Exemption from Income Tax on donation exceeding Rs.250 – Defence Civilians Medical Aid Fund

Exemption u/s 80 (G) of Income Tax Act on donation to DCMAF – PCDA Orders

Defence Civilians Medical Aid Fund (DCMAF)
Ministry of Defence
Room No. PC – l, B-Block
Dalhousie Road,New Delhi-110011

19 March 2015

To
Heads of All Defence Units
All Labour Welfare Commissioners

Subject- Exemption u/s 80(G) of Income Tax Act on donations to DCMAF

1. Consequent on the decision taken by the Managing Committee in its 57th annual meeting held on 28th June 2013 under the chairmanship of Defence Secretary, the Defence Civilians Medical Aid Fund (DCMAF) has been registered u/s 80(G) of Income Tax Act 1961 for the period from Assessment year 2014-15 onwards. All civilian employees working under Ministry of Defence can get exemption on income tax u/s 80(G) of the IT Act on their donations to DCMAF exceeding Rs. 250/-.

2. it is requested that the contents of this letter may please be widely disseminated for information of all members/employees under your administrative jurisdiction.

sd/-
(Poonam Goila)
Dy CAO (DCW) &
Hony Secretary/DCMAF

Source: www.pcdacc.gov.in

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Railways to celebrate ‘International Day of Yoga’ on 21st June, 2015: Railway Board Order

Railways to celebrate ‘International Day of Yoga’ on 21st June, 2015: Railway Board Order

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(RAILWAY BOARD)

No.E(MPP)2015/3/12

New Delhi-  dated-18-05-2015.

The General Managers,
All Indian Railways & Production Units.
Director Generals,
RDSO/Lucknow.

NAIR/Vadodara.
Directors/Centralized Training institutes.
CMDs of Railway PSUs.

Sub: Celebration on 21st June 2015 as ‘International Day of Yoga’.

You are aware that United Nations has declared 21st June to be celebrated as ‘International Day of Yoga’.

Since it would be the first occasion, it has been decided that Indian Railways may celebrate 21st June 2015 as International Yoga Day in a big way befitting the occasion and to spread awareness. To mark this occasion in a big way, Railways/PUs etc. are requested to take the following actions on 21.6.2015:

• All offices will open on 21.6.2015 in the forenoon and officers/officials may be directed to report at 9.00 AM.
• Organize Pranayam, Meditation, Yoga demonstrations by engaging Professional Yoga Trainers and arranging mass participation by employees from 9 to 10 AM at all Zonal Headquarters, Divisional Headquarters, Production Units, major workshops, Depots and other units including training institutes.
• The above may be followed by a workshop on the usefulness of yoga through Professional Yoga practitioners giving a discourse/demonstration on the usefulness and health/spiritual benefits of yoga.
• Arrange show casing of promotional films on yoga and distribution of educational & communicational material on yoga, including putting up posters to give wide publicity and coverage for the event.
• lntra-Railway and Intro-Division and Intro-Workshop prizes may be distributed to the best practitioners of yoga.
• All officers/officials may be motivated to participate on this occasion in large numbers by explaining them the benefits & importance of yoga in our life.

Ministry of Ayush, Government of India has released a logo and a booklet on ‘Common Protocol of Yoga Asanas to be performed during mass Yoga demonstration’ on 21 June 2015, which may be downloaded from their website (www.nhp.gov.in) for guidance.

Kindly acknowledge receipt of this letter.

(R.R.PRASAD)

Exec.Director (Trg. & MPP)

Railway Board.

Copy to:
Secretary, Railway Board. He is requested to make similar arrangements to celebrate
this day in Railway Board.

Source: http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/mgt_ser/MPP_Training_Circular/2015/Yoga_Day_210615.pdf

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Acceptance of election results for the block years 2015-17 for Central Government Employees Residents Welfare Association

No.5/57/2015-Welfare
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training

To
Shri Ishwar Singh
Area Welfare Officer,
Q.No.471, Sector-4
R.K. Puram
New Delhi-110022

Lok Nayak Bhawan, New Delhi
Dated 3rd June 2015

Subject: Acceptance of election results for the block years 2015-17 for Central Government Employees Residents Welfare Association,(South)Sector-8 (Qtr.No.623-1276), R.K.Puram, New Delhi-110022.

Sir,
With reference to your letter on the subject mentioned above, it is informed that the election results as per details below, in respect of Central Government Employees Residents Welfare Association,
Sector-8, (Qtr.No.623-1276), R.K. Puram, New Delhi for the block year 2015-17 has been accepted. Any change in the name and address with telephone Nos. of the Office Bearers may be intimated to this Department.

