Launch of Logistics Post Air Service

Launch of Logistics Post Air Service

India Post has started “Logistics Post Air Service in Association with Air India on identified sectors amongst 15 linking airports, Agartala, Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Nagpur, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai, Pune, Ahmedabad, Imphal, Guwahati, Patna, Lucknow & Trivandrum (Thiruvananthapuram). The main  features of this service include.

(i)            First Category: Airport. Customer to deposit the consignment at the postal facility available at the airport premises at Logistics Post Air Booking Centre, Palam TMO, New Delhi – 110037 and the delivery will be effected to the customer at the post office facility at the destination airport.

(ii)          Second Category: City to City (on payment of additional charges). On payment of City to City charges, the consignment will be booked at Logistics Post Air Booking Centre, RMS Bhawan, Delhi -  110006 and the delivery will be effected at the Logistics Post Delivery Centres in the Destination city. (Minimum additional charges Rs 50 per consignment @ Rs. 1/- kg).

(iii)         Third Category: Door to Door (on payment of additional charges). Pick up from the premises or delivery at the permises of the consignment (Minimum additional charges Rs. 100 per consignment @ Rs. 2/- per kg).

Charges shall be as per volumetric weight rates to be followed in accordance with IATA standards (6000 cubic cm = 1 kg for the purpose). There will be four types of rates for Logistics Post Air Service viz.

(i)            Standard rate            -           For consignment upto 49 kgs.
(ii)          Bulk Rate (BA)         -           for 50 kgs to 99 kgs.
(iii)         Bulk Rate (BB)         -           For 100 kgs to 249 kgs.
(iv)         Bulk Rate (BC)         -           For 250 kgs & above


Source:-PIB

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Expected DA (Dearness Allowance) from July 2013 to central government employees

Expected DA (Dearness Allowance) from July 2013 to central government employees

Since the implementation of 6CPC from 1-1-2006, the consumer price index number for industrial worker is not coming down ever but it is increasing month by month. Similarly the rate of dearness allowance paid to central government employees also increasing at the interval of every six months period. The rate of dearness allowance was at zero level on 01-01-2006. After six years from implementation of 6CPC, now the dearness allowance stands at 80% level. The average increase in the dearness allowance is at the rate of 13% per year. Actually there is nothing to rejoice over the increase of dearness allowance. The Dearness allowance is nothing but the reflection of consumer price index.


Likewise the consumer price index is determined by increase in the prices of basket of identified essential commodities. The increase of CPI number is not good any way for either the government employees or common people. Whatever the money the central government employees are supposed to get from the dearness allowance hike will be swallowed by the essential commodities for which they have to spend every month, since the prices of all the essential commodities are increasing at the alarming rate.

Now everyone eyes at the expected dearness allowance from July 2013. It is now 80 percent of AICPI Numbers from which the rate of DA has to be arrived has been released. The AICIN for Industrial Workers for two more months are yet to be released to confirm the exact rate of Dearness Allowance going to be approved by the central government. The average of AICPIN for IW from the month of July 2012 to June 2013 will determine the rate of dearness allowance to be paid from July 2013. So look at the Consumer price Index numbers from June 2012 given below...

Month	Jul 2012	Aug 2012	Sep 2012	Oct 2012	Nov 2012	Dec 2012	Jan 2013	Feb 2013	Mar 2013	Apr 2013	May 2013	Jun 2013
AICPIN	212	214	215	217	218	219	221	223	224	226	-	-

The formula for calculating dearness allowance is:

( Avg of AICPI for the past 12 months – 115.76)*100/115.76

To find out the average CPI for 12 months we need remaining two months CPI numbers. Let us assume that if the remaining two months AICPI numbers stands at 226 levels, the average AICPI for 12 months is 220.0833.

If we apply this in the formula given above the answer is = 90.120

From this it is now very much clear that, even though if there is no change in the position of AICPI numbers for remaining two months, if it happened to continue in the same level of 226 points for remaining two months, the increase in the rate of dearness allowance will be 10% for the next six months starts from July 2013. According to this, the expected dearness allowance from July 2013 for central government employees will not be less than 90% level. So it is expected that the dearness allowance will be increased from existing 80% to 90% level from July 2013. With this 10% increase in dearness allowance, the annual increment for the year 2013 also will be granted for all the central government employees from July 2013.

