Monthly Payroll Data released for the first time

NITI Aayog

Monthly Payroll Data released for the first time

Numbers indicate the efforts made by the Government on job creation and formalization of the economy.

26 APR 2018

The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) and the Pension fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) have released payroll data.

India has, for the first time, introduced monthly payroll reporting for the formal sector to facilitate analysis of new and continuing employment.

The payroll data, categorized age-wise, for the months September, 2017 to February, 2018 has been released on 25th April, 2018.

The numbers from these three organisations are an eye opener and put an end to all speculations and conjectures regarding job creation in the economy. They also strengthen the efforts made by the Government on job creation and formalization of the economy.

There are other organisations also, such as ICAI, Bar Council, Medical Council and other professional bodies which could have such monthly data for payroll reporting for their professionals.

Data released by EPFO shows that during September, 2017 to February, 2018, 31.10 lakh new additions across all age groups were made in the payroll. Given that the data for recent months is provisional due to continuous updation of employee records, this could be called a conservative estimate. The actual figures may well be more than this.

From the PFRDA, the New Pension Scheme (NPS) data indicates generation of 4.2 lakh new payroll during the given period, that too only from Tier-I account. NPS currently manages the corpus of around 50 lakh employees in State and Central government. For this study the Central and State autonomous bodies have been shown under Central and State governments respectively, while non-government refers to the corporate sector employees.

From the above two organisations itself, 35.3 lakh new payrolls were generated during this six month period.

In addition, the ESIC data also mirrors the payroll growth shown in the other two sets of data from EPFO and PFRDA. Since ESIC data is not Aadhar seeded there is further scope of some modifications.

The payroll data from these three organisations would now be released every month. Given that till now there was no such system in place, this data would provide a more firm basis for various analysis and studies of the economy, job creation, as also aid in policy making. We may as well as bid goodbye to the days of analyses based on random sample surveys. Hopefully this would also end the debate regarding and criticisms about jobless growth in the economy.

A more constructive phase of focusing on deriving the most out of this data for furthering development should now begin.

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Notice - LDE (Teaching)-2018: Last date of submission of Online Application is extended upto 01-05-2018

Notice - LDE (Teaching)-2018: Last date of submission of Online Application is extended upto 01-05-2018

KVS

F.11055-1/2016-KVS(HQ)/RPS/LDE-Teaching Posts/

Date: 25-04-2018

NOTICE

It is hereby informed to all eligible teachers of KVS who are willing to apply for the post of Vice-Principal, PGT, TGT & H.M. for Limited Departmental Competitive Examination-2018 through Web Portal that the last date of submission of Online Application is extended upto 01-05-2018.

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(TAJUDDIN SHAIK)
Assistant Commissioner (RPS)

Source: http://kvsangathan.nic.in/

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Pay Matrix Table for Jammu & Kashmir Government Employees

Pay Matrix Table for Jammu & Kashmir Government Employees

Following the Central Government recommended by the 7th Pay Commission, the Government of Jammu & Kashmir has also accepted the Pay Matrix Table for its employees in Notification issued on 24.4.2018.

Pay Matrix Table means a number table with Levels of Pay arranged in vertical cells as assigned to corresponding existing Pay Band and Grade Pay.

Level in the Pay Matrix means the Level corresponding to the existing Pay Band and Grade Pay specified in the table.

Pay in the level means pay in the appropriate Cell of the Level as specified in the table.

Revised Pay Structure in relation to a post means the Pay Matrix and the Levels specified therein corresponding to the existing Pay Band and Grade Pay. Basic Pay in the revised pay structure means the pay drawn in the prescribed Level in the Pay Matrix.

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Public Procurement (Preference to Make in India) Order, 2017

Public Procurement (Preference to Make in India) Order, 2017

NO.F.1/15/2018-PPD
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure
Procurement Policy Division

516, Lok Nayak Bhavan, New Delhi,
Dated 24th April, 2018

OFFICE

Subject:  Public Procurement (Preference to Make in India) Order, 2017- reg.

Attention is invited to para 10 (b) of the Public Procurement (Preference to Make in India) Order, 2017 dated 15.06.2017 issued by Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion (DIPP) which inter-alia provides that procuring entities shall endeavour to see that eligibility conditions, including on matters like turnover, production capability and financial strength do not result in unreasonable exclusion of local suppliers who would otherwise be eligible, beyond what is essential for ensuring quality or creditworthiness of the supplier.

