Nearly 4,000 government doctors in Karnataka would resign en masse today in protest against the government's refusal to accept their demand on salary hike they sought.
President of the Karnataka Government Medical Officers Association, H N Ravindra, told PTI that one or two doctors would, however, be on duty at taluk and district-level hospitals even after resigning to maintain health services.
The...
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Thursday, September 24, 2009
What is loan insurance?
Harshad was a young software professional working in a multinational company. After a few years of working he was in a position to apply and get a home loan for a house close to his heart. Unfortunately, a year after he got the home loan, he met with an accident and was bed ridden for more than six months. In such a situation he was not able to make his home loan EMI payments and had to eventually...
PFRDA board clears extra a/c for NPS subscribers
The Pension Fund Regulatory Development Authority (PFRDA) board on Wednesday decided to provide the New Pension System (NPS) subscribers with an extra account from which funds can be withdrawn anytime they want.An NPS subscriber can now have two accounts—a standard one and a flexible one. Although the norms for investing the contributions to these two accounts would be the same, subscribers will have...
Friday, September 18, 2009
Payment of Dearness Allowance to Central Government employees - Revised Rates effective from 1.7.2009.
No.1(6)/2009-E- (B)
Government Of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure
NewDelhi,Dated 18th September,2009.
Subject:- Payment of Dearness Allowance to Central Government employees - Revised Rates effective from 1.7.2009.
The undersigned is directed to refer to this Ministry's Office Memorandum No.1(6)/2009-E- (B) Dated...
Productivity Linked Bonus For Railway Employees
The Union Cabinet today approved the proposal of the Ministry of Railways for payment of Productivity Linked Bonus (PLB) equivalent to 75 days’ wages for the financial year 2008-2009 for all eligible non-gazetted Railway employees (excluding RPF/RPSF personnel).
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Payment Of Dearness Allowance to Central Government Employees-Finance Ministry Order.
No.1(6)/2009-E- (B)Government of IndiaMinistry of FinanceDepartment of ExpenditureNewDelhi,Dated 18th September,2009.Subject:- Payment of Dearness Allowance to Central Government employees - Revised Rates effective from 1.7.2009.The undersigned is directed to refer to this Ministry's Office Memorandum No.1(6)/2009-E- (B) Dated 13th September,2009 on the subject mentioned above and to state that the...
Productivity Linked Bonus for Railway Employees
The Union Cabinet today approved the proposal of the Ministry of Railways for payment of Productivity Linked Bonus (PLB) equivalent to 75 days’ wages for the financial year 2008-2009 for all eligible non-gazetted Railway employees (excluding RPF/RPSF personnel). The salient features of the PLB scheme evolved as a result of review of the scheme and approval of the Cabinet on 23.09.2000 and...
Monday, September 14, 2009
Increased compensation for policemen who die on duty-West Bengal Government
West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee today promised to increase compensation for the policemen who die during anti-terrorist operations in the state.
"At present the compensation for police personnel who die on duty is Rs 2 lakh which is not enough. We have decided to increase the amount. We will announce the increased amount very soon," Bhattacharjee, who also holds Home portfolio,...
Sunday, September 13, 2009
MEDICLAIM POLICY AND TAX BENEFITS
Mediclaim insurance offers both tax savings and medical cover. You can insure against medical expenses of yourself or dependents. Mediclaim cover provides security to meet unanticipated medical expenses. These policies are offered by almost all insurance companies.They provide insurance cover for the treatment of most ailments with hospitalisation. In addition to the basic cover, there are addons...
40 DAYS BONUS(PLB) FOR CIVILIANS OF ARMY ORDNANCE CORPS- MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE ISSUED ORDER REGARDING THE PAYMENT OF PRODUCTIVITY LINKED BONUS FOR THE CIVILIANS OF THE ARMY ORDNANCE CORPS(AOC) FOR THE YEAR 2008-2009click the orders to view the full details...
