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Sunday, 31 December 2017

Issuing of Aadhaar cards through post offices and banks

Issuing of Aadhaar cards through post offices and banks GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-900 ANSWERED ON-22.12.2017 Issuing of Aadhaar cards through post offices and banks 900 . Shri Dharmapuri Srinivas Will the Minister of ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the Government is contemplating on handing over the work of issuing of Aadhaar Cards to Post Offices and Banks in the country; and (b) if so, the details...
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Restriction in conduct rules on investments by employees

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL,PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-1223 ANSWERED ON-28.12.2017 Restriction in conduct rules on investments by employees 1223 . Shri Narayan Lal Panchariya (a) whether there are any restrictions under relevant conduct rules on investments by Central Government employees in stock market/financial market instruments; (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; (c) whether Government is considering any proposal for giving greater freedom to Central Government...
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Saturday, 30 December 2017

Revision of interest rates for Small Savings Schemes for 4th Quarter of FY 2017-18 (Jan, 18 to Mar, 18) - MoF

Revision of interest rates for Small Savings Schemes for 4th Quarter of FY 2017-18 (Jan, 18 to Mar, 18) - MoF F.No.01/04/2016-NS Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Economic Affairs (Budget Division)  North Block, New Delhi Dated: 27.12.2017   Office Memorandum Subject: Revision of interest rates for Small Savings Schemes. The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department's OM of even number dated...
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Development of Software for inter cadre transfer / deputation and fixation of Seniority of promotee IAS officers

F. No. 13017/33/2016-AIS-I Department of Personnel and Training AIS - I  Date: 27th December, 2017 Sub: Development of Software for inter cadre transfer / deputation and fixation of Seniority of promotee IAS officers - reg. Seniority Desk (AIS-I) vide ID note dated 09.09.2016 and reminder dated 20.01.2017 (copies enclosed) has requested NIC, DoPT to develop software to process all cases of inter cadre transfer / deputation online and to fix Seniority of promotee IAS officers online. However, no progress in the matter...
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Santosh Kumar Gangwar releases ESIC Calendar and Diary

Santosh Kumar Gangwar releases ESIC Calendar and Diary Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar, Union Minister of State (I/C) for Labour & Employment, Government of India released the ESIC Calendar, Diary and Telephone Directory for the year 2018 at a special function in New Delhi today. The ESIC Calendar-2018 gives basic information about the efforts taken by ESIC in increasing ESI coverage and reach, various benefits offered and areas of priorities for the New Year under ESI Scheme etc. The ESIC Diary-2018 also gives complete information...
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Friday, 29 December 2017

AICPIN for the Month of November 2017

AICPIN for the Month of November 2017 No.5/1/2017-CPI GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT LABOUR BUREAU CLEREMONT, SHIMLA-171004 DATED: 29th December, 2017 Press Release Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) - November, 2017 The All-India CPI-IW for November, 2017 increased by 1 point and pegged at 288 (two hundred and eighty eight). On 1-month percentage change, it increased by (+) 0.35 per cent between October, 2017 and November, 2017 when compared with the decrease of (-) 0.36 per cent...
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Gramin Dak Sevaks - Lok Sabha Q&A

Gramin Dak Sevaks - Lok Sabha Q&A GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 1427 ANSWERED ON: 27.12.2017 Gramin Dak Sevaks BHEEMRAO BASWANTHRAO PATIL Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:- (a) whether the Government has constituted any Committee to look into the salary structure, other service matters and problems of Gramin Dak Sevaks and if so, the details and the composition thereof; (b) whether the said Committee has since submitted its report and if so,...
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Corrigendum of contractual fees for the persons engaged at ECHS Polyclinics

Corrigendum of contractual fees for the persons engaged at ECHS Polyclinics File No.22D(25)/2017/(WE)/D(Res-I) Government of India Ministry of Defence (Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare Sena Bhavan, New Delhi Dated 20 November, 2017 To The Chief of Army Staff The Chief of Naval Staff The Chief of Air Staff CORRIGENDUM Sir. With reference to GOl Ministry of Defence letter No.22D (50)/2007 US(WE)/D(Res).Vol.-ll dated 3rd May 2016 and 22D(50)/2007/US(WE)/D(ResNol.-II dated 2nd June 2017, I am directed to convey the sanction of...
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GDS Kamlesh Chandra Committee Recommendations will be implemented soon - Minister replied in Parliament on 27th December, 2017

GDS Kamlesh Chandra Committee Recommendations will be implemented soon - Minister replied in Parliament on 27th December, 2017 Minister of State (IC) for Communications & Railways, Shri Manoj Sinha, in a written reply to a question on GDS Kamlesh Chandra Committee Report, in Lok Sabha on 27.12.2017 informed that a One Man Committee has been constituted to look into the salary structure, other service matters and problems of Gramin Dak Sevaks under the Chairmanship of Shri Kamlesh Chandra. The Committee has submitted...
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Thursday, 28 December 2017