Sl.No.         Name-S/Shri                                  Post
1       Anand Walia                                              President
2       Lalit Kumar Sharma                                Vice-President
3       Ramesh Chander                                      Secretary
4       Dinesh Kumar Vashishta Joint             Secretary
5       Suresh Ram                                               Treasurer
6       Arun Kumar Pandey                                Convener ( CA & Health)
7       B.Jagannatha Rao                                    Convener (Sports & Cul)
8      Harish Kumar Syal                                   Convener (Env.& CRs)
9       R.A. Sharma                                              Member
10     A.M. Dimri                                                Member

Yours faithfully,

(Pratima Tyagi)
Director (Canteen))
Tele:- 24624722

Copy to:-
Shri Ramesh Chander, Qtr.No.1275, Sector-8, R.K. Puram, New Delhi-110022.

Source: http://ccis.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D2/D02adm/iswr.pdf

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Promotion of Section Officers of Central Secretariat Service (CSS) to Grade I (Under Secretary) – Furnishing of CR dossiers, vigilance clearance, etc.

Promotion of Section Officers of Central Secretariat Service (CSS) to Grade I (Under Secretary) – Furnishing of CR dossiers, vigilance clearance, etc.

 
Reminder-I

No.5/2/2015-CS.I(U)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, PG and Pensions
(Department of Personnel & Training)
*******

2nd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhavan,
Khan Market, New Delhi-110003
Dated the o8th June, 2015

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Promotion of Section Officers of Central Secretariat Service (CSS) to Grade I (Under Secretary) – Furnishing of CR dossiers, vigilance clearance, etc.

The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s O.M. of even number dated 31.03.2015 on the subject mentioned above (uploaded on web-site www.persmin.nic.in –> DoPT –> Central Secretariat –> CSS –> Promotions –> Promotion (Regular) –> SO to US), and to say that Ministries/ Departments concerned were requested to furnish (i) complete CR dossiers, (ii) vigilance status, (iii) status of imposition of penalty, if any, (iv) ACRs! APARs disclosure certificate and (iv) personal information in respect of the officers as mentioned in Annexures I & II of the abovementioned O.M.

2. CR dossier and other requisite information in respect of large number of officers as mentioned in Annexure have not yet been received. It may be appreciated that this Department will be able to finalize DPC proposal only after information in respect of all officers has been received. To avoid any further delay, it is imperative that CR dossier and the requisite information is furnished urgently.

3. Ministries/ Departments concerned are therefore, once again requested to furnish complete and upto date CR dossier and other requisite information in respect of the officers as mentioned in Annexure in enclosed Proformae latest by 12.06.2015.

To
Ministries/Departments concerned

Source: http://ccis.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D2/D02csd/USSL_2015_Reminder_1.pdf

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Bonus: Modi government to raise the salary threshold from Rs.10,000 to 15,000, ceiling limit from Rs. 3500 to 4500

Bonus: Modi government to raise the salary threshold from Rs.10,000 to 15,000, ceiling limit from Rs. 3500 to 4500

In bonus to workers, cap on salary set to be raised: Financial Express News

Several lakhs of workers in the organised sector will benefit as the Narendra Modi government is set to raise the salary threshold for mandatory bonus for workers from Rs 10,000 a month at present to Rs 15,000 and the minimum bounty from an annual Rs 3,500 now to Rs 4,500. The proposal, agreed to by employers’ associations at a recent meeting of an inter-ministerial group, would require Parliament’s approval as the Payments of Bonus Act, 1965, requires to be amended for this purpose.

While the minimum bonus is a legal liability on the firms concerned, whether or not they make a profits, these firms are also required to pay the workers a higher bonus if their “allocable surplus” exceeds the amount payable as minimum bonus, subject to a cap (20%) of the salaries.

If the new proposal takes affect, the maximum bonus payable by profit-making ventures would be close to Rs 11,000 as against Rs 8,400 now.

 

The salary ceiling for mandatory bonus eligibility was last fixed in 2007 and made effective retrospectively from April 1, 2006. While industry associations demanded exempting sick units from the requirement of paying bonus, trade unions have pitched for removal of the ceilings as “profits are not capped”, official sources said. The unions also asked for extending the benefit to workers under the Industrial Disputes Act, they added.

The revision of the bonus eligibility and the amounts is being done by factoring in the relevant price increases, the gauge used being the consumer price index-industrial workers or CPI(IW). This index stayed in the range of 6.4-12% since 2008. After hitting as high as 12% in 2010, CPI(IW) has maintained a roller-coaster ride — it eased to 8.9% in 2011 before rising to 10.9% in 2013 and dropping again to 6.4% in 2014. In the current calendar year, it has slowed almost consistently from 7.2% in January to 5.8% in April.

