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EWS Quota in Schools

All Army Schools are being run by the local military authority as a welfare measure for educating children of Army personnel. These Schools do not distinguish between wards of Army personnel on the basis of parental status.

A case for exemption of Army Schools from the ambit of Right to Education Act has been received from Army HQ and the same is under consideration of the Government.

This information was given by Defence Minister Shri AK Antony in a written reply to ShriDharmendraYadav and others in Lok Sabha today.

Non-Functional upgradation for Officers of Organized Group ‘A’ Services in PB-3 and PB-4

No.AB.14017/30/2011-Estt.(RR)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel and Training

New Delhi, the 10th December, 2012

Office Memorandum

Subject:- Non-Functional upgradation for Officers of Organized Group ‘A’ Services in PB-3 and PB-4.

A reference is invited to this Department OM No-AB.14017/64/2008-EStt.(RR) dated 24.04.09 on the above subject. The details of batch of the officers belonging to the Indian Administrative Service who have been posted at the Centre at the various grades of PB-3, P8-4 and HAG was last circulated in this Department OM of even No.dated 24.08.2012.

2. The details of the IAS officers who have been subsequently posted in the Centre in the various grades as well as the date of posting of the first officer belonging to the batch are annexed. Necessary action may be taken for grant of higher scale for the Officers belonging to batches of Organized Group A Services that are senior by two year or more and have not so far been promoted to that particular grade in accordance with the provisions of this Department’s OM No.AB.14017/64/2008-Estt.(RR) dated 24.4.2009.

3. Hindi version will follow.

(Mukta Goel)
Director (Estt. I)

Original Copy :
http://ccis.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D2/D02est/14017_30_2011-Estt.RR-10122012.pdf

No Comparison between pay Structure of Central Government Employees and of Bank Employees

The pay scales of employees in Public Sector Banks (PSBs) are determined as per the agreement between the management and Associations/Unions every five years. Besides the pay, employees in banks are also entitled to a number of other allowances and benefits. The pay scale of the Central Government employees are finalised by Government taking the recommendations of Central Pay Commission into consideration and these pay scales are reviewed generally after ten years. The terms and conditions of service of Central Government employees and Bank employees are entirely different and are regulated in terms of the respective service conditions. Hence, no comparison can be drawn between pay structure of Central Government employees and of bank employees.

This was stated by the Minister of State for Finance, Shri Namo Narain Meena in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today.

AICPIN for the month of October 2012

Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) October 2012

The All-India CPI-IW for October, 2012 rose by 2 points and pegged at 217 (two hundred and seventeen). On 1-month percentage change, it increased by 0.93 per cent between September and October compared with 0.51 per cent between the same two months a year ago.

The largest upward contribution to the change in current index came from food items which increased by 0.43 per cent, contributing 0.45 percentage points to the total change. At item level, largest upward pressure came from Rice, Wheat & Wheat Atta, Milk, Tea (readymade), Snack Saltish, Snack Sweet, Onion, etc. The other items like Cooking Gas, Electricity Charges, Fire wood, Medicine (Allopathic), Doctors’ Fee, Bus Fare, Cinema Charges, etc. also put upward pressure in total change.

The largest downward contribution to the change in current index came from Oils and Fats with a decline of 1.08 per cent, contributing (-) 0.10 percentage points to the total change. The main downward pressure came from Groundnut Oil, Coconut Oil, Vanaspati Ghee and Palm Oil.

The year-on-year inflation measured by monthly CPI-IW stood at 9.60 per cent for October, 2012 as compared to 9.14 per cent for the previous month and 9.39 per cent during the corresponding month of the previous year. Similarly, the Food inflation stood at 9.91 per cent against 11.00 per cent of the previous month and 8.72 per cent during the corresponding month of the previous year.

