AICPIN for February 2017: Consumer Price Index February, 2017

AICPIN for February 2017 Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) - February, 2017 No.5/1/2017- CPI GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT LABOUR BUREAU 'CLEREMONT', SHIMLA-171004 DATED: 31st March, 2017 Press Release Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) - February, 2017 The All-India CPI-IW for February, 2017 remained stationary...

Re-Employment of Ex-Servicemen

Re-Employment of Ex-Servicemen As per Department of Personnel & Training's OM No. 36034/27/84-Estt(SCT), dated 2.5.1985, on an Ex-servicemen joining the Government job on civil side after availing of the benefits given to him as an Ex-servicemen for his re-employment, his Ex-servicemen status for the purpose of re-employment in Government would cease. As per DOP&T OM No. 36034/6/90-Estt(SCT),...

Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme

Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme Some empanelled hospitals have stopped providing services in the recent past citing reasons of delayed payments, excessive deductions and low CGHS rates. 384 empanelled facilities have not renewed Memorandum of Agreement with ECHS till date. 69 empanelled facilities have rejoined after establishment of online billing system by ECHS. Actions like issuance...

Benefits under Direct Benefit Transfer Scheme

Benefits under Direct Benefit Transfer Scheme Government proposes to include 500 central schemes under the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) scheme during the next fiscal year. The scope of DBT has been expanded to include 'in kind' transfers as well as transfers to various 'enablers' of Government schemes like ASHA/ Aanganwadi workers etc. It has been decided to bring all welfare and subsidy schemes...

132 Armed Forces Hospitals

Army Hospitals  There are 132 Armed Forces Hospitals in the country.  The State / UT-wise number of such hospitals is as under:  S. No.StateNumber of Armed Forces Hospitals ArmyAir ForceNavy 1.Andhra Pradesh--1 2.Arunachal Pradesh1-- 3.Assam52- 4.Bihar2-- 5.Goa1-1 6.Gujarat5-- 7.Haryana3-- 8.Himachal Pradesh6-- 9.Jammu & Kashmir11-- 10.Jharkhand2-- 11.Karnataka111 12.Kerala2-2 13.Madhya...

7th CPC Allowances only after April 23, 2017 ?

7th CPC Allowances only after Apr 23 ? NCJCM Secretary met Cabinet Secretary on 28th March 2017 and expressed the anguish situation among central government employees due to delay in the 7th Pay Commission Allowance. But Cabinet Secretary mentioned that MCD Elections may result in some delay, however he assured that, as soon as he gets report of the Committee on Allowances, that will immediately...

7th Pay Commission: Government to implement soon on higher allowances, says unions

7th Pay Commission: Government to implement soon on higher allowances, says unions New Delhi: Central government employees unions today said the government has promised that it will implement soon the 'higher allowances' under 7th Pay Commission recommendations, with retrospective effect from August 2016. A top union leader told that the employee representatives have sought an early finalisation...

Procrastination of staff issues - non-fulfillment of commitments by the Railway Board - serious unrest prevailing among railway employees-intervention requested

No. II/95/Part X Dated: 28/03/2017 Shri A.K. Mital, Chairman, Railway Board, New Delhi Dear Sir, Sub: Procrastination of staff issues - non-fulfillment of commitments by the Railway Board - serious unrest prevailing among railway employees-intervention requested. Federation is constrained to bring to your kind notice that the staff in almost all categories are the dissatisfied lot due to...

Filing of assets details by Government officials

Filing of assets details by Government officialsThe Section 44 of the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013 requiring declaration of assets and liabilities in respect of public servants, their spouses and dependent children has been amended by the Lokpal and Lokayuktas (Amendment) Act, 2016 on 29.07.2016. The Amended Act shall be deemed to have come into force on 16.01.2014. The amended Section 44 reads...

e-Service Book of DoPT employees

Dr Jitendra Singh launches e-Service Book of DoPT employees Online Vigilance System of Board and below Board Level Executives of CPSEs launched The Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North-Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh launched Online Vigilance System of Board and below Board...

Grant of Dearness Allowance to Central Government employees - Revised Rates effective from 1.1.2017

Grant of Dearness Allowance to Central Government employees - Revised Rates effective from 1.1.2017 DA Order Jan 2017 - Finmin Released Dearness Allowance Order No. 1/3/2017-E-II(B) Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Expenditure North Block, New Delhi Dated the 30th March, 2017. OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject : Grant of Dearness Allowance to Central Government employees...

Grievances of the Central Government Employees : NC JCM

Grievances of the Central Government Employees : NC JCM NC JCM writes to the Cabinet Secretary to settle various issues, including revision of HRA Grievances of the Central Government Employees - Secy./Staff Side writes to Cabinet Secretary Shiva Gopal Mishra Secretary Ph: 23382286 National Council (Staff Side) Joint Consultative Machinery for Central Government Employees 13-C, Ferozshah Road,...

