Monday, February 28, 2011

All india Consumer Price index Numbers for industrial workers on base 2001=100 for the month of January, 2010

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            All India Consumer Price Index Number for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) on base 2001=100 for the month of  January, 2011 increased by 3 points and stood at 188 (one hundred and eighty eight).             During January, 2011, the index recorded an increase of 11 points each in Bhopal and Jamshedpur centres, 10...

Exemption Limit for Individual Tax Payers Raised to Rs.1,80,000

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Qualifying age for Senior Citizens Lowered to 60 Years Senior Citizens above 80 Years to Get Exemption upto Rs. 5,00,000The exemption limit for the general category of individual tax payers has been enhanced to Rs. 1,80,000 from Rs. 1,60,000 in the General Budget 2011-12, presented by the Union Finance Minister, Shri Pranab Mukherjee in the Lok Sabha today. The measure will provide a uniform...

Quality of Governance to be improved through Performance Monitoring and Evaluation System (PMES); 62 Departments already Covered

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The Union Budget 2011-12 seeks to improve the quality of governance through strengthening Performance Monitoring and Evaluation System (PMES). The Finance Minister Shri Pranab Mukherjee said in Lok Sabha that as per the recommendations of Second Administration Reforms Commission, the Government has set up a PMES to assess the effectiveness of Government departments in their mandated functions. It...

E-Filing and E-Payment of Taxes, Web-based facility for tax Payers to track Resolution of Refunds

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IT Initiatives: E-Filing and E-Payment of Taxes, Web-based facility for tax Payers to track Resolution of Refunds CBDT to Set up Eight more Aaykar Seva Kendras in 2011-12 Various tax initiatives have been taken in the Union Budget 2011-12 for efficient tax administration. Presenting the Budget in the Lok Sabha, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee highlighted the initiatives including e-filing and e-payment...

Sunday, February 27, 2011

Issue of pensioner CGHS Cards to Central Government servants before retirement.

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Government of IndiaMinistry of Health and Family WelfareDepartment of Health & Family WelfareNirman Bhawan, Maulana Azad RoadNew Delhi 110 108 No: 37-1/2009-C & P/CGHS (P)                                       Date: February 23, 2011 OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject: Issue of pensioner CGHS Cards to Central...

The Minister for Railways, Mamata Banerjee announced a number of measures for the welfare of Railway employees

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The Minister for Railways, Mamata Banerjee announced a number of measures for the welfare of Railway employees in her budget speech in Parliament today. They are as follows:-   1.      Expand the scope of Liberalised Active Retirement Scheme for Guaranteed Employment for safety category staff by enhancing the existing criteria of grade pay from Rs. 1800/-  to Rs....

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

The Government has planned to revamp recruitment procedure for security forces.

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Revamping Recruitment Procedure for Security Forces  In order to ensure smooth conduct of recruitment in future, applications from the aspirants would be invited first, instead of conducting recruitment on rally system. Further, only a limited number of candidates would be called for in a day for appearing in the selection process, i.e., Physical Efficiency Test/Physical Standard Test and medical...

Modernisation of Post Offices

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                 The Department of Posts has decided to improve the Look and Feel of its post offices through Project Arrow. The project has been launched with the objective of modernising departmental post offices across the country in a phased manner with an aim to make visible, tangible and noteworthy difference in post office operations. It aims...

Insurance Scheme for Teachers

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The Planning Commission has acknowledged that school teachers are important stakeholders in our country’s development and intimated that the proposal to introduce a life-insurance-cum-endowment scheme for school teachers is under examination in the Planning Commission. Proposal for health insurance for the school teachers has not been sent by HRD Ministry to the Planning Commission. This information...

Enhancement of Pension Under EPS, 1995

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The Central Government constituted an Expert Committee for review of the Employees’ Pension Scheme, 1995. The Expert Committee considered the various demands of pensioners including enhancement of pension under the Employees’ Pension Scheme, 1995. The Expert Committee has submitted its report to the Central Government on 05.08.2010 and recommendations are presently under examination/consideration...