At centre level, Monger Jamalpur and Siliguri recorded the largest increase of 6 points each followed by Labac Silchar, Guntur, Salem, Jharia, Coimbatore, Sholapur, Jalpaiguri, Kodarma, Mariani Jorhat, Bengluru and Tripura (4 points each). Among others, 3 points rise was registered in 7 centres followed by 2 points in 21 centres and 1 point in 11 centres. Hubli Dharwar centre reported a decline of 4 points followed by Goa with 3 points, Chennai and Varanasi with 2 points each and other 6 centres registered a fall of 1 point. Rest of the 16 centres’ indices remained stationary.

The indices of 38 centres are above All-India Index and other 39 centres’ indices are below national average. Bokaro’s index remained at par with all-India index.

The next index of CPI-IW for the month of November, 2012 will be released on Monday, December 31, 2012.

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Career in Armed Forces

The number of youth aspiring to join the Armed Forces has shown an increasing trend over the last few years. Government has taken a number of measures to encourage the youth to join the Armed Forces, including conduct of Recruitment Rallies, Media Campaigns, etc. Further, Government has taken various steps to make armed forces jobs attractive for youngsters. These include implementation of the recommendations of the VI Central Pay Commission with improved pay structure, additional family accommodation through Married Accommodation Project (MAP) and improvement in promotion prospects in the Armed Forces.

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

Festival Advance increased to Tamilnadu Government Employees – Government Order

FINANCE [Salaries] DEPARTMENT

G.O.No. 388, Dated 6th November 2012
(Iypasi-21, Thiruvalluvar Aandu-2043)

ABSTRACT

ADVANCE – Festival Advance to Government Employees – Enhanced – Orders – Issued.

Read:-

G.O.Ms.No.116, Finance (Salaries) Department, dated 03-04-2007.

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ORDER:

In the Government Order read above, Government have ordered for enhancement of Festival Advance to Government employees from Rs.1,000/- to Rs.2,000/- with effect from 03-04-2007 payable on the occasion of festival once in a year. Various associations of employees have requested the Government for enhancement of the Festival Advance.

2. The Government after careful consideration, direct that the Festival Advance payable to the Government employees be enhanced from Rs.2,000/- to Rs.5,000/- (Rupees Five Thousand only). There shall be no change in the existing procedure for sanction and recovery of Festival Advance.

3. These orders shall also apply to the teaching and non-teaching staff of the local bodies, aided educational institutions and the employees who are eligible to draw the Festival Advance, as per rules in force.

4. These orders shall take immediate effect and apply to festivals to be celebrated after the date of issue of this order.

5. The expenditure shall be debited to the Sub-detailed head 49. Festival Advance-Debit and Detailed head 49.Festival Advance under the relevant Sub-Head, Minor, Sub-Major and Major Heads of Account.

6. Necessary additional funds will be provided in Revised Estimates / Final Modified Appropriation 2012-2013. Pending provision of such funds in Revised Estimates / Final Modified Appropriation 2012-2013, the Treasury Officers / Pay and Accounts Officers are requested to make payment of the enhanced Festival Advance as and when bills are presented without waiting for the authorisation from the Principal Accountant General (A&E), Tamil Nadu, Chennai-18.

7. This order is issued with Additional Sanction Ledger No.1562 (One Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty Two).

(BY ORDER OF THE GOVERNOR)

K.SHANMUGAM
PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT

Original Copy :

http://www.tn.gov.in/gosdb/gorders/finance/fin_e_388_2012.pdf

Award of cash incentive to the Tamilnadu Government employees who have completed 25 years of unblemished service

Award of cash incentive to the Government employees who have rendered 25 years of unblemished service – Orders Issued.

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FINANCE (PAY CELL) DEPARTMENT

G.O.Ms.No.390

Dated:07–11–2012
Iypasi, 22.
Thiruvalluvar Aandu, 2043.

Read:

1. G.O.Ms.No.13, Finance (Pay Cell) Department, dated: 04—01–1996.
2. SB Order No.22 / 2011, letter No.113-01 / 2011-SB dated: 24-11-2011, the Department of Posts, Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, Government of India.

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ORDER:

In the Government Order read above, orders have been issued to the effect that the Government employees who have completed 25 years of unblemished service under the State Government shall be awarded with an Indira Vikas Patra in the denomination of Rs.1,000/- (Rupees one thousand only) with an initial value of Rs.500/-(Rupees five hundred only). Subsequently, Kisan Vikas Patra was issued in lieu of Indira Vikas Patra.

