Central Government Allows 5% of PF Funds to be Invested in Share Market

Central Government Allows 5% of PF Funds to be Invested in Share Market   The Central Government has allowed investing up to 5% of the Provident Fund capital in the stock market. As a result, Rs.5000 crore is expected to be released for investment this financial year. A circular from the Ministry of Labour has confirmed that 5% of the PF amount has been sanctioned for investing in the...

DA Orders for CDA pattern employees of CPSEs governed by HPPC recommendation w.e.f 01.01.2015

DA Orders for CDA pattern employees of CPSEs governed by HPPC recommendation w.e.f 01.01.2015 G.I., Min. of HI & PE, Dep. of Pub. Enter., O.M.F.No.2(54)/08-DPE (WC)-GL-VII/15, dt, 17.4.2015 Subject: Payment of DA to the CDA pattern employees of CPSEs governed by HPPC recommendation w.e.f 01.01.2015. The undersigned is directed to refer to Para No. 2 and Annexure-III to this Department’s...

10% Tax Proposed on PF Withdrawals

10% Tax Proposed on PF Withdrawals The Employee Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) has decided to impose a tax of 10.3% on the amount withdrawn from the EPF within five years of starting the accounts. EPF accounts have to be created in all the concerns that employ more than 20 workers, with salaries of Rs.6,500 and Rs.15,000 per month. 12% of their salaries are deducted and are deposited...

DA Orders for Armed Forces Officers and Personnel Below Officer Rank including NCs(E) – 113% from January 2015

DA Orders for Armed Forces Officers and Personnel Below Officer Rank including NCs(E) – 113% from January 2015 G.I., Min. of Defence, O.M.F.No.1(2)/2004/D (Pay/Services), dated 16.4.2015 Subject: Payment of Dearness Allowance to Armed Forces Officers and Personnel Below Officer Rank including NCs(E) – Revised rates effective from 1st January, 2015. Sir, I am directed to refer to this...

Recommendations on Prevention of Corruption Bills

Recommendations on Prevention of Corruption Bills The Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice presented its 69th Report on the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill, 2013 on 6th February, 2014. The recommendations made in the aforesaid Report are under consideration of the Government. The Bill was introduced in the Rajya Sabha,...

Minutes of PNM/AIRF meeting - discussion on left over items held on 20.02.2015

F.No.2014/E(LR)I/NM 1–9 Sub: PNM/AIRF meeting held on 12-13 December, 2014 – discussion on left over items held on 20.02.2015 in Committee Room, Rail Bhawan-Minutes thereof. ......... The following officers and representatives of AIRF attended the meeting: Official SideAIRF S/Shri/Smt. M. Akhtar, AM(Staff) Neera Khuntia, EDPC-II P.P. Sharma, EDE(G) K. Shankar, DE(P&A) D.V. Rao, DE(LL)...

Amendment order to the Lokpal Removal of Difficulties Order, 2015

Amendment order to the Lokpal Removal of Difficulties order, 2015. MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS (Department of Personnel and Training) ORDER New Delhi, the 27th April, 2015   S.O. 1095(E) — Whereas the Central Government, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 62 of the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013 (1 of 2014) (hereinafter referred...

Payment of Constant Attendance Allowance (CAA) on monthly basis with disability pension to Armed Forces personnel

Payment of Constant Attendance Allowance (CAA) on monthly basis with disability pension to Armed Forces personnel – Reg. “Constant Attendance Allowance shall be paid on monthly basis during the period of award along, with disability or war injury pension as the case may be.” No.I(2)/2013-D(Pen/Pol) Government of India Ministry of Defence D(Pension/Policy) New Delhi, Date: 27th April 2015 To...