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Holidays to be observed in Central Government Offices during the year 2014 - Dopt order

Holidays to be observed in Central Government Offices during the year 2014 - Dopt order

F.No. 12/5/2013-JCA-2

Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
(Department of Personnel and Training)

North Block, New Delhi

Dated the 11th June, 2013

Subject : Holidays to be observed in Central Government Offices during the year 2014.

It has been decided that the holidays as specified in the Annexure-I to this O.M. will be observed in all the Administrative Offices of the Central Government located at Delhi/New Delhi during the year 2014. In addition, each employee will also be allowed to avail himself/herself of any two holidays to be chosen by him/her out of the list of Restricted Holidays in Annexure-II.

2. Central Government Administrative Offices located outside Delhi / New Delhi shall observe the following holidays compulsorily in addition to three holidays as per para 3.1 below:

1. REPUBLIC DAY

2. INDEPENDENCE DAY

3. MAHATMA GANDHI'S BIRTHDAY

4. BUDHA PURNIMA

5. CHRISTMAS DAY

6. DUSSEHRA (VIJAY DASHMI)

7. DIWALI (DEEPAVALI)

8. GOOD FRIDAY

9. GURU NANAK'S BIRTHDAY

10. IDU'L FITR

11. IDU'L ZUHA

12. MAHAVIR JAYANTI

13. MUHARRAM

14. PROPHET MOHAMMAD'S BIRTHDAY (ID-E-MILAD)

3.1. In addition to the above 14 Compulsory holidays mentioned in para 2, three holidays shall be decided from the list indicated below by the Central Government Employees Welfare Coordination Committee in the State Capitals, if necessary, in consultation with Coordination Committees at other places in the State. The finallist applicable uniformly to all Central Government offices within the concerned State shall be notified accordingly and no change can be carried out thereafter. It is also clarified that no change is permissible in regard to festivals and dates as indicated.

1. AN ADDITIONAL DAY FOR DUSSEHRA

2. HOLI

3. JANAMASHTAMI (VAISHNAVI)

4. RAM NAVAMI

5. MAHA SHIVRATRI

6. GANESH CHATURTHI / VINAYAK CHATURTHI

7. MAKAR SANKARANTI

8. RATH YATRA

9. ONAM

10. PONGAL

11. SRI PANCHAMI / BASANTA PANCHAMI

12. VISHU/ VAISAKHI / VAISAKHADI / BHAG BIHU / MASHADI UGADI / CHAITRA SUKLADI / CHAUTH

3.2 No substitute holiday should be allowed if any of the festival holidays initially declared subsequently happens to fall on a weekly off or any other non-working day or in the event of more than one festivals falling on the same day.

4. The list of Restricted Holidays appended to this O.M. is meant for Central Government Offices located in Delhi / New Delhi. The Coordination Committees at the State Capitals may draw up separate list of Restricted Holidays keeping in view the occasions of local importance but the 9 occasions left over, after choosing the 3 variable holidays in para 3.1 above, are to be included in the list of restricted holidays.

5.1 For offices in Delhi / New Delhi, any change in the date of holidays in respect of Idu’l Fitr, Idu’l Zuha, Muharram and Id-e-Milad, if necessary, depending upon sighting of the Moon, would be declared by the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions after ascertaining the position from the Govt. of NCT of Delhi (DCP, Special Branch, Delhi Police).

5.2 For offices outside Delhi / New Delhi, the Central Government Employees Welfare Coordination Committees at the State Capitals are authorised to change the date of holiday, if necessary, based on the decision of the concerned State Governments / Union Territories, in respect of Idu’l Fitr, Idu’l Zuha, Muharram and Id-e-Milad.

5.3 It may happen that the change of date of the above occasions has to be declared at a very short notice. In such a situation, announcement could be made through P.I.B. /T.V. / A.I.R. / Newspapers and the Heads of Departments/ Offices of the Central Government may take action accordìng to such an announcement without waiting for a formal order about the change of date.

