Will the 7th CPC fulfil the demands of LDCs and UDCs?

Will the 7th CPC fulfil the demands of LDCs and UDCs?

For a number of years now, especially after the 6th CPC, the problems faced by LDCs and UDCs have started gaining prominence. The unity and sense of purpose among them makes them look all set for the kind of victory that Pharmacists had. Common sense of purpose, unity and dedication sure make success possible!

In order to decrease the number of grades, the 6th Pay Commission combined all the different grades between Grade Pay 1300 to Grade Pay 1800 into a single grade – Grade Pay 1800, thereby wiping out the entire Group ‘D’. As a result, everybody became Group ‘C’ employees. Even those who lacked the minimum education levels, illiterates and everybody else were lumped into Group ‘C’. Their Grade Pay was also raised to Rs. 1800. But, at the same time, employees working as LDCs, who have a minimum educational qualification of Class XII and also possess some technical education, were not given any upgrading. Instead, they now had to share their grade with lesser-qualified former Grade ‘D’ employees.

The next huge trouble originated from the MACP. Those who didn’t get any promotion for years are given career upgradations through MACP. LDCs who didn’t get any promotions for more than 10 years were given their next grade pay, from Rs. 1900, their pay rose to Rs. 2000. The increase of mere Rs. 100 turned out to be a huge disappointment to many. Similarly, those with Grade Pay 2400 were hoping for a jump to Grade Pay 4200, but were instead forced to upgrade with only Grade Pay 2800 as per MACP rules. That anger kept seething too, because the different is 1400.

The most important demand of the LDCs and UDCs is to upgrade the current Pay Scale-Grade Pay.

Grades are decided based on the educational qualification of the employees. An LDC possesses a minimum educational qualification of Class XII and also has some technical qualifications. The basic salary of an LDC is just Rs. 1900 + 5830 = Rs. 7730.00. They want it revised to Rs. 2400 + 7510 = Rs. 9910.

The big question is – will the 7th CPC grant this demand?

Source: 90Paisa

#7CPC, #7th CPC, #7th CPC Pay Scale, #LDC, #LDC UDC Issues, #Grade Pay Upgradation for LDC & UDC, #LDC Grade Pay Issues, #LDC UDC Grade Pay Issue, #TKR Pillai

PUBLIC NOTICE FROM FINANCE MINISTRY – SUGGESTIONS / IDEAS ARE INVITED ON UNCLAIMED AMOUNT REMAINED IN PPF, POST OFFICE & BANKS DEPOSITS

Finance Ministry today published an important public notice on its portal that suggestions and ideas are invited on the proper utilization of the deposits remained unclaimed in various small Savings Schemes with Post Offices and Banks for welfare and protecting financial interest of Senior Citizens. Interested persons/organizations may submit their suggestions/ideas to the Joint Director National Savings Institute…

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
NATIONAL SAVINGS INSTITUTE

F.No 6504/94 (6)/2014/Comm

October 8, 2014

PUBLIC NOTICE

A committee has been constituted by Ministry of Finance, Govt. of India to examine the unclaimed amount remained In various small savings schemes viz. Public Provident Fund, Senior Citizen Saving Schemes etc. and also to recommend how this unclaimed amount can be used to protect and Further financial interest of the senior citizens, vide notification No. 13/20/2014-NS.II dated 03.09.2014. A copy of the notification is available on our website finmin.nic.in and http://www.nsiindia.gov.in.

Suggestions / ideas are invited on the proper utilization of the deposits remained unclaimed in various small Savings Schemes with Post Offices and Banks for welfare and protecting financial interest of Senior Citizens.

Interested persons/organizations may submit their suggestions/ideas to the Joint Director National Savings Institute, Govt. of India, Ministry of Finance, ‘A’ Block. 4th Floor, CGO Complex, Seminary Hills, Nagpur — 440006 or email : nsi@nsiindia.gov.in latest by 15t November 2014.

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(A.K.Chauhan)

Joint Director, NSI & Member – Secretar

Source: www.finmin.nic.in
[http://finmin.nic.in/the_ministry/dept_eco_affairs/budget/Suggestion_unclaimedfund_PublicNotice08102014.pdf]

#Finance Ministry Orders, #finmin, #Finmin Order

Fresh empanelment of private Health Care Organizations (HCOs) and revision of package rates applicable under CGHS Delhi & NCR

Fresh empanelment of private Health Care Organizations (HCOs) and revision of package rates applicable under CGHS Delhi & NCR

No.S.11045/36/2012-CGHS (HEC)
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
Government of India
Directorate General of Central Govt. Health Scheme

Maulana Azad Road, Nirman Bhawan,
New Delhi 110 108 dated the 1st October, 2014

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Fresh empanelment of private Health Care Organizations (HCOs) and revision of package rates applicable under CGHS Delhi & NCR.

