1528
469
1581
The
details of women officers (excluding medical and dental
branch)
recruited during the last four years and the current year,
Service-wise,
are as under:-
Year
Army
Navy
Air Force
2013
127
50
144
2014
104
57
155
2015
72
35
223
2016
69
43
108
2017
(till...
Grant of TA/DA to retired Railway servants, re-engaged after retirement
Grant of TA/DA to retired Railway servants, re-engaged after retirement
Government of India/Bharat Sarkar
Ministry of Railways/Rail Mantralaya
Railway Board
No.F(E)I/2015/AL-28/58
RBE No.24/17
New Delhi, dated 16.03.2017.
General Managers,
All Indian Railways etc,
(As per Standard Mailing List)
Sub: Grant of TA/DA to
retired Railway servants, re-engaged after retirement.
Ref: CORE, Allahabad’s letter No.
CORE/E/1/19/ENGAGEMENT/PART-1...
No ACP/MACP Promotional Scheme for KV Employees
No ACP/MACP Promotional Scheme for KV Employees
The
Modified Assured Career Progression Scheme for the Central Government
civilian employees has been introduced vide Department of Personnel
& Training O.M. No. 35034/3/2008-Estt.(D) dated 19th May, 2009 as
amended from time to time. The extension of Modified Assured Career
Progression (MACP) to the employees is subject to the conditions that:
i) The earlier ACP Scheme was also implemented / adopted by the said Autonomous / Statutory Body.
ii) The proposal to adopt MACP Scheme has been...
Reimbursement of full fare under Dynamic System of Railways - LTC fares
Reimbursement of full fare under Dynamic System of Railways - Clarification
Reimbursement of LTC fares
After introduction of dynamic fare scheme by Indian Railways with effect from September, 2016, the matter is under
active examination in consultation with Department of Expenditure to extend suitable dispensation to Central Government
employees on LTC.
The above information given by the Minister in Parliament on 23.3.201...
Monday, 27 March 2017
Government to destroy babus performance appraisal reports
Government to destroy babus performance appraisal
reports
New
Delhi: The performance appraisal reports of IAS and IPS
officers, who
have retired two years ago, will be destroyed by the
Centre.
It
has asked officers of all India services - Indian
Administrative Service
(IAS), Indian Police Service (IPS) and Indian Forest Service
(IFoS)
- to make a request to the central government in case
they want to have a
copy of their performance reports.
Existing norms allow
confidential rolls of members of all-India services...
PCDA Circular 190 - Non transfer of Pension files from banks to other PDAs
PCDA Circular 190 - Non transfer of Pension files
from banks to other PDAs
Office of the Principal Controller of Defence Accounts
(Pension), Draupadi
Ghat, Allahabad-211014
Circular No. 190
No. AT/Tech/70-XXV
Dated:16.03.2017
To,
1.
The Chief Accountant, RBI Deptt. of Govt. Bank Accounts,
Central office
C-7, Second Floor, Bandre- Kurla Complex, P B No. 8143,
Bandre East
Mumbai-400051.
2. The Manger CPPC of Public Sector Banks including IDBI
3. The Nodal Officers (ICICI/ AXIS/HDFC Bank)
Sub: Non transfer of Pension files from...
Death Claim settled within 20 days from the date of receipt
Death Claim settled within 20 days from the date of
receipt
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 3931
ANSWERED ON: 27.03.2017
Death Claims
G. HARI
Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be
pleased to state:-
(a)
whether the Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO)
proposes to
settle PF money claimed after death of an employee within
seven days
from 20 days at present;
(b)if so, the details thereof;
(c)whether
all the death cases claims will be given top priority and
officers...
More than 2 dozen companies want collaboration with India Post Payments Bank-Manoj Sinha
More than 2 dozen companies want collaboration with India
Post Payments Bank-Manoj Sinha
Government
has said that there are many companies who have approached
the
Department of Posts for collaboration with India Post Payments
Bank.
Replying to a question in the Rajya Sabha, the Minister of
Communications Shri Manoj Sinha said that while the Department
is in
various stages of discussions with them, decision on formal
partnerships
will be taken after carefully evaluating the entire value
proposition
that they propose for the...
7th Pay Commission : Who is responsible for the delay?
7th Pay Commission : Who is responsible for the delay?
With
the financial year coming to an end, the central government
employees
are still waiting for an answer. When will we get higher
allowance under
the 7th Pay Commission? The committee which was formed by the
government on higher allowance has failed to meet its deadline
to submit
the report.
There are more than 56 lakh employees who will be getting
higher allowances...
Notification on Dearness allowance (DA) this week
Notification on Dearness allowance (DA) this week
New
Delhi: The Central government has announced to release of an
additional
instalment of 2 per cent of dearness allowance (DA) to
central
government employees and dearness relief to pensioner with
effect from
January 1, 2017.
Union Finance Ministry on Monday said that notification in
this regard is expected to be issued this week.
The
government is to notify its decision to...
Implications of implementation of 7th Pay Commission
Implications of implementation of 7th Pay
Commission
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2704
ANSWERED ON 24.03.2017
IMPLICATIONS OF
IMPLEMENTATION OF SEVENTH PAY COMMISSION
2704.SHRI MOHD. ALI KHAN:
Will the Minister of
RAILWAYS be pleased to state:
(a)
whether it is a fact that implementation of the Seventh Pay
Commission
recommendations has serious financial implications on Indian
Railways,
if so, the estimated additional financial implication over
staff and
pensioners; and
(b)...
GDS: Grameen Dak Sevaks Lok Sabha Q&A
GDS: Grameen Dak Sevaks Lok Sabha Q&A
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS
DEPARTMENT OF POSTS
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3450
TO BE ANSWERED
ON 22ND MARCH, 2017
GRAMEEN DAK
SEVAKS
3450. SHRI RAHUL KASWAN:
SHRI RAMESH BIDHURI:
SHRI
BALABHADRA MAJHI:
SHRI TAMRADHWAJ SAHU:
Will
the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:
(a)
the total number of postal circles in the country and the
number of
GPOs, SPOs and EDBOs functioning under these circles alongwith
number of
these post offices located in rural...
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