6. During 2014, Diwali (Deepavali) falls on Thursday, October 23, 2014 (Kartika 01). In certain States, the practice is to celebrate the occasion a day in advance, i.e., on "Narakachaturdasi Day". In view of this, there is no objection if holiday on account of Deepavali is observed on "Naraka Chaturdasi Day" (in place of Deepavali Day) for the Central Government Offices in a State if in that State, that day alone is declared as a compulsory holiday for Diwali for the offices of the State Government.

7. Central Government Organisations which include industrial, commercial and trading establishments would observe up to 16 holidays in a year including three national holidays viz. Republic Day, Independence Day and Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday, as compulsory holidays. The remaining holidays / occasions may be determined by such establishments / organisations themselves for the year 2014, subject to para 3.2 above.

8. Union Territory Administrations shall decide the list of holidays in terms of instructions issued in this regard by the Ministry of Home Affairs.

9. In respect of Indian Missions abroad, the number of holidays may be notified in accordance with the instructions contained in this Department’s O.M.No. 12/5/2002-JCA dated 17th December, 2002. In other words, they will have the option to select only 13(Thirteen) holidays of their own after including in the list, three National Holidays and Mahavir Jayanti included in the list of compulsory holidays and falling on day of weekly off.

10. In respect of Banks, the holidays shall be regulated in terms of the extant instructions issued by the Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance.

11. Hindi version will follow.

sd/-

(Ashok Kumar)

Deputy Secretary (JCA)

Encl.: Lists of holidays

Source: www.persmin.nic.in
[http://ccis.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D2/D02est/12_5_2013-JCA-2-11062013.pdf]

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Merger of LDC and UDC upgradation of Grade pay to 2800 (Confederation resolution modified this as Rs. 2400 for LDC & Rs. 2800 for UDC)

Merger of LDC and UDC upgradation of Grade pay to 2800 (Confederation resolution modified this as Rs. 2400 for LDC & Rs. 2800 for UDC)

All India Association of Administrative Staff General Secretary Shri.T.K.R.Pillai has published on his blog about the issues related to the administrative staff of the Central Government of India, we placed here under is the content of the post for your information...

 

CONFEDERATION RESOLUTIONS IN FAVOUR OF ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF

 

Dear friends,

The issues related to the Administrative Staff of the Government of India as follows have been placed before the 24th Conference held at Kolkata during 4th to 6th May 2013 by the undersigned in the capacity as National Organizing Secretary of the Confederation. The resolution committee of the Conference has finally adopted these demands and the same will be taken up with the Government by the Confederation in the coming days.

1) Merger of LDC and UDC upgradation of Grade pay to 2800/- (Confederation resolution modified this as Rs. 2400/- for LDC & Rs. 2800 for UDC).

2) Parity in pay scales of the Ministerial and Stenographers between Field and Secretariat offices.

3) Granting Rs. 4200 grade pay to 30% UDC after completion 5 years service.

4) Granting of MACP on promotional hierarchy. Abolition of Grade pay Rs. 2000/- for granting of MACP.

5) Finalization & implementation of cadre restructuring pending with various Ministries/Ministry of Finance/DOPT before constitution of 7th CPC.

6) Continuation of the Association with the already identified cadres. Stop re-identification of already identified groups for recognition which is against the CCS (RSA) Rules.

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Clarification on grant of one increment in pre-revised pay structure - Finance Ministry

Clarification on grant of one increment in pre-revised pay structure - Finance Ministry

Finance Ministry Orders 2013 : Clarification on grant of one increment in pre-revised pay structure - OM dated 19.03.2013.


Grant of one increment in pre-revised pay scale - OM dated 19.03.2013 - clarification

F.No.1/1/2008-IC
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure

North Block, New Delhi
Dated the 22nd May, 2013

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Grant of one increment in pre-revised pay scale - OM dated 19.3.2012 - clarification regarding.

