Pay element in the case of Loco Inspectors - 30% addition to 7th CPC pay matrix for retirement benefits

Pay element in the case of Loco Inspectors - 30% addition to 7th CPC pay matrix for refirement benefits

NFIR

National Federation of Indian Railwaymen
3, CHELMSFORD ROAD, NEW DELHI - 110 055

Affiliated to:
Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC)
International Transport Workers Federation (ITF)

No-IV/RSAC/Conf./Pt. VII

Dated: 08/02/2017

The Secretary (E),
Railway Board,
New Delhi

Dear Sir,
Sub: Pay element in the case of Loco Inspectors - 30% addition to 7th CPC pay matrix for retirement benefits - reg.

Ref: (i) NFIR's demand in the Board PNM meeting held on 22nd & 23rd December, 2016 for continuance of 55% & 30% pay element on 7th CPC pay matrix levels.

(ii)Railway Board' s letter No.E(P&A)II-2015/RS-25 dated 24/01/2017.

Pursuant to NFIR's references and discussions held in the Railway Board PNM meeting on 22nd and 23rd December, 2016, the Railway Board vide letter dated 24/01/2017 has issued instructions to the GMs of Zonal Railways to reckon add-on pay element of 55% on 7th CPC pay matrix levels for calculation of emoluments for the purpose of retirement benefits and 30% for other purposes to the running staff as per IREM provisions and extant instructions.

In the above context, NFIR brings to the notice of the Railway Board that in terms of the extant instructions (Railway Board's letter No.E(P&A)II/83/RS-10(IV) dated 25/11/1992) contained in para 5.5 of Board's letter dated 25/11/1992, the running staff deployed as Loco Inspectors are entitled for 30% addition to their basic pay for the purpose of pensionary benefits. Those Loco Inspectors retired/retiring w.e.f. January 2016 are required to be granted retirement benefits with 30% add on to their pay in the 7th CPC pay matrix level, but, however in the absence of Railway Board's instructions, some Zonal Railways are entertaining doubts and denying benefit of 30%o on revised pay matrix.

NFIR, therefore, requests the Railway Board to issue suitable clarification to the Zonal Railways to ensure 30% addition to the 7th CPC pay matrix of Loco Inspectors for payment of retiral benefits similar to running staff for whom 55% addition is allowed. A copy of the instruction issued may be endorsed to the Federation.

Yours faithfully,
(Dr M.Raghavaiah)
General Secretary

Source: NFIR

Amendment of Recruitment Rules for the post of Training Equipment Operator (TEO) in the pay level-5 of pay matrix in the ISTM

Amendment of Recruitment Rules for the post of Training Equipment Operator (TEO) in the pay level-5 of pay matrix in the ISTM

No.A-12034/14/2016-ISTM
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pension
Department of Personnel & Training
Training Division

Old JNU Campus, Block IV, 4th Floor,
New Mehrauli Road, New Delhi-110067
Dated: 8th February, 2017

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Amendment of Recruitment Rules for the post of Training Equipment Operator (TEO) in the pay level-5 of pay matrix in the ISTM.

The undersigned is directed to upload the draft Recruitment Rules for the post of Training Equipment Operator in the Institute of Secretariat Training & Management, New Delhi and to request for comments, if any, from all the stakeholders on the draft RRs. The comments may kindly be sent on email ID:sanjay.mehta@nic.in and an.narayanan@nic.in latest by 09.03.2017.

Encl.: As above

sd/-
(Sanjay Mehta)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
Telephone: 011-2616 1871
sanjay.mehta@nic.in

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Authority: http://dopt.gov.in/

KV School Admission Schedule for the Session 2017-18

KV School Admission Schedule for the Session 2017-18

SCHEDULE FOR ADMISSION

The Admission Schedule for the Session 2017-18 will be as under:

S.no	CONTENTS	SCHEDULED DATES
1	Advertisement for admission by Regional office/Kendriya Vidyalaya	01/02/2017
2	Online Registration for Class-I (Except for Special Provision) -  http//darpan.kvs.gov.in.a Online admission)	08-02-2017 (From 8.00 a.m)
3	Last date of Registration for Class-I	10.03.2017 (Till 4.00 p.m.)
4	Declaration of selected list for Class I & admission for Class-I.	20-03-2017 onwards
5	Registration for Class-II onwards* (except Class XI). Wherever new Schools/Sections are opened registration may start from 08/02/2017	05-04-2017 from 8.00 AM
6	Extended date for Second Notification admissions to be made under RTE Provisions (Class-I), if sufficient applications not received under RTE Provisions I	17-04-2017
7	Last date of registration for Class-II onwards* (except Class XI).	18-04-2017 upto 4:00 PM
8	In case sufficient number of registrations for SC/ST not received in Ist Phase, second notification may be issued.	May to June 2017.
9	Declaration of list of class II onwards	25-04-2017
10	Admission for class II onwards*	26-04-2017 to 05-05-2017
11	Registration for class XI*	Within 20 days after declaration of Board results
12	Display of list & admission for Class-XI	Within 30 days after declaration of Board results
13	Last date of Admission for all Classes	31-07-2017