The undersigned is directed to state that CGHS had initiated action for fresh empanelment of private HCOs under CGHS Delhi and NCR and also for the revision of package rates to be paid to HCOs, by floating tender for the same. On the basis of the arrived at and have been uploaded on the website of CGHS. www.mohfw.nic.in/cghsnew/index.asp and can be downloaded from there. Similarly, a copy the agreement containing the terms and conditions of empanelment has also been uploaded on the above quoted website of CGHS.

2. The approved list of the hospitals for empanelment under CGHS Delhi and NCR as per the terms and conditions empanelment and MOA signed between CGHS and HCOs is enclosed her with.

3. The revised rates and terms and conditions as mentioned above will come into effect from 1st October, 2014. The empanelment shall be for a period of two years from date of issuance of this order. The HCOs already on the panel of CGHS which do not find their name sin annexed list of empanelled HCOs are allowed to continue on CGHS panel till 15th October, 2014 at old CGHS rates to facilitate the patients who are already admitted / permitted, to continue with thier treatment course.

4. This issues with the concurrence of Internal Finance Division in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare vide FTS. No.AS & FA/62678/2014 dated the 19th August, 2014.

5. A copy of this Office Memorandum along with a list of empanelled HCOs, rate list and agreement are placed on the internet at http://mohfw.nic.in/cghsnew/index.asp.

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[Dr.(Mrs.) Sharda Verma]
Director (CGHS)

Source : http://msotransparent.nic.in/writereaddata/cghsdata/mainlinkfile/File800.pdf

#CGHS Hospitals, #CGHS Package Rates, #CGHS, #CGHS Dental Clinics in New Delhi, #CGHS Diagnostic Centres, #CGHS Dispensaries, #CGHS Hospitals, #CGHS Package Rates

Non- Practicing Allowance (NPA) for retired medical officers w.e.f. 1.1.1996

Revision of pension of pre-1996 pensioners – inclusion of Non- Practicing Allowance (NPA) for revision of pension of retired medical officers w.e.f. 1.1.1996.

No.38/31/11-P&PW(A)(Vol.IV)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Pension and P.W

3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan,
Khan Market, New Delhi.
Dated the 14thOctober, 2014

OFFICE MEMORANUDM

Subject : Revision of pension of pre-1996 pensioners – inclusion of Non- Practicing Allowance (NPA) for revision of pension of retired medical officers w.e.f. 1.1.1996

The undersigned is directed to say that in this Department’s OM No.45/10/98-P&PW(A) dated 17.12.1998, it was provided that pension of all pensioners irrespective of their date of retirement would not be less than 50% of the minimum of the revised scale of pay introduced w.e.f. 1.1.1996. In this Departments OM No.45/3/99-P&PW(A) dated 29.10.1999, it was clarified that in the case of retired medical officers, Non-Practicing Allowance (NPA) was not to be added to the minimum of the revised scale of pay as on 1.1.1996 for stepping up of the consolidated pension/family pension to 50% / 30% respectively, in terms of the OM dated 17.12.1998.

2. In its judgment dated 27.11.2013 in Civil Appeal No.10640-46/2013 and other connected matters, Hon’ble Supreme Court has observed that in accordance with Ministry of Health and Family Welfare’s OM No.45012/11/97-CHS.V dated 7.4.1998, NPA counts as pay for all service benefits including retirement benefits. Hon’ble Supreme Court has further observed that clarification issued vide this Department’s aforesaid OM dated 29.10.1999 is legally unsustainable. Hon’ble Supreme Court has directed to recalculate the pension payable to the Applicants (i.e. pre-1996 retired medical officers) by adding the element of NPA. The Review Petitions filed by the Government against the above mentioned judgment have been dismissed by Hon’ble Supreme Court on 31.7.14.

3. It has now been decided, in consultation with Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure and Ministry of Law, Department of Legal Affairs to implement the judgment dated 27.11.2013 of Hon’ble Supreme Court in CA No.10640-46 of 2013 and other connected matters. Accordingly, in the case of pre-1996 retired medical officers, NPA @ 25% shall be added to the minimum of the revised scale of pay as on 1.1.1996 corresponding to the pre-1996 pay scales from which the pensioner had retired, in cases where consolidated pension/family pension was to be stepped up to 50% / 30% respectively of the minimum of revised pay-scale in terms of OM No.45110/98-P&PW(A) dated 17.12.1998 read with OM No.45/86/97-P&PW(A) (Pt.) dated 11.5.2001.

4. This issues with the approval of Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure vide their I.D. No. 518/E-V/2014 dated 29.9.2014.

