The principle of One Rank One Pension for the Armed Forces has been accepted by the Government. The modalities for implementation were discussed with various stakeholders and are presently under consideration of the Government. It will be implemented once the modalities are approved by the Government.
This information was given by Minister of State for Defence Rao Inderjit Singh in a written reply to Shri Neeraj Shekhar and others in Rajya Sabha today.
A Government servant can draw the Leave Travel Concession advance 65 days before the proposed date of outward journey.
Indian Railways has fixed the advance reservation period as 120 days excluding the date of journey w.e.f. 01.04.2015 for all long distance mail/express trains as well as Shatabdi Express trains.
The issue of any change in instructions relating to drawal of advance for LTC has to be decided keeping in view all factors including changes made by the Railways, as well as financial implications.
This was stated by the 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 in a written reply to a question by Shri Kiranmay Nanda in the Rajya Sabha today.
Source : PIB
No.2/5/2014-E,II(B)
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure
New Delhi, 21st July, 2015.
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject:- Re-Classification / Upgradation of Cities/Towns on the basis of Census-2011 for the purpose of grant of House Rent Allowance (HRA) to Central Government employees.
Reference is invited to this Department’s O.M. No. 2(13)/2008-E.11(B) dated 29.08.2008 relating to grant of House Rent Allowance (HRA) to Central Government employees on the recommendations of the 6th Central Pay Commission (CPC) whereby a list of cities/towns classified as “X”, “Y” and “Z” for the purpose of grant of HRA was enclosed as Annexure. The matter relating to re-classification of cities/towns on the basis of Census-2011 for the purpose of grant of HRA to Central Government employees has been considered by the Government.
2, The President is pleased to decide that in supersession of all the existing orders relating to classification of cities/towns for the purpose of grant of HRA to Central Government employees, cities/towns shall now be re-classified as “X”, “Y” and “Z” for the purpose of HRA as enumerated in the Annexure to these orders.
3. Consequent upon implementation of the recommendations of the 5th Central Pay Commission, certain cities/towns were placed in a lower classification as compared to their existing classification for HRA purpose, vide this Department’s G.M. No. 2(30)/97- E.II(B) dated 03.10.97. However, these cities/towns were allowed to retain their existing higher classification, vide Para 3 thereof; and further extended vide O.M. No. 2(21)/E.II(B)/2004 dated 16.03.2005 & O.M. No. 2(13)/2008-E.II(B) dated 07.01.2009. As other cities/towns to which protection of retaining earlier higher classification was allowed, got upgraded during the intervening period and as on date only two cities i.e. Ajmer in Rajasthan and Durgapur in West Bengal were retaining such protection. Consequent upon upgradation of these two cities also on the basis of their population as per Census-2011, provisions contained in Para 3 of this Department’s O.M. No. 2(30)/97-E.II(B) dated 03.10.97 which Were allowed to further continue vide G.M. dated 16.03.2005 & 07.01.2009, stand withdrawn/discontinued.
4. Special orders allowing continuance of HRA at Delhi (‘X” class city) rates to Central Government employees posted at Faridabad, Ghaziabad, NOIDA and Gurgaon, at Jalandhar CY” class city) rates to Jalandhar. Cantt., at “Y” class city rates to Shillong, Goa & Port Blair vide this Department’s O.M. No.2(13)12008-E.11(B) dated 29.08.2008, and continuance of HRA at par with Chandigarh (“Y” class city) to Panchkula vide this Department’s O.M. No,2(13)/2008-E.II(B) dated 04.03.2011, shall continue to be applicable till the recommendations of 7th CPC are considered by the Government.
5. These orders shall take effect from 1st April, 2015.
6. The Orders will apply to all civilian employees of the Central Government.The orders will also be applicable to the civilian employees paid from the Defence services Estimates. In respect of Armed Forces personnel and Railway employees, separate orders will be issued by the Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Railways, respectively.
7. In so far as the persons serving in the Indian Audit and Accounts Department are concerned, these orders issue in consultation with the comptroller & Auditor General of India.