Public Servants (Furnishing of Information and Annual Return of Assets and Liabilities and the Limits for Exemption of Assets in Filing Returns) Rules, 2014

Public Servants (Furnishing of Information and Annual Return of Assets and Liabilities and the Limits for Exemption of Assets in Filing Returns) Amendment Rules, 2015:- MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS (Department of Personnel and Training) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 27th April, 2015 G.S.R. 322(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) read with clause ...

Minimum pension of Rs. 1,000/- per month in perpetuity to Pensioners of Employees’ Pension Scheme, 1995

Minimum pension of Rs. 1,000/- per month in perpetuity to Pensioners of Employees’ Pension Scheme, 1995 The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today gave its approval for continuation of the minimum pension of Rs. 1,000/- per month to the pensioners of Employees’ Pension Scheme, 1995 (EPS) beyond the financial year 2014-15 on perpetual basis. Currently, it is effective...

NATIONAL JOINT COUNCIL OF ACTION DECLARES NATIONWIDE INDEFINITE STRIKE FROM 23RD NOVEMBER 2015

MASSIVE AND IMPRESSIVE RALLY AND PARLIAMENT MARCH OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES – 28.04.2015 NATIONAL JOINT COUNCIL OF ACTION DECLARES NATIONWIDE INDEFINITE STRIKE FROM 23RD NOVEMBER 2015 PRESS STATEMENT We send herewith a copy of the resolution adopted by the massive rally of the Central Government employees held today 28.4.2015 at Jantar Mantar. New Delhi declaring that if no settlement...

FAQ on Children Education Allowance, OTA / NDA, Honorarium/Fee, Leave – Dopt Order April 2015

FAQ on Children Education Allowance, OTA / NDA, Honorarium/Fee, Leave – Dopt Order April 2015 G.I., Dep. of Pers. & Trg., O.M.No.I-11020/1/2014-Estt.(AL), dated 28.4.2015 Establishment (Allowance) Section SI.No.QuestionAnswer Children Education Allowance 1.Whether reimbursement of Children Education Allowance is admissible for the. (a)Nursery/LKG/UKG as there is no provision of recognition...

Non-implementation of One Rank One Pension: Parlimentary panel slams government

Parlimentary panel slams govt for non-implementation of OROP in Armed forces Taking the government to task on the issue of implementation of One Rank, One Pension (OROP) scheme for the personnel retiring from the Armed forces, a parliamentary panel today asked the Centre to work out an amicable solution “within stringent timeframe at the earliest”. The Standing Committee on Defence, in its...

Women Personnel in CAPF

Women Personnel in CAPF Press Information Bureau Government of India Ministry of Home Affairs 28-April-2015 16:27 IST Women Personnel in CAPF In compliance of recommendations given by Parliamentary Committee on Empowerment of Women in its sixth report, directions have been issued to all CAPFs to bring percentage of women in the forces to 5%. To enhance the strength of women in CAPFs, Government...

Government to help pensioners for getting digital life certificates

Government to help pensioners for getting digital life certificates New Delhi, Apr 28 (PTI) The National Informatics Centre (NIC) in various states have been asked to provide necessary technical support for starting enrollment of pensioners for getting digital life certificate to ensure hassle free disbursal of pension. In order to spare the pensioners from the trouble of visiting banks for...

Last date for Lokpal IPR returns extended to October 15

Last date for Lokpal IPR returns extended to October 15 New Delhi: The government has again extended the April 15 deadline for public servants to file declarations of their assets and liabilities under the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013, to October 15. Ahead of the deadline ending on April 30 and a mad rush among officials to fill up their asset returns online which has even slowed down...

Government asks Central Public Sector Enterprises to comply with woman director norms

Government asks Central Public Sector Enterprises to comply with woman director norms New Delhi: Central public sector enterprises (CPSEs) have been asked to appoint independent women directors on their boards to comply with norms, government told the Lok Sabha today. The remarks by Minister for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Anant Geete came against the backdrop of many listed CPSEs...

