All India Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers on Base 2001=100 for The Month of September, 2011
All India Consumer Price Index Number for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) on base 2001=100 for the month of September, 2011 increased by 3 points and stood at 197 (one hundred & ninety seven) .
During September, 2011, the index recorded maximum increase of 5 points each in Darjeeling and Rourkela centres, 4 points each in Mysore, Ernakulam, Bokaro, Delhi, Quilon, Mumbai, Indore and Yamunanagar centres, 3 points in 13 centres, 2 points in 21 centres and 1 point in 24 centres. The index decreased by 2 points in Giridih centre, 1 point each in Bhilwara and Monger Jamalpur centres while in the remaining 7 centres the index remained stationary.
The maximum increase of 5 points in Darjeeling centre is mainly on account of increase in the prices of Milk (Cow), Onion, Garlic, Chillies Green, Vegetable & Fruit items, Tea Leaf, Sugar, Firewood, etc. The increase of 5 points in Rourkela centre is mainly due to increase in the prices of Rice, Fish Fresh, Milk (Cow), Onion, Vegetable items, Snack Saltish, Firewood, Kerosene Oil, etc. The increase of 4 points each in Mysore, Ernakulam, Bokaro, Delhi, Quilon, Mumbai, Indore and Yamunanagar centres is due to increase in the prices of Milk, Groundnut Oil, Onion, Vegetable & Fruit items, Electricity Charges, Bus Fare, Petrol, etc. The decrease of 2 points in Giridih centre is the outcome of decrease in the prices of Arhar Dal, Vegetable & Fruit items, etc. The decrease of 1 point in Bhilwara centre is due to decrease in the prices of Wheat, Vegetable items, etc. In Munger Jamalpur centre this decrease is due to decrease in the prices of Masur Dal, Vegetable items, Secondary Fee, etc.
The indices in respect of the six major centres are as follows :
The All-India (General) point to point rate of inflation for the month of September, 2011 is 10.06% as compared to 8.99% in August, 2011. Inflation based on Food Index is 8.29% in September, 2011 as compared to 7.33% in August, 2011.
The CPI-IW for October, 2011 will be released on the last working day of the next month, i.e. 30th November, 2011.
One Crore Women Registered Under Mother & Child Tracking System
MCTS Recognised as Innovative E-Governance Project
The total number of pregnant women registered in Mother & Child Tracking System(MCTS), an e-governance initiative of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, has crossed the one crore mark on 28 October, 2011. The Mother and Child Tracking System (MCTS) is designed to collate information of all pregnant women and infants so as to ensure delivery of maternal and child health services from conception till 42 days after delivery in the case of pregnant women and up to five years of age in the case of children so as to ensure that all pregnant women and all new born receive full maternal and immunization services. The number of children registered in the system is also expected to cross 50 lakh by the end of this month.
MCTS was started by the MoHFW last year. Speaking on the landmark achievement of MCTS registrations, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad remarked that “MCTS marks a paradigm shift in the approach towards monitoring health and family welfare programmes as it is aimed at ensuring complete delivery of maternal and child health services to all pregnant women and new born in an effort to reduce maternal, infant and child mortality in the country”. Through MCTS, Government of India is making efforts to institutionalise the beneficiary based approach of monitoring health and family welfare services’ delivery, the Minister added. The Minister also made sample verification calls to registered women under the MCTS database from the MCTS cell in the Ministry to verify the database entries today.
Under MCTS, an online registration system has been developed for the purpose, in collaboration with the National Informatics Centre. A nationwide training programme had been organised throughout the country to operationalise the system. In addition, a call centre has been established in the Ministry of H&FW to directly contact pregnant women and parents of the new born registered under the system to verify the services that they have received. MCTS is being implemented throughout the country with active cooperation and involvement of State Governments. The project is being implemented in the Mission Mode and a dedicated unit has been established in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare for coordinating and collaborating with States/Union Territories for the implementation of the project. The information generated through the system is also being used for planning maternal and child health services at the grass roots level by the female health worker in association with village level volunteers like ASHA and Aanganwadi Worker.
MCTS serves two vital purposes as it facilitates the service provider at the grass roots level in delivering services to women and children according to their specific needs besides supporting health managers at different tiers of the system in monitoring delivery of maternal and child health services. An innovative feature of MCTS is the application of the information technology tools for its implementation right up to the village level. The information technology based innovative approach adopted in the implementation of MCTS has resulted in the recognition of MCTS as an innovative e-governance project by the high power Committee constituted under the chairmanship of the Cabinet Secretary, Government of India.