Request for payment of salary to the employees & payment of pension on 01.04.2017

Request for payment of salary to the employees & payment of pension on 01.04.2017 Ref: P/4-1/Staff Dated : 29.03.2017 To, Shri B. V. Sudhakar Secretary (P) Department of Posts Dak Bhawan, New Delhi - 110001 Sir, Sub:- Request for payment of salary to the employees & payment of pension on 01.04.2017 - Reg. Ref:- (1) Dte. Lr. No. 2-1/2007-08/PA-(TECH-I) D 813-897 dated 11.12.2014. (2)...

Women to get 26 weeks maternity leave, President nod to new law

Women to get 26 weeks maternity leave, President nod to new law New Delhi: Women employees will now be able to get paid maternity leave of 26 weeks, up from 12 weeks, as per a new law. President Pranab Mukherjee has given assent to the Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act, 2017 that has made changes in some of the provisions of over 55-year-old law entitling certain benefit to women employees. The...

National Council (JCM) Nomination/ re-nomination of the Staff Side on behalf of NFIR

National Council (JCM)-Nomination/ re-nomination of the Staff Side on behalf of NFIR GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS RAILWAY BOARD Rail Bhawan,New Delhi-110 001, dated:27.03.2017 No.2008/E(LR)I/JCM 1-1 The General Secretary, NFIR. 3. Chelmsford Road. New Delhi - 110 055. Dear Sir, Sub: National Council (JCM)-Nomination/ re-nomination of the Staff Side on behalf of National Federation...

Admissibility of HRA in the event of non-acceptance/surrender of Railway residential accommodation

Admissibility of HRA in the event of non-acceptance/surrender of Railway residential accommodation GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS RAILWAY BOARD RBE No. 23/2017 No. E(P&A)II-2015/HRA-6 New Delhi, dated 16.03.2017. The General Managers(P)/CAOs, All Indian Railways and Production Units etc. Sub: Admissibility of HRA in the event of non-acceptance/surrender of Railway residential accommodation. A ...

Age Relaxation in Job

Age Relaxation in Job Relaxation of age up to 35 years (up to 40 years for members of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) for the widows, divorced women and women judicially separated (JSW) from their husbands who are not re-married, for employment to Group 'C' and erstwhile Group 'D' post already exists in Department of Personnel & Training’s (DoP&T) Office Memorandum (OM) No. 15012/13/79-Estt...

Expansion of ESI Hospital Services

Expansion of ESI Hospital Services The Employees State Insurance (ESI) Corporation has taken a number of reform initiatives to expand the services of ESI Hospitals in the country. The ESI Corporation in its 167th meeting decided to establish ESI hospitals and dispensaries based on geographical necessity i.e. the health facility should be created not based on the present Insured Persons population...

Vacant Posts in Central Government for different Categories

Vacant Posts in Central Government for different Categories  Category-wise data on vacant posts is not maintained centrally. As per the data received from 79 Ministries/Departments for the year 2014-2015, 18822 employees (8.56%) were recruited from Minority Communities in Government services and PSUs. As per the data received from 44 Ministries/Departments for the year 2015-2016, 2851...

Retirement Facilities for Employees Resigned from CPSEs

Retirement Facilities for Employees Resigned from CPSEs Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises 29-March, 2017 Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) issued OM No. W-02/0017/2014-DPE(WC) dated 01.02.2017 clarifying the term "technical formality clause" as mentioned in point xvi) of OM No. W-02/0017/2014-DPE (WC) dated 21.05.2014. This has no effect on the provisions of...

30% add on pay element to the retiring Loco Inspectors for reckoning pensionary benefits

30% add on pay element to the retiring Loco Inspectors for reckoning pensionary benefits No.IV/RSAC/Conf./Part VII Dated:28/03/2017 The Secretary (E), Railway Board, New Delhi Dear Sir, Sub: Thirty percent (30%) add on pay element to the retiring Loco Inspectors for reckoning pensionary benefits-reg. Ref: Railway Board’s letter No.E(P&A)II-2015/RS-25 dated 24/01/2017 The Railway Board vide...

AIRF: 7th CPC Allowance Committee Meeting held on 28.3.2017 remained inconclusive

7th CPC Allowance Committee Meeting held on 28.3.2017 - AIRF "Meeting of Committee on Allowances took place on 28th March, 2017, discussion on Allowances remained inconclusive. Issue of House Rent Allowance didn’t come up during meeting." No.AIRF/24(C) Dated: March 28, 2017 The General Secretaries, All Affiliated Unions, Dear Comrades! Sub: Meeting of Committee on Allowances held today remained...

7th CPC Submission of Allowance Committee Report

Submission of Allowance Committee Report Latest news on submission of 7th CPC Allowance Committee Report "Today in Parliament, Minister of State for Finance Shri Santhosh Kumar Gangwar said in a written reply to a question regarding the submission of Allowance Committee Report. He said that the Allowance Committee is now in the process of finalizing its Report. Decisions on implementing...

