BSNL Employeess Union (BSNLEU) is continuously demanding that the Night Free Calling facility. This facilty is already implemented for the retired officials. Union demands to implement the same facility to the serving employees also.
The GM(Admn.) told com.Swapan Chakraborty,Dy.GS and com.John Verghese, AGS, today that, the file has gone to the Management Committee, for it’s approval.
Soon BSNL will provide the free night calling facility to all BSNL Serving Employees
Revision of Additional Relief on death/disability of Government servants covered under NPS
No. 28/03/2017-P&PW(B)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, PG. and Pensions
Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare
3rd Floor, LokNayak Bhavan
New Delhi, dated the 30th May, 2017
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Revision of Additional Relief on death/disability of Government servants covered under NPS in pursuance of Govt, decision on the recommendation of the 7th CPC – reg.
The undersigned is directed to refer to Railway Board’s letter No. 2016/F(E)III/1(1)/7 dated 01.05.2017 on the subject mentioned above and to say that the additional. benefit on provisional basis has been extended to the Government employees covered under NPS vide OM. No. 38/41/06-P&PW(A) dated 05.05.2009 in the event of death or invalidation from service on disability. This OM. provides that the the Govt. employees covered under NPS who are discharged on invalidation disablement or the family of such employees who have died during service would be extended the benefit of invalid pension, or family pension in accordance with Rules 38, 49, 50 and 54 of CCS(Pension) Rules, 1972 and CCS(EOP) Rules as the case may be.
2. Any order for revision of pension /family pension sanctioned under the CCS(Pension) Rules, 1972 and CCS(EOP) Rules, would also be equally applicable to the Govt. servants covered under NPS, who have been extended the benefits of old pension scheme in terms of OM. dated 05.05.2009.
(S. Chakrabarti)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
Shri Sanjay Prashar,
Deputy Director Finance(Estt.)III,
Railway Board,
Ministry of Railways,
Rail Bhawan, New Delhi-110001.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
office of the Additional Director central
Govt. Health Scheme
Nongrim Hills, Shilong – 793 003
NO. CGHS/ESTT/RECTG/6I/1089-99
Dated: Shillong, the 28th July,2017.
NOTIFICATION
Sub : Opening of Central govt. Health Scheme, wellness Center (allopathic) at Agartala
This is for information to all eligible Central Govt. employees / pensioners and other stake holders that, a central Govt. Health scheme (CGHS) wellness centre sanctioned vide Govt. of India, Min. of Health & Family welfare, CGHS (P) Division order No. S.11045/1/2013/HEC, New Delhi dated 17th November 2014 willbe functioned by 1st of August 2017 at quarter no. T/V/1,Kunjaban Extension, New capital complex, Agartala to provide compiehensive medical facilities.
The scheme will cover the Agartala city and all eligible Central Govt. employees and their dependent family members, Central Govt. pensioners and their dependents and others eligible as per CGHS guideline residing in Agartala city.
The beneficiaries will be able to avail the CGHS facilities through the Wellness Centre during the office hours i.e from 7:30 am to 02:00 pm in all working days except Sundays & holidays.
Minimum educational qualification for recruitment of staff from open market in Level-1 of the pay matrix of 7th CPC
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(RAILWAY BOARD)
RBE No. 73/2017
No. E(NG)II/2017/RR-1/12 (3192238)
New Delhi, dated 27.07.2017
The General Manager (P),
All Zonal Railways/Production Units,
(As per standard mailing list).
Sub: Minimum educational qualification for recruitment of staff from open market in Level-1 of the pay matrix of 7th CPC.
Attention is invited to instructions issued, vide this Ministry’s letter under RBE No. 129/2013 dated 09.12.2013, laying down qualification for recruitment of staff from open market to posts in Pay Band-1 of Rs. 5200-20200 having Grade Pay Rs.1800/. (now Level-1 of the pay matrix of 7th CPC), through all modes, against direct recruitment quota as 10th pass or ITI or equivalent or National Apprenticeship Certificate (NAC) granted by NCVT.
2. The qualifications have further been reviewed and it has been decided by Board that the minimum educational qualification for recruitment of staff in Level-1 of the pay matrix of 7th CPC (earlier Grade Pay RS. 1800/-) in Civil Engineering, Mechanical, Electrical and S&T departments from open market, through all modes, will henceforth be as under:
10th pass plus National Apprenticeship Certificate (NAC) granted by NCVT
OR
10th pass plus ITI
3. For all other departments of the Railways, the minimum educational qualification will continue to be the same as mentioned in para-1 above.