40 DAYS BONUS(PLB) FOR CIVILIANS OF ARMY ORDNANCE CORPS
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE ISSUED ORDER REGARDING THE PAYMENT OF PRODUCTIVITY LINKED BONUS FOR THE CIVILIANS OF THE ARMY ORDNANCE CORPS(AOC) FOR THE YEAR 2008-2009click the orders to view the full deta...
Saturday, September 12, 2009
It pays to be a state govt employee or retiree: Study
Salaries and retirement benefits of all state government employees, which were as high as one-third of the aggregate revenue expenditure or two-third of states’ own tax revenue in the eight years up to 2008, is set to rise sharply, said a study commissioned by the thirteenth finance commission chaired by Dr Vijay Kelkar.
The study done by Rajasthan government’s principal secretary Subhash Garg and...
Rajasthan announces quota in PDS
The Rajasthan government announced quota in the public distribution system (PDS) for Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST) and Other Backward Classes (OBC).
"The quota would be 16 per cent for SC, 12 per cent for ST and 21 per cent for OBC," Rajasthan Food and Civil Supply Minister, Babulal Nagar, told reporters here.
However, in the tribal areas of Shahabad and Kishangang, the ration...
Rajasthan raises employees' DA from July one
The Rajasthan government yesterday night announced a raise in Dearness Allowance (DA) of employees from 22 to 27 per cent effective July 1, 2009.
Revised DA arrears for the month of July and August would be deposited in the employees' PF, and cash would be disbursed with monthly salary of September, an official spokesman said.
DA of pensioners have also been raised with same rat...
Guards Of Ayodhya will get 30% Increase in allowance
Security personnel guarding the Ram Janma Bhoomi Babri Masjid site in Ayodhya will get an increase of 30 per cent in the allowance within two months.
Confirming the development, additional director general of police AK Jain said that the state government has approved the proposal to increase the allowance of UP police personnel posted at Ram Janma Bhoomi Babri Masjid site in Ayodhya.
Jain who was...
Increase in allowance of guards at Ayodhya
Security personnel guarding the Ram Janma Bhoomi Babri Masjid site in Ayodhya will get an increase of 30 per cent in the allowance within two months.Confirming the development, additional director general of police AK Jain said that the state government has approved the proposal to increase the allowance of UP police personnel posted at Ram Janma Bhoomi Babri Masjid site in Ayodhya.Jain who was in...
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Uttar Pradesh government decided to revise the pay scale as per 6CPC recommendations
Uttar Pradesh government decided to revise the pay scale of staff of all state-owned enterprises and corporations and to provide other benfits as per the recommendations of the Sixth Pay Commission with effect from January 1, 2006.
The decision will benefit about 98,000 employees and officers of public sector enterprises and corporations except energy sector undertakings, a government spokesman...
Release of additional instalment of dearness allowance to Central Government employees and dearness relief to Pensioners, due from 1.7.2009
The Cabinet has decided to release an additional instalment of Dearness Allowance (DA) to Central government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) to pensioners w.e.f. 1.7.2009 representing an increase of 5% over the existing rate of 22% of the Basic Pay/Pension, to compensate for price rise.
The increase is in accordance with the accepted formula, which is based on the recommendations of the 6th Central...
CABINET APPROVED ADDITIONAL 5% DEARNESS ALLOWANCE
The Cabinet has decided to release an additional instalment of Dearness Allowance (DA) to Central government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) to pensioners w.e.f. 1.7.2009 representing an increase of 5% over the existing rate of 22% of the Basic Pay/Pension, to compensate for price rise.The increase is in accordance with the accepted formula, which is based on the recommendations of the 6th Central...
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
LTC BY AIR -CLARIFICATION
No.3101112/2006-Estt.(A)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pension
Department of Personnel & Training
Subject:- Regulation of Journey by air while availing Leave Travel Concession
- clarification regarding.
The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department's a.M. of even No. dated 27.7.2009 on the above subject and to say that consequent to issue of Ministry...
JOURNEY BY AIR WHILE AVAILING LTC- CLARIFICATION
No.3101112/2006-Estt.(A)Government of IndiaMinistry 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 this Department's a.M. of even No. dated 27.7.2009 on the above subject and to say that consequent to issue of Ministry of...