Amendment in EPF scheme for buying homes

Amendment in EPF scheme for buying homes GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-1056 ANSWERED ON-27.12.2017 Amendment in EPF scheme for buying homes 1056 . Shri R. Vaithilingam (a)whether Government will amend the Employees” Provident Fund (EPF) scheme to enable around 4 crore members of Employees” Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) to withdraw upto 90 per cent of their fund for making down payments while buying houses; (b)whether said amendment will also allow the EPFO subscribers to...
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Decision of the Cabinet for enhancement of age of superannuation of Dental Doctors under Ministry of Railway

Decision of the Cabinet for enhancement of age of superannuation of Dental Doctors under Ministry of Railway GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (RAILWAY BOARD) RRE No. 205/2017 New Delhi Dated: 26.12.2017 No. E(P&A)I-2016/RT-16 The General Managers and Principal Financial Advisers, All Indian Railways including Production Units etc. Sub: Decision of the Cabinet for enhancement of age of superannuation of Dental Doctors under Ministry of Railways. Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoH&FW) vide OM No. A.12034/1/2017-...
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Voluntary Retirement in Paramilitary Forces

Voluntary Retirement in Paramilitary Forces PERSONNEL OF PARAMILITARY FORCES TAKING VOLUNTARY RETIREMENT Minister of State for Home Affairs replied in Parliament(Rajya Sabha) on 27.12.2017 regarding Voluntary Retirement in Paramilitary Forces. “As per information provided by Central Armed Police Forces and Assam Rifles (CAPFs & AR), 19239 personnel have taken voluntary retirement from service since January, 2016. Improvement in service conditions/ amenities and welfare of the force personnel is a continuous endeavour. A study was got...
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Wednesday, 27 December 2017

Ministry of Finance: Year End Review 2017 - Regarding 7th Central Pay Commission

Ministry of Finance: Year End Review 2017 - Regarding 7th Central Pay Commission Enhancing the quality of life remained primary goal for Government when it put into implementation the recommendations of the 7th Central Pay Commission to benefit more than 48 Lakh Central Government Employees. Department of Expenditure (DOE) General Financial Rules (GFRs), 2017 were released on 7th March, 2017 to enable an improved, efficient...
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NFIR New Year Message

NFIR New Year Message No.IV/NFIR/7 CPC(Imp)/Allowance/2016/Part I Dated: 25/12/2017 MESSAGE Dear Brothers/Sisters, We Will be celebrating New Year Day on January 1, 208 with disappointment and  agony as the Government has done grave injustice by reducing the percentage or various  Allowances and also by not granting the Allowances from 1st January. 2016. Almost all Railway employees in all corners Of Indian Railways have been deprived Of their legitimate Allowances in terms Of percentages existed prior to acceptance...
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Promotion of Defence Production

Promotion of Defence Production Defence manufacturing is primarily driven by capital acquisition of defence equipment. Under 'Make in India' initiative of the Government, several measures have been taken to promote indigenous design, development and manufacture of defence equipment in the country by harnessing the capabilities of the public and private sector. These measures include according preference to procurement from Indian vendors under the Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP), liberalization of the licensing regime and...
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Pay Revision of Nurses

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO: 103 ANSWERED ON: 22.12.2017 Pay Revision of Nurses BHAVANA GAWALI (PATIL) Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state: Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state: (a) whether the All India Nurses Confederation has demanded review of their pay scale and increase in their allowances; (b) if...
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Revival and Restructuring of CPSEs

Revival and Restructuring of CPSEs GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 1375 ANSWERED ON: 22.12.2017 Revival and Restructuring of CPSEs SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE DHARMENDRA YADAV ANANDRAO ADSUL PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:- (a) whether the ailing Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) need revival and restructuring and if so, the details thereof: (b) whether the Government has issued guidelines for revival and restructuring of such ailing CPSEs...
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Government says No Proposal to Revise Income Tax Rates this year

Government says No Proposal to Revise Income Tax Rates this year GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1355 TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 22ND DECEMBER, 2017 01, PAUSHA, 1939 (SAKA) AMEND INCOME TAX RATES 1355. SHRI DEVENDRA SINGH BHOLE: Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government proposes to amend the present rates of income tax so that more people may pay income tax; (b) if so, the details thereof and the benefits likely to accrue...
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Tuesday, 26 December 2017

PCDA Circular 30 - Payment of enhanced Monetary Allowances attached to pre and post independence Gallantry Awards

PCDA Circular 30 - Payment of enhanced Monetary Allowances attached to pre and post independence Gallantry Awards Office of the Pr.C.D.A.(Pensions), Draupadighat, Allahabad - 211014 Circular No. 30 Date: 22.12.2017 To, 1. The Director of Treasuries 2. The Post Master, Kathua, Srinagar (J&K) 3. The Post Master, Campbell Bay (Andaman & Nicobar) 4. The Defence Pension Disbursing Officer …….. 5. The Pay and Accounts Officer …….. 6. The Assistant Military Attache(P) Embassy of India,Kathmandu,(Nepal) 7. The Director of...
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Is the House Rent Allowance paid to Central Government employees as per the recommendations of 7th Pay Commission sufficient?

