Cabinet approved leave encashment up to 180 days to Defence personnel

Cabinet approved leave encashment up to 180 days in respect of those Defence personnel who died or were invalidated out of service between 30.12.1991 to 29.11.1999 with less than 15 years of service

Cabinet approves encashment of accumulated leave to certain Defence Services Personnel who died or were invalidated out while in service between 30 December 1991 to 29 November 1999 with less than 15 years of service

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved leave encashment up to 180 days in respect of those Defence personnel who died or were invalidated out of service between 30.12.1991 to 29.11.1999 with less than 15 years of service.

The decision will benefit the families of 9777 Officers and other personnel of Defence Services who died or were invalidated out of service during this period. This period is very significant as a large number of casualities took place during the Kargil conflict ("Operation Vijay") and in counter insurgency operation in J&K and North East during the period.

Source: PIB

Sports Facilities of Central Civil Services Cultural & Sports Board available for Central Government Employees and their families

Sports Facilities of Central Civil Services Cultural & Sports Board available for Central Government Employees and their families

N0. 108/1/2014-15-CCSCSB
Government of India
Central Civil Services Cultural &Sports Board
(Department of Personnel & Training)

3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan,
New Delhi 18.04.2017

Circular

Sub: Sports Facilities of Central Civil Services Cultural & Sports Board available for Central Government Employees and their families.

The Central Civil Services Cultural & Sports Board has playing facilities for Central Government Employees and Coaching facilities their children/dependents at its various sports facilities as mentioned below:

S.No.	Facility	Centre	Rate for govt. employees (in Rs.)	Contact Person
1.	Lawn tennis Coaching (For children/dependents)	Vinay Marg Complex (Evening 4-6 pm)R.K. Puram, Sec-13 (Evening 4-6 pm) Bharthi Nagar (Evening 4-6 pm) Pandara Road (Evening 4-6 pm)	750/- per month(including balls)	Sh.Gaourav (Coach) (8826301771 )Sh.Rajesh Kumar (Coach) (9910835843) Sh. Arif Md (Coach) (9871130013) Sh. Sohail (Coach) (9968382227)
2.	Lawn tennis Membership (For employees)	Vinay Marg Complex (Morning 6-9 am)R.K. Puram, Sec-13 (Morning 6-9 am) Bharthi Nagar (Morning 6-9 am) Pandara Road (Morning 6-9 am)	200/- per month	Sh.Kamal (9717624070)Sh. Rohit (9811404962) Sh. Sohail (9968382227) Sh. Azhar (9810911670)
3.	Cricket Coaching( for children 6 to 18 years)	Vinay Marg Sports Complex(Thursday, Saturday and Sunday) (Evening 3 to 6 pm)	500/- per month	Shri M.P. Narang (Coach) (93 12079700)Sh. Amit Kanojia (Coach) (9899515296)
4.	Football Coaching (for children 6 to 16 years)	Vinay Marg Sports Complex(Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday (Evening 5 to 7 pm)	500/- per month	Shri Ramesh Nautiyal (Coach)(9278003310)
5.	Hockey Coaching (for children 6 to 16 years)	Vinay Marg Sports Complex (9 to 11 am Sunday, 4 to 6 pm (Wednesday & Friday)	100/-per month	Shri Rajkumar Verma Convener (9968290080)
6.	Basketball Coaching (for children 8 to 16 years)	Vinay Marg Sports Complex(Monday, Wednesday and friday (Evening 5 to 7 pm)	750/-per month	Sh Ashok Sharma (Coach) (9811568576)
7.	Table Tennis & Carom (for employees)	Nirman Bhawan	50/-per month	Shri Ravinder(9953246367)

2. The interested Central Government employees may avail the above mentioned sports facilities for themselves and their children/dependents. For further queries, If any Shri Sandeep Singh Aswal , Junior Games Supervisor (M.No. 7838915561 ) may be contacted .

3. Payment for availing above mentioned sports facilities would be accepted through digital mode only directly to CCSCSB's Savings Bank Account No.9043201 0052140, IFSC Code SYNB0009043, Syndicate Bank, Khan Market Branch, New Delhi

i Net banking
II. PoS Machine by using Credit and Debit Card.
III. UPI(Unified Payment Interchange)

4. All the Welfare Officers of Ministry/Departments are requested to give wide publicity to this circular.

(Kulbhushan Malhotra)
Secretary (CCSCSB)

Source: DoPT

7th Pay Commission: Employees unions to strike for higher allowances

7th Pay Commission: Employees unions to strike for higher allowances

New Delhi: The central government employees unions, aggrieved over the delay on higher allowances under the 7th Pay Commission recommendations, may call for nationwide strike if the Committee on Allowance fails to submit its final report within this month.

The Committee on Allowances is likely to submit its report on higher allowances under the 7th Pay Commission to the Finance Ministry this week, media reported.

But there is no official confirmation in this regard.

It's been almost nine months since the formation of the Committee on Allowances, but it is yet to submit its report.

The government in July last year had formed the 'Committee on Allowances', headed by Finance Secretary Ashok Lavasa, for examination of the recommendations of 7th Pay Commission on allowances other than dearness allowance as the pay commission had recommended abolition of 51 allowances and subsuming 37 others out of 196 allowances.