5. Hindi version wiII follow.

(Tripti P. Ghosh)
Director

Source: http://pensionersportal.gov.in/

#Non-Practicing Allowance, #NPA, pensioners portal orders, #Pre 2006 Pensioners, #Retired medical officers

Upper Division Grade LDCE Examination – Intimation of vacancies for the Select List Year 2014 – Dopt Orders

Upper Division Grade LDCE Examination – Intimation of vacancies for the Select List Year 2014 – Dopt Orders

REMINDER

No.12/1/2014-CS.II (B)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, PG & Pension
Department of Personnel & Training

3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan
Khan Market, New Delhi-110003

Dated: 14th October, 2014

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Upper Division Grade Limited Departmental Competitive Examination – Intimation of vacancies for the Select List Year 2014 – regarding.

The undersigned is directed to refer to this Departments O.M.of even number dated 19.08 2014 on the above subject. As the LDCE for the Select List year 2014 is to be conducted by SSC on 21.12.2014, it is requested that the cadre units as mentioned in the Annexure to this OM, may please furnish the requisite vacancy position to this Department, in the prescribed proforma, by 17th October, 2014. If the requisite information is not received by the stipulated date, it will be treated as ‘NIL’ and accordingly, vacancy would be communicated to SSC.

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(KameshwarMishra)
Under Secretary to the Govt. of India

Source: www.persmin.gov.in
[http://ccis.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D2/D02csd/UDCLDCE2014vacancies.pdf]

#DOPT,# DOPT Circulars, #LDCE, #LDCE Quota, #LDCE Scheme, #DOPT Orders

Swachh Bharat Mission – Railway Compartments to have Bio-toilets

Swachh Bharat Mission – Railway Compartments to have Bio-toilets

In a move to strengthen the ‘Swachh Bharat’ Mission, ICF’s General Manager, Ashok K Agarwal said that henceforth railway compartments will be made with bio-toilets.

In the Financial Year 2013-14, ICF had achieved its target of producing 1622 railway compartments. Among the 8 factories in India, it has won the award for the best railway compartment manufacturing factory in the country. The award was given by the Railway Minister, Sadananda Gowda, on October 10. Railway employees and their families are the reason why we won the award. It was their hard work that made this award possible. In the current financial year, until September, we have manufactured 824 railway compartments. Target has been fixed to manufacture 1710 railway compartments by March 2015.

In order to ensure that Swachh Bharat mission continues to be effective, railway compartments will be manufactured with bio-toilets. These toilets convert human excreta into water and dispose of it. In addition to this, in order to avoid fire accidents, railway compartments will be produced, in future, with rust-proof alloys. If, despite these precautions, accidents occur, then there will be emergency exits and swing doors on both sides of the compartments. There are also plans to produce engines with superfast capabilities in future.

Currently, special railway compartments are being produced for the Kolkata Metro Rail trains. We have not been approached by Chennai Metro Rail officials. If they do, we are ready to produce railway compartments for them.

ICF Chief Mechanical Engineer, Pankaj Kumar; Chief Electrical Engineer, Hande Giri and others were present during the meeting.

Source: 7thpaycommissionnews.in

#Cleanliness Pledge, #Indian Railways, #Modi Government, #Swachh Bharat Mission, #Indian Government,

UFBU Circular dated on 13.10.2014 – UFBU decides to intensify the Agitation – All India Strike on 12th November, 2014

UFBU Circular dated on 13.10.2014 – UFBU decides to intensify the Agitation – All India Strike on 12th November, 2014

UFBU CIRCULAR NO. 30 

DATED 13-10-2014

UFBU decides to intensify the Agitation
All India Strike on 12th November, 2014
Relay Zonal Strikes from 2nd to 5th December, 2014
Withdraw Co-operation to the Managements
Demanding early and better wage revision settlement

We had informed our Units, vide our Circular dated 26-9-2014, about the negative approach of the IBA in the negotiations for wage revision. Having regard to the need to express our strong resentment and protest, UFBU has already given the call for observing certain agitational programmes including demonstrations on 17th October 2014 and for holding Dharnas in various States between 18th and 31st October, 2014. In view of the intermittent festival holidays in various parts of the country, the dates for the strike actions were decided to be finalised later.

In this background, UFBU meeting was held today in Bengaluru to chalk out the programmes and after due deliberations, the following further programmes have been decided upon:

29th October, 2014	Press Meet at all State Capitals and major centres(Press Note of UFBU, to be released by all the constituent unions, will be sent in due course)
30th October, 2014	All India Protest Day – Badge Wearing – Demonstrations/Rallies at all Centres
11th November, 2014	Centralised Demonstrations at all Centres
12th November, 2014	ALL INDIA ONE DAY PROTEST STRIKE
2nd December, 2014 to 5th December, 2014	Relay Zonal Strikes

To be followed by Further Strikes including Indefinite Strike

It was also decided unanimously by the UFBU to withdraw all types of extra co-operation by workmen/officers with immediate effect and to boycott all meetings called for by the bank managements after normal office hours. The meeting also decided against working on Sundays and other holidays.