Implementation of 7th CPC recommendations for pensioners/ Family pensioners and drawal of dearness relief as per 6th CPC

ICAR - Implementation of 7th CPC recommendations for pensioners/ Family pensioners and drawal of dearness relief as per 6th CPC INDIAN COUNCIL OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH KRISHI BHAVAN NEW DELHI F.No.: FIN/10/02/2017 - Pension Dated 15th March, 2017 CIRCULAR Sub: Implementation of 7th CPC recommendations for pensioners/ Family pensioners and drawal of dearness relief as per 6th CPC-regarding. Large...

Women Personnel of the Armed Forces

Women Personnel of the Armed Forces The number of women officer's (excluding medical and dental branch) in all the three wings of defence forces is as under: Army (as on 1.1.2017) Navy (as on 16.3.2017) Air Force (as on 1.3.2017) 1528 469 1581 The details of women officers (excluding medical and dental branch) recruited during the last four years and the current year, Service-wise, ...

Grant of TA/DA to retired Railway servants, re-engaged after retirement

Grant of TA/DA to retired Railway servants, re-engaged after retirement Government of India/Bharat Sarkar Ministry of Railways/Rail Mantralaya Railway Board No.F(E)I/2015/AL-28/58 RBE No.24/17 New Delhi, dated 16.03.2017. General Managers, All Indian Railways etc, (As per Standard Mailing List) Sub: Grant of TA/DA to retired Railway servants, re-engaged after retirement. Ref: CORE, Allahabad’s...

No ACP/MACP Promotional Scheme for KV Employees

No ACP/MACP Promotional Scheme for KV Employees The Modified Assured Career Progression Scheme for the Central Government civilian employees has been introduced vide Department of Personnel & Training O.M. No. 35034/3/2008-Estt.(D) dated 19th May, 2009 as amended from time to time. The extension of Modified Assured Career Progression (MACP) to the employees is subject to the conditions...

Reimbursement of full fare under Dynamic System of Railways - LTC fares

Reimbursement of full fare under Dynamic System of Railways - Clarification   Reimbursement of LTC fares After introduction of dynamic fare scheme by Indian Railways with effect from September, 2016, the matter is under active examination in consultation with Department of Expenditure to extend suitable dispensation to Central Government employees on LTC.The above information given by...

Government to destroy babus performance appraisal reports

Government to destroy babus performance appraisal reports New Delhi: The performance appraisal reports of IAS and IPS officers, who have retired two years ago, will be destroyed by the Centre. It has asked officers of all India services - Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Police Service (IPS) and Indian Forest Service (IFoS) - to make a request to the central government...

More than 2 dozen companies want collaboration with India Post Payments Bank-Manoj Sinha

More than 2 dozen companies want collaboration with India Post Payments Bank-Manoj Sinha Government has said that there are many companies who have approached the Department of Posts for collaboration with India Post Payments Bank. Replying to a question in the Rajya Sabha, the Minister of Communications Shri Manoj Sinha said that while the Department is in various stages of discussions with...

PCDA Circular 190 - Non transfer of Pension files from banks to other PDAs

PCDA Circular 190 - Non transfer of Pension files from banks to other PDAs Office of the Principal Controller of Defence Accounts (Pension), Draupadi Ghat, Allahabad-211014 Circular No. 190 No. AT/Tech/70-XXV Dated:16.03.2017 To, 1. The Chief Accountant, RBI Deptt. of Govt. Bank Accounts, Central office C-7, Second Floor, Bandre- Kurla Complex, P B No. 8143, Bandre East Mumbai-400051. 2....

Death Claim settled within 20 days from the date of receipt

Death Claim settled within 20 days from the date of receipt GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 3931 ANSWERED ON: 27.03.2017 Death Claims G. HARI Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to state:- (a) whether the Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) proposes to settle PF money claimed after death of an employee within...

7th Pay Commission : Who is responsible for the delay?

7th Pay Commission : Who is responsible for the delay? With the financial year coming to an end, the central government employees are still waiting for an answer. When will we get higher allowance under the 7th Pay Commission? The committee which was formed by the government on higher allowance has failed to meet its deadline to submit the report. There are more than 56 lakh employees...

Notification on Dearness allowance (DA) this week

Notification on Dearness allowance (DA) this week New Delhi: The Central government has announced to release of an additional instalment of 2 per cent of dearness allowance (DA) to central government employees and dearness relief to pensioner with effect from January 1, 2017. Union Finance Ministry on Monday said that notification in this regard is expected to be issued this week. The ...

Implications of implementation of 7th Pay Commission

Implications of implementation of 7th Pay Commission GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2704 ANSWERED ON 24.03.2017 IMPLICATIONS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF SEVENTH PAY COMMISSION 2704.SHRI MOHD. ALI KHAN: Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that implementation of the Seventh Pay Commission recommendations has serious...

GDS: Grameen Dak Sevaks Lok Sabha Q&A

GDS: Grameen Dak Sevaks Lok Sabha Q&A GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF POSTS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3450 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22ND MARCH, 2017 GRAMEEN DAK SEVAKS 3450. SHRI RAHUL KASWAN: SHRI RAMESH BIDHURI: SHRI BALABHADRA MAJHI: SHRI TAMRADHWAJ SAHU: Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state: (a) the total number of postal circles in the...