The undersigned is directed to invite a reference to this Ministry’s Office Memorandum of even no. dated 19.3.2012 which provides that those Central Government employees who were due to get their annual increment between February to June during 2006, may be granted one increment as on 1.1.2006 in the pre-revised pay scale as a one time measure and, thereafter, will get the next increment in the revised pay structure on 1.7.2006.

2. As per this Ministry’s OM No. F. No. 1/1/2008-IC dated 30th August, 2008. fitment tables have been prescribed in Annexure-1 thereto, specifying the stages of revised pay in the revised pay band with reference to each stage of pre-revised pay in various pre-revised pay scales. As per the fitment tables, the stage of revised pay in the pay band has been mentioned at the same stage in respect of two consecutive pre-revised stages of pay in cases of certain pre-revised scales.

3. This Ministry has been receiving references as to whether in cases where the fitment table provides for the same revised stage in case of two consecutive pre-revised stages in a particular pre-revised scale of pay, the
benefit of bunching is admissible after grant of one increment in the pre-revised pay scale by virtue of this Ministry’s OM dated 19.3.2012.

4. The matter has been considered and it is clarified that Fitment Table contained in the aforesaid OM dated 30.8.2008 is to he strictly followed for fixation of pay in the revised structure without any deviation.

5. In cases where the stages of fixation of pay in the revised pay band as per fitment table contained in the aforesaid OM dated 30.8.2008 provides for the same revised stage in the Pay Band with reference to two consecutive stages of pre-revised pay in the corresponding pre-revised scales, then in such cases due to application of this Ministry's OM dated 19.3.2012, there will be no change in the revised pay as on 1.1.2006, if the revised stage with reference to the pre-revised pay after accounting for one increment in the pre-revised scale does not undergo any change as per the Fitment Table. It is also clarified that no further bunching will be allowed in such cases and no re-fixation of pay will be admissible in the revised pay as on 1.1.2006.

sd/-
(Amar Nath Singh)
Deputy Secretary to the Government of India

Source : www.finmin.nic.in
[http://finmin.nic.in/the_ministry/dept_expenditure/notification/misc/Grant_1increment_prerevisePay.pdf]

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7th CPC NEWS - 7th PAY COMMISSION PROJECTED PAY SCALES.

7th CPC NEWS - 7th PAY COMMISSION PROJECTED PAY SCALES.

VII PAY COMMISSION PROJECTED PAY SCALE : - Its is a imagined pay structure of 7th Central Pay Commission for Central Government Employees, apparently it is a simple calculation, multiple of three times. Let we see 260 - 950 - 3050 - 7000 (still demanding for 10000 as minimum basic pay) and next, it may be at 21000. It is not an authentic source information, it is a prediction only... here we compiled the table of projected pay scale for your information.

 

SIXTH CPC PAY STRUCTURE				PROJECTED PAY STRUCTURE FOR NEXT (VII) PAY COMMISSION
Name of Pay Band/ Scale	Corresponding Pay Bands	Corresponding Grade Pay	Entry Grade +band pay	Projected entry level pay using uniform multiplying factor` 3’
				Band Pay	Grade Pay	Entry Pay
PB-1	5200-20200	1800	7000	15600-60600	5400	21000
PB-1	5200-20200	1900	7730	15600-60600	5700	23190
PB-1	5200-20200	2000	8460	15600-60600	6000	25380
PB-1	5200-20200	2400	9910	15600-60600	7200	29730
PB-1	5200-20200	2800	11360	15600-60600	8400	34080
PB-2	9300-34800	4200	13500	29900-104400	12600	40500
PB-2	9300-34800	4600	17140	29900-104400	13800	51420
PB-2	9300-34800	4800	18150	29900-104400	14400	54450
PB-3	15600-39100	5400	21000	29900-104400	16200	63000
PB-3	15600-39100	6600	25530	46800-117300	19800	76590
PB-3	15600-39100	7600	29500	46800-117300	22800	88500
PB-4	37400-67000	8700	46100	112200-20100	26100	138300
PB-4	37400-67000	8900	49100	112200-20100	26700	147300
PB-4	37400-67000	10000	53000	112200-20100	30000	159000
HAG	67000- (ann increment @ 3%) -79000	Nil				201000
HAG+ Scale	75500- (ann increment @ 3%) -80000	Nil				226500
Apex Scale	80000 (Fixed)	Nil				240000
Cab. Sec.	90000 (Fixed)	Nil				270000

