Merger of 50 percent DA may soon be considered by Central Government –Sources

Merger of 50 percent DA may soon be considered by Central Government –Sources

Sources close to the Central Government Employees Federations told that Merger of 50% DA will soon be considered by Central Government before the budget session of Parliament in February 2014. According to the sources, the central government is likely to consider the central government employees  demand for merging of 50 % DA, for the reason that the DA will be crossing 100% level after January 2014.

The rate of dearness allowance to be paid to govt servants has been increasing consistently due to the rise in the prices of essential commodities for the past two years. In 2011 the rate of DA was at 50 % level. Since then all the Federation demanded the central government to merge the 50 Percent DA with basic Pay. But the government did not accept this demand to merge the DA with basis pay, as it was not recommended by sixth CPC.

The demand would be considered in view of parliament elections

But federations kept on demanding the government that raising dearness allowance alone will not help to compensate the alarming rate of price rice. So they urged the government to consider their demand favorably. It is believed that after the defeat in the election of four state legislative councils, the UPA government has decided to reconsider about its decision on the issues which directly affects the common public. The high command of the ruling party thought that the reason for their defeat in the state election is mainly because of their government failed to contain the price rise. The gap between common public and UPA government has been considerably increased. To correct these failures the UPA government decides to do something to attract the voters.

After announcing the government’s proposal to constitute the 7th pay commission, the community of central government employees has been convinced to have soft view on this government. Further the 50 lakh central government employees would be made happy if the 50% DA is merged with Basic Pay. It is told that , as the central government staff association and federations demanding it very seriously, in case the government decides go with this demand, there will be around one crore voters will be in favour of UPA government. So the government may consider the demand of merging of 50% DA with basic Pay in view of forthcoming Parliament elections.

Allowances will have no impact on merging DA with basic Pay

The sources, associated with National Council JCM, said that the government initially was not willing to consider this demand as some allowance and advances have been raised by 25% whenever the DA crosses 50% level as per the sixth CPC recommendation. But federations insisted that the allowances, which are raised to 25 % level when DA crosses 50%, will have no impact on merging DA with basic pay. The only allowance will have an increase when Basic Pay increases are HRA. No other allowances will be increased and other entitlement of the respective Grade Pay will not be revised as the 50% DA to be merged will be kept under separate component like it was treated in 5CPC as Dearness Pay. “There is no need to worry about financial implications, as the 50% DA will be paid by just changing its nomenclature as Dearness Pay”, said sources.

50% DA merger to be declared before DA crosses 100%

Further, it has been informed that it is good enough for the government to announce its decision before declaring the next additional installment of DA. Because the AICPIN for Industrial workers for the Month of December 2013 is awaited to determine the rate of dearness allowance to be paid from January 2014.The result of last 11 months AICPIN shows that DA will definitely be raised by 10 % from existing 90% level. So the rate of DA will be 100% with effect from 1st January 2014. After the DA increased to 100%, the demand for 50% DA merger will have to change its avatar. Probably the demand would be for 100% DA merger. So the federations expect the government may consider 50% DA merger soon.

However, decision if any in this regard should be taken before the announcement of election for parliament. It is expected that election announcement for parliament will be made by the end of February 2014. Before that,  the announcement of 50% DA merger is expected from central government.

Source: gservants.com
[http://www.gservants.com/2014/01/15/merger-50-percent-da-may-soon-considered-central-government-sources/]

Kendriya Vidyalayas: List of Hard & Very Hard Stations and category of employees working in these area

Kendriya Vidyalayas: List of Hard & Very Hard Stations and category of employees working in these area

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 2297

ANSWERED ON 18.12.2013

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS

2297 . Shri A.T. NANA PATIL

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:-

(a) the location-wise details of the Kendriya Vidyalayas coming under the hard and very hard category in the country particularly in the sensitive, naxalite affected areas and border areas;

(b) the number of the teachers and non-teaching staff employed in these schools, category-wise;

(c) whether most of the teachers and non-teaching staff working in these Kendriya Vidyalayas belong to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes;

(d) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and

(e) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to implement the transfer/ posting policy in a uniform way?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (DR. SHASHI THAROOR)

(a) As per the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan norms, 105 Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) have been categorized as hard stations and 26 KVs as very hard stations. The State-wise details are given in Annexure-I.
(b) & (c) The total number of the teachers and the non-teaching staff employed in these KVs, category wise is as follows:-

Total No of Teaching staff working as on 01.12.2013				Total No of Non- Teaching staff working as on 01.12.2013
SC	ST	OBC	UR	SC	ST	OBC	UR
537	270	631	1267	144	61	104	197

(d) & (e) Do not arise.

 ANNEXURE-I

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2297 RAISED BY SHRI A.T. NANA PATIL, HON’BLE MP TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.12.2013 REGARDING KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS.