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No. 1(3)/2008-EII (B)
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure
New Delhi, the 17th October, 2011
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject:- Rates of Dearness Allowance applicable w.e.f. 01.07.2011 to the employees of Central Government and Central Autonomous Bodies continuing to draw their pay in the pre revised scale as per 5th CPC.
The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s O.M. of even No. dated 3lst March, 2011 revising the Dearness Allowance w.e.f.1.1.2011 in respect of employees of Central Government and Autonomous Bodies who continue to draw their pay and allowances in the pre-revised scales of pay as per 5th Central Pay Commission.
2 The rates of Dearness Allowance admissible to the above categories of employees of Central Government and Central Autonomous bodies shall be enhanced from the existing rate of 115% to 127% w.e.f. 01.07.2011. All other conditions as laid down in the O.M.of even number dated 3rd October, 2008 will continue to apply.
3 The contents of this Office Memorandum may also be brought to the notice of the organizations under the administrative control of the Ministries/Departments which have adopted the Central Government scales of pay.
(Anil Sharma)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
PENSION – Dearness Allowance to the pensioners and family pensioners – Revised rate admissible from 1st July, 2011 – Orders – Issued.
READ :
1. G.O.Ms.No.42, Finance (Pension) Department, dated: 7.2.2011.
2. G.O.Ms.No.100, Finance (Pension) Department, dated: 30.03.2011.
3. G.O.Ms.No.273, Finance (Allowances) Department, dated:3.10.2011
4. Government of India, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare, Office Memorandum F. No.42/15/2011 dated: 5.10.2011
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ORDER :
In the Government Order second read above, orders were issued sanctioning the revised rate of Dearness Allowance to the State Government pensioners / family pensioners as detailed below:-
Date from which
payable
Revised rate of Dearness
Allowance (per month)
With effect from
1st January 2011
51% of Pension / Family
Pension
2. The Government of India, in its Office Memorandum fourth read above has enhanced the Dearness Allowance payable to its pensioners / family pensioners from 51% to 58% with effect from 1st July, 2011.
3. Following the orders issued by the Government of India, the Government has now decided to sanction one additional installment of dearness allowance at 7% to the pensioners / family pensioners of the State with effect from 1.7.2011. Accordingly, the Government sanction the revised rate of Dearness Allowance to the State Government pensioners / family pensioners as indicated below:-
Date from which
payable
Revised rate of Dearness
Allowance (per month)
1st July, 2011
58% of Pension / Family Pension
4. The Government also direct that the increase in Dearness Allowance shall be paid in cash to the Pensioners / Family Pensioners with effect from 1.7.2011.
5. While arriving at the revised Dearness Allowance, fraction of a rupee shall be rounded off to the next higher rupee if such fraction is 50 paise and above and shall be ignored if it is less than 50 paise. It will be the responsibility of the Pension Disbursing Authority including Public Sector Banks etc. to calculate the quantum of Dearness Allowance payable in each individual case.
6. Pending formal authorisation by the Accountant General, the Dearness Allowance shall be paid straightaway by the Pension Pay Officer, Chennai-6, Treasury Officers and Public Sector Banks concerned.
7. This order will apply to the following categories of pensioners:-
i) Government pensioners, Teacher pensioners of aided and local body educational Institutions and other pensioners of local bodies.
ii) The State Government employees who had drawn lumpsum payment on absorption in Public Sector Undertaking / Autonomous body / Local body / Co-operative institution and have become entitled to restoration of 1/3rd commuted portion of pension as well as revision of the restored amount.
iii) Present and future family pensioners; In the case of divisible family pensioners, Dearness Allowance shall be divided proportionately.
iv) Former Travancore-Cochin State pensioners drawing their pension on 1st November, 1956 in the Treasuries situated in the areas transferred to Tamil Nadu State on that date, i.e. Kanniyakumari District and Shencottah taluk of Tirunelveli District.
v) Pensioners who are in receipt of special pensions under Extraordinary Pension Rules, Tamil Nadu and Compassionate Allowance.
8. The expenditure on Dearness Allowance payable to the pensioners shall be debited to:
“2071. Pension and Other Retirement Benefits – 01. Civil – 101. Superannuation and Retirement Allowances – I. Non-Plan – AC. Dearness Allowance to Pensioners – 03. Dearness Allowance (D.P. Code 2071 01 101 AC 0306) “
The expenditure on Dearness Allowance payable to the family pensioners shall be debited to
” 2071. Pension and Other Retirement Benefits – 01. Civil – 105. Family Pensions – I. Non-plan – AC. Dearness Allowance to Family Pensioners of Tamil Nadu Government – 03. Dearness Allowance (D.P. Code 2071 01 105 AC 0308) “.