8. Hindi version is attached.
(Subhash Chand)
Director
ANNEXURE
to O.M.NO.2/5/2014-E.II(B) DATED 21.07.2015
LIST OF CITIES/TOWNS CLASSIFIED FOR GRANT OF HOUSE RENT ALLOWANCE TO CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES
| SL. NO | STATES/UNION TERRITORIES | CITIES CLASSIFIED AS “X” | CITIES CLASSIFIED AS “Y” |
| 1 | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | – | – |
| 2 | Andhra Pradesh/Telangana | Hyderabad (UA) | Vijayawada (UA), Warangal (UA), Greater Visaka]hapatnam (M.Corpn.), Guntur (UA), Nellore (UA) |
| 3 | Arunachal Pradesh | – | – |
| 4 | Assam | – | Guwahati (UA) |
| 5 | Bihar | – | Patna (UA) |
| 6 | Chandigarh | – | Chandigarh (UA) |
| 7 | Chhattisgarh | – | Durg-Bhilai Nagar (UA), Raipur (UA) |
| 8 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | – | – |
| 9 | Daman & Diu | – | – |
| 10 | Delhi | Delhi(UA) | – |
| 11 | Goa | – | – |
| 12 | Gujarat | Ahmadabad (UA) | Rajkot (UA), Jamnagar (UA), Bhavnagar (UA), Vadodara (UA), Surat (UA) |
| 13 | Haryana | – | Faridabad* (M.Corpn.), Gurgaon* (UA) |
| 14 | Himachal Pradesh | – | – |
| 15 | Jammu & Kashmir | – | Srinagar (UA), Jammu(UA) |
| 16 | Jharkhand | – | Jamshedpur (UA), Dhanbad (UA), Ranchi (UA), Bokaro Steel City (UA) |
| 17 | Karnataka | Bengalore/Bengaluru (UA) | Belgaum (UA), Hubli-Dharwad (M.Corpn.), Mangalore (UA), Mysore (UA), Gulbarga (UA) |
| 18 | Kerala | – | Kozhikoda (UA), Kochi (UA), Thiruvanathapuram (UA), Thrissur (UA), Malappuram (UA), Kannur (UA), Kollan (UA) |
| 19 | Lakshadweep | – | – |
| 20 | Madhya Pradesh | – | Gwalior (UA), Indore (UA), Bhopal (UA), Jabalpur (UA), Ujjain (M.Corpn.) |
| 21 | Maharashtra | Greater Mumbai (UA), Pune (UA) | Amravati (M.Corpn.) , Nagpur (UA), Aurangabad (UA), Nashik (UA), Bhiwandi (UA), Solapur (M.Corpn.), Kolhapur (UA), Vasai –Virar City (M.Corpn.), Malegaon (UA), Nanded –waghala (M.Corpn.), Sangli (UA) |
| 22 | Manipur | – | – |
| 23 | Meghalaya | – | – |
| 24 | Mizoram | – | – |
| 25 | Nagaland | – | – |
| 26 | Odisha | – | Cuttack (UA), Bhabaneswar (UA), Raurkela (UA) |
| 27 | Puducherry (Pondicherry) | – | Puducherry/Pondicherry (UA) |
| 28 | Punjab | – | Amritsar (UA), Jalandhar (UA), Ludhiana (M.Coprn.) |
| 29 | Rajasthan | – | Bikaner (M.Corpn.), Jaipur (M.Corpn.), Jodhpur (UA), Kota (M.Corpn.), Ajmer (UA) |
| 30 | Sikkim | – | – |
| 31 | Tamil Nadu | Chennai (UA) | Salem (UA), Tiruppur (UA), Coimbatore (UA), Tiruchirappalli (UA), Madurai (UA), Erode (UA) |
| 32 | Tripura | – | – |
| 33 | Uttar Pradesh | – | Moradabad (M.Corpn.), Meerut (UA), Ghaziabad* (UA), Aligarh (UA), Agra (UA). Bareilly (UA), Lucknow (UA), Kanpur (UA), Allahabad (UA), Gorakhpur (UA), Varanasi (UA), Saharanpur (M.Corpn.), Nodia* (CT), Firozabad (NPP), Jhansi (UA) |
| 34 | Uttarakhand | – | Dehradun (UA) |
| 35 | West Bengal | Kolkata (UA) | Asansol (UA), Siliguri(UA), Durgapur (UA) |
*Only for the purpose of extending HRA on the basis of dependency.
