AICPIN March 2016 – Expected DA July 2016 – 3rd Stage Completed

AICPIN March 2016 – Expected DA July 2016 – 3rd Stage Completed Press Release of AICPIN for the month of march 2016 No. 5/1/2016- CPI GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT LABOUR BUREAU `CLEREMONT’, SHIMLA-171004 DATED: 29th April, 2016 Press Release Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) – March, 2016 The All-India CPI-IW for March, 2016 increased by 1 point...

Status of ACRs/APARs, Vigilance Clearance, Major/Minor penalty certificate…

Status of ACRs/APARs, Vigilance Clearance, Major/Minor penalty certificate… REMINDER No. 2/2/2016-CS.II(A) Government of India Ministry of Personnel, PG and Pensions (Department of Personnel & Training) 3rd Floor, LokNayakBhavan, New Delhi-110003, Dated the 27th April, 2016. Office Memorandum Subject:- Status of ACRs/APARs, Vigilance Clearance, Major/Minor penalty certificate...

MPs Demand for 100 Percent Pay hike

MPs Demand for 100 Percent Pay hike MPs Demand for 100 Percent Pay hike – A joint committee on salaries and allowances of Members of Parliament (MPs) under BJP MP Yogi Aditya Nath has recommended doubling of MPs salaries and perks. Ahead of the implementation of the 7th Pay Commission, members of Parliament (MPs) have recommended a hike of 100% for themselves, saying they deserve it for their ‘good...

One Rank One Pension – Ex-servicemen Take the Fight to Another Level – Ready to fight for their rights in the Supreme Court

One Rank One Pension – Ex-servicemen Take the Fight to Another Level – Ready to fight for their rights in the Supreme Court One Rank One Pension – Ex-servicemen Take the Fight to Another Level – “Now that we have suspended the agitation, we believe that Parrikar will now keep his promises made to us,” said Col (retd) Anil Kaul. Protesting ex-servicemen tonight suspended their 320-day-old agitation...

7th Pay Commission – Finmin’s Blink on EPF Gives Confidence to Unions & Employees

7th Pay Commission – Finmin’s Blink on EPF Gives Confidence to Unions & Employees 7th Pay Commission – Finmin’s Blink on EPF Gives Confidence to Unions & Employees – Labour movement of the garment workers of Karnataka state is an eye-opener for all. The flip-flops by Union government on the revised EPF withdrawal norms may embolden government employees to strike work on July 11 as a means...

Finance Ministry Blinks on PF Decision

Finance Ministry Blinks on PF Decision Finance Ministry Blinks on PF Decision – The labour ministry had tried to persuade its finance counterpart to give in and the consultations worked, said labour minister Bandaru Dattatreya. In a third flip-flop, the government has decided to reverse its earlier decision of reducing the interest rate on Employees’ Provident Fund deposits for 2015-16 and instead...

AICPIN for the month of March 2016

AICPIN for the month of March 2016Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) – March, 2016The All-India CPI-IW for March, 2016 increased by 1 point and pegged at 268 (two hundred and sixty eight). On 1-month percentage change, it increased by (+) 0.37 per cent between February, 2016 and March, 2016 when compared with the decrease of (+) 0.40 per cent between the same two months a year ago.More...

Facility for Disabled and Senior Citizens on Trains and at Railway Stations

Facility for Disabled and Senior Citizens on Trains and at Railway Stations Instructions exist for provision of Wheel Chair at stations. This facility is provided, duly escorted by coolies (on payment) as per present practice. Almost all the Mail/Express trains (except special type of trains like Rajdhani, Shatabdi, Janshatabdi, AC Special, Duronto) including Garib Rath trains have been provided...

Defence Procurement Procedure

Defence Procurement Procedure The new Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP) 2016 containing the Preamble and 5 Chapters has been put on Ministry of Defence website on 28.03.2016. The new DPP focuses on a boost to the ‘Make in India’ -initiative of the Government of India, through Indigenous design, development and manufacturing of defence equipment, platforms & systems. The ‘Make’ procedure...

New Transfer Guidelines Kendriya Vidyalaya Teaching Employees

KVS new revised guidelines for Teaching employees upto PGTs & Non-Teaching employees upto Assistants New Transfer Guidelines of KVS for Teaching employees upto PGTs & Non-Teaching employees upto Assistants w. e. f. 2016 Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan has issued new transfer guidelines for KVS teaching employees and non-teaching employees Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan F.11029/2016/KVS (HQ)/E-II/TP 26th...

