Service personnel are authorized to HRA, CILQ and FAA

Service personnel are authorized to HRA, CILQ and FAA Service personnel are authorized to House Rent Allowance (HRA) / Compensation in Lieu of Quarter (CILQ) / Family Accommodation Allowance (FAA) Accommodation facilities to Officers Government has sanctioned construction of 1,76,065 Dwelling Units (DUs) for the Married Army officers / soldiers. Apart from construction of DUs, hiring of houses...

KV School Online Admission 2017 - Last date extended to 15.3.2017

KV School Online Admission 2017 - Last date extended to 15.3.2017 KV School Online Admission 2017-18 : Last date of Online Registration extended upto 15th March 2017 (4:00 PM) In veiw of heavy demand for admission, the last date for registration in Class-1 is extended by 5 days. The revised last date: 15 March 2017 till 4.00 PM. Parents are requested to check their ward's online registration...

Implementation of 7th Pay Commission Report

Implementation of Seventh Pay Commission Report The following steps have been taken to implement the recommendations of 7th Pay Commission Report in respect of Armed Forces personnel: (i) Issue of Resolution dated 25th July 2016 by Ministry of Finance. (ii) Issue of Resolution dated 5th September 2016 by Ministry of Defence. (iii) Issue of orders dated 10th October, 2016 by Ministry of...

7th Pay Commission: As Budget session starts tomorrow, all eyes on Arun Jaitley to announce hike in allowances

7th Pay Commission: As Budget session starts tomorrow, all eyes on Arun Jaitley to announce hike in allowances The Committee on Allowances has already submitted its report to the Finance Ministry in which it has reviewed the recommendations of the Seventh Pay Commission on allowances. With the second part of the Budget session in Parliament starting on Thursday, all eyes are on Finance Minister...

KV School Fee Structure : No Proposal to Increase at present

KV School Fee Structure : No Proposal to Increase at present There is no such proposal to increase the fee structure is under consideration of the Central Government at present. The Minister of State for Human Resource Depvelopment Shri Upendra Kushwaha said in a wirtten reply to a question in Rajya Sabha on 2.2.2017. No such proposal is under consideration of the Government at present. However,...

Merger of Dearness Allowance equal to 50% of basic pay w.e.f. 01/04/2004 - Reckoning as pay for running staff

Merger of Dearness Allowance equal to 50% of basic pay w.e.f. 01/04/2004 - Reckoning as pay for running staff GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS RAILWAY BOARD No. EP&A)-II/2006/RS-28. New Delhi, dated 22.11.2016. The General Secretary, National Federation of Indian Railwaymen, 3, Chelmsford Road, New Delhi - 110 055. Sub.:- Merger of Dearness Allowance equal to 50% of basic pay...

PFRDA: Let government staffs pension funds to invest 50% in equities

PFRDA: Let government staffs pension funds to invest 50% in equities Hyderabad: The pensions fund regulator Pfrda wants government to more than treble investment levels in equity markets by government subscribers under the National Pension System (NPS) up to 50 per cent from 15 per cent now. The regulator has sent a proposal to government seeking to allow government subscribers (state and...

6-month limit to complete graft enquiries against babus

6-month limit to complete graft enquiries against babus New Delhi: The government has decided to fix six-month deadline for completion of corruption enquiries against IAS and IPS officers among others. The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has finalised draft rules to put a time limit for each stage of the enquiries to ensure expeditious disposal of corruption cases. "The Inquiring...

Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill, 2016 passed in the Parliament

Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill, 2016 passed in the Parliament The Bill seeks to increase maternity leave available to working women from the current 12 weeks to 26 weeks for the first two children The Lok Sabha has passed the Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill, 2016 today. The Bill had already been passed by the Rajya Sabha during the Winter Session. With this, the Bill stands passed in...

GST Bill likely to be tabled before Cabinet on March 22

GST Bill likely to be tabled before Cabinet on March 22 New Delhi: Maintaining the tempo for the much-awaited Goods and Services Tax (GST) against the backdrop of the crucial Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, sources in the Finance Ministry on Wednesday said the bill will be presented before the Cabinet on March 22. The government, which is leaving no stone unturned to lose its sight on the...

Anti-labour steps of the Railway Board (Ministry of Railways)

Anti-labour steps of the Railway Board (Ministry of Railways) No.AIRF/24(C) Dated: March 7, 2017 The General Secretaries, All Affiliated Unions Dear Comrades! Sub: Anti-labour steps of the Railway Board (Ministry of Railways) In the DC/JCM Meeting, held today with the Railway Board, AIRF strongly lodged its protest against anti-labour steps of the Railway Board(Ministry of Railways) in general...