Subject to availability of vacancies in a particular class

Note:
1. Admission under Special Provisions (Part B) (Single girl child, Grand son/grand daughters of KVS retired employees etc.) will be offline. In this regard please contact Principal of concerned Kendriya Vidyalaya.
2. List of children registered, list of eligible children, category-wise list of provisionally selected children, waiting list and subsequent lists to be compulsorily displayed on the web-site of the Kendriya Vidyalayas concerned, in addition to display on School’s Notice Board.
3. If any of the dates happens to be a public holiday the next working day shall be treated as opening/closing date.

Authority: http://kvsangathan.nic.in/

KV School Admission Guidelines for Academic Session 2017-18

KV School Admission Guidelines for Academic Session 2017-18

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN - GUIDELINES FOR ADMISSION IN KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS

PART- A

GENERAL GUIDELINES

1. In supersession of all the guidelines governing admissions in Kendriya Vidyalayas that have been issued in the past, the following guidelines are issued to regulate admissions in the Kendriya Vidyalayas with effect from the academic session 2017-18. These guidelines are not applicable to Kendriya Vidyalayas located abroad.

2. DEFINITIONS
Unless the context suggests otherwise, the definition of the following terms used in these guidelines would be as below:-

(i) CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES: An employee who draws his emoluments from the consolidated fund of India.

(ii) TRANSFERABLE: An employee who has been transferred at least once in the preceding 7 years shall be deemed to be transferable.

(iii) TRANSFER: An employee would be treated as transferred only if he/she has been transferred by the competent authority from one place/urban agglomeration to another place/urban agglomeration which is at a distance of at least 20 kms. and minimum period of stay at a place should be six months.

(iv) AUTONOMOUS BODIES / PUBLIC SECTOR UNDERTAKINGS: Organizations which are fully financed by the government or where the government share is more than 51 per cent would be deemed to be autonomous bodies/ public sector undertakings.

(v) SINGLE GIRL CHILD: Single Girl Child means the only child i.e. only girl child to the parents, with no other siblings.

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Central Civil Services (Leave Travel Concession) Rules, 1988 : Relaxation to travel by private airlines to visit Jammu & Kashmir

Central Civil Services (Leave Travel Concession) Rules, 1988 : Relaxation to travel by private airlines to visit Jammu & Kashmir.

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
OFFICE OF THE PRINCIPAL CONTROLLER OF ACCOUNTS (FYS)

Attention is invited to the DoPT O.M. No.31011/7/2014-Estt.(A-IV) dated 13th January 2017 wherein it is stated that Facility to travel on LTC by private airlines to Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) under the special dispensation scheme was allowed for a period of one year. This facility ended w.e.f.28.11.2015 and was re-introduced on 01.06.2016. It has been decided to allow the claims of those Government employees who had travelled by private airlines to Jammu & Kashmir on LTC during the gap period of 28.11.2015 - 31.05.2016. This shall be subject to the condition that tickets have been booked through the authorized modes and at LTC-80 fare or less and other conditions perscribed in DoPT’s O.M. No.31011/7/2014-Estt.(A-IV) dated 28.11.2014.

Kindly ensure maximum/wide publicity of the above points within your jurisdiction for effecting compliance.

sd/-
Asstt.Controller of Accounts (Fys.)

Authority: http://pcafys.nic.in/

AIRF: Regularization of the Act Apprentices in the Railways

AIRF: Regularization of the Act Apprentices in the Railways

No.AIRF/134

Dated: February 9, 2017

The General Secretaries,
All Affiliated Unions,

Dear Comrades!
Sub: Regularization of the Act Apprentices in the Railways

During the course of discussion, in a Joint Meeting held yesterday, i.e., on 08.02.2017, Chairman Railway Board indicated that, Act Apprentices, would be regularized in the Railways, against 20% Quota, by holding their exam separately through the RRCs.