2) In the letter second read above, the Government of India has conveyed its decision of discontinuing the sale of Kisan Vikas Patra with effect from 1–12–2011 consequent on rationalization of schemes.

3) Consequent on the closure of the scheme of Kisan Vikas Patra, requests were made from various Departments of Secretariat / Head of Departments to provide an alternate incentive in lieu of Kisan Vikas Patra awarded for rendering of 25 years of unblemished service by the employees. The Government has examined the issue in detail and considering the quantum of incentive fixed fifteen years ago, it was felt necessary that the twenty five years of unblemished service rendered by the employees should be recognised in a proper perspective and therefore it has been decided to grant cash award as an incentive to the above employees. Accordingly, Government direct that a cash award of Rs.2,000/- (Rupees two thousand only) shall be sanctioned to the employees who have rendered twenty five years of unblemished service along with a Certificate (Annexure enclosed) issued on behalf of Government duly recognizing their unblemished services.

4) The Government also direct that the appointing authorities concerned shall prepare a list of employees who have completed 25 years of unblemished service once in every six months i.e. on the 1st January and 1st July of every year and issue sanction orders for issue of cash award of Rs.2,000/- (Rupees two thousand only) so as to enable the Drawing and Disbursing Officers to claim the same and make payment to the employees concerned. Further, there shall be no change in the conditions stipulated in para–3 of the Government Order cited and subsequent clarification issued in this regard.

5) These orders shall also apply to the teaching and non-teaching staff of local bodies and aided educational institutions.

6) The expenditure shall be debited to the detailed head of account “59 Prizes and Awards” under the relevant sub-head, minor, sub-major and major heads of account.

7) Necessary additional funds will be provided in Revised Estimate / Final Modified Appropriation 2012–2013. Pending provision of such funds, the  eads of Department concerned are permitted to incur the expenditure under the relevant head of account and the same may be included in the proposals sent to Government for Revised Estimate / Final Modified Appropriation 2012–2013.

8) In cases where the sanction for issue of Kisan Vikas Patra has already been made and the amount drawn and kept in the accounts of the Drawing Officers for purchase of Kisan Vikas Patra, which has been dispensed such amounts shall be remitted to the Government account and orders sanctioning Kisan Vikas Patra in such cases shall be cancelled and fresh orders be issued for sanction of cash award to such employees.

9) This order is issued with Additional Sanction Ledger No.1568 (One Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty Eight)

(BY ORDER OF THE GOVERNOR)

K. SHANMUGAM,
PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT.

Original Copy :

http://www.tn.gov.in/gosdb/gorders/finance/fin_e_390_2012.pdf

Central Government Employees joining for one day strike – 12/12/12

Confederation of Central Government employees and workers will go on one day’s strike on Wednesday 12th December, 2012.  Central Government Employees joining for one day strike for various demands.

DEMANDS :

1. Revise the wages of the Central Government employees including Gramin Dak Sewaks with effect from 1.1.2011 and every five years thereafter by setting up the 7th CPC.

2. Merge DA with pay for all purposes with effect from. 1.1.2011 including for Gramin Dak Sewaks.

3. Remove restriction imposed on compassionate appointments and the discrimination on such appointments between the Railway workers and other Central Govt. employees.

4. (a) Departmentalise all Gramin Dak Sewaks and grant them all benefits of regular employees; End Bonus discrimination and enhance bonus ceiling to 3500/-; withdraw open market recruitment in Postman / MTS cadre; Revise cash handling norms; Grant full protection of TRCA; Grant Time Bound Promotion and Medical Reimbursement facility etc,

(b) Regularise the daily rated, contingent, casual workers and introduce a permanent scheme for periodical regularization; Pending regularization, provide them with pro-rata salary at 6th CPC rates; Pending regularisation provide them with pro-rata salary at 6th CPC rates.