Amendment in Central Civil Services (Classification, Control & Appeal) Rules, 1965 regarding fixing of timelines for finalizing disciplinary proceedings

DoPT Instruction regarding fixing of timelines for finalizing disciplinary proceedings F.No.11012/9/2016-Estt.A-III Government of India Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Department of Personnel & Training Establishment Division North Block, New Delhi - 110001 Dated: 7 March, 2017 OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject: Amendment in Central Civil Services (Classification, Control...

Last Date Extended to 31.3.2017 for Submission of Digital Life Certificate

Last date of submission of Digital Life Certificate through Jeevan Pramaan Patra extended upto 31st March 2017 EPF & MP Act, 1952 made applicable to all staff employed in ECHS on contractual basis A single page composite claim form in death cases replaces Form 20, form 5-IF and Form 10-D Noticing that many pensioners are yet to submit Aadhaar authenticated Jeevan Pramaan as life certificate...

Amendment to the provisions of General Provident Fund (Central Service) Rules 1960 : liberalization of provisions for withdrawals from the Fund by the subscribers

GPF Withdrawals - Amendment orders issued on 7.3.2017 Amendment to the provisions of General Provident Fund (Central Service )Rules 1960 - liberalization of provisions for withdrawals from the Fund by the subscribers - regarding. No.3/2/2017-P&PW(F)(ii) Ministry of Personnel, PG & Pensions Department of Pension & Pensioners' Welfare Desk-F 3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhavan, Khan Market,...

NFIR: Railway Board order dated 30.1.2017 curbing workers rights

NFIR: Railway Board's order dated 30.1.2017 curbing workers rights. No.IV/I/Pt.III 07.March, 2017 The General Secretaries of Affiliated Unions of NFIR Brother, Subject: Railway Board's order dated 30.1.2017 curbing workers' rights. In the DC/JCM meeting held on 7.3.2017, during Opening Address, both the Federations have taken a stand that the unconstitutional order dated 30.1.2017 preventing...

AIBEA: Retirement Gratuity Ceiling hiked to Rs.20 lakh for bank employees and officers

AIBEA: Retirement Gratuity Ceiling hiked to Rs.20 lakh for bank employees and officers Joint Ciruclar on Gratuity Ceiling CIRCULAR TO ALL UNITS & MEMBERS March, 2, 2017 Dear Comrades, Improvements in Gratuity under Gratuity Act Our units are aware that Gratuity is one of the important retirement benefits for the bank employees and officers. In all Banks ( except SBI ), Gratuity is paid...

7th Pay Commission: Central government employees to get higher allowances from April 1, says FinMin

7th Pay Commission: Central employees to get higher allowances from April 1, says FinMin New Delhi: Central government employees will get higher allowances according to the 7th Pay Commission recommendations from April 1, a senior finance ministry official said. The employees will get their April salaries with higher allowances in accordance with the 7th Pay Commission recommendations, he...

7th CPC Pay Matrix Anomaly: NFIR writes to Railway Board

7th CPC Pay Matrix Anomaly: NFIR writes to Railway Board No.IV/NFIR/7 CPC (Imp)/2016/R.B./part I Dated: 06/03/2017 The Secretary (E), Railway Board, New Delhi Dear Sir, Sub: Implementation of 7th CPC Pay Matrix - Pay fixation to staff - Anomaly resulting less pay to senior in comparison with junior - reg. Ref: Notification issued by the Railway Ministry vide RBE No.90/2016 - Rule...

EPFO: Here are 4 points govt is working on the retirement scheme to make it more subscriber friendly

EPFO: Here are 4 points govt is working on the retirement scheme to make it more subscriber friendly After last year's fiasco over taxing of provident fund, the government seems to be working overtime to make changes to the retirement scheme. The government has introduced a slew of measures to make the Employee provident Fund Organsiation or EPFO more subscriber-friendly, while it is reportedly...

Biometric attendance for 100,000 locopilots and 30,000 guards in trains

Biometric attendance for 100,000 locopilots and 30,000 guards in trains NEW DELHI: To efficiently manage crew, Indian Railways is planning to start biometric sign on and sign off for 100,000 locopilots and 30,000 guards which will also lead to effective train operations. The railways business plan for 2017-18 says that Indian Railways would be migrating in a big way towards biometric attendance...