Is the House Rent Allowance paid to Central Government employees as per the recommendations of 7th Pay Commission sufficient? If the question is to be answered at a superficial level, the answer is yes. Let us analyze things from the angle of a lower rung employee. An employee is paid HRA at the rate of 24%, 16% and 8% of his basic salary based on the city where he works. For HRA purpose, cities in India are divided into three groups, namely X, Y and Z, and HRA is paid respectively at the rate of 24%, 16% and 8% uniformly...
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7th Pay Commission: Challenging year for Central Government Employees

7th Pay Commission: Challenging year for Central Government Employees The central government employees passed a challenging year for a number of factors including hike in pay, minimum pay hike, raising of fitment factor, pay anomalies and non-payment of arrears on allowances, employees unions said. The delayed implementation of allowances have saved the government nearly Rs 40,000 crore. The non-payment of arrears on allowances caused tremendous irritation and frustration among the central government employees, said a unions...
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Give asset details or lose promotions and foreign postings: Government to IAS officers

Give asset details or lose promotions and foreign postings: Government to IAS officers All IAS officers have been asked to submit details of their assets by next month and warned that the failure to do so would lead to a denial of vigilance clearances needed for promotions and foreign postings. The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has written to all Central government departments, states and union territories asking them to ensure submission of Immovable Property Returns (IPRs) by IAS officers working with them...
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Saturday, 23 December 2017

CL of staff to be deducted on reaching office late

CL of staff to be deducted on reaching office late New Delhi:) Cracking the whip on lax babus, the Women and Child Development Department of the Delhi government would now deduct one casual leave for every three times an official reaches office after 9.45 am, besides seeking a written explanation from them.The move comes after it was observed by the department that some officials posted at WCD Headquarters were not reaching office even till 9.45 am.The department has issued a memorandum, stating that all officers and officials will ensure punctuality...
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Join work within 24-hours or face termination: Govt to Nurses

Join work within 24-hours or face termination: Govt to Nurses Bhubaneswar: Odisha government today asked the agitating contractual nurses to join work within 24 hours or face termination. The ultimatum was served by Mission Director of National Health Mission (NHM), Odisha, Shalini Pandit. “I request and direct the agitating contractual nurses to join duty in 24 hours or we will be compelled to terminate them,” Pandit told reporters. Stating that the Health Minister has already assured the agitating nurses to redress their grievances soon,...
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7th Central Pay Commission's recommendations - revision of Pay Scales - Meeting regarding Amendment of Service Rules/Recruitment Rules

7th Central Pay Commission's recommendations - revision of Pay Scales - Meeting regarding Amendment of Service Rules/Recruitment Rules F.No.AB-14017/13/2016-Estt.(RR) Government of India Ministry Of Personnel, Public Grievances and pensions Department of Personnel and Training Estt.-RR Division North Block, New Delhi Dated: 22nd December, 2017 MEMORANDUM Sub: Seventh Central pay Commission's recommendations - revision of pay scales...
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Doctors in Government Hospitals

Doctors in Government Hospitals Health being a State subject, the responsibility for improving the functioning of the State Government hospitals is under the jurisdiction of respective State Governments. The information in respect of State Government hospitals is not maintained centrally. So far as Central Government hospitals under the administrative control of this Ministry is concerned, based on the requisitions received from various Government Hospitals/Institutes/Units, posts are encadred as per norms in Central Health...
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Shortage of Doctors in Central Government Hospitals

Shortage of Doctors in Central Government Hospitals  As far as three Central Government Hospitals in Delhi viz. Safdarjung Hospital, Dr. RML Hospital and Lady Hardinge Medical College and Associated Hospitals, are concerned, the details are given below: Name of the postSafdarjung HospitalLHMC & Associated HospitalsDr. RML Hospital Doctors1155047 Resident Doctors46656123 Nurses172131229 Technicians93207162 Other employees168113437 Total vacancies filled during the last three years Name of the postSafdarjung...
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Friday, 22 December 2017

Year End review: Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions

Year End review: Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Following are the highlights of the activities of Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions during the year 2017: Prime Minister presents awards to civil servants on Civil Services Day; a record number of 2,345 entries were received to compete for the prestigious "Prime Minister's Award for Excellence in Public Administration 2017". The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, presented awards for Excellence in Implementation of...
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Initial pay fixation of re-employed ex- servicemen who held post below Commissioned Officer Rank in Defence Forces, retired before attaining the age of 55 years and have been appointed on re-employment basis in civilian posts in Railways etc

Initial pay fixation of re-employed ex- servicemen who held post below Commissioned Officer Rank in Defence Forces, retired before attaining the age of 55 years and have been appointed on re-employment basis in civilian posts in Railways etc No. II/35/Part XIV Dated: 21/12/2017 The Secretary, Ministry of Defence, Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare, [D(Res- I)], South Block, New Delhi Dear Sir, Sub: Initial pay fixation of re-employed ex-servicemen who held post below Commissioned Officer Rank in Defence Forces, retired before...
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5 Percent DA July 2019 Hike Order - Grant of Dearness Allowance to Central Government employees

Grant of Dearness Allowance to Central Government employees 5 Percent DA July 2019 Hike Order  No. 1/3/2019-E- II (B) Government of...

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