Hike Pensioners pay who is at the age of 80 yrs and above of Maharashtra Pensioners from 1.1.2019

Hike Pensioners pay who is at the age of 80 yrs and above of Maharashtra Pensioners from 1.1.2019

The State Government of Maharashtra has decided to hike in Pensioner’s Pay for Pensioners above 80 Years with minimum of 10%.

In view of the recommendation of the Seventh Pay Commission, Under the Chairmanship of Shri K. P. Bakshi, Additional Secretary (Home) Maharashtra, the State Government had set up the “State Pay Revision Committee 2017” to hike Pensioners pay who is at the age of 80 yrs and above. This hike is decided by the Bakshi committee. The said rates are standing revised from January 1, 2019 as below :

S.No.	Detail of Age	Hike in Pension (in %)
1	Age 80 to 85 yrs	Increase in basic pension 10%
2	Age of above 85 to 90 yrs	Increase in basic pension 15%
3	Age above 90 to 95 yrs	Increase In basic pension 20%
4	Age above 95 to 100 yrs	Increase in basic pension 25%
5	Age above 100 yrs	Increase in Basic pension 50%

The revised increased rate will be applicable from January 1, 2019. No difference of the revised increased rate will be payable for previous period to existing Pensioners/ Family Pensioners.

This decision is implacable to the Recognized and Aided Educational Institutions, Non Agriculture Universities and affiliated Non- Governmental Collages and Agricultural Universities etc.

Under Section of 248 of the Maharashtra Zilla Parishad and Panchayat Samitis Acts 1961, this decision will also be implemented to Zilla Parishads. The State Government Employees who opted for Lump sum Payment on absorption in a Public Sector Undertaking/ Autonomous Bodies/ Local Bodies and are entitled to restoration in a 1/3rd commuted portion of pension as well as a revision of the restored amount in terms of Government Resolution, Finance Department No. COP-1099/306/SER-4 Dt. November 11, 1999 and also eligible for revised pension as per sixth Pay Commission.

Source: PIB

2% hike in DA for Tamilnadu Government Employees from July 2018

2% hike in DA for Tamilnadu Government Employees from July 2018

The Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu today announced regarding Dearness Allowance for State Government Employees. The Govt decided to increase the Dearness Allowance from the existing rate of 7% to 9% with effect from 1st July 2018.

The arrears for the month of July and August will be paid with Septembers' salary. Formal orders will be published soon and the same will be uploaded here for your information.

Women employees demand two year leave for raising newborns

Women employees demand two year leave for raising newborns

Like the central government, the female employees of the Tamil Nadu state government have requested the government to give them two years maternity leave to raise their newborns. The proposal was made during the International Women’s Day celebrations.

The International Women’s Day is celebrated all over the world to ensure the safety of women. Women must be treated as equals of men at workplace and in the society. Also, selective abortions of female foetuses, and killing of female babies must be stopped.

Women take care of the health of their entire family, but often neglect their own health. Due to lack of proper nutrition, many women suffer from malnutrition and anaemia. Women can be healthy only if they eat well-balanced food. Only then will they be able to give birth to healthy children.

The Tamil Nadu government must, like the Central Government, give two years maternity leave to its female employees so they can raise their newborns.

Pongal Bonus for Tamilnadu State Government Employees

Pongal Bonus for Tamilnadu State Government Employees

The State government of Tamil Nadu on Sunday announced Pongal bonus for its employees, teachers and pensioners. This will incur an additional expense of Rs. 326.85 crore to the government.

According to the announcement made by the Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa, government employees and teachers in ‘C’ and ‘D’ Groups will get bonus equal to 30 days salary with a ceiling of Rs. 3,000.

The officers and teachers belonging to the ‘A’ and ‘B’ categories, will receive a special bonus of Rs. 1,000. Pensioners, family pensioners and retired village officers will get Rs. 500 as Pongal gift.

Pensioners seek 50% Merger of DA and Bus travel concession

Pensioners seek 50% da merger and Bus travel concession

Pensioners seek merger of 50 percent DA with pay

The Tamil Nadu Government Education Department Retired Ministerial Employees Association has urged the State government to merge 50 per cent of dearness allowance with pay to benefit both in service employees and retired personnel.

A resolution adopted at its state executive meeting here on Sunday wanted the Treasury Officers to issue identity cards to pensioners.

Another resolution wanted some concession in the bus fare for the retired employees.

The following were elected state office-bearers of the association: B. Viswanathan – president; N. Subbiah vice-president, and A. Janarthanam – general secretary.

Read more at The Hindu

43% salary increase for all categories of employees in Andhra Pradesh

Naidu matches KCR, hikes staff salary by 43%

Under pressure from his Telangana counterpart to match the salary hike for government staff, Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Monday announced a 43% salary increase for all categories of employees. The Pay Revision Commission (PRC) had recommended a hike of 29%, but both AP and Telangana chose to peg the increase at 43%.

The hike will come into retrospective effect from June 2, 2014. The arrears will be credited in the general provident fund account of the staff and the revised salary paid from February onwards. More than six lakh employees and pensioners stand to benefit from the salary hike. “Though the state is going through a financial crisis, we have taken this decision keeping in mind the welfare of the employees. Now, I expect them to deliver the results in the form of better governance and better revenue collections,” Chandrababu Naidu told the media while announcing the salary hike.

The hike would cost the exchequer close to Rs 7,000 crore annually. At present, excluding the hike, the state generates annual revenue of Rs 47,000 crore but has a burden of Rs 53,000 crore in the form of salaries, pensions and interests on loans.

With this increase, the salaries of AP government employees have more than doubled in the last five years. The 63 per cent hike in dearness allowance effected during the last few months and the current 43 per cent hike will result in a 106 per cent hike in the salaries of all employees working in the state government. It would be near impossible for central government employees to get their salaries doubled even in 10 years whereas the AP and Telangana employees have achieved this rare feat in just five years.

Read more at : TOI

7th Pay Commission for Tamilnadu State Employees

7th Pay Commission for Tamilnadu State Employees

7th Pay Commission may be implemented in the financial year 2016-17 to all employees working under state government, sources said.

One of the highlight announcement in the state budget yesterday, 7th pay revision would be implemented from 1.1.2016.

Proposal of implementation of 7th Pay Revision for state employees in 2016-17.

It is expected to implement the recommendations of 7th Pay Commission in the financial year 2016-17, said in a statement on Thursday tabled the budget for 2014-15.

As a result of filling vacant posts and hike in Dearness allowance and revision of salary, additional costs incurred from 14.62 to 20 per cent growth in the fiscal 2015-16 and 2016-17 respectively.

7th Pay Commission would be implemented on implementation date only, unlike the previous pay commissions. Due to avoid the issue of arrears, the recommendations of 7th Pay commission will be implemented in immediately after the submitted report of pay commission.

Source: 7thpaycommisssionnews.in