4. Cases already under process will continue to be dealt in terms of earlier instructions.
Please acknowledge receipt.
S/d,
(Neeraj Kumar)
Director Estt.(N)-II
Railway Board
With a view to bring contribution under Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions (EPF & MP) Act, 1952 to be paid by employer and employee at par with other savings instruments like the National Pension System, Contributory Provident Fund etc., an agenda item for lowering the rate of contribution from the present 12 per cent to 10 per cent was deliberated in the 218th meeting of the Central Board of Trustees (CBT), Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) held on 27.05.2017. All employees’ and employers’ representatives and State Government representatives were against reducing the rate of contribution from 12 per cent to 10 per cent.
The details of action taken by Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) against the defaulting establishments to protect the interest of workers covered under the said Act are as under:
(i) Real time default management system has been implemented to reduce remittance default by establishments.
(ii) Action under section 7A of EPF & MP Act, 1952 against the defaulting establishments for assessment of dues.
(iii) Action under section 14B of the Act for levying of damages for belated deposit of dues.
(iv) Action under section 7Q of the Act for levy of interest for belated remittances.
(v) Action for recovery as provided under sections 8B to 8G of the Act.
(vi) Action under section 14 of the Act for filing prosecution against the defaulters before the competent court of law.
(vii) Action under section 406/409 of Indian Penal Code (IPC) against the employer for non-payment of employees’ share of contribution deducted from the wages/salary of the employees but not deposited in the fund.
This information was given by Shri Bandaru Dattatreya, the Minister of State (IC) for Labour and Employment, in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha, today.
Extension of date for filing of Income Tax Returns extended for five days up to 5th August, 2017
There are some complaints that the taxpayers are not being able to log on to the e-filing website of Income Tax Department or not being able to link Aadhaar with PAN because of different names reflected in PAN and Aadhaar database. While technical snags have been removed already, the main reason for failure of people to log in is because of last minute rush and panic in which those who have already logged in want to continue for the entire period for fear of losing it.
In order to ease-out the panic situation, the Government has decided to take the following steps:
• For the purpose of e-filing return, it would be sufficient as of now to quote Aadhaar or acknowledgement No. for having applied for Aadhaar in e-filing website. The actual linking of PAN with Aadhaar can be done subsequently, but any time before 31st August, 2017. However, the returns will not be processed until the linkage of Aadhaar with PAN is done.
• In order to facilitate the e-filing of return, it is also decided to give extension of five days for e-filing of return. The return can be filed upto 5th August, 2017.
Guidelines for fixation of pay of candidates working in Public Sector Undertakings etc., recommended for appointment by the Commission by method of recruitment by selection
F.No.12/3/2017-Estt.(Pay-1)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training
North Block, New Delhi.
Dated 28.07.2017
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject:- Guidelines for fixation of pay of candidates working in Public Sector Undertakings etc., recommended for appointment by the Commission by method of recruitment by selection — regarding.
Reference is invited to this Department’s O.M.s No.12/1/88-Estt(Pay-I) dated 07.08.1989, OM No.12/1/96-Estt(Pay-I) dated 10.07.1998 and OM No.12/3/2009-Pay-I dated 30.03.2010 whereby guidelines for fixation of pay of candidates working in Public Sector Undertakings etc., on their appointment as direct recruits on selection through a properly constituted authority including departmental authorities, were issued.
2. Subsequent to the implementation of the recommendations of the 7th CPC and issuance of CCS(RP) Rules 2016, the system of running Pay Bands and Grade Pays have been replaced by pay matrix. Accordingly, in partial modification of this Department’s OM No.12/1/88-Estt(Pay-I) dated 07.08.1989, O.M. No.12/1/96-Estt(Pay-I) dated 10.07.1998 and O.M. No.12/3/2009-Pay-I dated 30.03.2010 referred to above, the method of pay fixation in respect of those appointed on or after 01.01.2016 will be as under:-
” In case of candidates working in Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs), Universities, Semi-Government Institutions or Autonomous Bodies, who are appointed to a post as direct recruits on or after 01.01.2016 on selection through interview by a properly constituted agency including Departmental Authorities making recruitment directly, their initial basic pay shall be fixed at a stage in the Level of the post so that the pay and Dearness Allowance as admissible in the Government, protects the pay and Dearness Allowance drawn in the PSU etc.. If there is no such stage in the post, the pay shall be fixed at the stage next below that pay. If the maximum pay in the Level applicable to the post in which the person is appointed is less than such pay arrived at, his initial basic pay shall be fixed at such maximum pay of the post. Similarly, if the minimum pay in the Level applicable to the post in which such person is appointed is more than such pay arrived at, his initial basic pay shall be fixed at such minimum pay of the post. The pay fixed under this formulation will not exceed the highest cell value applicable for the Level of the post in the pay matrix, to which he is appointed.”
