Risk and Hardship Allowance for Track Maintainers of Indian Railways
Recommendation of 7th Central Pay Commission
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (BHARAT SARKAR)
Ministry of Railways (Rail Mantralaya)
(Railway Board)
PC-VII No. 33
RBE No.: 87/2017
File No. PC-VII/2017/I/7/5/4
New Delhi, dated: 10/08/2017
The General Manager/CAOS(R),
All Indian Railways & Production Units,
(As per mailing list)
Sub :- Recommendation of 7th Central Pay Commission – Decision relating to grant of Risk and Hardship Allowance for Track Maintainers of Indian Railways.
Consequent upon the acceptance of recommendation of 7th Central Pay Commission on Allowances, the President is pleased to decide grant of Risk and Hardship Allowance to Track Maintainers – I, II, III & IV of Indian Railways as per cell R3H2 (Rs. 2700 for Level 8 and below and Rs. 3400 for Level 9 and above) of Risk and Hardship Matrix.
2. These orders shall take effect from 1st July, 2017.
Special Train Controllers Allowance to Section Controllers and Deputy Chief Controllers
Recommendation of 7th Central Pay Commission
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (BHARAT SARKAR)
Ministry of Railways (Rail Mantralaya)
(Railway Board)
PC-VII No. 34
RBE No.: 86/2017
File No. PC-VII/2017/I/7/5/3
New Delhi, dated: 10/08/2017
The General Manager/CAOS(R),
All Indian Railways & Production Units,
(As per mailing list)
Sub: – Recommendation of 7th Central Pay Commission – Decision relating to grant of Special Train Controllers Allowance to Section Controllers and Deputy Chief Controllers.
Consequent upon the acceptance of recommendations of 7th Central Pay Commission on Allowances, the President is pleased to decide grant of Special Train Controllers’ Allowance to Section Controllers and Deputy Chief Controllers @ Rs. 5,000/- per month.
2. These orders shall take effect from 1st July, 2017.
3. The allowance will increase by 25 percent each time DA rises by 50 percent.
MACP for Central Government Employees – 7th CPC Implementation : CGDA
CONTROLLER GENERAL OF DEFENCE ACCOUNTS
ULAN BATAR ROAD, PALAM, DELHI CANTT-10
X1/11051/MACP/2016/Vol-I
Dated 10-08-2017
To
PCA (Fys), PCsDA/CsDA
Sub: Modified Assured Career Progression(MACPs) for the Central Government Civilian employees : Implementation of seventh CPC Recommendations
Various reference has been received from different Controllers regarding grant of benefit of MACP for the Central Government Civilian Employees.
In this connection, it is intimated subsequent to implementation of VIth CPC, Modified Assured Career Progression Scheme was introduced with effect from 01/09/2008 vide DOP&T OM No 35034/3/2008-Estt(D) dated 19/05/2009. Subsequently, clarifications/FAQs have been issued in the matter vide DOPT OM dated 16/11/2009, 09/09/2010, 01/04/2011, 13/06/2012, 04/10/2012 and 10/12/2014.
2. In this matter attention is also invited to Para 4 of Annexure 1 to OM Dated 19/05/2009, which clearly stipulates that benefits of pay fixation available at the time of regular promotion shall also be allowed at the time of financial upgradation under the scheme.
3. With the implementation of 7th CPC, DoPT vide its OM No.F.No. 35034/03/2015-Estt(D) dated 27/28th September 2016 has made amendments to Para 1 & 2 of OM dated 19/05/2009 and Para 17 (annexure to OM dated 19/05/2009 vide Para 3 and 5 respectively, while making the changes effective from 25/07/2016, i.e. date of resolution notification by DOPT.
4. Thus it is imperative from the DOPT OM dated 27/28th September 2016 that the provisions contained in OM Dated 19/05/2009 (with subsequent clarifications/FAQs dated 16/11/2009, 09/09/2010, 01/04/2011, 13/06/2012, 04/10/2012 and 10/12/2014) read with amendments as proposed in DOPT OM Dated 27/28th September 2016 are in effect w.e.f. 25/07/2016. Accordingly all cases of MACP arising on or after 25/07/2016 may be dealt with as per DOPT OM dated 27/28th September 2016.
5. Cases prior to 25/07/2016 may be dealt with existing provisions of MACP as per DOPT OM Dated 19/05/2009 (with subsequent clarifications/FAQs dated 16/11/2009, 09/09/2010, 01/04/2011, 13/06/2012, 04/10/2012 and 10/12/2014).
