General strike on March 28th and 29th 2022: Demands of Coal Mines Workers Union
Demands of Coal Mines Workers’ Union:
a. Early settlement of NCWA-XI; b. Stop commercial mining in coal mines; c. Proper implementation of HPC wage; d. HPC wage should be paid to the drivers & cleaners of hired vehicle; e. Withdraw the circular No. CIL/D(P&IR)/Sectt./005/144/133 dated 11.11.2021 of CIL forthwith; f. Circular of CIL for Standardization of leave should be withdrawn and the same be discussed with Trade Unions; g. Promotion of non-cadre workers and all the cadre scheme should be revisited; h. CMPDI should not be separated from CIL; i. Casual, Badli & outsource workers should be made permanent; j. Rate of interest of CMPF should be 2018-19 level; k. Employment compensation, Rehabilitation should be given to the lend losers and R.R. policy should be framed in light of L.A Act, 2013; l. Withdraw the proposed amendment bill of C.B Act, 1957.
General strike on March 28th and 29th 2022: Demands of BEFI
Demands of Bank Employees Federation of India:
a. No privatization of Public Sector Banks; b. Strengthen public sector banks; c. Stop haircuts & recover of bad loans; d. Take stringent measures against willful defaulters; e. Halt attacks on cooperative banking sector; f. Regularise contractual, casual workers & BCs; g. Stop outsourcing & adequate recruitments; h. Scrap NPS and reintroduce old Pension scheme; i. Increase rate of interest on Deposits; j. Reduce service charges on retail customers
General strike on March 28th and 29th 2022: Demands of AIBEA
Demands of All India Bank Employees Association:
i. In support of the decision of National Convention of Workers and at call of The Joint Platform of Central Trade Unions and Independent sectoral All India Federations and Associations on the 12 points common Charter of Demands, which are:
a. Scrapping the Labour Codes, Scrapping of Essential Defence Services Act;
b. Accept 6-point charter of demands, post repeal of Farm Laws, of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha;
c. No to Privatization in any form and scrap the National Monetization Policy;
d. Food and Income Support of Rs. 7500 per month to non-income tax paying households;
e. Increased allocation for MNREGA and extension of Employment guarantee Scheme to Urban Areas;
f. Universal social security for all informal sector workers;
g. Statutory Minimum wage and social security for Anganwadi, ASHA, Mid-day-meal and other Scheme workers;
h. Proper protection and insurance facilities for frontline workers serving the people in the midst of pandemic;
i. Increase in public investment in agriculture, education, health and other crucial public utilities by taxing the rich through wealth tax etc in order to revive and revamp the national economy;
j. Substantial reduction in Central Excise duty on petroleum product and concrete remedial measure to arrest price rise;
k. Regularization of contract workers, scheme workers and equal pay for equal work for all;
l. Cancellation of NPS and restoration of old pension substantial increase in minimum pension under Employees’ Pension Scheme.
a. Strengthen Public Sector Banks; b. Stop Privatisation of Banks; c. Stop haircuts-Start recovery of bad loans; d. Increase rate of interest on Bank Deposits; e. Do not burden customers with high service charges; f. Scrap NPS Restore DA linked Pension scheme; g. Stop outsourcing-Start recruitments; h. Regularise all contract employees & BCs;
KVS released the Revised KVS Admission Schedule 2022-23. The last date for Online Registration for Admission to Class I in Kendriya Vidyalayas for the Academic Year 2022-23 has been extended upto 11.04.2022 (Monday) 07:00 pm. Accordingly, the Online Registration, which has commenced on 28.02.2022, will now close at 07:00 pm on 11.04.2022. The other contents of the said admission notice 2022-23 will remain unchanged. Check the complete revised KVS Admission Schedule 2022-23
Revised KVS Admission Schedule 2022-23
S.No
Contents
Scheduled Dates
1
Advertisement for admission
Last week of February 2022
2
Online Registration for Class-I
28.02.2022 (Monday) 10:00 AM onwards
3
Last date of Online Registration for Class-I.