NOTE
The remaining cities/towns in various States/ UTs which are not covered by classification as “X” or “Y” are classified as “Z” for the purpose of HRA
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today said it is essential for Indian society to develop a consciousness towards “dignity of labour.” He was addressing the inaugural session of the Indian Labour Conference in New Delhi.
The Prime Minister said, in Indian culture, the worker is traditionally regarded as “Vishwakarma.” The country cannot be happy, if the worker is unhappy, the Prime Minister added. Emphasizing that laws alone would not bring about the desired objective, the Prime Minister said it was the combined effort of the labour unions, the industrialists and the Government, which would lead to results which were in the interest of the nation’s economy. The Prime Minister said successful examples of this kind are worth emulation. He said every effort would be made to modify laws through consensus. As part of the concept of “Minimum Government, Maximum Governance,” the Prime Minister said obsolete and unnecessary laws were being weeded out.
The Prime Minister called for giving importance to innovation among the workers. He asked how many industrialists had encouraged innovative workers to become entrepreneurs. In this context he recalled the recognition that had been given to innovators in the Indian Army, on the previous Army Day. He said Labour Unions too should join in the effort to nurture innovation. The Prime Minister said there is a thin line that separates the good of the industry and the good of the industrialist. Similarly, he added, there is a thin line that separates the good of the worker and the good of the labour union; the good of the nation and the good of the government.
The Prime Minister said 4.67 crore workers now have a portable Provident Fund Account, through a Universal Account Number, which connects them to an online network. He also mentioned other welfare initiatives of the Government, such as raising minimum pension to Rs. 1000.
The function also marked the launch of the National Career Service Portal, and ESIC 2.0: reform initiatives of the ESIC.
Union Ministers Shri Arun Jaitley and Shri Bandaru Dattatreya were present on the occasion.
Source – PIB
A delegation of “Prasar Bharati” Contractual Employees called on Union Minister of State for Development of North-Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances ,Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh here today and requested him to take up with the government their demand for regularization of their services.
A memorandum submitted to the Minister by the delegation representatives Shri Rajeev Sonkar, Shri Lalit Tewari and others stated that for more than a decade, they had been working in various Doordarshan channels like DD National, DD India, DD News, DD Urdu, DD Sports, Central Production Centre (CPC), DD K-Delhi, NC-KD, Archive, ADG (DC), DD Bharti, Delhi, Gangtok, Raipur, Patna, Mau, Mirzapur, Indore, Allahabad, Gwalior, Bhopal and other programme stations spread across the country, but they are paid a meager salary ranging from Rs.17,000/- to a maximum of Rs 20,000/ or Rs.25,000/- per month, which , according to them, is too less to make two ends meet.
The memorandum further stated that the number of such category of employees spread all over India is around 500 and they are highly qualified with most of them having specialized degrees in mass communication, journalism, etc. But in spite of that, they are paid a consolidated salary without any additional benefit like health insurance, Provident Fund, etc. available to other employees in the government.
Another grievance expressed by the employees was that while in other departments of the government, there is some mechanism of regularization of services of employees falling under similar categories. They said that in their case, even after putting in service for several years, there is no mechanism in place for regularization of their services. As a result, they feel discriminated in comparison to their counterparts in other departments who are holding similar position for the same length of service but are paid better off.
The employees also stated that in 2003 they were, to begin with, recruited by M/s. Broadcast Engineering Consultant India Ltd. (BECIL) an enterprise of Government of India, but subsequently, their contract was transferred from BECIL to Prasar Bharati. Thereafter, they said, they were facing constant uncertainty of job because after their contract came to an end in February 2014, they were being kept on extension which was allowed only by a period of one month at a time, as a result of which they were under constant sense of insecurity.
Dr. Jitendra Singh gave the delegation a patient hearing and said that their grievances will be forwarded to the appropriate authorities in the government.
Ministry of Railways decides to remove the condition of providing photocopy of identity card or indicating its number at the time of purchase of Tatkal ticket.
The modified Tatkal provisions to come to effect by 1st September, 2015. The exact date of effect will be notified separately.
