7th Pay Commission may bring pay parity in civil servants, officers up in arms.

7th Pay Commission may bring pay parity in civil servants, officers up in arms. HYDERABAD: Officers of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), the top rung of the country’s bureaucracy, are up in arms after rumours that the Seventh Pay Commission could bring about parity between them and other civil servants who are lower down in the civil service hierarchy. Associations of IAS officers have...

Alternate Train Accommodation Scheme (ATAS) called “VIKALP” to be Introduced from Tomorrow i.e. 1.11.2015 on Pilot Basis

Alternate Train Accommodation Scheme (ATAS) called “VIKALP” to be Introduced from Tomorrow i.e. 1.11.2015 on Pilot Basis Ministry of Railways 31-October, 2015 A Major Passenger Friendly move to Provide Confirmed Accommodation to Waitlisted Passengers in Alternate Trains Facility to be Available Initially for E-Ticket (Internet Booking) Only The Scheme to be Available Initially on Mail/ Express...

One Rank One Pension: WHY NOT IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE OROP FOR FAMILY PENSIONERS & POTOs?

ONE RANK ONE PENSION: WHY NOT IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE OROP FOR FAMILY PENSIONERS & POTOs? We might have all read an article couple of days ago appeared in Business Standard newspaper indicating that the due to weak financial position, the union government is mulling with the idea of pushing the implementation of OROP to next fiscal year, which means the implementation might be delayed...

Celebration of Defence Civilian Medical Aid Fund [DCMAF] Week

DCMAF : One of the Great Medical Scheme for Defence Civilian Employees. Defence Civilian Medical Aid Fund [DCMAF] completed 63 years on 28th Sep 2015 : The DCMAF has been providing assistance to fulfill specified medical needs of the Defence Civilian Employees Celebration of Defence Civilian Medical Aid Fund [DCMAF] Week Office of the Principal Controller of Defence Accounts (Central...

Discussions held by Railway Board with Federations (AIRF & NFIR) on 01.10.2015: Summary Record Note

Summary Record Note of Discussions held by Board (CRB, MS, & FC ) with Federations (AIRF & NFIR) on 01.10.2015 on issues raised by federation:- GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (RAILWAY BOARD) ***** No. 2015/E(LR)II/1/8 New Delhi, dated :27. 10.2015 The General Secretary, AIRF, 4, State Entry Road, New Delhi -110055. The General Secretary, NFIR, 3, Cheimsford Road, New...

Implementation of Digital Life Certificate Programme i.r.o. Defence civilians and Defence civilian pensioners

Implementation of Digital Life Certificate Programme in respect of Defence civilians and Defence civilian pensioners Office of the Principal Controller of Defence Accounts (Central Command) Cariappa Road, Cantt., Lucknow,  No. PT/3088/DLCP/Vol-I Date:- 26 /10/2015 To, 1) The Area Accounts (CC) Allahabad 2) The Area Accounts Office (CC) Kanpur 3) All Ao GE 4) AAO/SO(A) Pay...

MPs can now admit 10 students in Kendriya Vidyalayas

MPs can now admit 10 students in Kendriya Vidyalayas New Delhi: Members of Parliament would now get to admit as many as 10 students in Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) as a proposal to raise the quota from the present six was approved by the government today. The proposal was cleared at a meeting of the KV’s Board of Governors in the wake of increased demands by MPs, who have also made several representations...

Expected DA January 2016 – AICPIN for September 2015

Expected DA January 2016 – AICPIN for September 2015 No.5/1/2015-CPI GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT LABOUR BUREAU CLEREMONT, SHIMLA-171004 DATED : 30th October, 2015 Press Release Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) – September, 2015 The All-India CPI-IW for September, 2015 increased by 2 points and pegged at 266 (two hundred and sixty six)....

7th Pay Commission recommendations on LTC – Changes in Expectation on LTC Rules

7th CPC – Modifications in LTC – Expectations… Everyone knows that Central Government Employees are entitled to avail Leave Travel Concession (LTC) once in two years to visit home town and once in four years to visit any places in India. The employees are reimbursed full expenses for transport from the work station to the place to be visited and back. Before the sixth CPC was implemented,...

Bonus orders 2015 – Ad-hoc Bonus for Rajasthan Govt Employees

Bonus orders 2015 – Ad-hoc Bonus for Rajasthan Govt Employees Following the Central Government, the State Government of Rajasthan has declared ad-hoc for its employees a head of Deepavali festival. The Finance Department issued orders for granting ad-hoc bonus equivalent to 30 days emoluments at the maximum ceiling of 3500. GOVERNMENT OF RAJASTHAN FINANCE DEPARTMENT (RULES DIVISION)  No.:...

DA from 1st July 2015 – Tamilnadu Government GO for Dearness Allowance revision from 01.07.2015 to State Government employees

DA from 1st July 2015 – Tamilnadu Government GO for Dearness Allowance revision from 01.07.2015 to  State Government employees     GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU     2015     Manuscript Series     FINANCE (ALLOWANCES) DEPARTMENT     G. O. No. 281, Dated 26th October 2015     (Manmatha, Iyppasi-09,...

Processing of files referred to DOP&T for advice/clarification-procedure to be followed

Processing of files referred to DOP&T for advice/clarification-procedure to be followed G.I., Dept. of Per. & Trg.,  O.M.F.No.43011/9/2014-Estt.D, dated 28.10.2015 Subject: Processing of files referred to DOP&T for advice/clarification-procedure to be followed. This Department has from time to time issued instructions prescribing the procedure to be followed for making references...