DA Orders for Armed Forces Officers and Personnel Below Officer Rank including NCs(E) – 125% from Jan 2016

DA Orders for Armed Forces Officers and Personnel Below Officer Rank including NCs(E) – 125% from Jan 2016 MoD issued orders for the payment of 6% additional Dearness Allowance to Armed Forces Personnel with effect from Jan 2016. Dearness Allowance payable to Armed Forces Officers and personnel Below officer Rank, including Non-combatants (Enrolled), shall be enhanced from the existing rate...

7th Pay Commission – Centre all set to Implement Recommendations – Notification most likely in June

7th Pay Commission – Centre all set to Implement Recommendations – Notification most likely in June The Central Government is all set to implement recommendations of 7th Pay Commission. Reportedly, the notification for the ‘increment process’ will be issued in the month of June. 7th Pay Commission – Centre all set to Implement Recommendations – Source added, Centre will issue notification most...

Disclosure of information under RTI

Disclosure of information under RTI As per guidelines dated 15.04.2015 issued by the Government of India, the Ministries/Departments of the Government of India and other Public Authorities are proactively working towards suo-motu disclosure of information on their websites so as to reduce the need for filing RTI applications. As per the Annual Report of the Central Information Commission (CIC), ...

Parrikar releases list of 70 successful products of DRDO

Parrikar says that in the last three years, many of these systems developed by DRDO have been inducted into the defence forces. Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar released a list of 70 products and systems that have been developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for various wings of armed forces. Parrikar says that in the last three years, many of these systems developed...

Review of performance of public servants

Review of performance of public servants The Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions is aware that review of performance of public servants occurs only after attaining age of 50 years or completion of 30 years of service. As per Fundamental Rule (FR) 56 (j): “The Appropriate Authority shall, if it is in the opinion that it is in the public interest so to do, have the absolute...

Reservation in promotion

Reservation in promotion Extant instructions of DoPT provide that reservation in promotion by non-selection method is available to SCs and STs in all Groups i.e. Group A, B, C & D. In case of promotion by selection method, reservation is available to SCs and STs upto lowest rung of Group A. There is no reservation in promotion by selection within Group A. Reservation in posts by promotion...

7th Pay Commission Latest News – Minister’s reply on financial outgo and implementation Date

In the event of 7th Pay Commission implementation in 2016-17, additional burden to exchequer would be Rs 1.02 lakh crore, which is 0.7 per cent of GDP 7th Pay Commission Latest News – Minister’s written reply in Parliament on financial outgo and implementation Date – Minister also confirms recent release of additional DA has no impact on the recommendation of 7th Pay Commission 7th Pay Commission...

Changes in National Pension System (NPS)

Changes in National Pension System (NPS) The Government has proposed the following in the Finance Bill, 2016 with regard to the National Pension System (NPS): i. Allowing 40 per cent of the NPS corpus tax exempt on lump sum withdrawal. ii. Waiving service tax on the NPS corpus utilized for purchase of annuity. iii. The amount receivable by the nominee in case of death of the subscriber covered...

FM: Government has taken various measures to deal with the issue of Non Performing Assets (NPAs) in Banking Sector

FM: Government has taken various measures to deal with the issue of Non Performing Assets (NPAs) in Banking Sector The Union Finance Minister, Shri Arun Jaitley said that the Government has taken various measures to deal with the issue of Non Performing Assets (NPAs) in Banking Sector especially in case of Public Sector Banks (PSBs). The Finance Minister said that there are two categories of...

7th Pay Commission – Indian Army Chief and his Counterparts in the IAF and the Navy will draw more salary than the top General and Equivalent in the US based on Purchasing Power Parity (PPP)

If the recommendations of the 7th pay commission are implemented, the Indian Army chief’s annual salary will jump to $189,482 (in PPP terms), almost $8,000 more than what a general and equivalent ranks draw in the US. The huge salary hikes will apply equally to civilian officers too. 7th Pay Commission – These conclusions are, however, equally applicable to civilian employees of the government...

7th Pay Commission award to put extra burden of Rs 1.02 lakh crore in FY 16-17

7th Pay Commission award to put extra burden of Rs 1.02 lakh crore in FY 16-17 Implementation of 7th Pay Commission award is estimated to put an additional burden of Rs 1.02 lakh crore, or 0.7 per cent of GDP, on the exchequer in 2016-17, government said today. The implementation of recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission, however, would be after approval of the Cabinet on completion...