6. It is further intimated that the orders on comprehensive MACP Scheme as mentioned in DOP&T letter dated 28/09/2016 have not yet been issued by DOP&T. The same shall be circulated on receipt.
Diet, Haircutting and Soap Toilet Allowances in 7th CPC – Rajya Sabha Q&A
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2447
TO BE ANSWERED ON TUESDAY, THE 8th AUGUST, 2017
SHRAVANA 17, 1939 (SAKA)
DOING AWAY WITH ALLOWANCES UNDER 7TH CPC
QUESTION
SHRI A. K. SELVARAJ: Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Central Government employees will not get Family Planning Allowances;
(b) whether it is a fact that the diet, haircutting and soap toilet allowances given to select categories of employee have been discontinued; and
c) whether it is also a fact that a raft of grants and allocations made to various sections of Government employees have been done away with or revised as per the recommendations of the Committee on Allowances, if so, the details thereof?
ANSWER
FINANCE MINISTER
(SHRI ARUN JAITLEY)
(a) : The 7th Central Pay Commission recommended that Family Planning Allowance should be abolished. The Government has accepted the recommendation with effect from 1st July, 2017.
(b) : The 7th Central Pay Commission recommended that Diet Allowance granted to deputationists in Bureau of Immigration should be abolished. The 7th Central Pay Commission in paras 8.17.22 to 8.17.24 of its report recommended, inter-alia, that Haircutting Allowance and Soap Toilet Allowance admissible to Personnel Below Officer’s Rank of Defence Forces, as components of Composite Personal Maintenance Allowance(CPMA), should be increased by 50%. The Government has accepted these recommendations with effect from 1st July, 2017.
(c) : The Committee on Allowances was set up in July, 2016, to examine the recommendations of the 7th Central Pay Commission pertaining to allowances.
7th CPC Railway Order : Additional Allowance to Running Staff
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (BHARAT SARKAR)
Ministry of Railways (Rail Mantralaya)
(Railway Board)
PC-VII No. 32
RBE No.: 85/2017
File No. PC-VII/2017/I/7/5/5
New Delhi, dated : 10/08/2017
The General Manager/CAOs(R),
All Indian Railways & Production Units,
(As per mailing list)
Sub :- Recommendation of 7th Central Pay Commission – Decision relating to grant of Additional Allowance to Running Staff.
Please refer to item 3 of Annexure ‘B’ of Ministry of Railways’ letter No. PC-VI/2008/I/RSRP/1 dated 11.09.2008 (S. No. PC-VI/2 & RBE No. 108/2008) circulating schedules of revised pay structure for running staff effective from 01.01.2006 and letter No. PC-VI/2010/I/RSRP/4 dated 02.11.2010 (Sl. No. PC-VI/234 & RBE No. 159/2010) regarding clarification on Additional Allowance. Consequent upon the acceptance of recommendation of 7th Central Pay Commission on Allowances by the Government with certain modifications, the President is pleased to revise the rates of Additional Allowance granted to certain categories of Running Staff viz. Loco Pilot Mail/Express, Loco Pilot Passenger/Motorman, Guard Mail/Express and grant of Additional Allowance to some other categories of Running Staff viz. Loco Pilot Goods and Sr. Passenger Guard at the following rates:-
(i) Rs.2,250/- per month to Loco Pilot Mail/Express.
(ii) Rs.1,125/- per month to Loco Pilot Passenger/Motorman.
(iii) Rs.1,125/- per month to Guard Mail/Express.
(iv) Rs.750/- per month to Loco Pilot Goods.
(v) Rs.750/- per month to Sr. Passenger Guard.
2.Dearness Allowance will be payable on this allowance. However, it will not count for pensionary benefits.
3.These orders shall take effect from 1st July, 2017.
A statement showing the status of details of backlog OBC vacancies
vacancies filled up and yet to be filled in 10 major Departments/Ministries is as follows:
Ministry/Department
Other Backward Classes
Vacancies
Filled up
Yet to be filled
Posts
718
234
484
Defence Production
164
149
15
Financial Services
14455
13030
1425
Atomic Energy
1444
802
642
Defence
2707
1439
1268
Railways
2204
2194
10
Revenue
5064
2076
2988
Urban Development
692
95
597
Human Resources Development
1557
571
986
Home Affairs
11557
6437
5120
Total
40562
27027
13535
As per information updated as on 31.12.2016, 10 Ministries/Departments having majority of the employees in Central Government including their Public Sector Banks/Financial Institutions, Central Public Sector Undertakings etc., reported 40,562 backlog vacancies for Other Backward Classes. Out of these, 27,027 vacancies have been filled up during the period 01.04.2012 to 31.12.2016 and 13,535 vacancies of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) remained unfilled.
