Central Government plans to abolish posts vacant for 5 years

Central Government plans to abolish posts vacant for 5 years

The government is planning to abolish all posts which have been vacant for more than five years, and has directed all ministries and department to submit a comprehensive report on the matter.

In an office memorandum, the Finance Ministry said it had asked all ministries and departments to submit an action-taken report regarding abolition of posts vacant for more than five years.

Some departments and ministries have responded but some, instead of providing a comprehensive report, have submitted the requisite information in piecemeal manner, it said.

Therefore, financial advisors and joint secretaries (administration) of all ministries/ departments are requested to identify the posts which are vacant for more than five years and submit a comprehensive report on abolition of such posts in main ministry and their respective subordinate organisations at the earliest, the office memorandum, dated January 16, 2018, said.

Following this, the Ministry of Home Affairs has directed all its additional secretaries, joint secretaries, chiefs of paramilitary forces and other attached organisations to submit comprehensive reports, a home ministry official told PTI.

According to a preliminary estimate, there are several thousand central government posts which are lying vacant for five or more years, the official said.

PTI

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CPAO Order: Intimation of recovery of excess/over payment made to pensioners

CPAO Order: Intimation of recovery of excess/over payment made to pensioners

CPAO/IT&Tech/Clarification/13(vol-III)/2076-17/189

25.01.2018

Office Memorandum

Subject: Intimation of recovery of excess/over payment made to pensioners.

As per para 4.6.7 of the Accounting and Operating Procedure for Central Pension Processing Centre of Authorised Banks for Pension Disbursement to Central Government (Civil) Pensioners (February, 2012J wherein it has been provided that "the CPPC software will display on the computer screen, options and view of the details of calculation of pension and its breakup of the pension paid to the pensioner/ family pensioner. The Home Branch will act as intermediary with the CPPC and, besides providing accounts statement, provide to the pensioners the payment of TDS details, pension slip, the Due and Drawn Statement in respect of each arrear and the Annual Income Statement".

These instructions have been reiterated vide this office OM No. CPAO/Tech/Banks Performance/2015-76/60 dated-14.06.2 015 followed by OM No. CPAO/ IT& Tech/ Banks Performance/20 !6-17 /220 dated-09.01.2017 and OM No. CPAO/ IT& Tech/ Clarification/ 13 [Vol-ltl)/2 076-77 /274 dated 31.03.2017 available on this office website www.cpao.nic.in.

Inspite of repeated instructions, it is observed that banks are still not giving the details of pension to the pensioners. Therefore, all Heads of CPPCs and Government Business Departments are once again advised to issue instructions to their branches to ensure that all pensioners are provided break up of payments made to them without fail.

This issues with the approval of Competent Authority.

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(Md.Shahid Kamal Ansari)
(Asstt. Controller of Accounts)

Source: www.cpao.nic.in

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Expected DA Jan 2018- AICPIN for the Month of Dec, 2017

Expected DA Jan 2018- AICPIN for the Month of Dec, 2017

No. 5/1/2017-CPI

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT

LABOUR BUREAU 

'CLEREMONT', SHIMLA-171004

DATED: 31st January, 2018 

Press Release

Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) - December, 2017

The All-India CPI-IW for December, 2017 decreased by 2 points and pegged at 286 (two( hundred and eighty six). On 1-month percentage change, it decreased by (-) 0.69 per cent between November, 2017 and December, 2017 when compared with the decrease of (-) 0,72 per cent for the corresponding months of last year.

 The maximum downward pressure to the change in current index came from Food grotip contributing (-) 2.37 percentage points to the total change. At item level, Rice, Arhar Dal, Gram Dal, Groundnut Oil, Chillies Green, Brinjal, Cabbage, Carrot, Cauliflower, French Beans, Green Coriander Leaves, Methi, Palak, Peas, Potato, Radish, Tomato, Banana, Sugar, ESI Premium Contribution, Toilet Soap, etc. are responsible for the decrease in index. However, this decrease was checked by Wheat Atta, Coconut Oil, Fish Fresh, Goat Meat, Onion, Tamarind, Coconut, Electricity Charges, Firewood. Secondary School Fee, Flowers/Flower Garlands, etc., putting upward pressure on the index.

The year-on-year inflation measured by monthly CPI-IW stood at 4.00 per cent for December, 2017 as compared to 3.97 per cent for the previous month and 2.23 per cent during the corresponding month of the previous year. Similarly, the Food inflation stood at 4.32 per cent 'against 3.91 per cent of the previous month and 0.67 per cent during the corresponding month of the previous year.

At centre level, Jamshedpur and Tiruchirapally reported the maximum decrease of (7 points each) followed by Doom Dooma Tinsukia, Siliguri, Godavarikhani and Jalpaiguri (6 points each). Among others, 5 points decrease was observed in 7 centres, 4 points in 10 centres, 3 points in 9 centres, 2 points in 21 centres and 1 point in 13 centres. On the contrary, Darjeeling recorded a maximum increase of 8 points followed by Maria' (4 points) and Srinagar (3 points). Among others, 2 points increase was observed in 2 centres and 1 point in 2 centres. Rest of the 5 centres' indices remained stationary.

The indices of 35 centres are above All-India Index and 43 centres' indices are below national average.

The next issue of CPI-IW for the month of January, 2018 will be released on Wednesday, 28th February, 2018. The same will also be available on the office website www.labourbureanew.gov.in.

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(AMRIT LAL JANGID)

DEPUTY DIRECTOR

PIB

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