2. However, many grievances complaints are being received that certain Ministries! Departments etc. are apparently not following the above Orders or related instructions issued by this Department from time to time. A provision for vendors to register grievances related to this Order has also been made in Central Public Procurement Portal (CPPP) and Government e-Marketplace (GeM). High level meetings have been organised in this regard and it has been decided to identify such tenders agencies and take suitable measures against violation of Government orders. Therefore, it is necessary for Department of Expenditure (DoE) to reiterate its earlier instructions and provisions in various Manuals and Orders with a direction to all Ministries/ Departments CPSEs to strictly abide by the provisions of Public Procurement (Preference to Make in India) Order, 2017.

3. In addition , attention is again invited to para 5.1.1 of Manual for Procurement of Goods 2017, according to which:
(iii) the criteria for eligibility and qualification to be met by the bidder should take care of the supplier's eligibility to receive such a Government contract. The qualification criteria should take care of the supplier's past performance, experience,
technical competence and production capacity of the subject goods, financial strength to handle the contract successfully, compliance with environmental protection regulations/ Environment Management System and so on.
(iv) There should be no such qualifications for the bidders that would be advantageous to the foreign manufactured goods at the cost of domestically manufactured goods.

4. As regards EMD bid security, attention is also invited to the Rule 170 of GFR 2017 regarding bid security which may be strictly adhered.

5. This issues with the approval of Secretary (Expenditure).

(Pijush Mohanta)
Under Secretary to the Govt of India
Tel 24621305
Email knreddy@govin

To,
Secretaries of All Central Government Ministries/ Departments.

Source: DoE

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(IPPB) India Post Payment Banks: to come up in 12 districts under Trichy region by September, 2018

India Post Payment Banks (IPPB) to come up in 12 districts under Trichy region by September, 2018

IPPB

A total of 12 India Post payment banks would come up in the 12 districts under Trichy postal division including two in the district before September this year, the director of postal services, central region, A Thomas Lourduraj has said. He also revealed that the region had seen a growth of 8.87 per cent during 2017-18 compared to the previous year in overall business.

According to him, 37 payment banks would be established across the state. In an effort to provide banking services to the people, particularly in rural areas, the Union government had announced the establishment of 650 payment banks. He was speaking at a function to declare open the Trichy postal division’s migration to Core System Integration platform. The head post offices, sub-post offices and branch offices would be linked to the payment banks. The banks would provide banking services like savings accounts, payment and remittance services. However, they would not offer loans or credit cards, they said.

ATMs have been established at 24 centres in Trichy region including two in Trichy. In 2017-18, a total of 83,000 applications were received for Selvamagal Savings Scheme from which the postal department had realised Rs 436 crore across the region. They had received 8,168 applications under the postal insurance scheme and collected Rs 92.45 crore as premium during 2017-18. In the case of rural postal insurance, Trichy region received 40,509 applications and Rs 119.41 crore by way of premium, officials said.

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Jammu & Kashmir - Civil Services Regulations : Amendment

Jammu & Kashmir - Civil Services Regulations : Amendment

GOVERNMENT OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR
FINANCE DEPARTMENT

NOTIFICATION

Jammu, the 24th April, 2018.

SRO- 194.- In exercise of powers conferred under section 124 of the Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir, the Governor is pleased to direct that the following amendments shall be made in the Jammu and Kashmir Civil Services Regulations, namely:

In the said regulations:
1. The following shall be inserted as Note 2 below Article 27(aa) and the existing Note will be re-numbered as Note 1:-

Note 2:
The term “Basic Pay” w.e.f 01-01-2016 shall mean the pay drawn in the prescribed Level in the Pay Matrix, but does not include any other type of pay like special pay, etc.

2. The following shall be inserted as proviso below Article 32:-
Provided that with effect from 01-01-2016, Pay means the pay drawn by a Government servant in the Level of the Pay Matrix as defined in the Jammu & Kashmir Civil Service (Revised) Pay Rules, 2018.

3. The following shall be inserted as Article 240-A (VII) below Article 240 -A(VI):
240-A (VII):

Notwithstanding anything contained in Article 240-A (VI) with regard to fixation of pension and maximum limit thereof, the amount of superannuation, special, retiring, compensation and invalid pension in respect of Government servants who opt for revised pay levels w.e.f. 01-01-2016 and retire on or after 01-01-2016 and have rendered the minimum qualifying service of 28 years, shall be calculated at 50% of emoluments last drawn subject to a minimum of Rs. 9000 per month (excluding the element of additional pension)and a a maximum up to 50% of the highest pay in the Govt., i.e.Rs.1,12,500. The pension of Government servants, who at the time of retirement have rendered qualifying service of 10 years or more but less than 28 years, will be in such proportion of the maximum admissible pension as the qualifying service rendered by them bears to maximum qualifying service of 28 years.

