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Employment Information Centres

Ministry of Labour & Employment have not issued instructions to the State Governments to set up Employment Information Centres in each village. However, Common Service Centers have been set up in the rural areas by Department of Electronics and Information Technology (earlier named as Department of Information Technology) which may be used as outreach centres for Employment Exchanges for online registration by job seekers.

The Employment Exchanges are already performing this activity. Employment assistance and vocational guidance to the registered job-seekers is provided about job opportunities in both public & private sectors by Employment Exchanges functioning in all States/UTs. Employment Exchanges book/receive vacancies notified by the non agricultural establishments in the private sector employing 25 or more persons under the provisions of Employment Exchanges (Compulsory Notification of Vacancies) Act, 1959 and submit the names of registered job-seekers. Vacancies/ information about job opportunities from establishments in the private sector employing 24 or less persons are received on voluntary basis and names of candidates are submitted as per the requirement of the employers.

This information was given by Minister of State for Labour & Employment Shri Kodikunnil Suresh in the Lok Sabha today in reply to a written question.

Facilities to Soldiers

Pay and allowances and other benefits / facilities are provided to the Armed Forces personnel as per Government orders issued from time to time. Apart from pay, the Armed Forces personnel deployed on borders in tough conditions, are being given certain compensatory allowances i.e. Field Area Allowance, Siachen Allowance, High Altitude Allowance, Island Special Duty Allowance, etc. and special clothing and ration as per extant rules. Improvement of facilities, service conditions, pay and allowances of the Armed Forces personnel is also a continuous process.

This information was given by Defence Minister Shri AK Antony in a written reply to Shri Jagdish Singh Rana in Lok Sabha today.

Condition of ESI Hospitals

The condition of ESI Hospitals in the country is generally satisfactory. However, it varies from State to State and location to location.

Schemes formulated by ESI Corporation to improve the condition of the hospitals inter-alia includes:

The ceiling on reimbursement of expenditure on medical care to the State Government has been increased from Rs. 1200/- to 1500/- per Insured Person (IP) per year with effect from 01.04.2012.  In addition, it has been decided to reimburse up to Rs. 200/- per IP per annum to the State Governments for the year in which the bed occupancy in all the State ESI Hospitals is more than 70% during the completed financial year. This additional amount is borne fully by the ESI Corporation.

Hospital Development Committees have been constituted in ESI Hospitals and have been given adequate administrative and financial powers for taking decisions for improvement in medical care facilities.

Modernization and up-gradation of hospitals by providing modern equipment for diagnostic and clinical services.

Norms and standards have been formulated for staff and equipment for smooth functioning of the hospitals and dispensaries.

Super Specialty treatment is provided through tie-up hospitals and expenditure thereon is totally borne by the ESIC.

6.    Decision has been taken to appoint part time specialists in State run hospitals on contract basis till the State Governments make regular appointment.

An amount of Rs. 4950.45 crore has been allocated for implementation of the schemes   during the financial year i.e. 2013-14 which includes medical care expenditure payable by ESIC to State Governments, expenditure on medical care in Model/ESIC Hospitals, expenditure on Super Specialty treatment, expenditure on Indian System of Medicine(ISM). In addition, Rs. 640 crore has been allocated for construction/ renovation/up-gradation of hospitals and dispensaries during the financial year 2013-14.

ESI Corporation has decided to set up 51 ESI Dispensaries in the country. Out of which, 13 ESI Dispensaries are under construction including 02 dispensaries at Jharsuguda and Jagatpur in Odisha.

Details of ESI dispensaries under construction and planned to be set up are given at Annex-I & Annex-II respectively.

This information was given by Minister of State for Labour & Employment Shri  Kodikunnil Suresh in the Lok Sabha today in reply to a written question.

Annex-I

DETAILS OF ESI DISPENSARIES UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Sl. No. Name of the Dispensary Fund allocated
(In Crore)
1 Construction of ESI Dispensary cum Branch Office at Auto Nagar, Vijayawada, A.P. 7.1
2 Construction of ESI Diagnostic Centre, Dispensary and Staff Quarters  atJeedimetla, A.P. 43.19
3 Construction of ESI Dispensary & Staff quarters at Khokhara, Mani Nagar,Ahmedabad, Gujarat 24.79
4 Construction of 3 Doctor Dispensary at Poruvazhy, Kerala 3.45
5 Construction of 3 Doctor Dispensary at Perinad, Kerala 3.48
6 Construction of 5 Doctor Dispensary at Kollam, Kerala 3.27
7 Construction of 2 Doctor Dispensary & Branch Office at Kottarakkara,Mylom, Kerala 2.52
8 Construction of ESI Model Dispensary & Diagnostic Centre at Colaba, Mumbai 15.55
9 Construction of ESI Dispensary & Branch Office at Chinchwad, Pune, Maharashtra 11.95
10 Construction of ESI Dispensary & Branch Office at Waluj, Aurangabad, Maharashtra 5.91
11 Construction of 5 Doctor Dispensary, Branch Office & Staff Quarters atJharsuguda, Odisha 12.4
12 Construction of 2 Doctor Dispensary, Branch Office & Staff Quarters atJagatpur, Odisha 6.1
13 Construction of ESI Dispensary and Branch Office at Matigara, Siliguri 3.74