Steps to End Contract Jobs System

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The issue of employing contract labour is governed by the provisions of the Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Act, 1970. The establishment employing contract labour has to abide by the provisions of the said Act. Section 10(1) of the Act authorizes the appropriate Government to prohibit employment of contract labour in any process, operation or other work in any establishment after consulting...

Central Government Employees and Pensioners Health Insurance Scheme

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The Central Government is contemplating introduction of a health insurance scheme for the central government employees and pensioners on pan – India basis, in consultation with other concerned Ministries/Departments. However, no time frame can be given at this stage for its introduction. This information was given by Minister of Health & Family Welfare Sh. Ghulam Nabi Azad in written reply to...

Performance-based incentive for Central Govt staff from next Financial Year

Employees belonging to 62 of central government departments could may receive performance-based incentive, over and above their existing salaries, from as early as the next financial year. The incentive will be based on the department’s scorecard in meeting yearly targets committed by their respective secretaries and ministers as part of the results-framework documents (RFD) system. The committee...

INTEREST FREE ADVANCE OF RS.27000 I- FROM THE VVN FOR PROCUREMENT OF LAPTOPS TO THE TEACHERS IN KVS.

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KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN18, INSTITUTIONAL AREA,SHAHEED JEET SINGH MARG,NEW DELHI – 110016 F. No. 110240/(3)/FC/20 10-KVS(HQ)/Budget                        Dated 18th Feb.,2011 The Assistant Commissioner/Director Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan, All Regional Offices/ZIETs Sub: INTEREST FREE ADVANCE OF RS.27000 I- FROM THE VVN FOR PROCUREMENT...

Releasing Industrial Dearness Relief using orders available on DPE Website.

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No. 36-04/2008-Pen(T)Government of IndiaMinistry of Communications & ITDepartment of Telecommunications---- New Delhi, dated the 24th Nov, 2010 To All Controller / Joint Controller of Communications Accounts, DoT Cell.  Subject: Releasing Industrial Dearness Relief using orders available on DPE Website.    It has come to the notice of this office that orders for releasing...

Trade union rally throws traffic out of gear in Delhi

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A massive rally by trade unions demanding a change in economic and labour policies today threw traffic out of gear in the national capital causing inconvenience to a large number of people. Traffic on roads leading to Connaught Place and Parliament Street was badly affected from 11 am as portions of main streets like Ashoka Road were closed for vehicular movement. Vehicles were choc-a-bloc on Feroze...

Friday, February 18, 2011

Recruitment Rules Group 'C' posts in Pay Band I with Grade Pay of Rs. 1800 (pre-revised Group D posts).

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AB 1401 7/6/2009-Estt(RR)Government of IndiaMinistry of Personnel, Public Grievances and PensionsDepartment of Personnel and Training---New Delhi, the  17thFebruary,2011 OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject: Recruitment Rules Group 'C'  posts in Pay Band I with Grade Pay of Rs. 1800 (pre-revised Group D posts). Reference  is  invited to OM  of  even  number dated 30th...

Thursday, February 17, 2011

Will the Retirement age of central government employees go up from 60 to 62?

As we heard every time before the budget session of parliament, this time also a rumor about raising the retirement age of central government employees from 60 to 62  spreading here and there among the central government employees. May be the officers at the verge of retirement be happy about this rumor. Otherwise there is no reason to be happy about this rumor.. As India is having 51% of people...

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Points Discussed in Third Anomaly Committee Meeting

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                The Secretary General of Confederation of Central Government Employees and One of the member of National Anomaly Committee Sri.K.K.N.Kutty has briefed about the out come of the recently held Meeting of National Anomaly committee,in his blog today.                According to him,   ...

Tamil Nadu Revised Scales of Pay, 2009 – Revision of scale of pay of Teachers – Fixation of pay of Teachers in the Selection Grade / Special Grade – Clarification

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Finance(Pay Cell) DepartmentSecretariat, Chennai – 600 009.Letter No. 7013 / Pay Cell / 2011--1, dated:  07--02--2011 From Thiru M. Padmanabhan, B.Com., Additional Secretary to Government. To The Director of School Education / Director of       Elementary Education, Chennai-6. The Director of Treasuries and Accounts, Chennai-15. The Accountant General (A&E), Chennai-18....