9. Orders regarding sanction of dearness allowance to the widows & children of the deceased Contributory Provident Fund / Non Pensionable Establishment beneficiaries of State Government and the former District Board who are drawing ex-gratia will be issued separately.
10. The increased expenditure due to the sanction of Dearness Allowance in this order is allocable among the successor States as per the provisions laid down under the State Reorganization Act, 1956.
NO. 12/14/99-JCA
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, P.G. & PENSIONS
(DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL & TRAINING)
NORTH BLOCK, NEW DELHI
NEW DELHI, THE 10th OCTOBER, 2001
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Sub: Closing of Central Government Offices in connection with elections to Lok Sabha/State Assembly / Panchayat / Municipalities / Corporation or other Local Bodies – regarding
In modification of thse instructions contained in this Department’s O.M No.12/4/86-JCA dated 9th March. 1987, the undersigned is directed to say that the following guidelines are prescribed for future for closing of Central Government Offices including industrial establishments in connection with the elections indicated above.
(i) The relevant organizations shall remain closed in the notfied areas where general elections to Lok Sabha or State Legislative Assembly are scheduled to be conducted.
(ii) In connection with bye-election to Lok Sabha / State Assembly, only such of the employees who are bona-fide voters in the relevant constituency should be granted special casual leave on the day of polling. Special Casual leave may also be granted to an employee wbo is ordinarily a resident of a constituency and registered as a voter but employed in any Central Government Organization / Industrial Establishment located outside the constituency having a general 1 bye-election.
(iii) In connection with local body elections, viz., Panchayat / Corporation / Municipality, the Government employees who are bona-fide voters and desire to exercise their franchise should be offered reasonable facility, subject to normal exigencies of services, either by coming late to office or being allowed to leave office early or a short absence on that day.
2. The employees detailed on election duty may also be permitted to remain away from their normal duties on polling day (s) as also on the days required for performing journeys which might be undertaken in order to perform such election duty.
The above instructions may be brought to the notice of all concerned.
(Ranbir Singh)
Under Secretary to the Govt. of India
The Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare has been implementing a web based Mission Mode Project namely “Pensioners’ Portal” under the National e-Governance Plan since March, 2007. Under the same the Department has Centralized Pension Grievance Redressal and Monitoring System (CPENGRAMS) vide which the pension related grievances of various Ministries are forwarded to the respective Ministries/Department for early redressal.
The Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare with the help of NIC has developed an updated version of CPENGRAMS, which is based on integration of the data base of Centralized Public Grievances Redressal and Monitoring System (CPGRAMS), under the administrative control of Department of AR&PG and the CPENGRAMS, administered by Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare. Under the updated version the pension related grievances will be combined with other grievances and therefore receipt from multiple sources will not be there for the Ministries/Departments. This will also facilitate disposal of grievances for all Ministries/Departments who can now log on to CPGRAMS and look into the pension grievances. Earlier they had to log on to CPENGRAMS & CPGRAMS separately.
To make all the Departments/Ministries/Orgainisations aware of this updated version, this Department organised a function here today, which was addressed by Shri V. Narayanasamy, Minister of State (PP) for Home Affairs. He stressed the need of sensitizing the officers involved in the process of grievance redressal to avoid any hardship to pensioners. On this occasion NIC also made a presentation of the updated version before the audience. Nodal Officers from approximately 99 Ministries/ Departments/ Organisations attached to the work relating to pensioners’ grievances redressal mechanism attended the ceremony.
The Prime Minister’s Shram Awards for the years 2008, 2009 and 2010 will be presented by the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on 13.10.2011 at 05.00 PM here in Vigyan Bhawan New Delhi. Union Minister of Labour & Employment Shri Mallikarjun Kharge will be present on the occasion.
The awards are given to workmen who have distinguished record of performance, devotion to duty of a high order, specific contribution in the field of productivity, proven innovative abilities, presence of mind and exceptional courage. The awards are given to those workmen also who have risked their lives or made supreme sacrifice of laying down their lives in the conscientious discharge of their duties.