Annex- II

DETAILS OF ESI DISPENSARIES PLANNED TO BE SET UP

S.No. Name of the Dispensary Approximate

project cost

1 Construction of Dispensary at Alchutapuram, Visakhapatnam, A.P. Rs. 3 Crore
2 Construction of ESI Dispensary at Khammam, A.P. Rs. 3 Crore
3 Construction of ESI Dispensary at Shammerpet, A.P. Rs. 3 Crore
4 Construction of ESI Dispensary at IDA, Cherlapally, A.P. Rs. 3 Crore
5 Construction of ESI Dispensary at Pydibheemavaran, A.P. Rs. 3 Crore
6 Construction of ESI Dispensary & Diagnostic Centre at Narela, New Delhi Rs. 15 Crore
7 Construction of ESI Dispensary at Arjun Nagar, New Delhi Rs. 4 Crore
8 Construction of ESI Dispensary at MayurVihar, New Delhi Rs. 4 Crore
9 Construction of ESI Dispensary at Surender Nagar, Wadhwan, Gujrat Rs. 4 Crore
10 Construction of ESI Dispensary and Branch Office at Dangepark,Davnagre, Karnataka Rs. 7 Crore
11 Construction of ESI Dispensary at Bellary, Karnataka Rs. 4 Crore
12 Construction of ESI Dispensary cum Diagnostic Centre at NanjangudIndustrial Area, Bangaluru, Karnataka Rs. 15 Crore
13 Construction of 2 Doctor ESI Dispensary at Villakudy Rs. 3 Crore
14 Construction of 5 Doctor Dispensary at Kadampnand, Kerala Rs. 4 Crore
15 Construction of 4 Doctor Dispensary at Navaikulam, Kerala Rs. 4 Crore
16 Construction of 2 Doctor Dispensary at Kulasekhrapuram, Kerala Rs. 3 Crore
17 Construction of 3 Doctor Dispensary at Vadavathur, Kerala Rs. 3 Crore
18 Construction of 2 Doctor Dispensary at Enath, Kerala Rs. 3 Crore

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Construction of 3 Doctor Dispensary at Korraty, Kerala Rs. 3 Crore
20 Construction of ESI Dispensary /Diagnostic Centre at Mira Road, Mumbai, Maharashtra Rs. 15 Crore
21 Construction of ESI Dispensary /Diagnostic Centre, Bawal, Haryana Rs. 15 Crore
22 Construction of ESI Dispensary /Diagnostic Centre, Panchkula, Haryana Rs. 15 Crore
23 Construction of ESI Model Dispensary cum Diagnostic Centre atRajpura&Barnala, Punjab Rs. 15 Crore
24 Construction of ESI Dispensary & Staff Quarters at Alwar, Rajasthan Rs. 5 Crore
25 Construction of ESI Dispensary, Branch Office and Staff Quarters at Abu Road, Rajasthan Rs. 7 Crore
26 Construction of ESI Dispensary & Staff Quarters at Bahror, Rajasthan Rs. 3 Crore
27 Construction of ESI Dispensary at Trugur, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu Rs. 3 Crore
28 Construction of ESI Dispensary at Irugur, Tamilnadu Rs. 3 Crore
29 Construction of ESI Dispensary, NOIDA Rs. 5 Crore
30 Construction of ESI Dispensary and Branch Office at Sahjanwa, Gorakhpur, U.P. Rs. 5 Crore
31 Construction of ESI Dispensary & Branch Office at Panki site, Kanpur Rs. 5 Crore
32 Construction of ESI Dispensary & Branch Office at Raibareilly Rs. 5 Crore
33 Construction of ESI Diagnostic Centre at Dehradun, Uttrakhand Rs. 10 Crore
34 Construction of ESI Dispensary at Udham Singh Nagar, Uttrakhand Rs. 3 Crore
35 Construction of ESI Dispensary & Branch Office at Salaqui,Uttrakhand Rs. 5 Crore
36 Construction of ESI Dispensary cum diagnostic Centre atTarlaNangul, Uttrakhand Rs. 10 Crore
37 Construction of ESI Dispensary at Farrakka, West Bengal Rs. 3 Crore
38 Construction of ESI Dispensary at Falta, West Bengal Rs. 3 Crore