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Kashmiri migrant teachers meet Sonia with grievances

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Peeved at Delhi Government not regularising their services, a group of Kashmiri migrant teachers today approached UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi requesting her to intervene in the issue. Around 300 Kashmiri migrant teachers, working in various Delhi Government schools on contractual basis for the last 20 years, have been demanding regularisation of their services and salary on a par with regular teachers. A...

Medical students, resident doctors protest fee hike

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Resident doctors and thousands of medical students of government-run medical colleges today observed a day-long protest against the latest fee hike. Maharashtra state cabinet had recently approved a more than two-fold increase in the fees for MBBS and other courses in the government colleges. Around 5,000 doctors of Maharashtra Association of Resident Doctors (MARD) and about 15,000 medical students...

EPFO decided 9.5 pc interest on PF and not to invest in stock markets

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EPFO for 9.5 pc interest on PF; not to invest in bourses  The EPFO on Tuesday stuck to its decision that about 4.71 crore subscribers of the pension fund should get one per cent increase in interest on their deposits for 2010-11, pegging the rate of interest at 9.5 per cent.  The Central Board of Trustees of the Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) also decided not to invest in...

Monday, February 14, 2011

Non-relieving of CSS officers under transfer on Rotational Transfer or on Promotion

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No.21/1/2011-CS. I (P)Government of IndiaMinistry of Personnel, Public Grievances & PensionsDepartment of Personnel & TrainingLok Nayak Bhawan, New DelhiDated the 14TH February, 2011OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject: Non-relieving of CSS officers under transfer on Rotational Transfer or on Promotion — reg. This has reference to the notification NO.1/8/09-CS.I (P) dated 17.9.2010 amending Rule 19...

JK Govt invokes ESMA against striking employees

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Jammu and Kashmir government today invoked the Essential Service Maintenance Act (ESMA) against its Public Health Engineering department employees who are to begin a strike from tomorrow demanding higher wages. "The government declared the strike call given by a section of Public Health Engineering (PHE) employees from February 15, 2011 as illegal and repugnant to the public interest. It has decided...

Friday, February 11, 2011

Removal of income ceiling limit of Rs. 3500/-per month

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KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN 18, INSTITUTIONAL AREA, SHAHEED JEET SINGH MARG NEW DELHI 110 602 No. F. 110240/(6)/2009-KVS(HQ)(Budget) Dated: 21.01.2011 The Assistant Commissioners, Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan, All Regional Offices. Subject: Removal of income ceiling limit of Rs. 3500/-per month Sir/Madam, The matter regarding removal of income ceiling limit of Rs.3500/-per month...

Adoption of Modified Assured Career Progression Scheme (MACPS) for the employees of Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan at par with Central Government Civilian Employees.

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KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN 18 INSTITUTIONAL AREA SHAHEED JEET SINGH MARG NEW DELHI-110 016 F.11029-16/2009-KVSHQ (Admn.I)-168 Date: 09.02.2011 OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject: – Adoption of Modified Assured Career Progression Scheme (MACPS) for the employees of Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan at par with Central Government Civilian Employees. The matter pertaining to adoption of Modified...

Grant of Non-Productivity Linked Bonus (ad-hoc bonus) to non-teaching employees-clarification thereof:

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F.No.125-8/2003-04/KVS (Budget) Dated: 27.01.2011 The Asstt.Commissioner/Director Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan All Regional Offices.ZIETs, Subject: Grant of Non-Productivity Linked Bonus (ad-hoc bonus) to non-teaching employees-clarification thereof: Sir/Madam, I am directed to refer to this office letter of even no. dated 30.9.2010 regarding payment of Bonus to Group `C’ & `D’ and `B’ employees...

