IT Offices Throughout India to Remain Open Tomorrow to Facilitate Filing of Returns

IT Offices Throughout India to Remain Open Tomorrow to Facilitate Filing of Returns  As the Financial Year 2011-12 closes on 31st March, 2012 falling on Saturday, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), Ministry of Finance has issued an order directing all the Income Tax Offices throughout India to remain open on this day. The receipts counters will also work during normal office hours....

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Pension to Retired Employees

Pension to Retired Employees  The Government had introduced the New Pension System (NPS) from 1st January, 2004 through a Notification dated 22nd December, 2003 for new entrants to Central Government service, on mandatory basis, except to Armed Forces, joining service on or after 01.01.2004 replacing the existing system of defined benefit pension system. NPS has also been extended to autonomous...

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Management of Funds Under NPS

Management of Funds Under NPS The investment of pension funds of Government employees, who are covered as subscribers to the New Pension System (NPS), was hitherto being made through a pooling arrangement whereby the funds of such employees were credited to a pool account (pending reconciliation of subscribers’ contribution details) from which such funds were allocated to pension fund managers...

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Interest Subsidy on Education Loan

Interest Subsidy on Education Loan Ministry of Human Resource Development has formulated an Interest Subsidy Scheme to provide full interest subsidy during the period of moratorium on educational loans taken by students belonging to economically weaker sections from scheduled banks under the Model Educational Loan Scheme of the Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) for pursuing any of the approved courses...

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Incentives to Work in Rural Areas

Incentives to Work in Rural Areas The Government of India has taken various measures to provide monetary and non monetary incentives to attract skilled medical and para medical professionals to work in rural areas. These include:  1. Monetary incentives under NRHM for both regular, adhoc and contractual staff posted in hard to reach and difficult areas.  2. The Central Government...

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New Recruitment Policy for Constable (GD) in CAPF

New Recruitment Policy for Constable (GD) in CAPF Requests from the Government of Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh and West Bengal were received for changes/modifications in the recruitment scheme of Constable/GD in the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) & Assam Rifles (ARs) for ensuring higher representation of the candidates of these and some other States.        ...

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Karnataka Pay Commission :Pay, allowances, retirement benefits

Karnataka state Pay Commission After six years, the State government on Wednesday proposed to effect revision on salaries of its employees, based on the recommendations of the official pay committee constituted in June 2011. As per the committee’s recommendation, the total hike in salaries is 22.5 pc, inclusive of 15 pc interim relief, which was announced in November, 2011.  The hike...

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CABINET APPROVES 7% INCREASE IN DEARNESS ALLOWANCE FROM JANUARY 2012…

CABINET APPROVES 7% INCREASE IN DEARNESS ALLOWANCE FROM JANUARY 2012… All the Central Government  Employees would have breathed a sigh of relief  when the Govt finally approved the  7% hike in Dearness Allowance from January 2012 as all we expected. Giving relief to the central government employees and pensioners from inflation, the central government, in its cabinet committee...

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JCM III level meeting of OFBoard Council -Important Decision...

JCM III level meeting of OFBoard Council -Important Decision.. JCM III level meeting of OFBoard Council (11th term 11th ordinary meeting) held on 01-03-2012 and 02-03-2012  at OFB Head Quarters on 01-3-2012, preliniminary meeting was chaired by Member/Personnel and on 02-3-2012 the main meeting was chaired by DGOF/Chairman, OF Board. Important decision taken, and implemented by OF Board...

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Clarification on booking of tickets from an agency other than the authorized travel agents by non-entitled officers/staff

Controller General of Defence Accounts,  Ulan Batar Road, Palam, Delhi Ca ntt-110010  IMPORTANT CIRCULAR No. AN/XIV/14162/TA/DA/LTC Dated 19.3.2012 To All PCsDA/CsDA  (Thru CDA mail server) Sub: Clarification on booking of tickets from an agency other than the authorized travel agents by non-entitled officers/staff. References are being received in this HQrs...