 

Tamilnadu Govt Dearness Allowance Order – effective from 1st January 2013

FINANCE (ALLOWANCES) DEPARTMENT
G.O.No.145, Dated 2nd May 2013
(Vijaya, Chthirai-19, Thiruvalluvar Aandu 2044)

ALLOWANCES – Dearness Allowance – Enhanced Rate of Dearness Allowance from 1st January 2013 – Orders – Issued.

READ – the following papers:

1. G.O.Ms.No.362, Finance (Allowances) Department, dated 5th October 2012.
2. From the Government of India, Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure, New Delhi, Office Memorandum No. 1 (2) /2013-E.II (B), dated 25th April 2013.

ORDER:

In the Government Order first read above, orders were issued sanctioning revised rate of Dearness Allowance to State Government employees as detailed below:-

Date from which
payable
Rate of Dearness Allowance
(per month)
1st July 2012 72 per cent of Pay plus
Grade Pay

2. The Government of India in its Office Memorandum second read above has now enhanced the Dearness Allowance to its employees from 72% to 80% with effect from 1st January, 2013.

3. Following the orders issued by the Government of India, the Government sanction the revised rate of Dearness Allowance to the State Government employees as indicated below:-

Date from which
payable
Rate of Dearness Allowance
(per month)
1st January, 2013 80 per cent of Pay plus
Grade Pay

4. The Government also direct that the above increase in Dearness Allowance shall be paid in cash with effect from 1.01.2013.

5. The arrears of Dearness Allowance for the months of January, February, March and April 2013 shall be disbursed in cash immediately. While working out the revised Dearness Allowance, fraction of a rupee shall be rounded off to next higher rupee if such fraction is 50 paise and above and shall be ignored if it is less than 50 paise.

6. The Government also direct that the revised Dearness Allowance sanctioned above shall be admissible to full time employees who are at present getting Dearness Allowance and paid from contingencies at fixed monthly rates. The revised rates of Dearness Allowance sanctioned in this order shall not be admissible to part time employees.

7. The revised Dearness Allowance sanctioned in this order shall also apply to the teaching and non-teaching staff working in aided educational institutions, employees under local bodies, employees governed by the University Grants Commission /All India Council for Technical Education scales of pay, the Teachers / Physical Directors / Librarians in Government and Aided Polytechnics and Special Diploma Institutions, Village Assistants in Revenue Department, Noon Meal Organisers, Child Welfare Organisers, Anganwadi Workers, Cooks, Helpers, Panchayat Assistants /Clerks in Village Panchayat under Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department and sanitary workers drawing special time scale of pay .

8. The expenditure shall be debited to the detailed head of account `03. Dearness Allowance’ under the relevant minor, sub-major and major heads of account.

9. The Treasury Officers / Pay and Accounts Officers shall make payment of the revised Dearness Allowance when bills are presented without waiting for the authorization from the Principal Accountant General (A&E), Tamil Nadu, Chennai-18.

(BY ORDER OF THE GOVERNOR)

K. SHANMUGAM
PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT.

Original Order :

http://www.tn.gov.in/gosdb/gorders/finance/fin_e_145_2013.pdf

GO – Dearness Relief to Central Government pensioners/family pensioners effective from 1.1.2013

F. No.42/13/2012-P&PW(G)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare

3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhavan,
Khan Market, New Delhi – 110003
Date: 2nd May, 2013

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Grant of Dearness Relief to Central Government pensioners/family pensioners — Revised rate effective from 1.1.2013.

The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s O.M. No. 42/13/2012-P&PW(G) dated 4th October, 2012 on the subject mentioned above and to state that the President is pleased to decide that the Dearness Relief (DR) payable to Central Government pensioners/family pensioners shall be enhanced from the existing rate of 72% to 80% w.e.f. 1st January, 2013.

2. These orders apply to (i) All Civilian Central Government Pensioners/Family Pensioners (ii) The Armed Forces Pensioners, Civilian Pensioners paid out of the Defence Service Estimates, (iii) All India Service Pensioners (iv) Railway Pensioners and (v) The Burma Civilian pensioners/family pensioners and pensioners/families of displaced Government pensioners from Pakistan, who are Indian Nationals but receiving pension on behalf of Government of Pakistan and are in receipt of ad-hoc ex-gratia allowance of Rs. 3500/- p.m. in terms of this Department’s OM No. 23/1/97-P&PW(B) dated 23.2.1998 read with this Department’s OM No. 23/3/2008-P&PW(B) dated 15.9.2008.