AICPIN Points for the month of September to be released today

AICPIN Points for the month of September to be released today “2015 September’s All India Consumer Price Index Points for the purpose of Dearness Allowance calculation to be released today”The last ‘Expected DA from Jan 2016’ calculations based on the 6th Pay Commission recommendations for Central Government employees and pensioners are already started. The fluctuation in the prices of essential...

Paramilitary Forces awaiting government nod for One Rank One Pension OROP

Paramilitary Forces awaiting government nod for One Rank One Pension OROP New Delhi: With the ‘One Rank, One Pension’ (OROP) scheme for military veterans set to be notified soon, officials of central paramilitary forces, too, may be in for good news soon as the government is likely to take a final decision on granting of “organised services” status to them. New Delhi: With the ‘One Rank,...

E-publishing of Government of India Gazette Notification – Discontinuing of the practice of physical printing

E-publishing of Government of India Gazette Notification – Discontinuing of the practice of physical printing. No. 0-17022/1/2015-PSP-1 Government of India Ministry of Urban Development (PSP Division) Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi Dated: 30th September, 2015 OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject: E-publishing of Government of India Gazette Notification – Discontinuing of the practice of physical printing. In...

7th Pay Commission – Curtain Raiser

7th Pay Commission – Curtain Raiser –  “The Seventh Pay Commission may consider pay ratio of the pay of the bottom paid employees to the pay of the highest paid officials will come down to 1:9 from 1:12″, sources indicate. The government constitutes the Pay Commission almost every 10 years to revise the pay scale of its employees and often states also implement the panel’s recommendations...

7th Pay Commission likely to recommend work-from-home options for physically handicapped, women employees

7th Pay Commission likely to recommend work-from-home options for physically handicapped, women employees “The 7th Pay Commission is finding out if there are possibilities for differently-abled and women employees of the Central Government to work from home.” According to sources, the 7th Pay Commission has sought for the opinion of the Department of Information and Technology regarding this...

Grant of Dearness Relief to CPF beneficiaries in receipt of ex-gratia payment w.e.f 01.07.2015

Grant of Dearness Relief to CPF beneficiaries in receipt of ex-gratia payment w.e.f 01.07.2015. G.I., Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare. O.M.F.No.42/10/2014-P&PW(G), dated 28.10.2015 Subject: Grant of Dearness Relief to CPF beneficiaries in receipt of ex-gratia payment w.e.f 01.07.2015. In continuation of this Department’s OM No. 42/10/2014-P&PW(G) dated 26th May,...

Ad-hoc Bonus orders for the employees working in various autonomous organizations

Grant of Non-Productivity Linked Bonus (Ad-hoc Bonus) to Central Government Employees for the year 2014-15 — Extension of orders to Autonomous Bodies F.No.7/22/2008 E-III(A) Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Expenditure E III (A) Branch New Delhi, the 26th October, 2015. OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject:- Grant of Non-Productivity Linked Bonus (Ad-hoc Bonus) to Central Government...

Central Government setup a committee to simplify the provisions of the Income Tax Rules

Central Govt setup a committee to simplify the provisions of the Income Tax Rules Government Sets-Up A Committee to Simplify The Provisions of The Income Tax Act, 1961 The Government of India has constituted a Committee with a view to simplify the provisions of the Income Tax Act, 1961, with the following composition: (i) Justice R.V. Easwar, (Retd.), former Judge, Delhi High Court and former...

Inviting comments on the proposed Recruitment Rules to the posts of Data Entry Operator Grade 'E' (Grade Pay Rs 4600) and Data Entry Operator Grade 'F' (Grade Pay Rs. 4800)

Proposed Recruitment Rules of Data Entry Operator Grade 'E' (Grade Pay Rs 4600) and Data Entry Operator Grade 'F' (Grade Pay Rs. 4800) in C&AG OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER AND AUDITOR GENERAL OF INDIA NEW DELHI-110 124 Notice Sub: Inviting comments on the proposed Recruitment Rules to the posts of Data Entry Operator Grade 'E' (Grade Pay Rs 4600) and Data Entry Operator Grade 'F' (Grade...

Coverage of all construction workers under the ambit of Employees Provident Funds and Misc. Provisions Act, 1952

Centre move to bring all construction workers under EPFO The Additional Provident Fund Commissioner has sent a circular to all regional PF offices instructing them that senior officials should visit construction spots, including roads, bridges, pipeline, railway line, buildings and enrol the workers for the benefit of the scheme. EMPLOYEES' PROVIDENT FUND ORGANISATION (Ministry of Labour...

Decentralization of Central Pension Accounting Office

Decentralization of Central Pension Accounting Office is not administratively feasible No. A-11019/25/2015/MF.CGA(A)/NGE/AICAEA-HQ/425 GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE CONTROLLER GENERAL OF ACCOUNTS LOK NAYAK BHAWAN, KHAN MARKET NEW DELHI Dated, the 19th October, 2015 To, The Secretary General, All India Civil Accounts Employees Association, 17/2-C, P&T...

Festival advance for government employees hiked to Rs 10,000

Festival advance for government employees hiked to Rs 10,000 Mumbai: Keeping in view guidelines of the Centre, the Maharashtra government has decided to increase the festival advance of non-gazetted employees to Rs 10,000. The advance, which was earlier Rs 5,000, will cover nine major festivals – Diwali, Ramzan Id, Christmas, Parsi New Year, Rosh Hoshnaa (Jewish new year), Buddha Jayanti,...