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Mobile Polyclinics for Ex-Servicemen

Mobile Polyclinics for Ex-Servicemen Providing Medicare to Ex-servicemen and their dependents is an ongoing process and the endeavor of the government is to continuously upgrade the quality of medicare services being provided. The Government has approved opening of additional 199 polyclinics including 17 mobile polyclinics besides the existing 227 polyclinics to improve accessibility of Ex-servicemen...

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Salary to the cadets undergoing their pre-commission training

Salary to Trainees The cadets undergoing their pre-commission training at the various training academies get a fixed stipend of Rs.21,000 per month for the last one year of training before commissioning. This stipend is converted to pay for all purposes on successful completion of training and the arrears of the allowances admissible are paid. The VI Central Pay Commission did not agree to the...

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General Provident Fund and other similar funds shall carry interest at the rate of 8% (Eight per cent) for the period from 1.4.2011 to 30.11.2011 and 8.6% (eight point six percent) with effect from 1.12.2011

(PUBLISHED IN PART I SECTION 1 OF GAZETTE OF INDIA) F.NO. 5(1)-B(PD)/2011 Government of India Ministry of Finance (Department of Economic Affairs) New Delhi, the 19th March, 2012 RESOLUTION It is announced for general information that during the year 2011-2012, accumulations at the credit of subscribers to the General Provident Fund and other similar funds shall carry interest at...

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Advances to Government servants — Rate of interest for purchase of conveyances during 2011-2012

F.No. 5(2)-B(PD)/2011 Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Economic Affairs New Delhi, the 19th March, 2012 OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject : Advances to Government servants — Rate of interest for purchase of conveyances during 2011-2012. The undersigned is directed to state that the rates of interest for advances sanctioned to the Government servants for purchase of conveyances...

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Central Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2008 — Date of next increment in the revised pay structure under Rule 10 of the CCS(RP) Rules, 2008

MOST IMMEDIATE No.10/02/2011-E.III/A Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Expenditure New Delhi, the 19th March, 2012 OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject— Central Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2008 — Date of next increment in the revised pay structure under Rule 10 of the CCS(RP) Rules, 2008. In accordance with the provisions contained in Rule 10 of the CCS (RP) Rules,...

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Union Budget 2012-13 Highlights

Union Budget 2012-13 Highlights         · Budget identifies five objectives relating to growth recovery, private investment, supply bottlenecks, malnutrition and governance matters         · GDP growth to be 7.6 per cent (+ 0.25 percent) during 2012-13        · Amendment to the FRBM Act proposed...

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Appraisal of Performance of Civil Servants-Performance Related Incentive Scheme (PRIS)

Appraisal of Performance of Civil Servants The Sixth Central Pay Commission has recommended the introduction of new performance based pecuniary benefit, over and above the regular salary, for Government employees. The benefit will be called Performance Related Incentive Scheme (PRIS) and will be payable taking into account the performance of the employees during the period under consideration....

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Upgradation and Strengthening of Railway Protection Force

Upgradation and Strengthening of Railway Protection Force  Upgradation and strengthening of the Railway Protection Force (RPF) is being done by way of provision of funds for procurement of latest security equipment, creation of additional manpower, upgradation of training centers, specialized training in training centers of other Forces etc.  Prevention and detection of crime and...

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Health Insurance Scheme for the Central Government employees and pensioners

SHRIMATI BIMLA KASHYAP SOOD: Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state: (a) the healthcare facilities available for serving Central Government employees and pensioners in the States/cities where CGHS Dispensary facilities are not available; (b) the scheme of the Central Government to provide health care facilities to them in view of the fact that large number of...

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Minimum Qualifications for Appointment of Teachers for Classes Ito VIII-reg

Minimum Qualifications for Appointment of Teachers for Classes Ito VIII-reg. The Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India, vide its Notification F.No. 1-13/2009-EE-4 dated 31’ March 2010, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub.section (1) of section 23 of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act.2009, has authorised the National Council for Teacher Education...