3. CentraI Government Employees who had drawn lumpsum amount on absorption in a PSU/Autonomous body and have become eligible to restoration of 1/3d commuted portion of pension as well as revision of the restored amount in terms of this Departments OM No.4/59/97-P&PW (D) dated 14.07.1998 will also be entitled to the payment of DR @ 80% w.e.f. 1.1.2013 on full pension i.e. the revised pension which the absorbed employee would have received on the date of restoration had he not drawn lumpsum payment on absorption and Dearness Pension subject to fulfillment of the conditions laid down in para 5 of the O.M. dated 14.07.98. In this connection, instructions contained in this Department’s OM No.4/29/99-P&PW (D) dated 12.7.2000 refer.

4. Payment of DR involving a fraction of a rupee shall be rounded off to the next higher rupee.

5. Other provisions governing grant of DR in respect of employed family pensioners and re-employed Central Government Pensioners will be regulated in accordance with the provisions contained in this Department’s OM No. 45/73/97-P&PW (G) dated 2.7.1999 as amended vide this Department’s OM No. F. No. 38/88/2008-P&PW(G) dated 9th July, 2009.The provisions relating to regulation of DR where a pensioner is in receipt of more than one pension, will remain unchanged.

6. In the case of retired Judges of the Supreme Court and High Courts, necessary orders will be issued by the Department of Justice separately.

7. It will be the responsibility of the pension disbursing authorities, including the nationalized banks, etc. to calculate the quantum of DR payable in each individual case.

8. The offices of Accountant General and Authorised Public Sector Banks are requested to arrange payment of relief to pensioners etc. on the basis of these instructions without waiting for any further instructions from the Comptroller and Auditor General of India and the Reserve Bank of India in view of letter No. 528-TA, 11/34-80-II dated 23/04/1981 of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India addressed to all Accountant Generals and Reserve Bank of India Circular No. GANB No. 2958/GA-64 (ii) (CGL)/81 dated the 21st May, 1981 addressed to State Bank of India and its subsidiaries and all Nationalised Banks.

9. In their application to the pensioners/family pensioners belonging to Indian Audit and Accounts Department, these orders issue after consultation with the C&AG.

10. This issues with the concurrence of Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure conveyed vide their OM No. 1(4)/EV/2004 dated 1st May,2013.

11. Hindi version will follow.

(Charanjit Taneja)
Under Secretary to the Government of India

Original Order :

http://ccis.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D3/D03ppw/DR_020513.pdf

Haryana Govt hikes 8% D.A. from January 2013

The Haryana government today announced to enhance the rate of Dearness Allowance (DA) payable to the state government employees from existing 72 per cent to 80 per cent and it would be given in cash with effect from January 1, 2013.

Stating this here, state’s Finance Minister H S Chatha said that eight per cent increase had been made in the DA of Haryana government employees on the pattern of central government employees.

It would put annual burden of Rs 420 crore on the state exchequer. However, the liabilities for the current financial year would be Rs 490 crore as Dearness Allowance would be paid to the employees for 14 months from January 1, 2013 to February 2014, an official release said.

Source : Times of India

Tamilnadu Govt hikes 8% D.A. from January 2013

Tamil Nadu government on Thursday announced an eight per cent hike in dearness allowance to its employees, in line with the recent Central government order. Chief minister J Jayalalithaa said that this would result in an additional expenditure of Rs 1,639.93 crore annually to the exchequer.
The hike, which will benefit 18 lakh people, including teachers, comes into effect from April 1.
Jayalalithaa said the monetary support was extended to officers, teachers, village assistants of revenue department and staff of anganwadis and noon meal centres. It is also applicable to staff of local bodies, government-aided educational institutions and pensioners.
Source – Times of India

AICPIN for the month of March 2013

Consumer price index numbers for industrial workers (CPI-IW) March 2013

According to a press release issued today by the Labour Bureau, Ministry of Labour & Employment the All-India CPI-IW for March, 2013 rose by 1 point and pegged at 224 (two hundred and twenty four). On 1-month percentage change, it increased by 0.45 per cent between February and March compared with 1.01 per cent between the same two months a year ago.