3. The conditions for admissibility of pay protection shall be the same as stipulated in this Department’s OMs dated 07.08.1989 and 10.07.1998 referred to above.
4. In so far as persons serving in the Indian Audit and Accounts Department are concerned, these orders are issued with the concurrence of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India.
5. These orders will be applicable w.e.f. 01.01.2016.
6. Hindi version will follow.
(Pushpender Kumar)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) — June, 2017
The All-India CPI-IW for June, 2017 increased by 2 points and pegged at 280 (two hundred and eighty). On 1-month percentage change, it increased by (+) 0.72 per cent between May, 2017 and June, 2017 when compared with the increase of (+) 0.73 per cent between the same two months a year ago.
The maximum upward pressure to the change in current index came from Food group contributing (+) 2.59 percentage points to the total change. At item level, Rice, Wheat, Fish Fresh, Eggs (Hen), Poultry (Chicken), Milk, Pure Ghee, Chillies Green, Onion, Brinjal, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Gourd, Green Coriander Leaves, Palak, Potato, Radish, Tomato, Torai, Coconut, Cooking Gas, Medicine (Allopathic), Toilet Soap, Tailoring Charges, etc. are responsible for the increase in index. However, this increase was checked by Arhar Dal, Masur Dal, Groundnut Oil, Mustard Oil, Chillies Dry, French Beans, Electricity Charges, Petrol, Flower/Flower Garlands, etc., putting downward pressure on the index.
The year-on-year inflation measured by monthly CPI-IW stood at 1.08 per cent for June, 2017 as compared to 1.09 per cent for the previous month and 6.13 per cent during the corresponding month of the previous year. Similarly, the Food inflation stood at (-) 1.28 per cent against (-) 1.63 per cent of the previous month and 8.33 per cent during the corresponding month of the previous year.
At centre level, Lucknow reported the maximum increase of 8 points followed by Agra (7 points) and Rajkot, Madurai, Varanasi, Quilon and Surat (6 points each). Among others, 5 points increase was observed in 8 centres, 4 points in 8 centres, 3 points in 9 centres, 2 points in 15 centres and 1 point in 13 centres. On the contrary, Darjeeling, Tripura, Belgaum, Rangapara-Tezpur and Chandigarh recorded maximum decrease of 2 points each followed by 1 point decrease in Guwahati. Rest of the 12 centres’ indices remained stationary.
The indices of 33 centres are above All-India Index and other 45 centres’ indices are below national average.
The next issue of CPI-IW for the month of July, 2017 will be released on Thursday, 31st August, 2017. The same will also be available on the office website www.labourbureaunew.gov.in.
Enhancement in the rate of Special Pension to Blinded Ex-servicemen under AO 606/75
No. 161/KSB/Policy/SPL PEN/C
Government of India
Ministry of Defence
Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare
New Delhi, Dated 8th June, 2017
The Controller General of
Defence Accounts, (CGDA)
New Delhi.
Subject: Enhancement in the rate of Special Pension to Blinded Ex-servicemen under AO 606/75.
Sir,
In supersession of Government of India, Ministry .of Defence letter No. 12-SB(8)/52-2001/958/D(Res) dated 16th Nov.2001, I am directed to convey the sanction of the President to enhance the Special Pension to blinded Ex-Servicemen from Rs. 500/- p.m. to Rs. 4000/-per month with effect from June, 2017. The expenditure will he debited to relevant Head of account of Defence Services Estimates.
2. The sanction is issued with the concurrence of Ministry of Defence (Fin/Pen) vide their ID No 10(12)/2016/FIN/PEN dated 05/06/2017.
Yours faithfully,
(A. K. Pandey)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
Status Report on implementation of OROP benefits as on 30.04.2017 ( data compiled till 10.07.2017 )
As on 30.04.2017 (data compiled till 10.07.2017), a sum of Rs. 4,156.59 crores and Rs. 2,385.33 crores have been paid towards first installments & second installments of OROP arrears to 20,39,934 Ex-Servicemen/family pensioners and 15,93,125 Ex-Servicemen respectively. Further, a sum of Rs. 2,250.09 crores has also been paid to 15,13,524 ExServicemen as third installments of OROP arrears.