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Introduction of Annual Medical Examination for the Group ‘A’ officers of Central Civil Services of age 40 years and above

No. 21011/1/2009-Estt (A)- Part Government of India Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions (Department of Personnel and Training) North Block, New Delhi,1st February, 2012 OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject:- Introduction of Annual Medical Examination for the Group ‘A’ officers of Central Civil Services of age 40 years and above. The undersigned is directed to say that a scheme...

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Karnataka Pay Commission Report submitted

A Pay Revision Committee was constituted under the Chairmanship of Mr.Subir Hari Singh, Development Commissioner and Additional Chief Secretary, a year ago to recommend revision of pay to Karnataka Government employees, as it was demanded by Karnataka State Government Employees to remove anomalies between the pay scales of the State and Central Government employees However, the government has...

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Applicability of minimum pay/stepping up of pay — clarification

F.NO. 26017/159/2009-Ad.II(A) GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE CENTRAL BOARD OF EXCISE & CUSTOMS New Delhi, the 5 March, 2012. To All the Chief Commissioner of customs. All the Chief Commissioner of Customs & Central Excise, All the Directors General under CBEC. Subject :: Applicability of minimum pay/stepping up of pay — clarification — reg. Sir,  ...

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Treatment of absence of employees on 28.02.2012-West Bengal Government's Decision

Government of West Bengal  Finance Department  Audit Branch  Writers’ Buildings, Kolkata-700 001. No. 2013-F(P) Dated : 06-03-2012. MEMORANDUM    In Circular No. 283(60)-PS dated 21.02.2012 of the Home (Political) Department, Government of West Bengal, it was directed that all Stale Government Offices would remain open on 28.2.2012 and all Government employees...

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Fixation of ‘range of seniority’ (zone of promotion) for promotion of Stenographers Grade ‘D’ to Personal Asaistant(PA) Grade of CSSS for the Select List Year- 2010

No.5/1/2012-CS-II(C) Government of India Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pension Department of Personnel and Training 3rd floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan, Khan Market, New Delhi date 9th March, 2012 OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject : Fixation of ‘range of seniority’ (zone of promotion) for promotion of Stenographers Grade ‘D’ to Personal Asaistant(PA) Grade of CSSS for the Select List Year-...

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G.K. Vasan Presents Cheques to Master List Candidates of Visakhapatnam Port Trust (VPT)

G.K. Vasan Presents Cheques to Master List Candidates  Bhoomi Puja for the Development of EQ-1 Berth at Visakhapatnam Port Trust Performed  The Ministry of Shipping, in consultation with the Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) has worked out an amicable settlement of the issue of providing employment or other forms of relief to the master list candidates who happen to be...

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RECOGNITION OF NATIONAL FEDERATION OF POSTAL EMPLOYEES AND FEDERATION OF NATIONAL POSTAL ORGANIZATIONS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF POSTS

.RECOGNITION OF NATIONAL FEDERATION OF POSTAL EMPLOYEES AND FEDERATION OF NATIONAL POSTAL ORGANIZATIONS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF POSTS D.G. Posts No. 6/2/2002-SR (Vol.-II) dated 1st March, 2012.             The undersigned is directed to convey the approval of the Competent Authority to the recognition of federations namely, (i) National Federation of Postal Employees...

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TAMIL NADU TEACHERS RECRUITMENT -2012

TAMIL NADU TEACHERS RECRUITMENT -2012 Direct recruitment of Postgraduate Assistants/Physical Education Directors-Gr.I for Government Higher Secondary Schools -2011-12 Advertisement No. 03 /2012  SL.NO  Name of the Post & Scale of Pay  Service  Post Code  No. of vacancies  1  Post Graduate Assistants...

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