This is for your information.

Comradely yours,
sd/-
(Shiva Gopal Mishra)
General Secretary

Source: AIRF

7th Pay Commission: How Jaitley saved Crores of Rupees this Financial year

7th Pay Commission: How Jaitley saved Crores of Rupees this Financial year.

It has been more than six months since the Narendra Modi government cleared the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission

Government employees are, however, yet to enjoy the full benefits of the recommendations with the decision on allowances still to be announced.

The 7th pay commission recommendations cover more than one crore government employees and pensioners. The commission recommended a 14.27 per cent hike in basic pay.

HOW MR. ARUN JAITLEY SAVED CRORES FOR THE GOVERNMENT:

1. The hike in basic pay has resulted in a marginal increase in the total salary drawn by government employees. This is because allowances form a sizeable chunk of their pay.

2. Till date, the government has not made announcements on when exactly does it plan to start giving out the allowances to its employees.

3. The government had asked the Committee on Allowances headed by Finance Secretary Ashok Lavasa to review the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission on allowances.

4. The government has given the committee an extension up to February 22, 2017 to submit its report on higher allowances. In October last year, Finance Secretary Ashok Lavasa had said the committee was ready with its report.
However, no extension of period was asked by the committee, but still the government delayed the implementation by this extension.

5. The government’s dilly-dally on allowances has largely been attributed to demonetisation and the Assembly elections in five states. The 7th Pay Commission has recommended scrapping 53 of the 196 allowances, and merging a few others.

6. The hiked salary, as per the recommendations of the pay commission, is given in two parts. The increase in the basic salary is calculated from the time the government implements the recommendations of the commission, i.e. on a back date basis. As a result, employees are eligible for arrears on their basic pay.

7. The increase in allowances, however, is applicable from the date the government decides to disburse it. Therefore, government employees are not entitled to arrears.

8. Usually, once the recommendations of the pay commission are approved, the increase in basic pay is followed by an increase in allowances.

9. It is widely believed that the government will decide on a hike in allowances once the Assembly elections are over. In other words, employees can expect to get allowances from April, which marks the beginning of the new financial year.

So, finally the government has acted smart, the government has effectively saved a lot of money this financial year by not making an announcement on allowances. Government employees, on the other hand, have expressed their disappointment over being denied the full remuneration for a long time, but who cares about it!

Source: India Today

KV School: 10,285 teaching posts lying vacant in Kendriya Vidyalayas: Government

KV School: 10,285 teaching posts lying vacant in Kendriya Vidyalayas: Government

New Delhi: As many as 10285 posts of teachers have been lying vacant in the Central government run Kendriya Vidyalayas across the country as on January, the government said today.

This information was given in the Lok Sabha by HRD minister Prakash Javadekar in a written response to a member’s question.

Of these vacancies 4,296 posts have been lying vacant since 2014-15, 2,019 are vacant since 2015-16 while 3,970 have been vacant since 2016-17, the minister said.

He gave details as per which the HRD ministry has held an exam for filling upto 6,205 vacancies through direct exam while remianing vacancies would be filled up through Limited Department Examination.
Responding to another question Javadekar gave details as per which there are 17,006 vacancies of professors, 10,926 of Associate Professors and 6,080 of Assistant professors in various Central Universities.

PTI

Government Hopeful of Passing GST Bills in next phase of Budget Session

Government Hopeful of Passing GST Bills in next phase of Budget Session

New Delhi: Government is hopeful of getting the supporting legislations of Goods and Services Tax (GST) passed by Parliament in the second phase of the Budget session for rolling out the new indirect tax regime by July.

Replying to a question on GST bill, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar on Thursday said, “That is on the plate. GST council is meeting on 18th and it will be decided after that, but we are hopeful that supporting GST bills will be passed in the next phase of the session.”

The government is hopeful of getting Central GST (CGST) and Integrated GST (IGST) draft legislations approved at the next GST Council meeting on February 18 and bring them in the second half of the ongoing Budget Session along with GST Compensation Act.

While the CGST will subsume central taxes of excise, central sales tax and service tax, IGST is to be charged on movement of goods and services from one state to another.

States will also have to enact SGST or State Goods and Service Tax laws with minor variation incorporating state based exemptions.

Also, a GST Compensation Act needs to be approved by Parliament to provide for compensation to states that lose revenue because of implementation of GST in the first five years.

The GST bill was passed by the Rajya Sabha during the monsoon session last year.

PTI