An estimate is two-thirds of the 6 crore organised sector workforce in the country are eligible for the mandatory bonus given their salary levels. Analysts, however, say that actual number of beneficiaries could be less as many units practically circumvent the norm.Under Section 10 of Payments of Bonus Act, “every employer (as defined in the Act) shall be bound to pay to every employee in respect of every accounting year, a minimum bonus which shall be 8.33% of the salary or wage earned by the employee during the accounting year”. All factories and establishments employing 20 or more persons are expected to pay the bonus compulsorily, provided the worker has worked in the establishment for at least 30 days. Employees in Life Insurance Corporation, seamen, dock workers and university employees are outside the Act’s ambit.

Although the country witnessed high inflation between 2009 and 2014, the move to raise the bonus amounts comes at a time inflation has come down (consumer price inflation is now below 5%). Consumer confidence is yet to be restored to the pre-2008-09 levels, while in recent months rural income growth has slowed.

Read at: Financial Express

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One Rank One Pension: Meeting of Military veterans with Parrikar inconclusive, threaten to go on hunger strike

One Rank One Pension: Meeting of Military veterans with Parrikar inconclusive, threaten to go on hunger strike

The talks between ex-servicemen and Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar over the One Rank One Pension scheme failed today after which the retired defence personnel decided to go ahead with their planned rally on June 14 followed by a relay hunger strike to protest the long delay in implementation of the scheme.

“Though Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar understood our problem and argument, he did not give any date for the implementation of the OROP and hence we are going ahead with our agitation,” Maj Gen Satbir Singh, chairman of Indian Ex-Servicemen Movement (IESM) told PTI.

He twice led a delegation of ex-servicemen today at meetings with Parrikar and Army chief Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag.

Singh said he has complete faith in Prime Minister Narendra Modi and hoped that the OROP will be implemented soon.

The ex-servicemen group has also written a letter to Modi seeking his intervention to meet their long-pending demand.

At a conclave of the retired defence personnel today, it was decided that they will call off their proposed agitation if the Minister gave a deadline of July 15 for the implementation of the OROP.

Read at Financial Express

PM Modi is committed to ‘one rank one pension’ scheme: Defence expert

New Delhi: Defence expert Lieutenant General (retired) Raj Kadyan on Saturday said the one-rank, one-pension (OROP) scheme which has been long pending would be resolved soon.

“The Prime Minister is committed, we have no doubt it will come. Now, it is stuck because somebody is trying to play around with the definition which we had worked out after careful thought. It was very simple, only two parameters were to be taken into account, rank and total service,” Lieutenant General (retired) Kadyan said.

“If you inject anything else which will be neither fair nor will it be easy to implement. So, we are going to sit with the people who have worked it out. Let us see how it is resolved. I have great confidence that we will be able to resolve it,” he added. [Read at Zee News]

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Working women to get better living facilities: Dr Jitendra Singh

Working women to get better living facilities: Dr Jitendra Singh

 Press Information Bureau

Government of India

Ministry for Development of North-East Region

06-June-2015 18:57 IST

Working women to get better living facilities: Dr Jitendra Singh

Government is planning several initiatives to ensure that working women in the national capital get better living facilities so that they can perform to the best of their potential and contribute to the best of their ability in the process of nation building.

This was stated here today by Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh during his visit to the Jasola Working Women’s Hostel near Sarita Vihar/Apollo Hospital Metro Station, which has been set up by Ministry of Development of North East Region (DoNER) in collaboration with Ministry of Women & Child Development. The hostel is specifically meant for working women from North Eastern Region although working women from other parts of the country are also offered accommodation depending upon vacancy. This is one of the few residential hostels of its kind in Delhi which is meant exclusively for working women.

Dr Jitendra Singh, accompanied by Secretary (DoNER) Shri Vijay Kumar, Joint Secretary Shri V.B.Pathak and caretakers of the hostel, went around the premises and interacted with the inmates, who were extremely thrilled and enthusiastic at the rare opportunity to have the Union Minister visiting their hostel to inquire about them. He visited each and every block of the premises including the dining hall, common room and the residential blocks.

Dr Jitendra Singh issued on-the-spot instructions to increase the number of “single occupancy” living rooms and provide air conditioned facility wherever demanded by the inmates. He also noticed that in certain portions of the building wifi internet facility was not up to the mark and issued instructions for installation of signal boosters.

To make the place more secure and to ensure free movement of working women even at late night hours, Dr Jitendra Singh directed the officials of the Ministry to take up with civic/electrical authorities the issue of maintaining uninterrupted power supply to the streetlights on the road linking the premises to the nearby metro station. He also directed that an in-house transport facility by way of a van or mini-bus may be arranged for the inmates to travel to and from the metro station.

During informal interaction with the inmates, some of the working women came out with suggestions like setting up a badminton court in the premises and a small auditorium to conduct socializing and cultural activities. Dr Jitendra Singh said these are some of the long term plans for which the Ministry will soon prepare a draft paper.

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PIB

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