RS.5000-8000 FOR MCM(WORK SHOP STAFF)-MOD ISSUED ORDER
This is really a happy news for workshop staff .Actually its a decade long demand of defence civilian workshop staff for Rs.5000-8000 for MCM Grade at par with Railway. But unfortunately the Sixth CPC turned down this demand and recommended Rs.4500-7000 to Railway employees too.After the strong protest...
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE ISSUED ORDERS FOR REDESIGNATION OF HIGHLY SKILLED GRADE INTO HS-I AND HS-II.,AND GRADE PAY RS .4200 FOR MCM GRADE
This is really a happy news for workshop staff .Actually its a decade long demand of defence civilian workshop staff for Rs.5000-8000 for MCM Grade at par with Railway.But unfortunatly the Sixth CPC turned down this demand and recommended Rs.4500-7000 to Railway employees too.After the strong protest...
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Grant of Honorarium to Inquiry Officers/ Presenting Officers
No. 142/20/2008- AVD I
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
(Department of Personnel and Training)
New Delhi, Dated the 2nd July 2009
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Grant of Honorarium to Inquiry Officers/ Presenting Officers
The undersigned is directed to refer to this department's OM no 134/4/99-AVD I dated 29th June 2001 and 7th April 2003 on the subject...
Grant of Honorarium to Inquiry Officers/ Presenting Officers
No. 142/20/2008- AVD IGovernment of IndiaMinistry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions(Department of Personnel and Training)New Delhi, Dated the 2ih July 2009OFFICE MEMORANDUMSubject: Grant of Honorarium to Inquiry Officers/ Presenting OfficersThe undersigned is directed to refer to this department's OM no134/4/99-AVD I dated 29th June 2001 and 7th April 2003 on the subjectmentioned above...
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Meghalaya government has announced an overall pay hike of 32 per cent for all its employees
Meghalaya government has announced an overall pay hike of 32 per cent for all its employees with retrospective effect from January 1, 2007.
After a cabinet meeting last night, Chief Minister DD Lapang said the revised pay scale as recommended by the state's fourth pay commission will be implemented from October 1.
The state government will have to spend Rs 330 crore annually on salaries of about...
CBSE: No more failed students
Students enrolled in schools affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will no longer be ‘failed’ as the grading system proposed to replace marking systems next year on will just term a student scoring less than 32 per cent marks as one that ‘needs improvement’. Students scoring less than 32 per cent marks will be graded ‘E’ — ’Needs Improvement’ — while those scoring over 95 per...
CBSE: No more failed students
Students enrolled in schools affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will no longer be ‘failed’ as the grading system proposed to replace marking systems next year on will just term a student scoring less than 32 per cent marks as one that ‘needs improvement’. Students scoring less than 32 per cent marks will be graded ‘E’ — ’Needs Improvement’ — while those scoring over 95 per...
Incentive Increments to Sportspersons for Sports Achievements
No.6/2/2008-Pay-1Government of IndiaM/o Personnel,PO & PensionsDepartment of Personnel and TrainingNew Delhi, 2009. 3rd September 2009OFFICE MEMORANDUMSubject:- Incentive increments to sportspersons for outstanding sports achievementsat National and International levels.Reference is invited to this Department's OM of even number dated 26'"August, 2008 and subsequent reminder dated 3rd October,...
Clarification Regarding Deduction of Tax at source from 60% Arrears
F.No.275/192/2008-IT(B)
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Revenue
Dated 31th August,2009.
Subject:- Clarification regarding deduction of tax at source from payments of second installment of arrears to Government employees on account of implementation of Sixth Central Pay Commission’s recommendations matter regarding.
Under the provisions of Section 192 of the Income-tax Act,...
Incentive Increments to SportsPersons
No.6/2/2008-Pay-1Government of IndiaM/o Personnel, PO & PensionsDepartment of Personnel and TrainingNew Delhi, 2009.OFFICE MEMORANDUMSubject:- Incentive increments to sportspersons for outstanding sports achievements at National and International levels.Reference is invited to this Department's OM of even number dated 26th August, 2008 and subsequent reminder dated 3rd October, 2008 and 12th...