Shaheed not defined in defence or central forces: Government

Shaheed not defined in defence or central forces: Government NEW DELHI: Government today informed the Parliament that the term ‘shaheed’ or martyr is not defined “anywhere” and there is no official order to accord the same to defence or paramilitary personnel. “There have been demands for giving shaheed/martyr status to the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) and Assam Rifles (AR) personnel...

Dearness Relief (DR) Orders for Central Government Pensioners from Jan 2015

Grant of Dearness Relief to Central Government pensioners/family pensioners – Revised rate effective from 1.1.2015. F.No.42/10/2014-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: 27th April, 2015 OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject : Grant of Dearness...

BPMS proposed general pay scale submissed to 7th Pay Commission

BPMS proposed general pay scale submissed to 7th Pay Commission Proposed General Pay Structure BPMS proposed the following revised pay structure on the basis of logic as follows: On the recommendation of Sixth CPC various pay scales of erstwhile Group ‘D’ & Group ‘B’ employees were merged and upgraded but none of the pay scales of Group ‘C’ were merged and upgraded. Hence, we demand...

Merger of DA, demand scrapping of NPS for Central Government Employees to march Parliament on 28th April

Merger of DA, demand scrapping of NPS for Central employees to march Parliament on 28th April Central employees to march Parliament on 28th, demand scrapping of NPS, merger of DA Central Government employees have decided to hold a demonstration near Parliament on April 28 for bringing to notice their long-pending demands such as scrapping of the new pension scheme, merger of dearness allowance,...

Para Military Service Pay to Central Armed Police Force at par with Army has been referred to the 7th Pay Commission

Para Military Service Pay to Central Armed Police Force at par with Army has been referred to the 7th Pay Commission Special Pay for Paramilitary Personnel at PAR with Army As informed by Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) and Assam Rifles (AR), the detail of strength of CAPFs and AR is as under: A proposal for grant of Para Military Service Pay (PMSP) to Central Armed Police Force personnel...

Grant of Night Duty Allowance on the basis of Actual Salary – Implementation of Courts Judgements – BPMS

Grant of Night Duty Allowance on the basis of Actual Salary – Implementation of Courts Judgements – BPMS BHARATIYA PRATIRAKSH MAZDOOR SANGH (AN ALL INDIA FEDERATION OF DEFENCE WORKERS) REF: BPMS / MOD / NDA / 200 (8/2/L) Dated: 24.04.2015 To, Shri R K Mathur, Secretary, Department of Defence, Min of Defence, Govt of India, South Block, New Delhi – 110011 Shri G Mohan Kumar, Secretary, Department...

Reserved Defence Seats in Medical / Dental Colleges – Kendriya Sainik Board

Reserved Defence Seats in Medical / Dental Colleges – Kendriya Sainik Board KSB has invited applications in the prescribed form for admission to Medical Colleges (approx 25 to 27 seats) and Dental College (One seat) {subject to allotment of seats by Ministry of Health}, from sons/daughters/widows of Armed Forces Personnel of the following categories of Defence personnel only RESERVED DEFENCE...

Parangat: Course to make Central Government personnel proficient to carry out their official work in Hindi

Implementation of new practice based ‘Parangat’ course to make Central Government personnel proficient to carry out their official work in Hindi regarding:- File No. 12012/03/2015- OL(Policy) Government of India Ministry of Home Affairs Department Official Language NDCC-II Building, 'B' Wing 4th Floor, Jai Singh Road New Delhi - 110001 Dated 22 April, 2015 Office Memorandum Subject: ...

Appointment on compassionate grounds - Clarifications by Railway Board

Appointment on compassionate grounds - Clarifications by Railway Board GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (RAILWAY BOARD) No. E(NG)H/2015/RC-l/Genl./2 New Delhi, dt.23.04.2015 The General Manager(P), All Indian Railways Production Units. Sub: Appointment on compassionate grounds - Clarifications - regarding. Attention is invited to this Ministry’s letter of even number dated 14.092012...