The committee was asked to submit its report within four months, but later its tenure was extended to February 22, this year.

However, the Finance Secretary Ashok Lavasa said in October last year, "We are ready to submit our report, when the Finance Minister Arun Jaitley calls up."

Meanwhile, the National Council Staff Side has called a meeting on May 2 of the Joint Consultative Machinery (JCM) to discuss the next course of action if the Committee on Allowance further delays report.
National Joint Council of Action (NJCA) convenor Shiv Gopal Mishra said the central government employees might go on strike if the Committee on Allowances delays the report further or rejected their demands.

The National Joint Council of Action (NJCA) is an umbrella organisation of various Central Government employees unions, including Railways, post and telegraph and Income Tax.

The NJCA is leading the negotiation over 7th Pay Commission on behalf of central government employees.
"The JCM meeting is called on May 2. Whether the Lavasa Committee submits it report or not (by the end of the month), the meet would be held.

If the report on allowances is not tabled, then we will plan the next step of action. I cannot rule out the option of reviving the call for strike.

After all, how long should the employees wait?" said Shiv Gopal Mishra.

The issue of hike in minimum pay would also be discussed at the JCM meet.

"It is the centrifugal issue. All pay commission so far had kept the issue of minimum salary at the centre. We will negotiate with the government and attempt to persuade them," he said.

Central government employees are unhappy because of the pay commission recommendation of reducing the house rent allowance (HRA) to 24%, 16% and 8% of basic pay as against the 30%, 20% and 10% of basic pay employees were drawing under the Sixth Pay Commission.

It is noted that central government employees unions also demanded for hiking minimum pay Rs 18,000 to Rs 26,000 and they asked to raising fitment factor 3.68 times from 2.57 times approved by the government based on the pay commission recommendations.

If the 2.57 fitment formula is tinkered with, then salary and pension in general for all central government employees will go up.

Meeting of Departmental Anomaly Committee to settle the anomalies arising out of the implementation of 7th CPC

7th CPC Anomalies - Meeting of Departmental Anomaly Committee

Sub:- Meeting of Departmental Anomaly Committee to settle the anomalies arising out of the implementation of 7th CPC

I am directed to bring to your kind attention that Departmental Anomaly Committee for Railways consisting of representatives of official side and the staff side to settle the anomalies arising out Of the 7th Central Pay Commission's recommendations was constituted vide Railway Board’s letter dated 5.10.2016.
Subsequently, the definition of anomaly has also been modified vide Board's letter dated 29.03.2016.

2. Now, it is proposed hold the first meeting of the Departmental Anomaly Committee to discuss the various anomalies arising out of the implementation of 7th CPC's recommendations, It is requested to advice a convenient date of time for holding the meeting along with the tentative agenda/anomalies coming within the definition of anomaly already circulated vide Railway Board's letter dated 29.032016 to be discussed in the said meeting.

On receipt of the suggestions the final agenda and the schedule of the meeting will be advised.

Source: AIRF

Public Holiday on 19th April, 2017 on account of polling of By-Election, 2017

Election Holiday for Bank Employees on 19.4.2017 - IBA Orders issued
Indian Banks Association

HR & Industrial Relations

No.CIR/HR&IR/H6/2017-18/2534

April 18, 2017

All Members of the Association
(Designated Officers)

Dear Sirs,
Public Holiday on 19th April, 2017 on account of polling of By-Election, 2017

We enclose a copy of notification No. PHD. 1317/346/C.R.64/XXIX dated 10th April, 2017 issued by the Government of Maharashtra declaring Wednesday, the 19th April, 2017 as Public Holiday under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (XXVI of 1881), on account of polling of By-Election, 2017 in the concerned Municipal Corporation, Zilla Parishads and Panchayat Samiti.
This is for information of members banks.

Yours faithfully,
sd/-
K S Chauhan
Sr. Vice President-HR&IR

Authroity: www.iba.org.in

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Hindi may soon be made compulsory till class 10th in Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and Kendriya Vidyalyas

Hindi may soon be made compulsory till class 10th in Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and Kendriya Vidyalyas

Students of schools affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and Kendriya Vidyalyas may have to compulsorily study Hindi till class X with recommendations of a Parliamentary panel in this regard getting the President’s nod.

The HRD Ministry has also been instructed to form a policy in consultation with the state governments to make the language compulsory.

"The HRD Ministry should make serious efforts to make Hindi language compulsory in curriculum. first step, Hindi should be made a compulsory subject up to standard X in all schools of CBSE and Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan," the Presidential order said.cbse

"The Centre should form a policy in consultation with state governments," it added.

The recommendations were made in the ninth report of the Committee of Parliament on Official Language.
CBSE had last year recommended a three-language formula - English and any two Indian languages - to be expanded to classes IX and X.

However, the HRD Ministry is yet to take a call on the suggestion.

The recommendations were made in the ninth report of the Committee of Parliament on Official Language.
Another recommendation accepted by the President is that universities and higher educational institutes situated in non-Hindi speaking states, where the students are not given an option for Hindi to appear in exams/interviews, must be given an option to answer in Hindi.

Source : The economic times