Thursday, February 10, 2011

Educational and other qualification for the post in Group ‘C’ in Pay Band 1 (Rs. 5200-20200) plus Grade Pay of Rs. 1800/- in the Central Civil Services and Civil Posts

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A Notification has been issued by DOP&T on 8-2-2011 regarding the Recruitment Rules  regulating the educational and other qualifications for direct recruits for the posts which were in Group ‘D’ Scales prior to the implementation of the Sixth Pay Commission and have been placed in Group ‘C’ in Pay Band 1 (Rs. 5200-20200) plus Grade Pay of Rs. 1800/- in the Central Civil Services and Civil...

Referral of CGHS beneficiaries to empanelled Super-Specialty Hospitals

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No.S.11011/23/2009-CGHS D.II/Hospital Cell(Part I)Government of IndiaMinistry of Health & Family Welfare******************Maulana Azad Road, Nirman BhawanNew Delhi 110 108 dated the 7th February 2011OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject:     Referral of CGHS beneficiaries to empanelled Super-Specialty Hospitals With reference to the subject mentioned above, the undersigned is directed to state...

Review of Cadre structuring

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No.35034/9/2010-Estt.(D) Government of India Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions (Department of Personnel & Training) Establishment (D) North Block, New Delhi Dated: l0th February, 2011 OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject: Review of Cadre structuring– Regarding In pursuance of the decision taken in the 2nd meeting of the National Anomaly Committee held on 27.03.2010,...

Tamil Nadu Revised Scales of Pay, 2009 – Revision of scale of pay of Teachers – Fixation of pay of Teachers in the Selection Grade / Special Grade – Clarification

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Finance(Pay Cell) Department Secretariat, Chennai – 600 009. Letter No. 7013/Pay Cell/ 2011–1, dated: 07–02–2011 From Thiru M. Padmanabhan, B.Com., Additional Secretary to Government. Sir, Sub: Tamil Nadu Revised Scales of Pay, 2009 – Revision of scale of pay of Teachers – Fixation of pay of Teachers in the Selection Grade / Special Grade – Clarification – Regarding. Ref: 1. G.O.Ms.No.234,...

Railways Re-Introduces the need for Carrying Identity Proof During ‘Tatkal’ ticket Travel from tomorrow

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In view of the complaints received in recent past regarding alleged irregularities in Tatkal scheme, Ministry of Railways has decided to re-introduce the need for carrying Identity Proof in original during the course of journey. This provision will come into effect from tomorrow i.e. 11th February 2011. Any one of the passenger/passengers who will be travelling on Tatkal ticket will be required...

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Rate of calculating entitlement to Earned Leave (E.L) and Half Pay Leave (HPL).

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No.13026 /1/2010-Estt. ( Leave)Government of IndiaMinistry of Personnel, Public Grievances & PensionsDepartment of Personnel & Training***New Dlehi, the 7th Februay, 2011OFFICE MEMORANDUM Sub:    Rate of calculating entitlement to Earned Leave (E.L) and Half Pay Leave (HPL). The undersigned is directed to say that matter regarding entitlement of a Government servant, who dies while...

Get info on PF claim settlement online, mobile phones

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Over 4.72 crore subscribers of EPFO will soon be able to track status of their claim settlement and account transfer online and also get updates on their mobile phones. This will be possible as the entire data of the retirement fund manager EPFO will be digitalised by March-end. "We have already completed the digitalisation of data at our 113 offices and the work in the remaining seven offices...

Census duty: HC gives partial relief to hospital staff

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In a partial relief for the Wadia Hospital for Children and Wadia Maternity Hospital, the Bombay High Court today directed that only ten out of total 16 staff members would be summoned for the 15th National Census. Division bench of Justices P B Majmudar and Amjad Sayed was hearing a petition filed by the hospital management stating that all the 16 staff members, including paramedics, clerks and...

Monday, February 7, 2011

State employees seek 6th pay commission salary

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 Nearly 15,000 government employees in Dakshina Kannada district and their counterparts across the state will be absent from their respective offices from 1.30 pm to 2.30 pm on Wednesday. They would instead be holding meetings in front of the offices of the deputy commissioners and tahshildars at the respective district and taluk headquarters with an 11-point charter of demands for the government...

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