His/her performance should have resulted in any or some of the followings:-
Ø Improving productivity;
Ø Workers who have made outstanding contribution in the field of productivity, safety and who have also shown innovative ability of high order;
Ø Increasing the efficiency of the organization;
Ø Innovations and improvements that bring about saving in materials including fuel, power and explosive;
Ø Improvement in the utilization of plant and equipment;
Ø Improvement in quality/safety of products for users;
Ø Better utilisation of waste or scrap material & Conservation of resources;
Ø Substitution of indigenous process/material for imported one
The Prime Minister’s Shram Awards were instituted in the year 1985, for the workers, in recognition o their outstanding contribution towards production, and for showing exemplary zeal and enthusiasm in discharge of their duties, in the Public Sector and who have distinguished record of performance, devotion to duty of a high order, specific contribution in the field of , productivity, proven innovative abilities, presence of mind and exceptional courage and also to the workmen who have made supreme sacrifice of laying down their lives in the conscientious discharge of their duties. The awards were extended to Private Sector Employing 500 or more workers in their establishments in the year 2004. The Awards are presented to the workmen (as defined in the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947) and engaged in manufacturing and productive processes and whose performance is assessable.
All the nominations received through the Administrative Ministries/State Governments in the case of Departmental undertakings of the Central and State Government and Central and State Public Sector Undertakings and that of Private Sector through their National Associations/Chambers are scrutinized and graded by a Technical committee. The Technical Committee is chaired by an eminent personality in the field of technology with representatives from employers Organizations, Central Trade Unions, experts from the Scientific/Technical Institutions of repute and DGFASLI. The Technical Committee makes recommendations for various categories of awards to the Screening Committee. The Screening Committee under the Chairmanship of Secretary Labour & Employment considers the recommendation of Technical Committee and makes the final recommendations for approval by the Hon’ble Prime minister.
The Prime Minister’s Shram Awards are announced on the eve of Republic Day/Independence Day. The Awards for the years 2008,2009, 2010 were announced 15.8. 2010, 18.2.2011 & and 5.7.2011 respectively.
Following are the categories of the Prime Minister’s Shram Awards :-
SHRAM RATNA
This is the highest Award (one in number) among the Shram Awards and carries a cash award of Rs. 2,00,000/- along with a ‘Sanad’.
SHRAM BUSHAN
Total number of Shram Bhushan Award is four. It carries a cash award of Rs. 1,00,000/- and ‘Sanad’. The total number of awardees from Public Sectors is 02, 08 and 09 during the years 2008, 2009, 2010 respectively. And the number of awardees from Private Sector is 2, 2 and 3 during 2008, 2009 and 2010 respectively.
SHRAM VIR/VEERANGANA
Total number of Shram Vir /Shram Veerangana Awards is twelve. It carries a cash award of Rs. 60,000/- and a ‘Sanad’. The total number of awardees from Public Sector is 11, 10 and 30 and from Private Sector is 6 ,6 and 8 during the years 2008,2009 and 2010 respectively.
SHRAM SHREE/ DEVI
Total number of Shram Shree/Shram Devi Awards is sixteen. It carries a cash award of Rs. 40,000/- and a ‘Sanad’. The total number of awardees from Public Sector is 22, 27 and 18 and from Private Sector it is 08,08 and 08 during the years 2008,2009 and 2010 respectively
Government of India
Ministry of Railways
(Railway Board)
S.No.PC-VI/277
No. PC-VI/2008/1/7/2/1
RBE No.137/2011
New Delhi, dated 05.10.2011
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 01.07.2011.
Please refer to this Ministry’s letter of even number dated 25.03.2011 (S.No.PC-VI/251, RBE No.40/2011) 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 51% to 58% with effect from 1st July, 2011.
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 for October, 2011 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.
F. No. 42/15/2011-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 5th October, 2011
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Grant of Dearness Relief to Central Government pensioners/family pensioners — Revised rate effective from 1.7.2011.
The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s 0M No. 42/15/2011-P&Pw(G) dated 29th March, 2011 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 51% to 58% w.e.f. 1st July, 2011.
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 (y) 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 0M No. 23/1/97-P&PW(B) dated 23.2.1998 read with this Department’s 0M No. 23/3/2008-P&Pw(B) dated 15.9.2008.
3. Central Government Employees who had drawn lump sum amount on absorption in a PSU/Autonomous body and have become eligible to restoration of 1/3rd commuted portion of pension as well as revision of the restored amount in terms of this Department’s 0M No. 4/59/97-P&pw (D) dated 14.07.1998 will also be entitled to the payment of DR @ 58% w.e.f. 1.7.2011 on full pension i.e. the revised pension which the absorbed employee would have received on the date of restoration had he not drawn lump sum payment on absorption and Dearness Pension subject to fulfillment of the conditions laid down in para 5 of the 0.M. dated 14.07,98. In this connection, instructions contained in this Department’s 0M 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 0M No. 45/73/97-P&PW (G) dated 2.7.1999 as amended vide this Department’s 0M 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 21M 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 0M No. 1(4)/EV/2004 dated 5th October, 2011.
11. Hindi version will follow.
(S. P. Kakkar)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