5. (a) Revive the functioning of the JCM. Convene the meeting of the Departmental Councils in all Ministries/Departments. Settle the anomalies raised in the National Anomaly Committee as also in the Departmental Anomaly Committees. Hold National Council meetings as specified in the JCM constitution. (b) Remove the anomalies in the MACP Scheme.(c) Grant recognition to all Associations/Federations, which have complied with the formalities and conditions stipulated in the CCS(RSA) Rules.

6. Fill up all vacant posts and creates posts n functional requirements.

7. Stop downsizing outsourcing, contractorization, corporatization and privatisation of Governmental functions.

8. Stop price rise; strengthen the PDS.

9. (a) Stop the proposal to introduce the productivity linked wage system; (b) discard the performance related pay structure; (c) introduce PLB in all Departments; (d) remove the ceiling on emoluments for bonus computation.

10. Revise the OTA, Night duty allowance and clothing rates.

11. Implement all arbitration awards;

12. Make the right to strike a legal and fundamental right of the Government employees on par with the other section of the working class.

13. Grant Five promotions to all employees as is provided for in the case of Group A
services.

14. (a) Withdraw the PFRDA Bill. (b) Rescind the decision to allow FDI in pension sector;(c) Scrap the new contributory pension scheme (d) Extend the existing statutory defined pension scheme to all Central Govt. employees irrespective of their date of entry in Government service.

15. Vacate all Trade Union victimisation, and more specifically in the Indian Audit and Accounts Department.

Source  : http://confederationhq.blogspot.in

Transfer to lower post under FR 15(a)

16/4/2012-Pay-I
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel and Training

New Delhi, 5th Nov, 2012

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Transfer to lower post under FR 15(a).

The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s OM No.16/6/2001-Estt (Pay-I) dated the 14th February, 2006, read with OM of even number dated the 4th January, 2007, which clarified that on transfer to the lower post/scale under FR 15(a), the pay of a Government servant holding a post on regular basis will be fixed at a stage equal to the pay drawn by him in the higher grade. If no such stage‘s available, the pay will be fixed at the stage next below the pay drawn by him in the higher post and the difference may be granted as personal pay to be absorbed in future increments. If the maximum of the pay scale of the lower post is less than the pay drawn by him in the higher post, his pay may be restricted to the maximum under FR22(1)(a)(3).

2. Further, it was clarified vide the OM No. No.13/9/2009-Estt (Pay-I) dated the 21st October, 2009 that consequent upon implementation of the revised pay structure comprising grade pays and running Pay Bands, w.e.f. 1.1.2006 in cases of appointment of Government servants to posts carrying lower Grade Pay under FR 15(a) on their own request, the pay in the pay band of the Government servant will be fixed at a stage equal to the pay in the pay band drawn by him prior to his appointment against the lower post. However, he will be granted grade pay of lower post. Further, in all cases, he will continue to draw his increments based on his pay in the pay band + grade pay (lower).

3. The above office Memorandum also provides that in case the transfer to a lower post was made subject to certain terms and conditions then the pay may be fixed according to such terms and conditions.

4. All Ministries/Departments are requested to revise the Terms/Conditions of such transfers in line with the para 2 above.

(Mukesh Chaturvedi)
Deputy Secretary to the Government of India

Original Copy:
http://ccis.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D2/D02est/16_4_2012-Pay-1-05112012.pdf

Air India to Pay Up-to-Date Salary to its Employees before Diwali

On the direction from Union Minister of Civil Aviation Shri Ajit Singh, Air India has decided to clear payment of salary to all its employees for the months of September and October 2012 before Diwali. It will also make up-to-date payment of PLI for all licensed category employees for the months of May and June 2012. The Airline will incur an expenditure of Rs.230 crores for payment of salary and Rs.200 crores for payment of PLI. The balance PLI for non-licensed category employees for the months of May and June 2012 involving an expenditure of Rs.60 crores will be paid by the end of November 2012. PLI has been abolished w.e.f. 1st July 2012.

Shri Ajit Singh while expressing concern over welfare of employees has asked Air India to make all efforts in future to make up-to-date payment of salary to the employees.

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