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DEARNESS ALLOWANCE for Central Government Employees - DA CALCULATION SHEET

DEARNESS ALLOWANCE for Central Government Employees - DA CALCULATION SHEET

DA CALCULATION SHEET

DA TABLE FROM 2008

The table describes how to calculate the Dearness allowance with the input of All India Consumer Price Index (IW) month wise.:

Month	Year	Base Year 2001=100	Total	Average	App. DA	DA
May	2008	139	1613	--	--	--
June	2008	140	1623	135.25	16.84	16
July	2008	143	1634	--	--	--
Aug	2008	145	1646	--	--	--
Sep	2008	146	1659	--	--	--
Oct	2008	148	1673	--	--	--
Nov	2008	148	1687	--	--	--
Dec	2008	147	1700	141.67	22.38	22
Jan	2009	148	1714	--	--	--
Feb	2009	148	1727	--	--	--
Mar	2009	148	1738	--	--	--
Apr	2009	150	1750	--	--	--
May	2009	151	1762	--	--	--
June	2009	153	1775	147.92	27.78	27
July	2009	160	1792	149.33	29.00	---
Aug	2009	162	1809	150.75	30.23	---
Sep	2009	163	1826	152.17	31.45	---
Oct	2009	165	1843	153.58	32.67	---
Nov	2009	168	1863	155.25	34.11	---
Dec	2009	169	1885	157.08	35.70	35
Jan	2010	172	1909	159.08	37.42	---
Feb	2010	170	1931	160.92	39.01	---
Mar	2010	170	1953	162.75	40.59	---
Apr	2010	170	1973	164.42	42.03	---
May	2010	172	1994	166.17	43.54	---
Jun	2010	174	2015	167.92	40.05	45
July	2010	178	2033	169.42	46.35	---
August	2010	178	2049	170.75	47.50	---
Sep	2010	179	2065	172.08	48.65	---
Oct	2010	181	2081	173.42	49.81	---
Nov	2010	182	2095	174.58	50.81	---
Dec	2010	185	2111	175.92	51.97	51
Jan	2011	188	2127	177.25	53.12	---
Feb	2011	185	2142	178.50	54.20	---
Mar	2011	185	2157	179.75	55.28	---
Apr	2011	186	2173	181.08	56.43	---
May	2011	187	2188	182.33	57.51	---
Jun	2011	189	2203	183.58	58.59	58
July	2011	193	2218	184.83	59.67	---
August	2011	194	2234	186.17	60.82	---
Sep	2011	197	2252	187.67	62.12	---
Oct	2011	198	2269	189.08	63.34	---
Nov	2011	199	2286	190.50	64.56	---
Dec	2011	197	2298	191.50	65.43	65
Jan	2012	198	2308	192.33	66.15	---
Feb	2012	199	2322	193.50	67.15	---
Mar	2012	201	2338	194.83	68.31	---
Apr	2012	205	2357	196.42	69.67	---
May	2012	206	2376	198.00	71.04	---
Jun	2012	208	2395	199.58	72.41	72
Jul	2012	212	2414	201.17	73.78	---
August	2012	214	2434	202.83	75.22	---
Sep	2012	215	2452	204.33	76.51	---
Oct	2012	217	2471	205.92	77.88	---
Nov	2012	218	2490	207.50	79.25	---
Dec	2012	219	2512	209.33	80.83	80
Jan	2013	221	2535	211.25	82.49	---
Feb	2013	223	2559	213.25	84.22	---
Mar	2013	224	2582	215.17	85.87	---
Apr	2013	226	2603	216.92	87.38	---

DA from Jan 2013 : Additional DA to CG Employees and Pensioners enhanced by 8%, i.e.from the existing rate of 72% to 80%.

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