Deduction of Tax at Source From Payments of 60% Arrears
F.No.275/192/2008-IT(B)Government of IndiaMinistry of FinanceDepartment of RevenueDated 31th August,2009.Subject:- Clarification regarding deduction of tax at source from payments of second installment of arrears to Government employees on account of implementation of Sixth Central Pay Commission’s recommendations matter regarding.Under the provisions of Section 192 of the Income-tax Act, an employer...
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Haryana Teachers Resigned from Additional Assignments
University teachers in Haryana today resigned en masse from additional assignments held by them in protest against the failure of the state government to implement the new UGC scales in totality. They also continued their strike.
A spokesperson for the teachers said here today that senior teachers of all universities today resigned from the assignments they held in addition to their original posts....
H1N1 VACCINE FIRST FOR HEALTH WORKERS- HEALTH MINISTRY
After international pharmaceutical companies announced they are ready to roll out the H1N1 vaccine, the Health Ministry has written to them saying they can conduct “limited drug trials” in the country so that their vaccines can be evaluated for the Indian population.
Letters went out to Aventis-Sanofi, Glaxo SmithKline (GSK) and Baxter. GSK has agreed to conduct the trials provided the government...
H1N1 VACCINE FIRST FOR HEALTH WORKERS
After international pharmaceutical companies announced they are ready to roll out the H1N1 vaccine, the Health Ministry has written to them saying they can conduct “limited drug trials” in the country so that their vaccines can be evaluated for the Indian population.Letters went out to Aventis-Sanofi, Glaxo SmithKline (GSK) and Baxter. GSK has agreed to conduct the trials provided the government gives...
Government Agreed Pay Hike for Professors in IIT and IIMs
The Centre has agreed to a jump in the salaries of assistant professors in IITs and IIMs, raising prospects of an early resolution of an unprecedented pay dispute that saw teachers boycotting classes.
The government has agreed to hike the starting salary of assistant professors by almost 25 per cent from that stipulated in a new pay regime it had notified earlier this month, top officials revealed....
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
LPG SMS booking facility for IOC & BPCL and IVRS for HPCL customers
Shri Murli Deora, Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas launched here today the innovative customer service initiatives of three Oil Marketing Companies(OMCs) by sending an SMS on IOC’s SMS booking number. He also unveiled the IVRS (Integrated Voice Response System) mechanism of HPCL. With this the consumers of domestic LPG have been provided a platform for quick and smooth booking of LPG Refills....
LPG SMS booking facility for IOC & BPCL and IVRS for HPCL customers
Shri Murli Deora, Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas launched here today the innovative customer service initiatives of three Oil Marketing Companies(OMCs) by sending an SMS on IOC’s SMS booking number. He also unveiled the IVRS (Integrated Voice Response System) mechanism of HPCL. With this the consumers of domestic LPG have been provided a platform for quick and smooth booking of LPG Refills....
Postal Department Will Act as an Agency to Enrol NPS Customers
Post offices will soon offer services under the new pension system as the department of posts is set to sign an agreement with the
Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) in this regard. Initially, the services will be available only in computerised post offices, an official in the ministry of communications & IT said.
After the agreement, the postal department will...
WEST BENGAL TO SET UP A PAY COMMISSION
Following the revision of pay scales for Central government employees, the West bengal state government announced to set up a pay commission for its employees
According to Finance Minister Asim Dasgupta, the notification for the new commission will be issued in nearly 10 days. It will be the fifth such commission for the state government employees.
“The commission will be asked to finish its work...
POST OFFICES OFFER SERVICES UNDER NEW PENSION SCHEME
NEW DELHI: Post offices will soon offer services under the new pension system as the department of posts is set to sign an agreement with the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) in this regard. Initially, the services will be available only in computerised post offices, an official in the ministry of communications & IT said.After the agreement, the postal department will...