Provided that the amount of superannuation, special, retiring, compensation and invalid pension in respect of Government servants who opt for revised pay levels of 01-01-2016 and retire on or after 28-04-2017 and have rendered the minimum qualifying service of 20 years, shall be calculated at 50% of emoluments last drawn subject to a minimum of Rs.9000 per month (excluding the element of additional pension) and a maximum up to 50% of the highest pay in the Govt., i.e. n,12,500. The pension of Government servants, who at the time of retirement have rendered qualifying service of 10 years or more but less than 20 years, will be in such proportion of the maximum admissible pension as the qualifying service rendered by them bears to maximum qualifying service of 20 years.
Provided further that the Government servants, who have retired on or after 01-01-2016 up to 31-03-2018 in the pre-revised Pay Scales/ Pay Bands, shall be deemed to have actually drawn the emoluments in the revised Pay Levels for determination of Pension.

With effect from 01-01-2016, full pension (i.e. pension earned by rendition of not less than the minimum qualifying service prescribed for full pension) of all the pensioners irrespective of date of their retirement shall not be less than 50% of the minimum of the pay applicable in the revised pay levels. The pension shall be sanctioned with reference to total qualifying service for pension rendered by the Government employee.

Where pension has been provisionally sanctioned in cases occurring on or after 01-01-2016, the same shall be revised in terms of these rules. In case where the pension has been finally sanctioned under the pre-revised rules and if it happens to be more beneficial than the pension becoming due under this rule, the pension already sanctioned shall not be revised to the disadvantage of the pensioner.
4. The following shall be added as sub-rule (c) below Article 240- BB.

In the event of death in harness on or after 01-01-2016, the rates of payment of death Gratuity shall be as under:

5. The following shall be added as Note 8 below Article 240-BB:
With effect from 01-01-2016, the maximum limit of the Death-cum-Retirement Gratuity shall be Rs. 20.00 lakh. The ceiling on DCRG will increase by 25% whenever the Dearness Allowance rises by 50% of the basic pay.

Provided that the Government employees who have retired/died on 01-01-2016 or may retire/die thereafter, the ‘Emoluments’ for Death¬cum-Retirement Gratuity shall mean basic pay as defined in the Note 2 below Article 27(aa) and dearness allowance as admissible on the date of retirement.
Provided that w.e.f 01-01-2016, the term ‘Emoluments’ for the purpose of calculating various pensionery benefits other than ‘Retirement/Death Gratuity’ in respect of Government servants who may retire or die while in service shall mean “Basic Pay” as defined in the Note 2 below Article 27(aa)of these Regulations.

In respect of the Government servants, who have elected to continue to draw pay in the pre-revised scale of pay/ Pay Band in terms of Rule 5 of the Jammu and Kashmir Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2018 and may retire or die while in service on or after 01-01-2016, the pension shall be calculated in accordance with the Rules in force immediately before the commencement of these rules.

6. The following shall be inserted as a proviso Rule 20-(A) in Family Pension -cum-Gratutiy Rules (Schedule XV):
Provided that w.e.f 01-01-2016, the term "Basic Pay", for purpose of family pension rules, shall mean basic pay as defined in the Note 2 below Article 27(aa).

7. The following shall be inserted as proviso 4 below Rule 20(BB) of Family Pension-cum-Gratuity Rules, 1964(Schedule XV):

Provided that the family pension in respect of the Govt. servants who may retire or die while in service on or after 01-01-2016 shall be computed at a uniform rate of 30% of Basic Pay in all cases and shall be subject to the minimum of Rs.9000/- PM and maximum of 30% of the highest pay in the Govt. i.e. Rs.1,12,500.

However, there will be no change in the rates of enhanced family pension in terms of Rule 20 of these Rules.

By the order of Governor of Jammu and Kashmir.

S/d,
(Navin K. Choudhary), IAS,
Principal Secretary to Government,
Finance Department.

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Dearness Allowance for Karnataka Government Employees from 1.1.2018

Dearness Allowance for Karnataka Government Employees from 1.1.2018 as per GO No.FD 6 SRP 2018

DEARNESS ALLOWANCE: The Dearness Allowance upto the index level of 276.9 of All India Average Consumer Price Index admissible to Government servants as on 1st July 2017 is merged with the basic pay while structuring the new pay scales (base 2001=100). Hence, the first installment of DA in the revised scales of pay shall be admissible from 1st January 2018.

Dearness Allowance payable to Government servants shall be regulated with reference to the Dearness Allowance formula evolved by the Government of India.

The Dearness Allowance payable to Government employees in the revised scales of pay shall be calculated with a multiplication factor of 0.944 % for every 1% DA to be sanctioned by the Government of India.

It shall be paid twice a year from 1st January and 1st July.

The inflation neutralization shall be uniform at 100% at all levels.

Dearness Allowance will continue to be shown as a distinct element of remuneration.

Source: www.finance.kar.nic.in

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