Ministry of Railways has decided to modify some of the rules pertaining to purchase of tatkal tickets. Under the modified rules, there will be no need to furnish photocopy of proof of identity while booking Tatkal ticket from computerised reservation counter or to indicate its number at the time of booking of Tatkal ticket at the counter or through internet.
In addition, as per the proposed changes, in case of ticket booked under Tatkal scheme, one of the passengers has to produce anyone of the following proofs of identity in original during the journey, failing which all the passengers booked on that ticket will be treated as travelling without ticket and charged accordingly : –
(i) Voter Photo Identity Card issued by Election Commission of India.
(ii) Passport
(iii) PAN Card issued by Income Tax Department
(iv) Driving Licence issued by RTO
(v) Photocopy Identity Card having serial number issued by Central/State Government
(vi) Student Identity Card with photograph issued by recognized School/College for their Students
(vii) Nationalised Bank Passbook with photograph
(viii) Credit Cards issued by Banks with laminated photograph
(ix) Unique Identification Card “Aadhar”
(x) Photo identity cards having serial number issued by Public Sector Undertaking of State/Central Government, District Administrations, Municipal bodies and Panchayat Administrations.
These modifications will come into effect by 1st September, 2015. The exact date of effect will be notified separately.
As per extant instructions for undertaking journey on Tatkal tickets, the passenger at the time of booking a ticket from PRS centre has to provide a photocopy of identity card which he/she will carry during the journey. The number of this identity card is indicated on the ticket as well as reservation chart and during the journey the passenger has to carry the same original proof of identity failing which he/she is treated as travelling without ticket and charged accordingly. In case of passengers booking ticket through internet, the number and type of identity card to be carried by the passenger during the journey is indicated at the time of booking of ticket and the passenger has to carry the same original proof of identity during the journey failing which all the passengers are treated as travelling without ticket and charged accordingly. These provisions are now being modified as mentioned in the first two paragraphs.
Source : PIB
Central Civil Services Cultural & Sports Board
Department of Personnel and Training (Registration No. 2621)
Ministry of Personnel,
Public Grievances and Pensions
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
361, B-Wing,
3rd Floor Lok Nayak Bhawan
New Delhi- 110003
No.42/2/2014-15-CCSCSB
Dated 17-07.2015
The Central Civil Services Cultural & Sports Board is imparting Coaching to Children /Dependents (both Boys and Girls) of Central Government Employees on regular basis as per details given below:
| S.No | Game | Venue | Time & Days | Age of Trainee |
Fee |
| 1 | Cricket | Vinay Marg Sports Complex, New Delhi | Thursday & Saturday(3pm to 6 pm) Sunday(9 am to 12 pm) | 8-16 years | 500/-* 1000/-** |
| 2 | Lawn Tennis | (i) Sector 13, R.K. Puram, New Delhi (ii) Vinay Marg Sports Complex, New Delhi (iii) Bharti Nagar, New Delhi |
Tuesday to Sunday (3 pm to 6 pm) | 6-16 years | 600/-* 1000/-** |
| 3 | Football | Vinay Marg Sports Complex, New Delhi (starting w.e.f.01.10.2015) |
Wednesday & Saturday (5pm to 7 pm ) Sunday (7 am to 9 am) |
8-16 years | 500/ |
| 4 | Basketball | Vinay Marg Sports Complex, New Delhi (starting w.e.f.01.10.2015) |
Wednesday & Saturday (5pm to 7 pm ) Sunday (7 am to 9 am) |
8-16 years | 300/ |
*For Children/Dependents of Central Government Employees.
** For other than Central Government Employees.
2. Those interested may submit their application in prescribed form which is available at http://www.persmin.nic.in/DOPT_wings_ATA_ Welfare_ccscasb_Index.asp. Dully filled application form along with fee will have to be submitted at the office of CCSCSB.
(Abhay Jain)
Secretary (CCSCSB)
“It doesn’t come as a surprise that even bits and morsels of information about the recommendations, which is being eagerly expected by nearly 50 lakh employees and pensioners, make headlines.”
The recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission have slowly started to make their way to the media in the form of unconfirmed news. The information that was being extensively discussed by all for more than a week now has finally made it to the websites yesterday.
