WOMEN EMPLOYEES IN CENTRAL GOVERNMENT

As per the census of Central Government employees conducted by the Directorate General of Employment & Training, Ministry of Labour and Employment in 2004, 9.68 per cent of Central Government employees were women.The percentage of women employees in Central Government at present, group-wise is not available. No forecast of the number of women employees at the end of eleventh five-year plan is...

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PREVENTION OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF WORKING WOMEN

No.1101'3/3/2009-Estt. (A)Government of IndiaMinistry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions(Department of Personnel and Training)North Block,New Delhi,Subject : ' CCS (Conduct) Rules, 1964 - Guidelines regardingprevention of sexual harassment of working women in theworkplace.The undersigned is directed to refer to Department of Personnel andTraining's a.M. No. 110,13/10/97-Estt. (A) dated 13.02:1998...

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CHILDREN EDUCATION ALLOWANCE

Children Education Allowance- Are the Procedures very simple?Before September 2008, the Assistance for education of children was available to all Central Government employees without any pay limit . The assistance was in the form of :-i) Reimbursement of Tuition Fee of upto Rs.40 per month for students in Class I to X and Rs.50 per month for students in Class XI & XII. In case of physically handicapped...

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PREPARATION OF APAR -DOP&T ORDER

No. 21011/1/2005-Estt (A) (Pt-II)Government of IndiaMinistry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions(Department of Personnel and Training)North Block, New Delhi,23rd July, 2009Subject:- Preparation and maintenance of Annual Performance Assessment Reports (APAR).The undersigned is directed to invite the attention of the Ministries/Departments to the instructions contained in this Department's...

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ENHANCEMENT OF CHILD ADOPTION LEAVE

Child Adoption Leave Increased From 135 Days to 180 Days-DOP&T OrderNo. 13018/1/2009-Estt.(L)Government of IndiaMinistry of Personnel, Public Grievances and PensionsDepartment of Personnel & TrainingSubject:-Enhancement of Child Adoption Leave from 135 days to 180 daysand extension of the facility of Patemity Leave to adoptive fathers.The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department's...

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60% ARREARS OF SIXTH PAYCOMMISSION EXPECTED SOON

60% ARREARS ON 6TH PAYCOMMISSION REVISED PAY EXPECTED SOONINDWF Sources revealed that at the time of Independence Day Celebration our Prime Minister Dr.Manmohan Singh may announce about the payment of 60% arrears on revised pay to Central Government Employees.The Indian National Defence Workers Federation has decided to observe a Nation wide Protest week from 10-7-2009 to 14-7-2009 demanding to fully...

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JOURNEY BY AIR -LTC -CLARIFICATION

No.31011/2/2006-Est1.(A)Government ofIndiaMinistry of Personnel, Public Grievances & PensionDepartment of Personnel & TrainingSubject:- Regulation of Journey by air while availing Leave Travel Concession - clarification regarding.The undersigned is directed to refer to Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure O.M.No. I9024/1/2009-E.lV dated 13/7/2009 modifying the O.M. No. 7(2)/E.Coord/2005...

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THE AGE OF SUPERANNUATION-PROVISIONS IN F.R.56

DOPT issued a notification regarding retirement age under the heading 'Extracts Of Existing Provision in F.R.56'.It is as follows;- F.R. 56(a) Except as otherwise provided in this rule, every Government servant shall retire from service on the afternoon of the last day of the month in which he attains the age of sixty years. Provided that a Government servant whose date of birth is the first of a...

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ONE RANK ONE PENSION FOR OFFICERS TOO..

Defence Minister A K Antony clarified in the Lok Sabha that "one rank, one pension" recommendation of the Cabinet Secretary-led panel had been accepted by the government for jawans as well as officers. The government has accepted recommendations of the panel on "one rank, one pension" and other related matters concerning the armed forces, the Lok Sabha was informed today.The decision is now nearer...

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CELLPHONE RADIATION NOT HARMFUL-COAI

Seeking to set at rest the fears of health hazards due to use of cellphones, the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) today claimed that radiation from mobile phones and cellular towers had no adverse effect on the human body.COAI, a representative body for GSM operators in India, said there are many "misconceptions and apprehensions" with regard to radiation from mobile phones and base...

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LIFE COVER OF Rs 1 CRORE FOR JUST Rs.15000

There is a quiet rate war raging among insurers that has brought down the cost of Rs 1 crore cover to Rs 15,000 from over Rs 50,000 per annum a decade ago. A big chunk of the reduction has happened in recent months.Without much publicity life insurance companies have drastically reduced premium rates on high-value term insurance policies of Rs 1cr and above. As against a premium of over Rs 50,000...

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TATKAL RESERVATION PERIOD REDUCED

Railway’s Tatkal Reservation Period to be reduced from 5 to 2 days It has been decided to reduce the Advance Reservation Period (ARP) under Tatkal Scheme from five days to two days (excluding the date of journey) for journey commencing w.e.f. 01.08.2009. This decision was announced by the Minister of Railways, Kumari Mamata Banerjee while presenting the Railway Budget 2009-10 in the Parliament earlier...

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Payment of Dearness Relief To Re-Employed Pensioners and Employed Family Pensioners

F.No.38/88/2008-P&PW(G)GOVERNMENT OF INDIAMinistry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions(Department of Pension & Pensioners' Welfare3rd Floor, Lok Nayak BhavanKhan Market,New Delhi, dated: 9th July, 2009OFFICE MEMORANDUMSub: Payment of Dearness Relief to re-employed pensioners and employed family pensioners.The undersigned is directed to say that the grant of DR to re-employed pensioners...

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WOMEN REPRESENTATION IN SELECTION COMMITTEES

Women Representation in Committees For selection of Group C&D PostsNo.35021/212009-Estt.(C)Government of IndiaMinistry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions(Department of Personnel & Training)North Block, New Delhi,Dated the 30th June,2009Representation of Women Members on the various Committees/Boards concerned with selection to Group C&D posts in Central Government.The undersigned...

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MINIMUM 30 LAKH NEEDED TO BE CALLED' WEALTHY'

The government today doubled the threshold for calling a person or entity wealthy, saying the wealth tax would be imposed only on those having a net wealth exceeding Rs 30 lakh.Under the existing provisions, wealth tax is charged on "every individual, Hindu undivided family and company at the rate of one per cent" of the amount by which their net wealth exceeds Rs 15 lakh.However, Finance Minister...

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INCOME TAX EXEMPTION LIMIT INCREASED

With a view to providing interim relief to small and marginal tax payers and senior citizens the budget 2009-2010 has increased the personal income tax exemption limit by Rs 15,000 from Rs 2.25 lakh to Rs 2.40 lakh for senior citizens. Similarly it has aslo raised the exemption limit by Rs 10,000 from Rs 1.80 lakh to Rs 1.90 lakh for women tax payers and by Rs 10,000 from Rs 1.50 lakh to Rs 1.60 lakh...

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