11.04.2022 (Monday) 7:00 PM
4
(a) Declaration of provisional select and waitlist of registered candidates. (b) Admission of eligible candidates of selected list in following order: (i) RTE (ii) From Service Priority Category (I and II) only (iii) Shortfall of Reservation Quota after admission in (i) and (ii)above
1st list on 18.04.2022 (Monday) 2nd list on 25.04.2022 (Monday) (if seats remain vacant) 3rd list on 02.05.2022 (Monday) (if seats remain vacant)
5(i)
Declaration of provisional select list of candidates as per priority service category for unreserved seats, if any (keeping the left over reserved seats blocked)
28.04.2022 (Thursday) to 02.05.2022 (Monday)
5(ii)
Extended date for Second Notification for offline registrations for admissions to be made under RTE Provisions, SC/ST and OBC (NCL) if sufficient applications not received in online mode.
Notification on 10.05.2022 (Tuesday)
Registration from 10.05.2022 (Tuesday) to 13.05.2022 (Friday)
Display of list and Admissions 17.05.2022 (Tuesday) to 23.05.2021 (Monday)
6
Registration for Class-II onwards (except Class XI) – Subject (in offline mode) to availability of vacancies in a particular class
08.04.2022 (Friday) to 16.04.2022 (Saturday)
7
Declaration of list of class II onwards.
21.04.2022( Thursday)
8
Admission for class II onwards.
22.04.2022 (Friday) to 28.04.2022 (Thursday)
9
Last date of admission for all classes except class XI
30.06.2022
10
For KV students: Registration for admission in class Xl
Within 10 days after declaration of class X result
11
KV students: Display of admission list 86 admissions for Class-XI.
Within 20 days after declaration of class X results.
12
Non-KV students: Registration, display of admission list 86 admissions in class XI (Subject to availability of vacancies)
After the admissions of KV students in class XI
13
Last date of admission for class – XI.
30 days from the date of declaration of class-X results by CBSE
List of children registered, list of eligible children, category-wise list of provisionally selected children, waiting list and subsequent lists to be compulsorily displayed on the website of the Kendriya Vidyalayas concerned, in addition to display on School’s Notice Board.
If any of the dates happens to be a public holiday the next working day shall be treated as opening/closing dates.
Payment of family pension applicable to employees who expired before the date of issue
R.B.E. No. 32/2022
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (भारत सरकार) MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (रेल मंत्रालय) RAILWAY BOARD (रेलवे बोर्ड)
No. D-43/43/2020-F(E)III
New Delhi, dated:17.03.2022
The General Managers/Principal Financial Advisors, All Zonal Railways/Production Units etc., (As per mailing list)
Sub:- Payment of family pension, death gratuity and other dues to the family on death of a Railway servant during service – regarding.
Please refer to the Board’s letter of even number dated 04.06.2021 circulating DOP&PW’s O.M. No. 1/11/2021-P&PW/(E) dated 03.06.2021 vide which order was issued providing for instructions regarding payment of family pension, death gratuity and other dues to the family on death of a Railway Servant during service.
3. The issue has been examined in consultation with Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare (DOP&PW) and it is clarified that Board’s instructions of even number dated 04.06.2021 are also applicable in respect of employees who expired before the date of issue of the said order irrespective of deceased employee covered under Old Pension scheme or under NPS.
This also disposes of North Eastern Railway’s letter No. पेंशन/मु./एनपीएस/समापक/2019 dated 25.02.2022.
Number of retired persons availing Central Government pension: Lok Sabha QA
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 2324 ANSWERED ON: 16.03.2022
Central Government Pensioners
Su Thirunavukkarasar Will the Minister of PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS be pleased to state:-
(a) the estimated number of retired persons availing Central Government pension in the country, State-wise;
(b) whether the Government has any proposal to utilize doorstep services of postal department for submission of Digital Life Certificate (DLC) through postman in order to ease the process;
(c) if so, the details thereof; and
(d) the time by which the above proposal is likely to be implemented?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)
(a): As per database maintained by Central Pension Accounting Office (CPAO), Controller General of Defence Accounts, Ministry of Railways, Department of Telecommunications, Department of Post, the estimated number of retired persons availing Central Government pension is at Annexure-I.