The schedule of Relay Zonal Strikes is as under:

02.12.2014 – Southern Zone (consisting States of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telengana and Union Territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry.)

03.12.2014 – Northern Zone (consisting States of Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh, New Delhi, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Rajasthan and Union Territory of Chandigarh)

04.12.2014 – Eastern Zone (consisting States of Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, Sikkim, West Bengal, North Eastern States and Union Territory of Andaman & Nicobar Islands)

05.12.2014 – Western Zone (consisting States of Goa, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Union Territories of Daman & Diu)

It is two years since we submitted our charter of demands. While 13 rounds of negotiations have taken place, there is no satisfactory progress in the talks because of the negative attitude of the IBA/Government. Everyone is aware that employees and officers in the banking sector are doing their best to serve the customers and implement various schemes of the Government despite innumerable hardships and difficulties. Yet, the genuine demand for adequate wage revision is being delayed and denied.

Even though we have shown our willingness to adopt a flexible approach in order to finalise the settlement expeditiously, the same is not being reciprocated by the IBA. Thus, once again, we have been pushed to the path of agitation and struggle.

We call upon all our unions and members to manifest their resentment and protest through effective implementation of the programmes.

Better and early wage revision – We demand – We deserve.

Source: AIBEA

#Bank Staff News, Bank Strike,  #AIBEA, #Bank Strike, #Bank Xth Bipartite, #Bipartite Wage Revision, UFBU

Expected DA slabs to Bank employees for the period of Nov to Jan 2015

Expected DA slabs to Bank employees for the period of Nov to Jan 2015

Projected DA From November 2014

Projected DA slabs 49 (7.35%) for Nov-14 to Jan-15

CPI for the month of August 2014 has been announced as 5774.95(253) on 30.09.2014. Earlier CPI for the month of July 2014 was announced as 5752.12(252).

The DA slabs payable for the period of Nov 2014 – Jan 2015 is based on the average increase of CPI for the month of July 2014 to September 2014. On assumptions of CPI data if it would remain same for the months of September 2014 as of August 2014 (i.e. 5774.95);

The expected (tentatively) increase in DA Slabs comes to 49 AND in terms of percentage the increase of DA is 7.35% for the month of Nov 2014 – Jan 2015.

Accordingly, the total 732 revised DA slabs i.e. 109.80% DA are expected (tentatively) would become payable for the period of Nov. 2014 – Jan 2015.

Please note that it is only tentative number of DA slabs assessed for the quarter Nov 2014 – Jan 2015 based on assumptions of CPI as mentioned above.  The increase in DA slabs for the quarter Nov 2014 – Jan 2015 shall be recalculated on the basis of CPI data that would be announced at the end of Oct. 2014

Source: www.importantbankingnews2.blogspot.in

The Role of Government Employees In General Assembly Elections

Important role of Government employees play on the day of polling…

One of the reasons for this importance is the practice of selecting only the state and Central Government employees for election duties.One can say that it is impossible to hold elections without the assistance of state and Central Government employees. So crucial is their contribution.

They are involved in election duties for months, either directly or indirectly. The crowning moment of these efforts are during the polling day when thousands of government employees are appointed at all the polling booths, on an average of at least 3 per booth.

It might look like an easy task to handle in metropolitan cities and smaller towns. It is not easy to carry out these tasks in remote villages or mountainous polling booths that are almost isolated from the rest of the civilisation. More dangerous are the constituencies and areas that have been deemed sensitive and hypersensitive. In such areas, polling is held under tight security. From morning until evening, these officers have to sit at the polling stations with a heavy blanket of security. At the end of the polling, the voting machines are taken away under high security, but the officials who had manned the booth are left to fend for themselves and find their way back home.

According to the Government Order, if an employee deployed for poll duties fails to turn up on the polling day, then severe action would be taken against him/her.

In the past, a number of requests have been made to the Government to increase the honorarium paid to the employees on poll duties. Finally, it looks as if the Election Commission has heard the requests. According to information available, the Presiding Officer will be paid Rs. 1600, and the Polling Officer shall get an honorarium of Rs. 1150. The money shall be deposited directly in their bank accounts.

#Election Duties, #Election Duty, #Election Duty Allowance, #Honorarium for Election Duty, #Paid Holidays, #Government Employees