Unions to protest lowering provident fund interest rate on Apr 29

Unions to protest lowering provident fund interest rate on Apr 29 Trade unions today gave call for day-long nationwide protest on Friday against Finance Ministry’s decision to fix 8.7 per cent interest rate for provident fund subscribers, lower than 8.8 per cent decided by the EPFO. “While condemning such arrogant anti-worker approach of the government, the central trade unions call upon...

Jharkhand hikes Dearness Allowance (DA) by 6%

Jharkhand government increased the dearness allowance (DA) of its employees by six per cent. The decision, which was taken at the cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Raghubar Das, would be applied retrospectively from January 1 this year. The cabinet also approved introducing Centre’s ‘Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yozana’ in the state. It also gave nod to setting up dialysis centres through...

7th Pay Commission – Government Plans to axe 52 out of 200 allowances

Besides recommending that 52 allowances be abolished, the 7th pay Commission suggested that another 36 be subsumed in an existing allowance or in new allowances it proposed. 7th Pay Commission – Government Plans to axe 52 out of 200 allowances – The 7th Pay Commission found inadequate the justifications offered by the Ministries for these allowances. Secret allowance, family planning allowance,...

Scheme for promotion of Adventure Sports and similar activities amongst Central Government Employees Continuation of Scheme during the year 2016-17 and inclusion of new Institutes

No.125/1/2015-16/CCSCSB Government of India Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions Department of Personnel & Training ****** Lok Nayak Bhawan, New Delhi Dated 26th April, 2016. OFFICE MEMORANDUM Sub: Scheme for promotion of Adventure Sports and similar activities amongst Central Government Employees Continuation of Scheme during the year 2016-17 and inclusion of new...

Posting of regular Under Secretary and posting on promotion to the grade of Under Secretary on ad-hoc basis – seeking options

IMMEDIATE No.5/3/2015-CS.I(U) Government of India Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pension – (Department of Personnel & Training) ***** 2nd Floor, LokNayakBhawan, Khan Market, New Delhi-3 Dated the 26th April, 2016 OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject: Posting of regular Under Secretary and posting on promotion to the grade of Under Secretary on ad-hoc basis – seeking options...

Policy Towards World War II Veterans Pensioners

Policy Towards World War II Veterans Pensioners Ministry of Defence The pension of World War-II pensioners was granted as per provisions of Pension Regulation for the Army in India (Part-I & Part-II) 1940, prevalent at that time. As per these Pension Regulations, there were provisions of Retiring pension, Ordinary pension, Special pension Family, Disability pension, Children Allowance...

Defence: Steps Taken on Dhirendra Singh Committee Report

Steps Taken on Dhirendra Singh Committee Report Ministry of Defence  The Dhirendra Singh Committee submitted its Report to the Government in July, 2015. The Committee made 43 recommendations, out of which, 16 recommendations were regarding Make-in-India and 27 recommendations were regarding Defence Procurement Policy. The Dhirendra Singh Committee recommendations have been examined by...

Prepare for strike we are sure the of getting better wage hike.

Prepare for strike we are sure the of getting better wage hike. Comrades, The flash strike against the recent PF Rules, 2016 of the Central Government (i.e., Centre’s new rule on Provident Fund withdrawal) by large section of Garment Factory Workers and other Industrial Workers of Karnataka State on 18th and 19th April 2016 received immense response and there was a massive protest which...

Over two lakh new central government jobs by 2017

Over two lakh new central government jobs by 2017 In a good news for people seeking government jobs, over two lakh posts are estimated to be created by the Central government in its various departments. The Central government has projected in the budget estimates for 2016-17 an increase of about 2.18 lakh in the existing workforce of 33.05 lakh, as in 2015, by 2017. The Home Ministry will...

Providing option of more Life Cycle Funds to the NPS subscribers

Annexure B -For Public and Stakeholders Comments  Subject: Providing option of more Life Cycle Funds to the NPS subscribers A. Launch of NPS and Current scenario 1. The National Pension System (NPS) was introduced in 2003 for all Central Government employees (except armed forces) who joined the service on or after 01.01.2004. The NPS marked a paradigm shift from the Defined Benefit Pension...