(b) to (d): With a view to make Doorstep Services for submission of Life Certificate available to all pensioners across the country and to ease the process, the Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare roped in the India Posts and Payment Bank (IPPB) under the Department of Posts for Digital Life Certificate. The IPPB has started Doorstep Service of obtaining Life Certificate in November, 2020 through its network of Postmen & Gramin Dak Sevaks.
Annexure: I The approximate number of Central Government Pensioners as on 31/03/2021 is as follows:
S.No
Pensioner/Family Pensioner
Number of Pensioners including Family Pensioner
A
Pensioners (incl Family Pensioners) of all Ministries/Departments under the Accounting jurisdiction of Controller General of Account, M/O Finance.
(Central Pension Accounting Office (CPAO), Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance is responsible for maintaining the pensioners’ data and incurring expenditure on payment of pension/family pension. Civil Ministries include all the CAPFs viz. BSF, CRPF, Assam Rifles, SSB, CISF, ITBP under MHA as well.)
11,06,000 (3,50,000)
B
Defence Pensioners (incl Family Pensioners) (The data and accounts etc. of these pensioners are maintained by Controller General of Defence Accounts (CGDA), Ministry of Defence.
34,10,567 (9,36,192)
C
Railway Pensioners (incl Family Pensioners) (The data and accounts etc. of these pensioners are maintained by Ministry of Railways)
15,54,585 (6,59,483)
D
Telecom Pensioners (incl Family Pensioners) (The data and accounts etc. of these pensioners are maintained by Department of Telecommunication)
4,67,751 (1,16,000)
E
Postal Pensioners (incl Family Pensioners) (The data and accounts etc. of these pensioners are maintained by Department of Posts)
3,23,562 (99,133)
GRAND TOTAL OF PENSIONERS(incl Family Pensioners)
68,62,465
GRAND TOTAL OF FAMILY PENSIONERS ONLY
21,60,808
* As per the data received from the CPAO, Defence, Railways, Telecom & Posts.
(c) Whether the Union Government would also scrap NPS and revert all officials of Central Government under OPS on the line of State Government of Rajasthan;
(d) if so, the details thereof; and
(e) if not, the reasons therefor?
ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (DR. BHAGWAT KARAD)
(a) and (b) State Government of Rajasthan in Budget Speech on 23rd February, 2022, announced to implement old pension scheme from the forthcoming year, for all employees appointed on or after 1sst January, 2004
(c) to (e) There is no such proposal under consideration of Government of India.
Static Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief – Rajya Sabha QA
Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Expenditure
Rajya Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1477 To be answered on Tuesday, 15th March, 2022 Phalguna 18, 1943 (Saka)
Static DA/DR
1477:: Shri Naranbhai J. Rathwa: Will the Minister of Finance be pleased to state:
(a) whether ii is a fact that India’s retail inflation including food inflation is increasing for the past one year;
(b) If so, what are the reasons that Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (DR) of Central Government employees have remained static at 3 per cent increase;
(c) whether the inflation rate of last two quarters of 2021 have shown increase in prices of various commodities; and
(d) if so, whether Government would consider giving DA/DR in accordance with the prices and would not maintain DA/DR al static 3 per cent?