The largest upward contribution to the change in current index came from Food group which increased by 0.84 per cent, contributing 0.82 percentage points to the total change. This was followed by Miscellaneous group with 0.53 per cent increase contributing 0.26 percentage points to the change. At item level, largest upward pressure came from Rice, Wheat & Wheat Atta, Fish Fresh, Goat Meat, Vegetable Green & non-Leafy, Apple, Tea (Readymade), Firewood, Medicine (Allopathic), Private Tuition Fee, Bus Fare, Petrol, etc. However, this was compensated by Mustard Oil, Eggs (Hen), Poultry (Chicken), Onion, Potato and Sugar putting downward pressure on the index.

The year-on-year inflation measured by monthly CPI-IW stood at 11.44 per cent for February, 2013 as compared to 12.06 per cent for the previous month and 8.65 per cent during the corresponding month of the previous year. Similarly, the Food inflation stood at 13.21 per cent against 14.98 per cent of the previous month and 8.16 per cent during the corresponding month of the previous year.

At centre level, Salem recorded the largest increase of 7 points followed by Sholapur and Quilon (6 points each). Among others, 5 points rise was registered in 4 centres, 4 points in 2 centres, 3 points in 4 centres, 2 points in 12 centres and 1 point in 18 centres. On the contrary, a decline of 2 points was reported in Jharia, Chennai, Siliguri, Mariani-Jorhat, Asansol and Kodarma and 1 point in 10 centres. Rest of the 19 centres’ indices remained stationary.

The indices of 34 centres are above All-India Index and other 43 centres’ indices are below national average. The index of Ajmer centre remained at par with all-India index. The next index of CPI-IW for the month of April, 2013 will be released on Friday, 31 May, 2013. The same will also be available on the office website www.labourbureau.gov.in.

-PIB

Payment of Dearness Allowance to Railway employees — Revised rates effective from 01.01.2013

Government of India
Ministry of Railways
(Railway Board)

S.No.PC-VI/315
No. PC-VI/2008/1/7/2/1
RBE No.38 /2013
New Delhi, dated 26/04/2013

The GMs/CAO(R),
All Indian Railways & Production Units
(as per mailing list)

Sub: Payment of Dearness Allowance to Railway employees — Revised rates effective from 01.01.2013.

Please refer to this Ministry’s letter of even number dated 03.10.2012 (S.No PC-VI/303, RBE No.112/2012) on the subject mentioned above. The President is pleased to decide that the Dearness Allowance payable to Railway employees shall be enhanced from the existing rate of 72% to 80% with effect from 1st January, 2013.

2. The provisions contained in Paras 3, 4 & 5 of this Ministry’s letter of even number dated 09.09.2008 (S.No.PC-VI/3, RBE No 106/2008) shall continue to be applicable while regulating Dearness Allowance under these orders.

3. The additional installment of Dearness Allowance payable under these orders shall be paid in cash to all railway employees. The arrears may be charged to the salary bill and no honorarium is payable for preparing separate bill for this purpose.

4. This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Directorate of the Ministry of Railways.

(Hari Krishan)
Director, Pay Commission II
Railway Board

Source : indianrailways

FINMIN 2013 GO – Dearness Allowance to Central Government employees from Jan 2013

No. 1(2)/2013-E.II(B)
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure
———-

North Block, New Delhi
Dated: 25th April, 2013.

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Payment of Dearness Allowance to Central Government employees – Revised Rates effective from 1.1.2013.

———

The undersigned is directed to refer to this Ministry’s Office Memorandum No.1(8)/2012-E-II (B) dated 28th September, 2012 on the subject mentioned above and to say that the President is pleased to decide that the Dearness Allowance payable to Central Government employees shall be enhanced from the existing rate of 72% to 80%with effect from 1st January, 2013.

2. The provisions contained in paras 3, 4 and 5 of this Ministry’s O.M. No.1(3)/2008-E-ll(8) dated 29th August, 2008 shall continue to be applicable while regulating Dearness Allowance under these orders.

3. The additional Installment of Dearness Allowance payable under these orders shall be paid in cash to all Central Government employees.

4. These orders shall also apply to the civilian employees paid from the Defence Services Estimates and the expenditure will be chargeable to the relevant head of the Defence Services Estimates. In regard to Armed Forces personnel and Railway employees, separate orders will be issued by the Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Railways, respectively.

5. In so far as the persons serving in the Indian Audit and Accounts Department are concerned, these orders issue in consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor General of India.

6. The Hindi version of this O.M. is also attached,

(K.R. Sharma)
Under Secretary to the Government of India

Original Order :
http://finmin.nic.in/the_ministry/dept_expenditure/notification/da/da01012013.pdf

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