Seven meetings have already been held with these 10 Ministries/Departments who have been requested to take expeditious action for filling up the remaining backlog vacancies.
This was stated by the 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 in a written reply to a question by Shri N.Gokulakrishnan in the Rajya Sabha today.
Contractual appointments in Government departments
The Government posts are to be filled in accordance with the recruitment rules. Wherever recruitment rules provide reemployment as a mode of recruitment or in cases of exigencies of work, retired Government servants are reappointed on contractual basis for a specific period.
The Central Civil Services (Fixation of Pay of re-employed Pensioners) orders, 1986 as amended from time to time govern the pay fixation of re-employed pensioners including the persons re-employed on contract basis, unless the contract provides otherwise. The interests of serving employees with regard to promotions/financial upgradations to higher post are taken care of by the respective service rules/regulations applicable to them.
This was stated by the 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 in a written reply to a question by Shri M.P.Veerendra Kumar in the Rajya Sabha today.
BSNLEU writes to the AIBSNLEA, on united struggles to settle the wage revision
BSNL EMPLOYEES UNION
BSNLEU/ 103 (FORUM)
10.08.2017
To
Com. Prahlad Rai,
General Secretary, AIBSNLEA,
CH-17-2-15, Chemmery Quarters,
Atul Grove Road,
New Delhi -110001
Comrade,
Sub: – Need of united struggles for the settlement of wage revision – reg.
I went through your CHQ website updating dated 09.08.2017, on the discussion between CMD BSNL and the unions and associations.
In yesterday’s meeting, as I pointed out categorically that the DPE letter dated 03.08.2017, has completely closed the doors for the wage settlement of BSNL employees. It is our considered opinion that BSNL does not come within the purview of certain categories of PSUs, for which some relaxation has been given from the Affordability Clause of the 3rd PRCs recommendations. I also told the CMD BSNL in a forthright manner, the DoT has totally let down the BSNL employees in the matter of wage revision.
As mentioned in your website updating, certainly we have to try our best to make the DoT and the government to understand that, BSNL should be shown a special consideration, as it is discharging certain responsibilities on behalf of the government of India, in providing broadband connections to the villages and also providing connectivity to the far flung areas.
At the same time, BSNLEU wishes to make it very clear that, the wage revision of BSNL employees cannot be settled without a serious and sustained struggle. In your website updating also, you have rightly mentioned that a “decisive struggle” is needed to settle the wage revision. We appreciate your view that all of us should unite together, keeping aside our differences, and to fight for the settlement of wage revision. We assure that, BSNLEU will take it’s best efforts to unite all the unions and associations, for a united struggle to settle the wage revision.
Thanking you,
Yours fraternally,
[P. Abhimanyu]
General Secretary
Launch of work from home facility by SBI – Rajya Sabha Q&A
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
RAJYA SABHA
QUESTION NO 2465
ANSWERED ON 08.08.2017
Launch of work from home facility by SBI
2465 Shri Sanjay Raut Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to satate :-
(a) whether State Bank of India has adopted a new policy to enable its employees to work from home by using mobile computing technologies/ devices to increase the employee productivity, if so, the details thereof and Government’s response thereto; and
(b) whether Government is considering to implement this policy in its other financial departments/ institutions, if so, the details thereof?
ANSWER
The Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance
(a): Yes Sir, State Bank of India (SBI) has informed that it has introduced ‘Work from Home Policy’ for permanent Officers in the Bank. The details of the Policy are annexed.
(b): At present, no such proposal is under consideration of this Department.
(i) The facility can be availed occasionally up to 5 days a month or for a longer duration, subject to approval by the Competent Authority not less than officers in the grade of TEGS-VI i.e. Deputy General Manager/TEGSS-I i.e. Chief General Manager.
(ii) Job profiles covered have clear defined deliverables, which can be remotely measured and which requires minimal dependency of the job- on physical presence, on data/documents/system/infrastructure of the Bank, on vendor interaction, on daily co-ordination with team members, daily face to face meetings and regular face to face customer interactions.
(iii) Specific metrics are put in place for measurement of productivity of the officials along with addressing the security concerns on the Banks’ confidential data and information.
(iv) Job profile requiring access to the Core Banking Solution or facing customer on regular basis are not be covered under the policy.
(v) The employee is required to submit a work report based on the tasks/deliverables assigned and the respective completion status at the end of the Work from Home duration. The approver reviews the work of the employee before providing the confirmation on the work of the employee.
(vi) Employees are not be entitled for any allowance/benefits/compensation on account of Work from Home.