Answer
Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance (Shri Pankaj Chaudhary)
(a) Yes Sir, details of retail inflation rate and food inflation are given in Annexure-I ;
(b) Dearness Allowance(DA) and Dearness Relief (DR), to Central Government employees and pensioners respectively, is calculated on the basis of rate of inflation as per All India Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (AICPl-IW), released by Labour Bureau, M/o of Labour and Employment;
(c) The information in respect of retail inflation rate for last two quarters of 2021 is:
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF Education LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 1985 ANSWERED ON: 14.03.2022
Kendriya Vidyalayas in Tamil Nadu
S. Ramalingam M.K. Vishnu Prasad
Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state:-
(a) whether the Government proposes to set up new Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) in all the States and if so, the details thereof Region-wise / District-wise;
(b) whether the Government proposes to set up a new KV in Mayiladuthurai area of Tamil Nadu where sufficient land is available and could be acquired without any delay from Tamil Nadu Government as per the norms;
(c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
(d) the details of districts in Tamil Nadu where KVs have not been set up; and
(e) the total number of KVs and presently functional KVs in Tamil Nadu along with total number of students studying in these schools?
(a) to (c) Opening of new KVs is a continuous process. KVs are opened primarily to cater to the educational needs of the wards of transferable Central Government Employees including Defence & Para-Military personnel, Central Autonomous Bodies, Central Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) and Central Institute of Higher Learning (IHL) by providing a common programme of education throughout the country. Proposals for opening of new KVs are considered only if sponsored by Ministries or Departments of the Government of India / State Governments / Union Territories (UTs) Administrations and committing resources for setting up a new KV. The proposals received from various sponsoring authorities found fulfilling the mandatory pre-requisites for opening of new KVs have to compete with other such proposals under the “Challenge Method” and subject to approval of the competent authority. Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan has not received any proposal in the prescribed proforma for opening of a new KV in Mayiladuthurai area from the State Government of Tamil Nadu.
(d) KVs are not opened on the criteria of State / District – Wise etc. There is no KVs in Ariyalur, Erode, Kallakurichi, Karur, Krishnagiri, Nagapattinam, Namakkal, Pudukkottai, Salem, Theni, Thoothukudi & Viluppuram districts of Tamil Nadu.
(e) At present, 45 KVs are functioning in the State of Tamil Nadu and 64347 students are studying in these KVs.
MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI RAMESWAR TELI)
(a): Under the Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) Scheme, 1952, an employee of any covered establishment drawing monthly wages up to Rs. 15,000 is statutorily required to join the fund and to contribute 12% of wages, which includes basic wages, dearness allowance and retaining allowance, if any.
(b): The Code on Social Security, 2020 (36 of 2020), was notified on 29.09.2020, which subsumes 9 Central labours laws including the Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952. There is a provision under section 16 of the said Code which enables the Central Government to prescribe, by notification, different rates of employees’ contribution for specified period for any class of employee. However, the said Code has not yet come into force.
(c) & (d): A member of the EPF Scheme, 1952 is entitled to the benefit of withdrawal and advance from the EPF as per the provisions contained in the said scheme. Further, the Scheme was amended in March, 2020 by inserting the provision for allowing non-refundable advance to EPF members during Pandemic / Epidemic. This provision allowed EPF members to avail advance from their EPF account to the extent of 75 per cent of their balance or three-month wages whichever is less. The EPF members who have already availed the first COVID-19 advance can also opt for a second advance. A member is also entitled for credit of interest on his/her PF accumulations each year.
The steps being taken by the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) for providing faster settlement of all types of PF claims are as under:
Allocation of Universal Account Numbers (UAN) to members of PF for consolidation of previous PF accounts and portability in case of change of employment.
Online Transfer Claim Portal (OTCP) has been introduced to facilitate seamless transfer of claims.
The facility for submission of claim forms through online mode has been introduced for those subscribers who have seeded their KYCs against the UAN.
The services of EPFO for employees have also been integrated and offered through the Unified Mobile Application for New-age Governance (UMANG) Application, which enables a member to access his passbook, track the status of his claim, submit online claim form, etc.
A single-page Composite Claim Form has been introduced by replacing the erstwhile multiple Claim Forms for withdrawals.
A member is no longer required to submit documents e.g. medical certificate and may only self-certify to avail withdrawals.
The entire payment to subscribers is done electronically through National Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT) system.
The provisions relating to facilities to the employees covered under EPFO are determined by the provisions of the Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 and the schemes framed thereunder and their betterment is an ongoing exercise.