LIST OF HARD/VERY HARD STATIONS

Name of the Region	S.No.	Hard Station	S. No.	Very Hard Station
AHMEDABAD	1	DHARANGADHRA (ARMY)
	2	AFS SAMANA
	3	AFS NALIYA
	4	AFS BHUJ
	5	BSF DANTIWADA
	6	OKHA PORT
	7	BHUJ CANTT
	8	DIU
	9	VALSURA INS
BHOPAL	10	JHABUA
	11	ITBP KARERA
	12	NARMADANAGAR
	13	SARNI
	14	MUNGAOLI
	15	PACHMARHI
BHUBANESWAR	16	RAYAGADA
	17	GAJAPATI
	18	KANDHAMAL
BANGLORE	19	DONIMALAI
	20	KUDREMUKH
CHANDIGARH	21	NADAUN	1	ITBP SARAHAN
			2	SAINJ KULLU
	22	NALETI	3	RECONG PEO (HP)
			4	LAHAUL SPITI
	23	KASAULI AFS
	24	SUBATHU
DEHRADUN	25	UTTARKASHI
	26	NHPC DHARCHULA
	27	JOSHIMATH
	28	IVRI MUKTESHWAR
	29	GWALDOM
	30	KAUSANI
	31	LANSDOWNE
	32	ITBP MIRTHI
	33	MUSSOORIE
	34	PITHORAGARH
	35	RAJGARHI
	36	SOURKHAND
	37	PAURI
	38	GAUCHAR
	39	NEW TEHRI TOWN
	40	ALMORA
	41	AUGUSTYAMUNI
	42	LOHAGHAT
DELHI	43	CHANDINAGAR AFS
GUWAHATI	44	HASIMARA	5	DIRANG
	45	KALIMPONG	6	TENGA VALLEY
	46	TEESTA, LDP	7	TAWANG
	47	BINAGURI NO.1
	48	BINAGURI NO.2
JABALPUR	49	DINDORI
	50	BARKUHI
	51	SIDHI
JAIPUR	52	NAL BIKANER
	53	AFS UTTARLAI (BARMER)
	54	JALIPA CANTT.
	55	BSF DABLA
	56	JAISALMER AFS
	57	POKHRAN  BSF
JAMMU	58	ARMY BAKLOH	8	NUBRA
	59	DUL HUSTI KISTWAR	9	KARGIL
	60	NHPC CHAMERA	10	LEH
	61	NO.2 CHAMERA	11	TANGDHAR
	62	BADARWAH	12	BSF BANDIPUR,
	63	JINDRAH
	64	SHIKARPUR
	65	BSF RAJOURI
	66	BARAMULA
	67	URI
	68	AFS AWANTIPUR
	69	PAHALGAON
	70	ANANTNAG
	71	NO.1 SRINAGAR
	72	NO.2 SRINAGAR
	73	NO.3 SRINAGAR
	74	GULMARG
MUMBAI	75	KARANJA NAD
	76	LONAVLA
PATNA	77	JAWAHAR NAGAR
	78	MASHRAKH
	79	SHEOHAR
SILCHAR			13	CHURACHANDPUR
			14	LUNGLEI
			15	TEMENGLONG
			16	UKHRIL
AGRA	80	BHIND
	81	TALBEHAT
ERNAKULAM			17	KAVARATTI

TINSUKIA			18	ALONG
			19	TUTING
			20	TULI
			21	KHONSA
RANCHI	82	LATEHAR	22	AFS SINGHARSHI
	83	GARHWA
	84	MEGHAHATUBRU
	85	KUTRA
RAIPUR	86	KORAPUT
	87	NAD SUNABEDA
	88	BOLANGIR NO. 1 OF
	89	MALKANGIRI
	90	NABRANGPUR
	91	BHAWANIPATNA
	92.	BAIKUNTHPUR	23	BAILADILA (DANTEWARA)
	93	JHAGRAKHAND SECL	24	KIRANDUL
	94	JAMUNA COLLIERY	25	BACHELI
	95	JAGDALPUR	26	JASPUR
	96	CHIRIMIRI		--
	97	KANKER
SIRSA	98	NO.3 AFS BHATINDA
	99	JALALABAD, BSF
	100	BSF ANUPGARH
	101	LALGARH JATTAN
	102	NO.1  AFS SURATGARH
	103	NO.2 AFS SURATGARH
	104	SURATGARH CANTT.
	105	STPS SURATGARH

Annexure Source: http://164.100.47.132/Annexture/lsq15/15/au2297.htm

Payment of Arrears of the Sixth Pay Commission to the university and college teachers and equivalent cadres

Payment of Arrears of the Sixth Pay Commission to the university and college teachers and equivalent cadres

 GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 2285

ANSWERED ON 18.12.2013

PAYMENT OF ARREARS

2285 . Shri MAKHANSINGH SOLANKI

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:-

(a) whether the Government is aware of the stalemate prevailing in the payment of arrears of the Sixth Pay Commission to the university and college teachers and equivalent cadres working under the State Governments;
(b) if so, whether the Government has agreed to give 80 percent of the additional expenditure incurred/to be incurred by the State Governments;
(c) if so, whether the Government has released any amount as its share to the State Governments including Madhya Pradesh;
(d) if so, the details thereof, State-wise; and
(e) if not, the time by which the said amount is likely to be released to the State Governments including Madhya Pradesh?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (DR. SHASHI THAROOR)

(a) & (b): No, Madam. The Central Government is reimbursing 80% of the expenditure incurred by the State Governments for the payment of arrears for the implementation of the revised University Grants Commission (UGC) pay scales to university teachers for the period 1.1.2006 to 31.3.2010 based on the 6th Pay Commission’s recommendations. As of today, the Central Government has released an amount of Rs.1789.56 crores out of the total allocation of Rs.2250, crores to different states.


(c) to (e): So far Central assistance has been provided to 11 State Governments to meet the expenditure incurred for the payment of salary arrears. The details of amounts reimbursed to State Governments as Central share on account of the revision of pay scales of teachers is annexed.

No amount has been claimed by Madhya Pradesh as reimbursement for payment of arrears of salaries and accordingly, no amount has been released to Madhya Pradesh.Central assistance can only be provided to States on fulfilment of all the terms and conditions of the Scheme and after the furnishing of requisite information and the prescribed undertaking by the respective State Governments.

ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PARTS (c) TO (e) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2285 FOR 18.12.2013 ASKED BY SHRI MAKAN SINGH SOLANKI REGARDING ARREARS OF PAY SCALE

No.	Name of the States	Amount released as Central Share
1.	Chhattisgarh	Rs.1,27,75,00,000/-
2.	Himachal Pradesh	Rs.1,96,45,69,474/-
3.	Jammu & Kashmir	Rs.43,17,60,800/-
4.	Rajasthan	Rs.2,51,13,60,000/-
5.	Arunachal Pradesh	Rs.13,78,57,759/-
6.	Tripura	Rs.6,51,20,000/-
7.	West Bengal	Rs.3,13,93,08,508/-
8.	Maharashtra	Rs.4,60,06,40,000/-
9.	Tamil Nadu	Rs.2,25,30,40,000/-
10.	Uttar Pradesh	Rs.2,09,88,57,600/-
11	Mizoram	Rs.39,78,03,000/-

Source: Lok Sabha Q&A
Via: karnmk.blogspot.in

Minimum monthly pension of Rs 1,000 to be a reality this month: EPFO

EPFO: Minimum monthly pension of Rs 1,000 to be a reality this month

Ahead of Lok Sabha polls, the government is likely to approve this month a proposal that will entitle formal sector workers a minimum monthly pension of Rs 1,000, immediately benefiting 27 lakh pensioners.

Those who get less than Rs 1,000 a month include 22 lakh member pensioners and 5 lakh widows as on March 31, 2013. There are about 44 lakh pensioners.

"The Labour Ministry's revised proposal for minimum pension of Rs 1,000 per month was submitted to the Finance Ministry last week, and is likely to be approved this month," said an official source.

The ministry's proposal to assure minimum pension of Rs 1,000 under the Employees' Pension Scheme 1995 (EPS-95), run by the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), is pending for a long time.

Earlier, the ministry had proposed that the government should increase its subsidy on the scheme from 1.16 percent of the basic wages to 1.79 percent to assure the minimum pension amount of Rs 1,000 per month.

However, it did not find favour with the Finance Ministry as this would have resulted in permanent increase in subsidy provided by government.

The Labour Ministry in its revised proposal has asked the Finance Ministry to provide for around Rs 1,300 crore additional amount every year for the purpose, and indicated that this amount can reduce over a period of time with more members subscribing to the EPS-95.

Besides, the government is in the process of raising the basic wages ceiling under the Employees Provident Fund Scheme to Rs 15,000 from existing Rs 6,500.

All those employees getting basic wages - including basic pay and dearness allowance - of more than Rs 6,500 per month, are not covered under the social security schemes run by EPFO.

The Finance Ministry did not agree with the hike in pension subsidy to 1.79 percent of basic wages as the proposed increase in wage ceiling would have resulted in perpetual burden on the exchequer.

EPFO has a corpus of around Rs 5 lakh crore including around Rs 1.7 lakh crore in its pension fund. It has a subscriber base of around 5 crore and all of them are covered under the EPS-95.

The increase in wage ceiling under the scheme run by EPFO is important as it would bring in around 50 lakh more workes and increase the flow mandatory savings.

Source: http://zeenews.india.com
[http://zeenews.india.com/business/personal-finance/analysis-opinion/minimum-monthly-pension-of-rs-1-000-to-be-a-reality-this-month_92634.html]