It has now been confirmed that the 7th Pay Commission will submit is report to the Government next month. With the report being given a final shape, certain pieces of information have already started to hit the media. Some of the workable recommendations of the commission are out.
In 2006, a number of such unconfirmed reports surfaced, when the 6th Pay Commission report was being prepared, because the report was not submitted to the government on time. Due to the delay, there was tremendous curiosity to find out what the report contained. This led to a lot of rumors. Since the internet didn’t become that popular in those days, those rumors were hard to believe. Most of them were circulated by word of mouth.
Now, despite the fact that there are plenty of news sources, since it has become possible to trace the point of origin of the information, such rumors have reduced. This time around, the information was given by the leaders of Federations. Yet, one can neither completely accept them as true, nor dismiss them as entirely false.
Since the government and the major employees federations have their own websites, it has become possible for the information to spread to the corners of the world within minutes. Also, retracts and denials too have become equally fast, thus killing the rumours immediately. With a number of other individual websites and blogs too covering the news about Central Government employees, the readers are now able to differentiate between news and rumours.
There is nothing surprising or shocking in the news reports that have now surfaced. A minimum basic pay of Rs.21,000 is an expected one. The recently released Kerala Pay Commission too has recommended the minimum wage at Rs.17,000 (from 01.01.2014 onwards). The National Council has demanded that it be Rs.26,000 per month.
It is a well known fact that the Grade Pay System had been a source of constant irritation. The dual Hierarchy System (Promotional hierarchy and Grade Pay hierarchy) will come to an end. There will not be any more confusion about the promotions that come through MACP.
The Multiplication Factor of 2.86 does sound very low. NC JCM had pressurized the Pay Commission to fix it at 3.7. The 6th Pay Commission had fixed it at 1.86, and also given Grade Pay. Since the DA now stands at 125% (including July 2015 and January 2016), this could end up being substantial.
Source : http://7thpaycommissionnews.in/
No.21/2/2009-CS.l(P)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel and Training
CS. I Division
2nd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan,
Khan Market, New Delhi-110003
Dated the 16th July 2015
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Rotational Transfer Policy applicable to CSS Officers – Review of the policy reg.
The undersigned is directed to refer to the subject mentioned above and to say that a draft Rotational Transfer Policy (RTP) for CSS Officers was published in the website of this Department vide O.M. of even number dated 21.10.2014 seeking comments from the stakeholders. Subsequently, certain modifications to the policy were also notified vide O.M.s dated 3.11.2014 and 15.5.2015. The policy thus framed keeping in view the comments received from the stakeholders and on the basis of pilot run is hereby notified for information of all concerned.
(V. Srinivasaragavan)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
Rotational Transfer Policy for Central Secretariat Service (CSS)
India’s largest bank State Bank of India (SBI) on Friday said it plans to offer up to 3 per cent of annual profit to employees as part a talent retention and motivation initiative.
The bank has sought permission from the Finance Ministry in this regard, said Chairperson Arundhati Bhattacharya.
“If you consider the fact that incentivisation is a good way of ensuring people meet up to whatever are the challenges…they respond to them. So to that extent government allows us to share 1 per cent. We are saying that it is necessary for us to hike that amount to 3 per cent,” she said.
The matter is now before the Finance Minister who will take decision in this regard. The bank has about 2.3 lakh employees.
“The amount that they (senior management and mid-level management) get in the private sector is much higher than they get in the public sector,” she said.
As a result, employees who come up to the higher levels because of their merit and hard work, are easily picked up by private sector, Ms Bhattacharya said. “They have a tendency of leaving and going and this will become more so with newer banks coming in and more players entering the field of banking. Therefore, for meeting competitive pressures, we need to ensure that we are able to remunerate our people better,” she said.
For the fiscal ended March 2015, SBI’s net profit increased 20 per cent to Rs 13,101.57 crore as compared to Rs 10,891.17 crore for the year ended March 2014. SBI group’s consolidated net profit rose 20 per cent to Rs 16,994.30 crore during 2014-15 fiscal as compared to Rs 14,173.77 crore in the previous fiscal.
Besides, SBI is also considering a share-purchase scheme for all employees, irrespective of their posts. The largest public sector lender expects to raise between Rs 800-1,200 crore through this scheme.
Source : NDTV
